This is behind the scenes video of President Ronald Reagan preparing to flip the coin live from the White House at the start of Super Bowl XIX, which took place January 20, 1985. Billed as a battle of great quarterbacks– Dan Marino vs. Joe Montana– the Dolphins and 49ers warred in Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA, in the first Super Bowl covered by ABC. The President is in his prime, comfortable, unguarded, extremely likeable, telling a Frank Sinatra anecdote, practicing the coin toss in advance, quipping with his handlers and soothing his granddaughter. A young, healthy and happy OJ Simpson appears early in the clip:
