Backstairs at the White House
“The classic miniseries about two remarkable women and the eight First Families they served”
1979•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•6.1•Ended
DramaWar & Politics
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Creator
Gwen Bagni, Paul Dubov
Network
NBC
Origin
US
Cast
Olivia Cole
Maggie Rogers
Leslie Uggams
Lillian Rogers Parks
Louis Gossett Jr.
Levi Mercer, Houseman
Robert Hooks
John Mays
Leslie Nielsen
Ike Hoover
Cloris Leachman
Mrs. Jaffray
Paul Winfield
Emmett Rogers Sr.
Julie Harris
Helen 'Nellie' Taft
Victor Buono
Pres. William Howard Taft
Robert Vaughn
Pres. Woodrow Wilson
Kim Hunter
Ellen Wilson
Claire Bloom
Edith Galt Wilson
Celeste Holm
Florence Harding
George Kennedy
Pres. Warren G. Harding
Ed Flanders
Pres. Calvin Coolidge
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