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    NAT KING COLE - Biography - Page 8 Among the wide variety of things that Nat Cole takes understandable pride in is the fact that both the late President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson have invited him to the White House for personal private discussions, an honor rarely accorded an entertainer. During the past several years, Nat's own company, Kell-Cole Productions, has produced several highly successful musical shows, "Sights and Sounds," which toured during 1962, 1963 and 1964 and intro- duced the King's own highly talented singing group, The Merry Young Souls. The demand for "Sights and Sounds, " which had an extremely successful 15-week tour in 1963, is such that Ike Jones, Cole's execu- tive producer, estimates that he could easily keep the show on the road 10 months a year if Nat so desired. Television also has been making increasing demands on Nat's time. He is one of the most sought after guest stars in the video medium. In early 1964, for example, he gueststarred in rapid succession on The Danny Kaye Show, The Jack Benny Show, The Garry Moore Show and acted as master of ceremonies for his own variety show on ABC's The Hollywood Palace. There has been considerable talk of a television series for Cole, who is the only Negro star ever to head up his own national network program which he did several years ago* *.. more