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Film: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
President: Widmark
Played by: Ronald Lacey
Sex/race: White, male
Political Career: Bedridden president who declares war on the Soviet Union instead of just waiting for it to collapse.

Film: The Fifth Element (1997)
President: Lindberg
Played by: Tom Lister Jr
Sex/race: Male, black
Political Career: Actually president of the United Federated Territories, but it’s near enough.

Film: Mars Attacks! (1996)
President: James Dale
Played by: Jack Nicholson
Sex/race: Male, White
Political Career: President during First Contact. Disintegrated by Martians.

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Film: Escape From New York (1981)
President: White
Played by: Donald Pleasence
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Has to be rescued from the prison that New York has turned into after he plane crash lands there.

Film: Escape From LA (1996)
President: Jack Cahill
Played by: Cliff Robertson
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Radical Christian President who bans smoking, alcoholic beverages, red meat, owning firearms, profanity, non-Christian religions (including atheism), and non-marital sex. Fun, fun, fun.

Film: Independence Day (1996)
President: Thomas J Whitmore
Played by: Bill Pullman
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: A former fighter pilot, he flew his troops into battle against aliens. Could give a rousing speech.

Film: Doctor Strangelove (1964)
President: Merkin Muffley
Played by: Peter Sellers
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Indecisive president whose prevarication lead to nuclear war. Had a really impressive war room, though.

Film: X2: X-Men United (2003)
President: McKenna
Played by: Cotter Smith
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: Survives an assassination attempt by a blue-skinned mutant known as Nightcrawler.

Film: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
President: Unnamed
Played by: Josef Sommer
Sex/race: Male, white
Political Career: In power amidst to avert a human/mutant war.

TV Show: Stargate SG-1 "2010" (2001)
President: Robert Kinsey
Played by: Ronny Cox
Sex/race: White, male
Political Career: Vice President under Kinsey, he became president in an alternate timeline.

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