In 1952, Reagan, who headed the Screen Actors Guild, had allowed MCA, alone among talent agencies, to produce television shows. MCA repaid the middling actor by having him host a popular series, leading to the revived celebrity that he eventually rode to the White House. Fast-forward 30 years. But, as his 1996 garden party revealed, Wasserman's no Norma Desmond. Browse The full Mother Jones 400 list.
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