 Before The Beatles (qv) made their first appearance on the show  (on their first visit to America, in early 1964), manager  Brian Epstein (I) (qv) and host Sullivan made some careful  negotiations. Epstein wanted the show to cover the bands flight  expenses to New York and back, and in return Sullivan wanted more  than one appearance. In the end, the Beatles performed for three  weeks running (two live and one pretaped), making visits to  Washington DC and Miami in between.