When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
Release Date: 1972-07-19
Original Language: en
Genres: Drama
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Douglass Dilman
Jim Talley
Senator Watson
Noah Calvin
Arthur Eaton
Kay Eaton
Robert Wheeler
Wanda
Wheeler's Lawyer
Hugh Gaynor
South African Consul
Webson
Ma Blore
Jack Benny
Secret Service Man
Congressman Hand
Gilbert
Chief Justice Williams
Reverend Otis Waldren
Mrs. Smelker
Haley
Pierce
Press Secretary
Congressman Walding
Congressman Steller
Congressman Eckworth
Congressman Parmel
Howard K. Smith
Self