NIXON TAPES: Comedians Rowan & Martin (Laugh In)

Dan Rowan & Dick Martin
January 10, 1973
035-124
White House Telephone

President Richard Nixon talks with Dan Rowan and Dick Martin from the popular television show, Laugh In. Nixon thanks the two men for a special skit they filmed for his private birthday party that had been held the previous day.

The skit was arranged by Nixon's friend Paul Keyes, who was a writer on Laugh In. It was Keyes who had gotten Nixon to make his famous appearance on Laugh In during the 1968 campaign, when he said the show's catchphrase, "Sock it to me?" The three men also discuss football, a particular enthusiasm of Nixon's.

(Photo: President Richard Nixon with entertainers Rowan and Martin.)

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[MsDeeRanged]

The skit they are talking about was a VERY quick 3 second thing where nixon said "sock it to me"...a running gag line on the show

[rmm413c]

Nixon's appearance on Laugh In was very quick, but the skit they are talking about in the sound clip was a much longer comedy routine just shown at the White House for Nixon's private birthday celebration. Apparently, a lot of the jokes in the skit dealt with football since Nixon was such a big football fan. It would be interesting to know if that skit is still in existence and if so, where.

[DonParsley]

Great post. But where can one find the skit itself?

[rmm413c]

I really don't know. I wish I did.

[AriesTRam]

Hilarious! Nixon did have a sense of humor, despite his paranoid nature.

[MrDoublehappy]

@rmm413c - I saw it once (cant remember where) - it was quite funny

[bjr43]

Wasn't he on their show once?

[bjr43]

Wow. You do meet a lot of celebs when you're US President.

[bjr43]

Man. When you're President, you meet a lot of famous people.