Who is this famous man? He's well known for at least two different careers. Yet, when shown a picture, the number of college students who didn't recognize him is shocking.

If you answered Ronald Reagan, then consider yourself smarter than about half the college students in this video. If you know he was a movie actor and the 40th President of the United States, then you get an A for the day.

It's shocking that one of the most recognizable, and to some, one of the more influential US Presidents in contemporary history, had such low recognition among college students.

Sure, the picture showed President Reagan in a cowboy hat, but even that shouldn't have made enough of a difference for people not to know who he was.

The next survey should pick other recognizable US Presidents, including John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter  or George H.W. Bush and see if the students recognize any of those.

I intentionally left Bill Clinton off the list since his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton recently announced she is running for President. However, I'm wondering how many people will remember him as a former US President and not just Hillary Clinton's husband?

 

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