Evening star., 1962-09-25
SEGH AT LARGE
White House Subs
Vigor for Culture
By MORRIS sIEGEL

AT THE WHITE HOUSE where Pablo Casals, Robert
Frost Isaac Stern and chorus Of other artistic big
eaguers make the circuit regularly since the showbiz
inclined Kennedys began booking the acts they've got
unusual attraction this evening.
As reward for the staff members who forced TO
watch the cultural lineup and and enjoy it
less and less they're bringing ip Sonny Lison Floyd
Patterson
This is a return visit for Champion Patterson who
called the President in person several months ago.
but it's the debut for Lston Neither Of course viii be
there in the flesh due to conflict dates Something
about previous commitment at Chicago However they'll
be there eectronicay via special cosedcircuit Tv rgged
for the occasion.
Mr.. Kennedy whose personal sports schedule includes
sailing touch football and recently developed knack for
Congressional iousting, won't be there He also has
conflicting engsgement-a date at the National Theater
for tonights opening of "Mr. President"
IT Is FORTUNATE FOR CAROLINE that Liston won't
visit at her house until long after her bedtime. she
ever got much as peep at ston it would take more
than the usual parental persuasive to convince her
there is such thing a boogie
For that matter, there many among slightly
older than little Caroline who find hard to believe Liston
mere mortal According to the various descriptions OF
this reformed OGRE he easily has strength in his
appetite alone than any magma laude graduate OF
Vic Tannys muscle factory
The White House aides who will be sitting in the
brefing might find the solution to Cuba
and the Berlin wall they agree Lston is awsome as
he's pictured. Sonny could be used for example as
one-man attacking force against the combined military
forces of Castro Successful there and he'd be at least an
85 favorite he next could uppercut the wall into
Of battered mortar.
MRS LIsToN, WHO KNOWS her man better than
anyone he is in wonderful trim for tonights exercise
He Is nasty mean sulen and cantankerous" she told
reporters in Chicago If those the requisites to fight
for the world heavyweight championship there thou
sands Of chaengers among married couples everywhere
especially after hard day at the office
The White House has no history of an occupant ever
aspiring toward in pugilism but one Of the
tenants exhibited the killer instinct necessary Of
fighter Harry Truman, who punched with either hand
threatened to physically beabor certain Washington
music critic who found Margaret Tumans singing slightly
off-key at Constitution Hall concert. Mr.. Truman's
challenge penned in his handwriting went unaccepted
For Floyd Patterson this by his most important
conformation Not only is his tenure champion at
stake but his literary we'll His book Victory
Over Myself has not made the slightest dent anybodys
best seller list Success tonight and change in title to
read vctoy Over Myself and Sonny Lston" might inspire
a revival.
very well might provoke an addition to the authors league
we'll Sonnys book would have built-in leadership
among penoogsts who might find the life and hard times
Of of their most prominent graduates absorbing read
ng-at least from a clinical standpoint
Piping world championship heavyweight fight into
the White House is unique accomplishment but not
completely exclusive bes the home Of the President
of the United States The best Mr.. Kennedy can claim
Is tie. Frank Sinatra is having the thing done
at his little pad in Beverly Hills
This will not be interpreted as sur on the Kennedy
prestige, not by Republicans Just getting with
sinatra these days is quite an achievement