" ▁( Dictionary ▁of ▁Modern ▁Russian ▁Last ▁Names ). ▁Москва , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁Category : Russ ian - language ▁s urn ames ▁__ NOT OC __ <0x0A> </s> ▁Mr . ▁President ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁with ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁Howard ▁L inds ay ▁and ▁Russ el ▁Cr ouse ▁and ▁music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁US ▁President ▁Stephen ▁Dec atur ▁Hend erson , ▁who ▁runs ▁into ▁political ▁trouble ▁following ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁his ▁problems ▁with ▁his ▁children . ▁B ored ▁with ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁after ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁ends , ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁political ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Broadway ▁production ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 6 5 ▁performances . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ' s ▁last ▁musical . ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁The ▁musical ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁out - of - town ▁try out ▁in ▁Boston ▁beginning ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁was ▁cool ly ▁received . ▁After ▁extensive ▁cut s ▁and ▁revis ions , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁try out ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁which ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁First ▁Lady ▁Jac qu eline ▁Kennedy . ▁The ▁first ▁couple ▁con gr at ulated ▁Berlin ▁on ▁a ▁hit . ▁Kennedy ▁later ▁sent ▁his