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List of Previous Talent: From Sykes to Nixon’s "Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Review"

March 30, 2009 By dadler

Timeline of WHCD Performances From Wikipedia

1945:Performers included Frank Sinatra, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Fanny Brice and Danny Kaye.

1969: President Richard Nixon personally requested the Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Revue.

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Wally Boagpecosbill from Golden Horseshoe Revue

1985: Rich Little and President Ronald Reagan in a dual press conference skit.

1988: Yakov Smirnoff

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Filed Under: WHCD History Tagged With: Al Franken, Alretha Franklin, Bob Hope, Brian WIlliams, Cedrick The Entertainer, Chevy Chase, Danny Kaye, Danny THomas, Darrel Hammond, Disneyland, Drew Carey, Elayne Boosler, Fanny Brice, Frank Sinatra, Gerald Ford, Golden Horseshoe Reveiw, Jay Leno, Jimmy Durante, Norm Macdonald, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Charles, Ray Romano, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Steven Cobert, White House Correspondents Dinner, Yakov Smirnoff

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