A photograph shows then-first lady Nancy Reagan with Mr. T dressed up as Santa Claus
In December 2019, a photograph supposedly showing then-first lady Nancy Reagan with Mr. T in a Santa Claus costume in the early 1980s was posted to the Old School Cool section of Reddit:
This is a genuine photograph of the former first lady and the star of the action television show “The A-Team.”
In addition to being a star, Mr. T was also an anti-drug advocate. In 1983, Nancy Reagan, who had recently launched her “Just Say No (To Drugs)” campaign, invited Mr. T (born Lawrence Tureaud) to the White House for a Christmas event.
Mr. T, who wore a sleeveless Santa suit and entertained guests as the first lady gave reporters a tour of the holiday decorations, described the invitation as the most “surprising” thing to happen to him in a 2008 interview:
When I got invited to the White House to meet Ronald Reagan in 1983. Nancy Reagan was campaigning to get kids to say no to drugs, and they heard about me going round schools telling kids to stay away from drugs. It was a real honour for a black kid from the ghetto who grew up on welfare.
A contemporary news report from UPI noted that at one point the “First Lady took her turn perching on Santa’s lap,” which prompted Mr. T. to joke “Burt Reynolds, eat your heart out.”
A number of other photographs of the former first lady and Mr. T in his Santa suit are available via Getty Images. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has the following image in its archives:
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