(Steven Hayward) I recall that during the Reagan campaign in 1980, Nancy Reagan would "bowl" an orange down the aisle of the campaign plane on takeoff. Ronald Reagan would sometimes take part, and occasionally throw an orange down the aisle. The Washington Post reported at the time: Each time the campaign plane roars upward from a runway, Mrs. Reagan assumes a position in the center aisle at the head of the plane.
Source: Power Line