Show Drama War & Politics
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Olivia Cole Leslie Uggams Louis Gossett Jr. Robert Hooks Leslie Nielsen Cloris Leachman Paul Winfield Julie Harris Victor Buono Robert Vaughn Kim Hunter Claire Bloom Celeste Holm George Kennedy Ed Flanders Lee Grant Larry Gates Jan Sterling Eileen Heckart John Anderson Harry Morgan Estelle Parsons Barbara Barrie Andrew Duggan Hari Rhodes Bill Overton Helena Carroll David Downing James A. Watson, Jr Dana Wynter John Randolph Barry Sullivan Ford Rainey Diane Shalet Kathleen Doyle Harrison Page Tom Clancy Richard Roat Louise Latham Marged Wakeley
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