List of fictional United States presidencies of historical figures (P–R)

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Lists of fictional presidents of the United States
A–B C–D E–F
G–H I–J K–M
N–R S–T U–Z
Fictional presidencies of
historical figures
A–B C–D E–G
H–J K–L M–O
P–R S–U V–Z

The following is a list of real or historical people who have been portrayed as President of the United States in fiction, although they did not hold the office in real life. This is done either as an alternate history scenario, or occasionally for humorous purposes. Also included are actual US presidents with a fictional presidency at a different time and/or under different circumstances than the one in actual history.

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Nancy Pelosi

Mike Pence

Frederic Courtland Penfield

In The Land Leviathan by Michael Moorcock [1] Frederic Courtland Penfield becomes a nominal 'president' over a de facto, skeletal 'United States', in Washington, D.C. – in an alternate history world devastated by titanic wars and with the US having turned to violent racism an re-introduced Black Slavery. Penfield's capital has been surprisingly immune from bombing and missile attack, as the government had fled into subterranean shelters at the beginning of the Great War. Penfield's rule is challenged by rebellious Black slaves led by Paul Robeson.

Frances Perkins

In Amerika Strikes Back! by Paul Lally, on December 8, 1941, Nazi Germany reveals its possession of secretly developed nuclear weapons, destroying Washington D.C. and Manhattan in a sudden devastating attack. President Roosevelt and most of his cabinet perish, along with Congress and the Supreme Court. With the federal government effectively decapitated, the US is thrown into chaos, each state acting on its own. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, sole survivor of the Executive Branch, is sworn as the first female President – an honor which she would have greatly liked to avoid. Germany threatens further attacks which would destroy Chicago, Miami, Pittsburgh and other major American cities. President Perkins has no choice but to give in and sign a Pact of Neutrality, the US obliging itself to stand aside as the Nazis take over the rest of the world. However, with President Perkins' tacit support General George Patton puts together an underground group called the "Sons of Liberty" and formulates a daring and desperate plot which may yet save something from the jaws of this colossal defeat.

Ross Perot

George S. Patton

William Dudley Pelley

Colin Powell

Elvis Presley

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Dan Quayle

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Ayn Rand

Nancy Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Robert Redford

Thomas Brackett Reed

Keanu Reeves

Condoleezza Rice

Nelson Rockefeller

Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Russell, Jr.

References

  1. Land Leviathan on Fantastic Fiction
  2. Dan Quayle: President Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "'Watchmen' Trailer: HBO's Damon Lindelof Drama Stands Revealed" by Josh Wigler, Hollywood Reporter, July 20, 2019
  4. "Damon Lindelof explains why Watchmen isn't just another dark superhero deconstruction" by Matthew Jackson, SyFy Wire, September 18, 2019
  5. Watchmen (TV series) episode "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship"
  6. "Every last Watchmen Easter egg and comic reference in episode 3 of the HBO show" by James Grebey, SyFy Wire, November 3, 2019
  7. "C.S.A. The Movie Website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-26.
  8. "Black Chamber (Tales from the Black Chamber #1)".
  9. "Uchronia: Compadres".