Top 10 Performing Politicians
Tom DeLay might be the first former Republican majority leader to join the cast of Dancing with the Stars, but he's not the first politician to leave the podium to perform. From Richard Nixon's piano-playing to Janet Reno's soul singing, here's some of American leadership's greatest hits
Colin Powell
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell dropped it like it was hot. On Oct. 14, 2008, he broke out his hip-hop dance and rap skills at the Africa Rising Music Festival in London. Powell has also been known to dance the YMCA in public.
But he's not the only politico with talent. From Richard Nixon's piano-playing to Janet Reno's soul singing, TIME collected some of American leadership's greatest hits on the following pages.
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