''White House Madness'' is a 1975 film directed by

Mark L. Lester Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and Film producer, producer. He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical ''Roller Boogie'' (1979), the vigilante thriller fil ...

and starring Steve Friedman. The film is a satire of the

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's contin ...

. White House Madness enjoyed a relative upswing in public awareness in 1995 when it was revealed that Phil Gramm, a Republican senator from Texas at that time planning a presidential run, had invested money in the film.

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*Steve Friedman ... Richard M. Nixon *

Dennis Fimple Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor. Biography Fimple was born in Ventura, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple. He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958 and received a teaching c ...

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Bob Haldeman Harry Robbins Haldeman (October 27, 1926 – November 12, 1993) was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and his consequent involvement in the Watergate s ...

* Perry Cook ... John Mitchell *Rusty Blitz ...

John Ehrlichman John Daniel Ehrlichman (; March 20, 1925 – February 14, 1999) was an American political aide who served as the White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important i ...

* Lesley Woods ...

Pat Nixon Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (''née'' Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 wh ...

*Merrie Lynn Ross ... Julie Nixon *Margaret Wheeler ...

Mamie Eisenhower Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (; November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the first lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Born in Boone, Iowa, she was raised in a wealthy household i ...

*Kathy Bellinger ...

Tricia Nixon Patricia Nixon Cox ( Nixon; born February 21, 1946) is the elder daughter of the 37th United States president Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and sister to Julie Nixon Eisenhower. She is married to Edward F. Cox and is the mother of Chri ...

*Oaky Miller ...

Ronald Ziegler Ronald Louis Ziegler (May 12, 1939 – February 10, 2003) was the 13th White House Press Secretary and Assistant to the President, serving during United States President Richard Nixon's administration. Early life Ziegler was born to Louis Daniel ...

*Patti Jerome ... Martha Mitchell * Peggy Stewart ... Rosemary Woods * Al Lewis ... Judge Cirrhosis (cf. Judge Sirica) *Del Hinkley ...

Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...

*William Tregoe ... General Haig *George Skaff ... King Feisal

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* 1975 films Films directed by Mark L. Lester 1975 comedy films American political comedy films American satirical films Films about Richard Nixon 1970s political comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub

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