𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 🇺🇸😅 They took off during JFK’s presidency… but his assassination changed the tone of political comedy in America. When the brand-new Saturday Night Live first took the airwaves by storm, it was Chevy Chase’s clumsy impression of Gerald Ford, an All-American athlete turned commander in chief, that changed the way Americans saw their president. The sketch also helped shape the future of political satire, presidential impersonations, and even the 1976 election itself. Catch the full story at the link in bio 🔗 #ChevyChase #GeraldFord #SNL #AmericanHistory #PresidentialImpressions
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