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Steve Jobs as FDR: Never-before-seen footage shows Apple leader playing American president in spoof of iconic '1984' video
Steve Jobs played many roles in his lifetime, from entrepreneur to visionary. He introduced the personal computer in 1984 and
then kept re-inventing technology right up to his death. But here he is in a role that has never been seen before - playing
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a spoof video aimed to inspire Apple's troops.
Jobs gamely plays the role - capturing FDR's trademark smile, on a set which mimics the President's office right right down to
the President's cigarette-holder. The video spoofs off Apple's iconic '1984' advert, which six months earlier had played at the
American Superbowl and introduced the Apple Macintosh to the public.
<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_4BfdUFZ_B8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Steve Jobs played many roles in his lifetime, from entrepreneur to visionary. He introduced the personal computer in 1984 and
then kept re-inventing technology right up to his death. But here he is in a role that has never been seen before - playing
American President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a spoof video aimed to inspire Apple's troops.
Jobs gamely plays the role - capturing FDR's trademark smile, on a set which mimics the President's office right right down to
the President's cigarette-holder. The video spoofs off Apple's iconic '1984' advert, which six months earlier had played at the
American Superbowl and introduced the Apple Macintosh to the public.
<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_4BfdUFZ_B8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
