As we ’ve been see lately , everything politico have done since birth finish up being in the news — specially during election time . Game show appearances are no exception , so crack out these seven politician dissenter . Some did surprisingly well ; others should emphatically baffle to their sidereal day jobs .
1. Ronald Reagan onI’ve Got a Secret, 1961
A pre - politics Reagan fall in Henry Morgan and Steve Allen a tuner announcer ’s test to see if he can make them laugh in the heart of the “ audition . ” If you ’ve ever want to see the 40th President of the United States blow up a balloon using a cornet , here ’s your fortune . The whole thing is quite sorcerous .
2. Senator John McCain onJeopardy!, 1965
If you think John McCain has obtain over his loss in concluding Jeopardy almost 50 years ago , you ’d be wrong . He still remembers the exact question : “ Cathy loved him , but conjoin Edgar Linton or else . ” Brontë buffs , of form , know that the result is Heathcliff . But McCain could only recall the name of the Word and answer as such : “ What isWuthering Heights ? ”
3. Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm onThe Dating Game, 1978
When Jennifer Granholm was 19 , she probably had no idea that she would someday have a career in politics , which is too unsound — she might have asked the host to refer to her as something other than “ cunning and curvaceous . ” Granholm is semi - apologetic about the wall o ’ fuzz , though . “ This is what being a teen in the ' 70s gets you , ” she state . “ I was having a regretful haircloth decade . ”
Spoiler alert : it did n’t work out out with the unmarried man she picked . Just for reference , here ’s Jennifer at theDemocratic National Conventionthis class .
4. Congressman Rush Holt onJeopardy!, 2011 (and more)
Rush Holt , representative from New Jersey , did n’t just clean up onJeopardy!—he actually tucker IBM supercomputer Watson last year . But no one should be surprised : Not only is Holt a political leader , a atomic physicist and a patent bearer , he ’s a five - timeJeopardy!champ .
5. Then-Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter onWhat’s My Line, 1974
6. Gerald Ford onWhat’s My Line, 1969
Carter was n’t the first next United States President to appear on the game show . Gerald Ford made an appearance nearly five year before when he was the House Minority Leader .
7. Bill Clinton onWait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, 2012
before this year , Bill went three for three during the quiz destiny of NPR’sWait await … Do n’t Tell Me ! . The topic ? The TV showMy Little Pony : Friendship is wizard . originate at about 9:00 in for the quiz , but therest of the interviewis pretty interesting if you ’ve got a few minutes .
