1967: Pete Seeger appears on ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ to sing about ’the big fool’ Lyndon.
1968: Richard Nixon appears on NBC’s naughty ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ and delivers their signature line, ‘Sock it to me.’
1973: Gov. Ronald Reagan is the first guest roasted on ‘The Dean Martin Show.’
1976: President Ford, satirized repeatedly on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as a klutz, appears on the show and tells Chevy Chase: ‘I’m Gerald Ford and you’re not.’
1988: After a boring speech at the Democratic National Convention, Gov. Bill Clinton goes on ‘The Tonight Show’ to joke about himself.
1990: Dana Carvey’s wimpy, nasal characterization of President Bush turns ‘wouldn’t be prudent’ into a national catchphrase. Bush later invites Carvey to the White House.
1992: Clinton, the Democratic presidential front runner, takes his sunglasses and his saxophone to ‘Arsenio Hall.’
1992: After Vice President Quayle complains that ‘Murphy Brown’ glorifies out-of-wedlock children, he becomes the butt of numerous jokes at the Emmy Awards.
1996: Bob Dole makes the rounds of late-night shows after losing the election.
2000: Gov. Bush appears on ‘Late Show’ via satellite. Letterman: ‘How do you look so youthful and rested?’ Bush: ‘Fake it.’ Letterman: ‘And that’s pretty much how you’re going to run the country?’
2000: ‘SNL’s’ Will Ferrell mocks Bush’s mangled diction with one word: ‘strategery.’ During sketches on the debates, Darrell Hammond’s stiff take on Gore is so convincing, the candidate’s handlers make him study the show.
2000: ‘Daily Show’ correspondent Steve Carell goes on John McCain’s campaign bus and confounds the candidate with silly questions. McCain later plays the tape constantly for visitors.
2001: Comedy Central debuts ‘That’s My Bush,’ the first sitcom about a president, from the creators of ‘South Park.’ It lasts all of eight episodes.
2003: John Kerry rides a motorcycle onto the set of ‘The Tonight Show,’ to the tune of ‘Ezy Ryder.’
