The Pres
By 1972, The Carpenters were already big global stars. They even received an invitation to visit the White House and had the opportunity to meet Ken Cole, James Cavanagh, and Ronald Zeigler. Later that year, they were also invited by President Richard Nixon to the Oval Office. It’s not every day that the POTUS wants to meet you! The event had been commemorated with photographs.
That’s Not My Name
Did you know that they were officially known as “Carpenters”, not “The Carpenters”? It might seem like a minuscule detail, but this also means that fans have been calling them the wrong name the whole time! Why did they even drop the article in the first place? It was apparently because they thought it was cooler at the time. After all, musical acts like Jefferson Buffalo Springfield and Airplane did the same thing!