[dfwgator]

Humphrey thought it beneath him and did not do it. Nixon though realized how powerful the medium was and did do it. “Sock it to me?”

And in the early 70s, Ronald Reagan was on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. I think it's still out there on YouTube.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I have seen it. In fact Reagan was on several of the roasts and was funny as all get out. He and Dean Martin were very close friends. Watching those old roasts you saw a lot of great comedians and some of the stuff they were doing then would be considered Politically Incorrect in this era.

[OttawaFreeper]