Characters played by Viola Davis
Michelle Obama
Characters played by Michelle Pfeiffer
Betty Ford
Characters played by Gillian Anderson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Characters played by O-T Fagbenle
Barack Obama
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Susan Elizabeth Ford
Characters played by Lily Rabe
Lorena Hickock
Lorena Hickok
Characters played by Regina Taylor
Marian Robinson
Characters played by Kiefer Sutherland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Characters played by Aaron Eckhart
Gerald Ford
Characters played by Clea DuVall
Tommy
Characters played by Evan Parke
Secret Service Agent Allen Taylor
Characters played by Jayme Lawson
Young Michelle Obama
Characters played by Cailee Spaeny
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt
Characters played by Michael Potts
Fraser Robinson
Characters played by Ellen Burstyn
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Characters played by Donna Lynne Champlin
Mel Winter
Characters played by Kristine Froseth
Young Betty Ford
Characters played by Jackie Earle Haley
Louis Howe
Characters played by Lexi Underwood
Malia Obama
Characters played by Saniyya Sidney
Sasha Obama
Characters played by Cayden Boyd
Michael Ford
Characters played by Kelvin John Davis
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman
Characters played by Ben Cook
Steven Ford
Characters played by Derek Cecil
Donald Rumsfeld
Characters played by Marc Hills
Jack Ford
Characters played by Eryn Rea
Gayle Ford
Characters played by Judy Greer
Nancy Howe
Characters played by Kate Mulgrew
Susan Sher
Characters played by Rhys Wakefield
Dick Cheney
Characters played by John Connor
Radio Operator
Characters played by Judy Gold
Elizabeth Read
Characters played by Darius Ledbetter
Craig Robinson
Characters played by Bernadette Quigley
Esther Lape
Ester Lape
Characters played by Rosalind Chao
Tina Tchen
Characters played by Michael Aronov
Rahm Emanuel
Characters played by Gloria Reuben
Valerie Jarrett
Characters played by Maria Dizzia
Lucy Mercer
Characters played by Patrice Johnson
Clara Powell
Characters played by Gwendolyn Ellis
Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn Hemingway
Characters played by Elizabeth Cappuccino
Meg
Characters played by Michael Shenefelt
James Roosevelt
Characters played by Lancer Dean Shull
Steve Early
Characters played by Tory Trowbridge
Trudie
Characters played by Eliza Scanlen
Young Eleanor Roosevelt
Characters played by Jeremy Bobb
Theodore Roosevelt
Characters played by Charlie Plummer
Young Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Characters played by Aya Cash
Shirley Leibowitz
Characters played by Jake Picking
Young Gerald Ford
Characters played by Hannah Aslesen
Reporter 2 (LB Naval Hospital)
Characters played by Thomas E. Sullivan
Bill Warren
Characters played by Bernard Bell
Dance Partner
Characters played by Paprika Steen
Hortense Bloomer
Characters played by Tristan Borders
John Roosevelt
Young John Roosevelt
Characters played by Olivia Cannon
Young Anna Roosevelt
Characters played by Ashley LeConte Campbell
Nicky Firestone
Characters played by Karen Beyer
Law Office Receptionist
Characters played by Joe Chrest
Dr. Pursh
Characters played by Erin Davie
Joyce Rumsfeld
Characters played by Lauren Halperin
Receptionist
Characters played by Tom Galantich
Michael Riordan
Characters played by James J. Fuertes
Earl Miller
Characters played by Dennis Friebe
Reporter 3 (LB Naval Hospital)
Characters played by Wyatt Hunt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
Characters played by Larry Herring
Secret Service Agent Bruce
Characters played by Judy McDowell
Pat Nixon
Characters played by Mark Zeisler
Leonard Firestone
Characters played by Maurice P. Kerry
Cassius
Characters played by Nikki Landry
Roosevelt Nanny
Characters played by Emily Paige Hogan
Reporter 1 (LB Naval Hospital)
Characters played by Raphael Luce
Young James Roosevelt
Characters played by Jordyn McIntosh
Young Sasha Obama
Characters played by Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Martha Graham
Characters played by Trudie Petersen
Willa Cather
Characters played by John Newberg
Dr. Cruse
Characters played by Max Ragone
Elliot Roosevelt Jr.
Characters played by Caitlin O'Connell
Meri Bell
Characters played by Lauren Revard
Progressive Woman
Characters played by Story Walker
Young Malia Obama
Characters played by Paul Wilson
Richard Nixon
Characters played by Abby Glover
Cindy Boudreux
Characters played by Tony Wade
Sam Kass
Characters played by Sicily Ranieri
Resident Advisor
Characters played by Kate Burton
Hillary Clinton
Characters played by Robert Sean Leonard
President Truman
Characters played by James DuMont
Herpolsheimer's Manager
Characters played by Geraldine Singer
Dorothea Warren
Characters played by Julian De Niro
Young Barack Obama
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Little Eleanor Roosevelt
Characters played by Shannon Purser
Peg
Characters played by Jo Firestone
Gwen Segal
Characters played by Barbara Rosenblat
Madame Souvestre
Characters played by Opal Alladin
Robin Roberts
Characters played by Byron Baudo
Walter Annenberg
Characters played by Jana Allen
Missy LeHand
Characters played by Jillian Batherson
Luncheon Guest 1
Characters played by Max Beard
Patrick Malin
Characters played by Charles Eugene Bailey Jr.
White House Butler
Characters played by Cory Scott Allen
Secret Service Agent Austin
Characters played by Coley Campany
Jenny
Characters played by Tordy Clark
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Characters played by Regan Ciccarelli
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Characters played by Doug Bertolini
Joe Garagiola
Characters played by Daniel Annone
FBI Agent 1
Characters played by Morgane Bensadoun
Jane
Characters played by Madison Alsobrook
Malia's School Friend 1
Characters played by Ray Bengston
Dr. McCartan
Characters played by Kaysi J. Bradley
Zoe
Characters played by John Patrick Connor
Radio Operator
Characters played by Ed Amatrudo
Dr. Goldberg
Characters played by Chuck Cooper
Martin Luther King Sr.
Characters played by Derek Evans
White House Reporter
Characters played by Erik Bello
Secret Service Agent Ronnie
Characters played by Alexandria Benford
ERA Telethon Caller 1
Characters played by Tomecia Bradley
Zoe's Mother
Characters played by Emma Faith
Emma
Characters played by Matthew Sean Blumm
Special Agent Richard Keiser
Characters played by Anthony M. Bertram
Mr. Ferrar
Characters played by Spencer Pflug
White House Reporter
Characters played by George Bryant
Ailing Man
Characters played by Crosby Fitzgerald
Carol
Characters played by Nilah Blasingame
Sylvie
Characters played by Anna Fontaine
Reporter
Characters played by Eric Esquer
Day Drinker
Characters played by Zoe Browning
Malia's School Friend 2
Characters played by Suehyla El-Attar Young
Nurse
Characters played by Azaria Carter
Edgy Female Student
Characters played by Sean Hankinson
Reporter
Characters played by Amber Erwin
Housekeeper
Characters played by James Bonnet
White House Decorator
Characters played by Hope Brown
Walter Francis White
Characters played by Larry Coulter
Bob Dole
Characters played by Kathleen Garrett
Laura Bush
Characters played by Alexa Rachelle Jennings
Lorraine
Characters played by Brandon Fox
Radio Producer
Characters played by Beth Pilgreen
Reporter
Characters played by Tenaya Cleveland
Luncheon Guest 2
Characters played by Gina Daniels
Velma Stewart
Characters played by Solina Galo
Malia's School Friend 3
Characters played by John Mark Bowman
Hospital Reporter 3
Characters played by Tom Clark
Architect
Characters played by Jill Ginsberg Wright
Decorator
Characters played by Chelsea Hayes
East Room Aide
Characters played by Evelyn Kasper
Eloise
Characters played by Cynthia Evans
Luncheon Guest 3
Characters played by Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Amy Sherald
Characters played by Madison Hatfield
ERA Telethon Caller 3
Characters played by Gabriella Garcia
Stylist
Characters played by Bria Brimmer
President Obama's Aide
Characters played by Robert Bryan Davis
Sol Hurok
Characters played by Bethany Geaber
Mrs. Malin
Characters played by Daniel Gerroll
Ambassador Ronald Lindsay
Characters played by Erica Frene
Luncheon Guest 4
Characters played by Narmar Hanna
Queen Alia
Characters played by Wes Jetton
Activist 3
Characters played by Brandon Lee Browning
Reporter
Characters played by Maddie Cravens
Starstruck Girl
Characters played by Ava Love
Thérèse
Characters played by Jenna Kanell
Activist 1
Characters played by Roxzane T. Mims
Church Meeting Guest 1
Characters played by Jacob Dickey
Tony Orlando
Characters played by Fady Kerko
King Hussein
Characters played by Michaela-Jolie Gilliard
Stewart Daughter
Characters played by Martha King
Rumsfeld Secretary
Characters played by Jim Gleason
Donor John
Characters played by Jeff Campanella
FBI Agent 2
Characters played by Andrew Fincham
Tuskegee Reporter 1
Characters played by Adama Elder
Adama
Characters played by Mimi Kelley
Malia's School Friend 4
Characters played by Cole Paulson
Young Franklin's Friend
Characters played by J. Benedict Larmore
John
Characters played by Jason Jamal Ligon
Activist 2
Characters played by Paul Holcomb
Young Steven Ford
Characters played by Bobbie Elzey
Barbara Bush
Characters played by Robert Frederick
Stump Speaker
Characters played by Kevin Sangston
Co-worker Eugene
Characters played by William Gregory Lee
General
Characters played by Caitlyn McLaughlin
Malia's School Friend 5
Characters played by Lauren Searl
Elizabeth
Characters played by Boris McGiver
Morley Safer
Characters played by Jason Davis
Dr. Lushkin
Characters played by James Knight
Dr. Byrne
Characters played by Brenna Palughi
Jill Ruckelshaus
Characters played by Ellis Hobbs IV
Stewart Son
Characters played by Kathryn Licata
West Wing Staffer
Characters played by Ahmad Ghafouri
Tuskegee Reporter 2
Characters played by Gwen Waymon
Church Meeting Guest 2
Characters played by Melissa Haas
Assistant Architect
Characters played by Adeleine Whittle
Abigail
Characters played by Skylar Denney
President Ford's Aide
Characters played by Jia Patel
Malia's School Friend 6
Characters played by Susan Lamb
Event Donor
Characters played by Grace McLean
Debbie Winthrop
Characters played by Jesse Gavin
Hospital Reporter 1
Characters played by Linus Lamar
White House Waiter
Characters played by Susan Macke Miller
Congressional Club President
Characters played by Kelley Pereira
ERA Telethon Caller 2
Characters played by Mark Moses
George W. Bush
Characters played by Lateefah Holder
Cleopatra Pendleton
Characters played by Morgan Petersen
First Lady's Executive Assistant
Characters played by Danielle Liggens
Nurse Judith
Characters played by Kate MacCluggage
Mrs. Michaelson
Characters played by Alan Wells
J. Edgar Hoover
Characters played by Peyton Jackson
Nathaniel Pendleton Jr.
Characters played by Meredith Payne
Hay-Adams Staffer
Characters played by Arlo Mertz
Young Susan Ford
Characters played by Bill Winkler
Secret Service Agent
Characters played by Jennifer Pierce Mathus
Jennifer
Characters played by Jay DeVon Johnson
Philip Randolph
Characters played by Anya Koné
Younger Woman 1
Characters played by Chris McKinney
Dean Stewart
Characters played by Tom Key
Funeral Guest
Characters played by Ben VanderMey
Secret Service Agent
Characters played by Nicole Lamb
Excited Female Student
Characters played by Kelly O'Neal
Mrs. Lindsay
Characters played by Travon McEntyre
Alfred Anderson
Characters played by Zane Stephens
Elliot Roosevelt
Characters played by Natasha Tina Liu
Younger Woman 2
Characters played by Mitch Westphal
Secret Service Agent
Characters played by Brooke Owens
May Lindsay
Characters played by Jordan Patrick
Jacob Morewitz
Characters played by Summer Rain Menkee
Adult Cindy Boudreux
Characters played by Cody Pressley
David Kennerly
Characters played by Leeann Ross
Hadiya Pendleton
Characters played by Mary Meyer
Joan
Characters played by Bree Rosen
Nurse at Desk
Characters played by Hannah Christen Robertson
Student
Characters played by Jack Stanton
Young Jack Ford
Characters played by Roslyn Ruff
Marian Anderson
Characters played by Irene Ziegler
Lou Hoover
Characters played by Holly Morris
Mrs. Audrey Boudreux
Characters played by Savannah Rose Scaffe
Hospital Reporter 2
Characters played by Kelsey Scott
Erica
Characters played by Michael Scialabba
Dr. Fouty
Characters played by Kristen Keenan Smith
Luncheon Guest 5
Characters played by Luke Sanderford
White House Tour Guide
Characters played by Kelly Tippens
Luncheon Guest 6
Characters played by Jennifer Schottstaedt
Reporter
Characters played by Charlotte Townsend
Malia's Science Teacher
Characters played by Le Titia Sloan
Santita Jackson
Characters played by Gavin White
Young Michael Ford
Characters played by Ryan Jamaal Swain
Johnny Wright
Characters played by Yvonne Valadez
Rosemarie
Characters played by Karen Ragan-George
Leonore Annenberg
Characters played by Chloe Turnbull-Smith
Nurse
Characters played by Darin Toonder
Potential Donor
Characters played by Tywayne Wheatt
Nathaniel Pendleton Sr.
Characters played by Brittany Wilkerson
Luncheon Guest 7
Characters played by Susan Willis
Elizabeth Dole
Characters played by John Schmedes
George H. W. Bush
Characters played by Logan Siu
Curious Male Student
Characters played by Fran Tabor
Diane
Characters played by Kai N. Ture
Angelina
Characters played by Layla T Walker
Lexi
Characters played by Jay D. Kacho
FDR Advisor
DNC Fundraiser Guest
Ford Friend on Election Night
Ford Wedding Guest
Groundbreaking Dignitary
Characters played by D.J. Stavropoulos
White House Usher
Iowa Caucuser
Mayflower Hotel Guest
Characters played by Kevin Howell
Butler
Roosevelt Butler
Characters played by Anna Stadler
Eleanor Roosevelt Staff
News Reporter
Characters played by Madeleine Dee
Female Voter
Characters played by Ashley Causey
Iowa Caucus Attendee
LGBTQ Protester
Characters played by Rachael Markarian
Waltz Couple
Characters played by Robert Tinsley
Mayflower Hotel Reception Staff
Characters played by Charles Green
Minister
Characters played by Ryan Austin Bryant
Tuskegee University Graduate
Characters played by Maurice T Johnson
White House Executive
Characters played by Chandra Gaines
Community Member
Characters played by Eli Samek
RNC Delegate
Characters played by Liz DeCoudres
Crowd Member #1
Characters played by Matt Skollar
Felix de Cassio
Characters played by Taylor McManus
College Student
Characters played by Bradley King
Mourner
Characters played by Shane Berengue
FBI Agent
Characters played by Kimberly Gonzalez
Doctor
Characters played by Gabriella Ortiz
Stylist
Characters played by Brian Andrus
Stagehand
Characters played by Stephen Branson
Gerald Ford Campaign Worker
Characters played by Yasmine Ryback
Female Reporter
Characters played by Kevin Brown
Lawyer
Characters played by Marvin E. West
Roosevelt Inaugural Guest
Characters played by Kevin Blake Allen
Fedora man in bar 1947
Characters played by Dawson Mullen
Jim Ford
Characters played by Babatunde Oyewo
Chicago Doctor
Characters played by Kimi Price Queguiner
Allenswood French Teacher
Characters played by Jamie Snowden
Hospital Admin Staff
Characters played by Walker O'Duggan
West Wing Staff
Characters played by Roella Day
White House Cleaner
Characters played by Porsche Kemp
King College Prep Dancer