Nancy Reagan Celebrates Christmas With Mr. T at the Official White House Christmas Party, 1983
The love story between pop culture and the White House has never been more obvious than it is in this photograph. In late 1983, as Christmas time approached, First Lady Nancy Reagan decided that the White House Christmas celebration needed a touch of real-world celebrity.
To her aid came the unprovoked 80s icon Laurence Tureaud, who played Mr. T in the hit TV show ‘The A-Team’. This special meeting proved to be incredibly helpful to President Reagan, who was having problems with public opinion at the time. There’s nothing like a celebrity stamp of approval for an ailing politician.