Dave Brubeck Smithsonian Interview Block 863 (Q7774)

So many times, like today, I'll get a phone call for something very important to do. Many times I can't do it or wouldn't think it's appropriate. I can tell you a story about Johnson, President Johnson. I'm in my tomato garden at home, and I am called to come to the phone, saying, "It's the White House. " I go to the phone. They say, "Dave Brubeck, we need you to come to . . . "