Backstairs at the White House

Maggie Rogers arbeitet Anfang des 20. Jh. als Dienstmädchen im Weißen Haus. Ihre Tochter Lillian leidet an Kinderlähmung, beißt sich jedoch durch und tritt in die Fußstapfen ihrer Mutter. Zum Personal gehören noch die erste Haushälterin Mrs. Jaffray, die Diener Ike Hoover, Levi Mercer, Coates und Dixon, die Portiers Mays und Jackson und das Dienstmädchen Annie. Sie dienen den Präsidenten William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman und Dwight D. Eisenhower – und ihren Ehefrauen natürlich. Lillian Rogers Parks arbeitete tatsächlich 52 Jahre lang als Dienstmädchen im Weißen Haus. Ihr Enthüllungsroman sorgte bei der Veröffentlichung 1961 für einiges Aufsehen.

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there. Follows White House servants through eight Presidential administrations. The main character is A maid played by Leslie Uggams. The series also won 2 Emmy awards and was nominated for a Golden Globe.

La vie à la Maison Blanche sous huit administrations différentes, vue de l'intérieur, par ceux qui y travaillent.

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TheTVDB.com Series ID 249646
Status Ended
First Aired January 29, 1979
Recent February 19, 1979
Network NBC
Average Runtime 45 minutes
Genres Documentary Drama History Mini-Series
Original Country United States of America
Original Language English
On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials			0
Season 1	January 1979	February 1979	4
Unassigned Episodes			5

Season	From	To	Episodes
Unassigned Episodes			9

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			9

Leslie Uggams
as Lillian Rogers Parks
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Olivia Cole
as Maggie Rogers
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Louis Gossett Jr.
as Houseman Levi Mercer
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Robert Hooks
as Doorman and Presidential Barber John Mays
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Bill Overton
as Doorman Jackson
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David Downing
as Butler Dixon
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Celeste Holm
as Mrs. Florence Harding
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Lee Grant
as Mrs. Grace Coolidge
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Larry Gates
as President Herbert Hoover
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Jan Sterling
as Mrs. Lou Hoover
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Eileen Heckart
as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
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John Anderson
as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Harry Morgan
as President Harry S. Truman
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Estelle Parsons
as Mrs. Bess Truman
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Barbara Barrie
as Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower
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Andrew Duggan
as President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Leslie Nielsen
as Ike Hoover
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Ed Flanders
as President Calvin Coolidge
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George Kennedy
as President Warren G. Harding
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Cloris Leachman
as Mrs. Jaffray
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Victor Buono
as President William Howard Taft
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Kim Hunter
as Mrs. Ellen Wilson
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Paul Winfield
as Emmett Rogers Sr
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Julie Harris
as Mrs. Helen 'Nellie' Taft
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Robert Vaughn
as President Woodrow Wilson
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Olivia Cole
as Maggie Rogers
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Leslie Uggams
as Lillian Rogers Parks
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