In 1962 Leonard Bernstein introduced a seven-year-old immigrant to a Democratic president and an immediate past Republican president.

True if records show that in 1962 Leonard Bernstein introduced a seven-year-old immigrant performer (Yo-Yo Ma, at a televised event attended by President Kennedy and former President Eisenhower) to a sitting Democratic president and the immediately preceding Republican president. Mostly true if the event happened as described but a minor detail is slightly off, such as the child's exact age or the exact form of the introduction. Mixed if the event happened but in a different year or with only one of the two presidents. Mostly false if a related event happened but the key elements differ. False if no such event occurred.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 When 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma played for President John F. Kennedy as a child cello prodigy Classic FM · 11 July 2024

   “In a video published by The Kennedy Center, American conductor and TV host for the evening, Leonard Bernstein introduces seven-year-old cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his 11-year-old sister Yeou-Cheng Ma, to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower during An American Pageant of the Arts in November 1962.”

2. E2 What's the deal with Yo-Yo Ma? - ABC Classic ABC Classic (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) · 3 November 2019

   “On 29 November 1962 a special event was held in Washington DC. It was hosted by President John F Kennedy, and the master of ceremonies was Leonard Bernstein.”

3. E3 What's the deal with Yo-Yo Ma? - ABC Classic ABC Classic (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) · 3 November 2019

   “As Bernstein says in the video, Yo-Yo Ma, this French-born cellist of Chinese heritage, who had emigrated to the United States, represented so much about hopes for the future of American music.”

4. E4 Leonard Bernstein presents 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma's high-profile debut for President John F. Kennedy - That Eric Alper That Eric Alper · 16 September 2017

   “The New York Times reported that on November 29, 1962, a benefit concert called “The American Pageant of the Arts” was to be held with “a cast of 100, including President and Mrs. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Leonard Bernstein (as master of ceremonies)”

Classic FM (E1) reports that at An American Pageant of the Arts in November 1962, Leonard Bernstein, who hosted the evening, introduced seven-year-old cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower. ABC Classic (E2, E3) dates the event to 29 November 1962, names Bernstein as master of ceremonies, and says Yo-Yo Ma was French-born and had emigrated to the United States. E4 cites a New York Times report listing both Kennedy and Eisenhower among the participants. The evidence shows Bernstein introduced seven-year-old Yo-Yo Ma, who had emigrated to the United States, to Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower in November 1962 [E1][E3], at an event hosted by President Kennedy [E2]; this matches the event named in the resolution criteria, though the evidence itself does not state the presidents' parties or order of office.