Roger Williams is known as the "Pianist
to the Presidents," having, so far, performed for
nine Chief Executives. Those Presidents include Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan
and Bush (41)
Roger
with President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri.
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Secretary of State William Rogers,
Roger and President Richard Nixon in the East Room
of the
White House
President George H. W. Bush, Roger and former National
Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft at the Richard Nixon
Library and Birthplace, January, 2000
President
Jimmy Carter and Roger blowing out their birthday candles
on their mutual 80th birthdays, October 1, 2004 at the
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta,
Georgia. Roger performed a 13 1/2 hour piano marathon
President Ronald Reagan and Roger on the White House South
Lawn during an afternoon rehearsal before that evening's
performance. September 30, 1983
