I remember right after Reagan was elected, a German woman told a US Army General that it was really terrible that an actor was elected President. The General replied, "At least he can act like a President."
Remember that the Georgia peanut Carter was then President and he sure didn't act much like a president.
I was a little girl, living in another country, when Reagan was first elected.
I remember an aunt lamenting about how she hoped Carter would win because he was a peanut farmer.
My uncles laughed and laughed about the fact that Americans had elected an actor.
Little did I or they know....:)