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Hail to the Chief is an ABC network sitcom created by Susan Harris, starring Patty Duke in the lead role.
The series aired from April 9 to May 21, 1985, lasting for only one season & 7 episodes. It was produced by Witt Thomas Harris Productions.
Plot[]
The series centered on Julia Mansfield, the first woman to ever be elected President of the United States as she balances her political & personal lives.
Cast[]
- Patty Duke as President Julia Mansfield
- Ted Bessell as First Gentleman Oliver Mansfield
- Quinn Cummings as Lucy Mansfield
- Ricky Paull Goldin as Doug Mansfield
- Dick Shawn as Ivan Zolotov
- Glynn Turman as Secretary of State, LaRue Hawkes
- Herschel Bernardi as Helmut Luger
- Murray Hamilton as Senator Sam Cotton
- Richard Paul as Reverend Billy Joe Bickerstaff
- John Vernon as General Hannibal Stryker
- Jonna Lee as Muffin Stryker
- Joel Brooks as Randy