Guest Stars Clea DuVall as Malvina "Tommy" Thompson Jayme Lawson as Young Michelle Michael Potts as Fraser Robinson Jackie Earle Haley as Louis McHenry Howe Kristine Frøseth as Young Betty Kate Mulgrew as Susan Sher Judy Greer as Nancy Howe Gloria Reuben as Valerie Jarrett Michael Aronov as Rahm Emanuel Co Starring Evan Parke as Secret Service Agent Allen Taylor Donna Lynne Champlin as Mel Winter Cayden Boyd as Michael Ford Ben Cook as Steven Ford Eryn Rea as Gayle Ford Marc Hills as Jack Ford Judy Gold as Elizabeth Read John Connor as Radio Operator Darius Ledbetter as Craig Robinson Bernadette Quigley as Esther Lape Elizabeth Cappuccino as Meg Lancer Dean Shull as Steve Early Tory Trowbridge as Trudie Gwendolyn Ellis as Martha Gellhorn Aya Cash as Shirley Liebowitz Jake Picking as Young Gerald Ford Karen Beyer as Law Office Receptionist Lauren Revard as Progressive Woman Trudie Petersen as Willa Cather Ed Amatrudo as Dr. Goldberg Jason Davis as Dr. Lushkin Bria Brimmer as President Obama's Aide Jesse Gavin as Hospital Reporter 1 Michael Scialabba as Dr. Fouty Nilah Blasingame as Sylvie Jeff Campanella as FBI Agent Daniel Annone as FBI Agent 1 Hannah Christen Robertson as Student Chloe Turnbull-Smith as Nurse James Boinest as White House Decorator John Mark Bowman as Hospital Reporter 3 Skylar Denney as President Ford's Aide Tony Wade as Sam Kass Brandon Lee Browning as Reporter Savannah Rose Scaffe as Hospital Reporter 2