People: Sep. 7, 1970

It couldn't hurt to ask. So last April, when President Nixon urged the TV networks to help fight narcotics, NBC turned right around and asked him to appear in an antidrug episode of The Name of the Game. Thanks, said the President, but no thanks. Instead, Presidential Adviser Robert Finch, who once considered an acting career, starred in the segment. And waiting in the wings is Spiro Agnew. The Vice President will introduce Red Skelton's new fall show on NBC. Lest he carry this show-business gig too far, Agnew then nixed a Laugh-In stint—even...

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