PERSONALITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000505290053-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: June 19, 1986
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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19 May 1986
By Chuck Conconi
Washington Post Staff Writer
How does one get there from the Mar-
quee Lounge of the Shoreham Hotel?
Washington's own political satirist, Mark
Russell, has a big date coming up. On
Wednesday he's giving a command perform-
ance in the auditorium of the CIA headquar-
ters in Langley.
As usual, Russell isn't at a loss for words
about this historic event: "Only in America.
I received a letter from William Casey ask-
ing me to come. So I guess I'd better go. If
you don't hear from me by Thursday, please
send help. I'm really looking forward to
it-how many comedians get to say, 'A fun-
ny thing happened to me on the way to the
CIA?' However, I plan to take a few precau-
tions, like looking inside the piano for any
fruit that is ticking. The CIA people actually
told me they would be taping my perform-
ance for their own personal use. There they
go again."
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