Guest Stars Jayme Lawson as Young Michelle Michael Potts as Fraser Robinson Ellen Burstyn as Sara Delano Roosevelt Jackie Earle Haley as Louis McHenry Howe Kristine Frøseth as Young Betty Kate Mulgrew as Susan Sher Eliza Scanlen as Young Eleanor Co Starring Judy Gold as Elizabeth Read Bernadette Quigley as Esther Lape Elizabeth Cappuccino as Meg Maria Dizzia as Lucy Mercer Patrice Johnson as Clara Powell Gwendolyn Ellis as Martha Gellhorn Tory Trowbridge as Trudie Thomas E. Sullivan as Bill Warren Charlie Plummer as Young Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bernard Bell as Dance Partner Raphael Luce as Young James Roosevelt Tom Galantich as Michael Riordan Leslie Kritzer as Martha Graham Wyatt Hunt as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Tristan Borders as John Roosevelt Erin Davie as Joyce Rumsfeld Olivia Cannon as Young Anna Roosevelt Max Ragone as Elliot Roosevelt Jr. Nikki Landry as Roosevelt Nanny Lauren Revard as Progressive Woman Trudie Petersen as Willa Cather Arlo Mertz as Young Susan Ford Dani Liggens as Nurse Judith Erica Frene as Luncheon Guest 4 George Bryant as Ailing Man Kristen Keenan Smith as Luncheon Guest 5 Bree Rosen as Nurse at Desk James Knight as Dr. Byrne Paul Holcomb as Young Steven Ford Jack Schmeichel as Young Jack Ford Jillian Batherson as Luncheon Guest 1 Ray Bengston as Dr. McCartan Gavin White as Young Michael Ford Cynthia Evans as Luncheon Guest 3 Brittany Wilkerson as Luncheon Guest 7 Kelly Tippens as Luncheon Guest 6 Tenaya Cleveland as Luncheon Guest 2