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Backstairs at the White House

NBC Ended Drama • History

1 Season · 4 Episodes · Premiered March 25, 2021 · Ended February 19, 1979

This nine-hour miniseries views the lives of eight Presidents through the eyes of their staff. The story is based on a book by Lillian Rogers Parks and Frances Spatz Leighton. The star-studded production covers the administrations of William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

4 episodes
E01
The Tafts, Wilsons and Hardings
Tue, Jan 30 1979 1:00 AM GMT+0000 180 min
E02
The Coolidges and Hoovers
Tue, Feb 6 1979 2:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min
E03
The Roosevelts
Tue, Feb 13 1979 2:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min
E04
The Trumans and Eisenhowers
Tue, Feb 20 1979 2:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min

Cast

Olivia Cole
Olivia Cole as Maggie Rogers
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams as Lillian Rogers Parks
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Louis Gossett, Jr. as Houseman Levi Mercer
Robert Hooks
Robert Hooks as Doorman & Presidential Barber Mays
Bill Overton
Bill Overton as Doorman Jackson
David Downing
David Downing as Butler Dixon
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen as Chief Usher Ike Hoover
Hari Rhodes
Hari Rhodes as Butler Coates
Helena Carroll
Helena Carroll as First Maid Annie Gilhooley
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffray
James A. Watson, Jr.
James A. Watson, Jr. as Houseman Fraser
Richard Roat
Richard Roat as Chief Usher Howell Crim
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