Among the online articles about Eartha Kitt, I've yet to see one that points out her most famous political act: criticizing the Vietnam War at its height while she was inside the White House. It cost her, too -- she performed mostly in Europe for several years after.
From Wikipedia: In 1968, however, Kitt encountered a substantial professional setback after she made anti-war statements during a White House luncheon. It was reported that she made First Lady Lady Bird Johnson cry. The public reaction to Kitt's statements was much more extreme, both for and against her statements. Professionally exiled from the U.S., she devoted her energies to overseas performances.
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