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What kind of crazy ’80s flashback would feature Lyn Nofziger, David Gergen and Mr. T? That would be “The Reagan Show,” which takes a provocative and amusing look at President Ronald Reagan’s use of television to sell economic plans, missile treaties and, mostly, himself. The Reagan White House, we’re told, created five times as much footage as the five previous administrations (shot by the U.S. Naval Photographic Unit). Which makes a certain amount of sense given that the leading role on what was called “White House TV” was…