Backstairs at the White House 46 years old

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

Credits

Ed Flanders

President Calvin Coolidge

George Kennedy

President Warren G. Harding

Cloris Leachman

Mrs. Jaffray

Leslie Nielsen

Ike Hoover

Robert Vaughn

President Woodrow Wilson

Claire Bloom

Mrs. Edith Galt Wilson

Cast

Name	Character
Ed Flanders He was 44 , 60 years old when he died	as President Calvin Coolidge
George Kennedy He was 53 , 91 years old when he died	as President Warren G. Harding
Cloris Leachman She was 52 , now 98 years old	as Mrs. Jaffray
Leslie Nielsen He was 52 , 84 years old when he died	as Ike Hoover
Robert Vaughn He was 46 , 83 years old when he died	as President Woodrow Wilson
Claire Bloom She was 47 , now 94 years old	as Mrs. Edith Galt Wilson
Julie Harris She was 53 , 87 years old when she died	as Mrs. Helen 'Nellie' Taft
Harry Morgan He was 63 , 96 years old when he died	as President Harry S. Truman
Paul Winfield He was 39 , 64 years old when he died	as Emmett Rogers Sr.
Louis Gossett, Jr. He was 42 , now 88 years old	as Houseman Levi Mercer
Kim Hunter She was 56 , 79 years old when she died	as Mrs. Ellen Wilson
Andrew Duggan He was 55 , 64 years old when he died	as President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hari Rhodes He was 46 , 59 years old when he died
Victor Buono He was 40 , 43 years old when he died	as President William Howard Taft
John Anderson He was 145 , 158 years old when he died	as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jan Sterling She was 57 , 82 years old when she died	as Mrs. Lou Hoover
Kevin Hooks He was 20 , now 66 years old
Robert Hooks He was 41 , now 87 years old	as Chief Barber John Mays
Dana Wynter She was 47 , 79 years old when she died
Larry Gates He was 63 , 81 years old when he died	as President Herbert Hoover
Leslie Uggams She was 35 , now 81 years old	as Lillian Rogers Parks
Estelle Parsons She was 51 , now 97 years old	as Mrs. Bess Truman
Lee Grant She was 52 , now 98 years old	as Mrs. Grace Coolidge
Ian Abercrombie He was 44 , 77 years old when he died	as British Valet
Celeste Holm She was 61 , 95 years old when she died	as Mrs. Florence Harding
Olivia Cole She was 36 , 75 years old when she died	as Maggie Rogers
Eileen Heckart She was 59 , 82 years old when she died	as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

Crew

Name	Job title
Michael O'Herlihy Directing He was 49 , 68 years old when he died	Director
Michael O'Herlihy Production He was 49 , 68 years old when he died	Producer
Paul Dubov Writing He was 60 , 60 years old when he died	Writer

Backstairs at the White House (46 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1979-01-29
Runtime: [135] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4