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 Cayden Boyd as Michael Ford Ben Cook as Steven Ford Donna Lynne Champlin as Mel Winter Marc Hills as Jack Ford Eryn Rea as Gayle Ford Judy Gold as Elizabeth Read Bernadette Quigley as Esther Lape John Connor as Radio Operator Darius Ledbetter as Craig Robinson 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 Trudie Petersen as Willa Cather Lauren Revard as Progressive Woman Jason Davis as Dr. Lushkin Bria Brimmer as President Obama's Aide Jesse Gavin as Hospital Reporter 1 Ed Amatrudo as Dr. Goldberg Jeff Campanella as FBI Agent Brandon Lee Browning as Reporter Savannah Rose Scaffe as Hospital Reporter 2 Skylar Denney as President Ford's Aide Tony Wade as Sam Kass John Mark Bowman as Hospital Reporter 3 Hannah Christen Robertson as Student Chloe Turnbull-Smith as Nurse James Boinest as White House Decorator Nilah Blasingame as Sylvie Daniel Annone as FBI Agent 1 Michael Scialabba as Dr. Fouty