Producer George Schlatter On Casting NBCs "Laugh In", John Wayne, And THAT Richard Nixon Appearance

Producer George Schlatter on pulling together the cast for NBC's "Laugh In" and finding a place for character actors on television, Artie Johnson, Joanne Worley, Lily Tomlin, Richard Dawson, being scared of what Alan Sues was going to say from day to day, Ruth Buzzi, the Richard Nixon appearance that might have swung an election, the revolutionary editing process for the show, Digby Wolfe, the John Wayne cameo appearance that changed everything, and so much more!

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Apparently Schlatter never saw Nixon on the Jack Paar Show, which aired long before Laugh In. He was very self deprecating and humorous.