In a pre-recorded appearance, who was the first sitting president to appear on "Saturday Night Live"? A - Jimmy Carter
B - Gerald Ford
C - Richard Nixon
D - Bill Clinton
Answer: B - Gerald Ford President Gerald Ford had the honor of being both the first President ever impersonated on Saturday Night Live and also the first sitting president to appear on the show. After Chevy Chase poked fun at him for months on SNL as a stumbling, bumbling, klutz, President Gerald Ford decided to make a cameo on the night his press secretary Ron Nessen was the host. On April 17, 1976, pre-recorded from the Oval Office, President Ford appeared on television screens across the country and delivered the signature line: "Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!"