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List Of Fictional U.s. PresidentsSince the office of President of the United States is somewhat hallowed, fiction writers often choose to 'invent' a president in their stories to prevent a real one from being possibly insulted, to avoid having their stories become 'dated' over time, for dramatic license, or to provide literary flexibility. Presidents are listed in alphabetical order by the first letter in their last name. A President Barbara Adams - President in: Whoops Apocalypse (film, 1986)
- Played by: Loretta Swit
- Succeeds to presidency upon death of President Jack "Kill the Commies" Preston
President Adler - President in: Jack & Bobby
- Controversial President during the War of Americas. Adler was criticized as a war criminal for his handling of the war and was subsequently arrested by the president of Finland during Robert McCallister's administration and charged with war crimes.
B President Robert Baker President Cliff Barnes - President in: Dallas, final episode Conundrum (aired May 3, 1991)
- In an alternate universe where J.R. Ewing had never been born, Barnes attains a successful political career, eventually becoming vice-president. When the president has a stroke, Barnes attains the office and, according to "Adam," the otherworldly being who guides J.R. through this alternate world, is one of the country's greatest.
- Played by: Ken Kercheval
President Josiah Bartlet - President in: The West Wing (television)
- Bartlet is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and was governor of New Hampshire and a congressman. He is married to Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet and has three daughters. He bears an uncanny resemblance to Edmund Muskie and Howard Dean and enjoys chess, opera and guacamole. Bartlet is currently finishing his second term. *Shortly before re-election, Bartlet was censured by Congress due to concealment of material facts during first presidential election run that bordered on electoral fraud (namely the fact that he has a relapsing-remitting case of multiple sclerosis).
- Qualities/attributes: Irascible yet good-humored, quite liberal, known for a fascination with useless trivia, esp. historical trivia ("Did you know that this chair was presented to the United States as a gift from the King of Liechtenstein in gratitude for our ambassador marrying his daughter in 1871?"1)
- Democrat
- Played by: Martin Sheen
President Tom Beck President Raymond Becker - President in: The Day After Tomorrow (film, 2004)
- Played by: Kenneth Welsh
- Former vice president, succeeds to presidency upon death of President Blake. Becker refused to believe Dr. Hall's (Dennis Quaid) theory that Earth was on brink of a new Ice Age.
President Bennett President Richard Benson President Thomas "Tug" Benson President Blake President Mike Brady - President in: The Brady Bunch in the White House (TV movie, 2003)
- Native of California with no political experience, Brady assumed the presidency after resignation of President Lawrence Randolph. Wife Carol became vice president. Has six children from marriage.
- Played by: Gary Cole
C President Gary Callahan President James Carlisle - President in: Guarding Tess (movie, 1994)
- Former governor and U.S. senator from Ohio who was elected to the White House in the 1980s. He died of a sudden heart attack before completing his term in office. Jim Carlisle was survived by his wife, Tess, his closest adviser and most important political asset.
- Played by: George Gomes''
President Carlson President James Cassidy President Monroe "Eagle" Cole - Native of Mooseport, Maine, Cole served two terms as president and attempted to run for mayor of Mooseport after his presidency. Was the first President to divorce from his wife while in office.
- President in: Welcome to Mooseport
- Played by: Gene Hackman
President John J. Cormack President Calvin Craig President Culpepper President Johnny Cyclops - President in: Whoops Apocalypse (television, 1982)
- Qualities/attributes: A former screen actor, recently lobotomised. Hated at home and desperate to regain popularity. With other world leaders, starts World War III and resulting nuclear holocaust.
- Played by: Barry Morse
D President Rufus Daggett President James Dale - President in: Mars Attacks!
- During re-election campaign, Earth makes contact with aliens. President Dale was killed by the aliens shortly after contact.
- Played by: Jack Nicholson
President Paul Davenport - President in: First Kid
- President Davenport is married to Linda Davenport and has one thirteen-year old son, Luke.
- Played by: James Naughton
President Tom Dering - President in Justin Richards' novels: Doctor Who: Option Lock and Doctor Who: Millennium Shock
- Dering's running mate was Jack Michaels; Dering defeated Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election.
President Douglass Dilman President Matt Douglas - President in: My Fellow Americans
- Former governor of Indiana, Douglas defeated incumbent President Russell P. Kramer. Douglas was defeated by Kramer's vice-president, William Haney. Douglas later ran again for office as an independent alongside with President Russell P. Kramer.
- Played by: James Garner
- Democrat
President Charles Carter Durant President Dugan President Roger Durling - President in Tom Clancy novel Debt of Honor
- Former governor of California, he succeeds to the presidency after his predecessor resigns.
- Durling was killed with most of Congress in a Japanese terrorist attack on The Capitol.
E President Walter Emerson President Jackson Evans - President in: The Contender
- A Democrat who serves two terms, Evans sought to replace his deceased vice president with Senator Laine Hanson to succeed him.
- Played by: Jeff Bridges
F President John Fields President Mallard Fillmore President James Foster President William Foster President Robert "Bob" Fowler - President in: The Sum of All Fears
- Played by: James Cromwell
- Fowler was a former governor of Ohio and as president, Baltimore was destroyed by a nuclear device. After largest global crisis in history, which nearly leads to nuclear war, resigns after getting accused of exceeding his authority.
President Truman Theodore Fruitty G President Mays Gilliam H President Jeremy Haines President Charles Halsey - President in: The Outer Limits episode "Trial by Fire"
- Shortly after being sworn in, President Halsey is faced with first contact with an armada of alien ships. As the planet arms nuclear weapons, Halsey attempts to communicate with the ships but is unsuccessful.
- Halsey is married to Elizabeth Halsey, has children and is considered a peace-loving liberal surrounded by hawkish military leaders; they are later killed by the aliens.
- Played by: Robert Foxworth
President Judson C. "Judd" ("Major") Hammond President William Haney - President in: My Fellow Americans
- Haney served as vice president under President Russell P. Kramer before defeating incumbent President Matt Douglas. Later forced to resign.
- Played by: Dan Aykroyd
- Republican
President Harris President Spencer Harvey - Presidency mentioned in: Jack & Bobby
- Resigned due to a corporate scandal
President Henry Hayes - President in
- Played by: William Devane
- Comments: Vice-President was Robert Kinsey, who had ties to the rogue element of the N.I.D.
President Jonathan Hayes President Helman President Stephen Decatur Henderson - President in Mr. President, 1962 Broadway musical by Irving Berlin
- Henderson loses his bid for re-election.
- Played by Robert Ryan
President Paul Hollister President J. Edgar Hoover - President in the Red Dwarf episode Tikka to Ride
- When the Red Dwarf crew inadvertently prevented the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he was impeached in a sex scandal in 1964 and succeeded by Hoover. Being blackmailed by the Mafia (who had evidence he was a cross-dresser) Hoover allowed the U.S.S.R to set up an nuclear base in Cuba, leading to the widespread desertion of American cities.
President Harley M. Hudson J President James Johnson - President in:
- The 44th President, preceded by President George Sears aka Solidus Snake. After Sears "resigned" in 2005, Johnson became the President, and was re-elected in 2008; Johnson claims the election was a farce. He claims he is a puppet of The Patriots, a secret group that controls the United States, and which decides the elections. During the events of Metal Gear Solid 2 in 2009, Johnson was assassinated in order to prevent Solidus Snake from accessing the nuclear weapons on Arsenal Gear; Johnson's vital signs were the "launch codes".
K President Florentyna Kane President Kang President John Keeler President Tim Kegan - President in: Winter Kills, both book by Richard Condon and movie
- Assassinated president that is never fully seen during one flashback scene in movie. No credit was given to the arm.
President Francis Xavier Kennedy - President in: Mario Puzo's The Fourth K
- Nephew of John F. Kennedy
- Before becoming president, he had served one term in the Senate. His first act as President is to donate his $40 million fortune to relieve the national debt. *During his administration, the Pope is executed, his daughter kidnapped, and a bomb detonated in Manhattan. In retaliation, President Kennedy destroys the capital city of Dach in the fictional Arabian country of Sherbin. Kennedy is later re-elected due to an assassination attempt on his life.
President John F. Kennedy Jr. President Joseph Kennedy President Clark Kent - President in: Action Comics Annual #3 (1991)
- In a possible future Pete Ross is running for President, with Kent as his campaign manager. When an assassination attempt results in Ross being injured and Kent's secret identity being revealed, Ross insists Superman take his place as the Democratic candidate.
- President Kent is responsible for a series of satellites broadcasting solar power to Earth. He also worked towards multilateral disarmament, and the coalition of all superhero teams into the World Peace League.
- This future was observed by the time traveller Waverider, but negated soon afterwards.
President Kerry Francis Kilcannon - President in: Richard North Patterson's novels Protect and Defend and Balance of Power, candidate in No Safe Place.
- Democrat from New Jersey, elected in 2000 at age 42. Defeated incumbent Vice-President Dick Mason for Democratic nomination. President Kilcannon appointed Caroline Masters as the first female Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Kilcannon was a two term Senator and succeeded his older brother James, who was assassinated while running for President in 1988. Kilcannon's vice President was Ellen Penn, formerly Senator from California and is married to Lara (nee Costello) a former television news reporter.
President Tom Kimball President Robert Kinsey - President in: Stargate SG-1 TV-series
- The character Senator Robert Kinsey became President in two separate alternate timelines.
- Played by: Ronny Cox
President Russell P. Kramer - President in: My Fellow Americans
- Born in Ohio, Kramer was a senator and attempted to run for re-election as president but failed. Famous for line "Our dreams are like our children." Later ran again for office as an independent with former President Matt Douglas.
- Played by: Jack Lemmon
- Republican
L President Owen Lassiter - President in: The West Wing (television)
- Mentioned only in one episode, native of California, has a presidential library, was married and is presently deceased. Possibly resembles Ronald Reagan.
- In his Oval Office, President Lassiter had jars of sand and soil from land wherever American soldiers died. In the twilight of his life, he wrote an essay titled "The Need for an American Empire" to President Bartlet calling for opposition of Islamic fundamentalism.
- Josiah Bartlet's Republican predecessor, Lassiter served two terms.
President Lenny Leonard - President in: The Simpsons-The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
- Leonard was once an employee at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in Springfield. He was seen at Homer Simpson's funeral.
- Homer: "Marge, whatever happens, promise me you won't vote for Lenny."
President Lindberg President Manfred Link President Lockwood President Eugene Lorio President Lex Luthor President Jordan Lyman M President Mackenzie President Julia Mansfield President James Marshall President Ted Matthews President William "Bill" Matthews President Maxwell President Robert "Bobby" McCallister - President in: Jack & Bobby
- Born in Hart, Missouri, McCallister was a minister and later a congressman and governor before being elected the 51st president in 2040.
- Independent, having lost the Republican nomination
President Leslie McCloud President Thomas McKenna President McKenna President Fillmard Millmore President Mimeo President William Harrison "Bill" Mitchell/Dave Kovic - President and Presidential decoy in: Dave
- Real President's qualities: Philandering heel, unpopular with voters, secretly estranged from the First Lady. Suffered a stroke and later dies.
- President Dave's qualities: Personable, loving and strongly pro-job growth. Reestablishes Mitchell's popularity with voters. Fakes death and later runs for Washington, D.C. City Council as Dave Kovic.
- An alumnus of Yale Law School.
- Dave is possibly a Democrat; Mitchell is possibly a Republican.
- Both played by: Kevin Kline
President Horace C. Mitchell President Maxwell Monroe President Rachel Moreno - President in: Madame President: The Unauthorized Biography of the First Green Party President (novel), by Mark Dunlea
- Green
- A nurse, single mother, and advocate for universal health care and global fair trade prior to her candidacy
- Moreno is elected Vice-President during a disputed election in 2000 when Green Electors vote for the Democratic candidate in exchange for his acceptance of Moreno as his running mate; she ascends to the Presidency after the elected President dies of a drug interaction in August, 2001.
President Thomas D. Moss President Merkin Muffley - President in: Dr. Strangelove
- Qualities/attributes: A balding middle-aged man with glasses, President Muffley is perhaps the only character in the movie who seems to have a 'down to earth' attitude towards an escalating nuclear crisis. However, his indecisiveness and desire out hear all sides and options ad nauseum renders him largely ineffective.
- During administration, Soviet doomsday device detonates, destroying most life on planet.
- Quote: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!"
- Played by: Peter Sellers
N President Gary Nance - President in: Dave
- Succeeds to presidency upon death of President William Mitchell. Nance has honorable ethics and morals, is cleared in a scandal involving bank fraud.
- Played by: Ben Kingsley
President Jack Neil - President in: Murder at 1600
- Family is framed for murder in retaliation for making military decisions his national security advisor doesn't like. The president has a sexual reputation and has one son.
- Played by: Ronny Cox
President D. W. Newman - President in: The West Wing (television)
- Played by: James Cromwell
- Serving only one term, Newman was the last Democrat to be President before the election of Josiah Bartlet (see above). Appeared alongside Bartlet at the funeral of former president Owen Lassiter in 2004.
President Winston Noble - President in: Fahrenheit 451
- Described as extremely charismatic and charming and "one of the nicest-looking men who ever became president."
- President Noble defeated his homely and disheveled opponent, Hubert Hoag, in a landslide. Unlike Hoag, Noble doesn't pick his nose while on television.
President "Chuck" Norris - President in Andrew Cartmel novel: "Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Warhead"
- Elected president in 2004 (defeating Bruce Springsteen) this extremely right-wing politician ended immigration to the United States, and presided over the establishment of Local Development laws which prevented the unemployed from leaving their local area to find work.
O President A. Thorton Osgood II P President David Palmer President Jack "Kill the Commies" Preston R President Lawrence Ivor Randolph President Richmond - President in: My Date With the President's Daughter
- President Richmond is married to Carol Richmond and has one teenage daughter, Hallie. While running for reelection, President Richmond was once mistakenly arrested by the police and spent one night in jail.
- Played by: Dabney Coleman
President Allen Richmond - President in: Absolute Power (1997 film)
- Officially, he committed suicide in office. Unofficially, he was killed by a man whose wife he had earlier murdered.
- Played by: Gene Hackman
President Eleanor Richmond President Prez Rickard President Steve Rogers President Chet Roosevelt President Pete Ross President Paul Roudebush President John Patrick "Jack" Ryan - President in numerous novels by Tom Clancy. Ryan served in the United States Marine Corps, taught at the United States Naval Academy, worked in the CIA and became National Security Advisor under President Roger Durling. Jack Ryan later became vice president after the vice president resigned due to a sex scandal. Ryan is married and has four children.
- Jack Ryan assumed the presidency after the death of the president and most of Congress after a terrorist attack on The Capitol. The Ryan administration expands NATO and fights a war with the People's Republic of China after the Chinese invade Russia.
S President Elaine Sallinger - Presidency mentioned in the Red Dwarf novel Better Than Life
- Described as "perhaps the greatest American President of all time"
- Appears only as the fifth carving on Mount Rushmore
President Newton Sanders - President in Mark Lawson's novel: "Idlewild_(book)"
- In a universe in which President John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt on his life, and went on to be re-elected in 1964, Newton Sanders won the 1992 Presidential election running as a third party candidate - defeating President George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
- He was assassinated via a "baby bomb" (an infant wrapped in semtex - and detonated) by Yusaf Yusaf (a.k.a "Anderson Kempinski Fraser"), and due to not having a Vice-President, was succeeded by the Speaker of the House.
President Adam Scott President George Sears - President in: Metal Gear Solid,
- The 43rd president, Sears was elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2004. He is actually Solidus Snake, agent of The Patriots, a secret group that controls the United States. He acted without the permission of The Patriots behind the scenes of the events of Metal Gear Solid in 2005, and "resigned". Sears was succeeded by President James Johnson.
- Quote: "Damn the Patriots!"
President Andrew Shepherd President Bubba Shrub President Lisa Simpson President Robert "Bud" Smith President Springhead President Arch Stanton President Jack Stanton President Richard Starkey President Diane Steen President David Stevens President Patrick J. Sullivan T Mr. Thompson - President in: Atlas Shrugged
- Never actually referred to as President, only as Head of State, but the office is implied from context.
- Presides over a series of socialist reforms.
- Attempts to compromise with John Galt, but does not make a sufficient offer.
President Samuel Arthur Tresch President Thomas Nelson Tucker V President Margaret Valentine - President in: (comic book)
- When a plague kills all males, Secretary of Agriculture Valentine is the highest survivor on the chain of succession.
President Philip Nolan Voight W Acting President Glen Allen Walken - President in: The West Wing (television)
- Played by: John Goodman
- Born in Liberty, Missouri, Walken has a dog named Bess and is "one prime rib dinner away from sudden cardiac arrest."
- Walken was Speaker of the House and becomes acting President on May 8, 2003 during a national emergency involving Zoey Bartlet. President Bartlet invokes the 25th Amendment and temporarily takes leave and assumes the presidency again on May 11, 2003.
- An opponent to the Bartlet administration, Walken is a Republican and attempted to gain his party's nomination for the presidency in 2006; Walken lost the nomination to Senator Arnold Vinick of California.
President Westwood - President in: Stealth Fighter
- President Westwood orders a covert war against Nicaraguan drug lords and mercenaries.
- Played by: Ernie Hudson
President Thomas J. Whitmore - President in: Independence Day
- Whitmore fought in the first Gulf War as a fighter pilot. He is married to Marilyn Whitmore and has one daughter, Patricia. As president, he was criticized by political pundits in Washington for his inexperience in politics as well as his youth. The Orange County Register named President Whitmore one of the sexiest men of the year on July 2, the day the aliens arrived on Earth..
- Whitmore personally led surviving Earth military forces into battle against the invading aliens after death of wife.
- Played by: Bill Pullman
President Widmark - President in: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- Widmark is confined, either temporarily or permanently, to a specially made hospital bed due to an undisclosed back ailment. In early versions of the script, he is confined there due to mental instability. His advisors include General Catburd of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense McKinley, Senator Cunningham, and National Security Advisor Smirnoff.
- Declares war on the Soviet Union by signing the "Short Form" of the Declaration of War, under pressure from the Black Lectroids. Presumably rescinds the declaration after Dr. Buckaroo Banzai defeats the Red Lectroids, ending the confrontation.
- Quote: "Buckaroo, I don't know what to say...Lectroids? Planet 10? Nuclear extortion? A girl named John?"
- Played by: Ronald Lacey
President Joseph Wilson President Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip Y President Kenneth Yamaoka - President in: Eagle (manga) by Kaiji Kawaguchi
- Yamaoka is the 43rd President and is the first Asian-American president (third generation Japanese-American). He previously served in the military in Japan and was the Democratic senator from New York. Yamaoka is married to wife Patricia with son Alex, daughter Rachel and an illegitimate son, Takashi Jo.
Unnamed presidents President "Russ" (no last name given) in: Advise and Consent Unnamed President in: Amazing Grace and Chuck Unnamed President in: Armageddon (movie) and The Rock - During administration, much of the planet was devastated by asteroid strikes and approves the air strike against Alcatraz.
- Played by: Stanley Anderson
Unnamed President in: Atomic Train - During administration, Denver was devastated by a Russian nuclear weapon concealed with hazardous chemicals and toxic waste on board a runaway freight train that has suffered from brake failure.
- Played by: Edward Herrmann
Unnamed President "Bobby" (no last name given) in: Being There Unnamed President in: Canadian Bacon - An uninspiring president suffering from low popularity, he and his advisors started a fake war with Canada as a campaign distraction.
- Played by: Alan Alda
Unnamed President in: Dreamscape Unnamed President in: Escape from New York Unnamed President in: Fail-Safe Unnamed President in: The Illuminatus! Trilogy Unnamed President (Secret Service codename "Traveler") in: In the Line of Fire Unnamed President in: Love Actually Unnamed President in: Pandora's Clock - During administration, Quantum Airlines flight 66 carrying 247 passengers and one man infected with a doomsday virus from Frankfurt, Germany to New York, New York. The plane is unable to land and the government plans to shoot the it down.
- Played by: Edward Herrmann
Unnamed President in: The Pelican Brief Unnamed President in: Superman II Unnamed "American President" in The Tomorrow People - Uses nuclear weapons to get involved in an intergalactic battle, distrusts the super-powered children and their secretive alien connections
- Played by: John F. Parker
Unnamed President in Transmetropolitan - Notes: Nicknamed "The Beast", loses election to Gary Callahan
Unnamed President in: Wag the Dog (1997) - Starts a fake war with Albania as a campaign distraction from a sex scandal before election time.
- Played by: Michael Belson
Notes 1President Bartlet's comments are meant to make him sound erudite, but frequently misfire – in the example cited, for instance, there has never been a king of Liechtenstein (it is a principality, ruled by a prince); the Prince in 1871 was Johannes II, who was unmarried, and had no daughter; and the United States has no ambassador to Liechtenstein (the Ambassador to Switzerland serves Liechtenstein's needs). It is unclear if this is an "intentional" error (intended to show that Bartlet is sometimes mistaken) or an unintentional error on the part of the writers of The West Wing. These "goofs" could be a deliberate policy on the part of the writers, however, to subtly reinforce that the action is not taking place in the "real" U.S., but in a parallel version of it. Real people Occasionally real people are listed as president even though they'd never held office. This is used most often for dramatic effect or humor. President Chastity Bono was mentioned in The Simpsons episode Bart to the Future and was president sometime before Lisa Simpson. President Hillary Clinton is shown as current president in an episode of Sliders President Al Franken was president in Why Not Me?, a satirical novel. Franken was elected in 2000 on eliminating ATM fees. He was the first Jewish President and won in a landslide. Franken's running mate was Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, making the Franken-Lieberman ticket the first all-Jewish ticket since Reconstruction. As president, Franken suffered from severe depression and mood swings; he attacked Nelson Mandela and appointed Sandy Koufax as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. President Franken resigned after 144 days in office on June 10, 2001. In his resignation speech, he said: "It is my fondest wish that, in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster." President Al Gore is shown as the current president in an alternate reality in The One (2001) as well as in the comic book Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special 1. President Ted Kennedy was also mentioned in The Simpsons episode Bart to the Future and was president sometime before Lisa Simpson. A list of US Presidents since the 1950s in Robert Heinlein's book concludes with "Eisenhower, Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy", presumably referring to both Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. President Charles Lindbergh appeared in The Plot Against America, an alternative history novel by Philip Roth. In the novel, the aviation hero wins the presidency against Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940. He serves until 1942 where Vice President Burton K. Wheeler succeeds him. President Arnold Schwarzenegger is mentioned as a prior commander in chief in Demolition Man with his own presidential library in San Angeles, California. President Bruce Springsteen appears in Jim Mortimore's novel: "Doctor Who: The New Adventures: Eternity Weeps" President Springsteen defeated President Tom Dering in the 2000 presidential election after retiring from the music business. President Springsteen ordered a nuclear attack on Turkey and the Moon in an attempt to stop the spread of an alien terraforming virus known as "Agent Yellow". President Howard Stern is shown as current president in Sliders episode 21, The Young and the Relentless. President Donald Trump was mentioned as being president before Lisa Simpson in the year 2030. Trump was a very bad president and bankrupted the American economy, causing a crisis for Lisa when she took over. He was mentioned in Bart to the Future. President Jesse Ventura is shown fighting for re-election against Henry Kissinger in Killroy and Tina See also External links U.S. Presidents
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