Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981)
A landmark two-hour television variety special recorded live at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and broadcast on NBC on March 6, 1981, to honor President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan.
Director: Stan Harris
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Gloria Agostini as Self |
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Howard Baker as Self |
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Tony Bennett as Self |
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George Benson as Self |
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George H. W. Bush as Self (as George Bush) |
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June Carter Cash as Self |
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Lynda Carter as Self |
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Johnny Cash as Self |
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David Copperfield as Self |
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Christopher Cross as Self |
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Rodney Dangerfield as Self |
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Dom DeLuise as Self |
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Peter Gennaro as Self |
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Andy Gibb as Self |
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Lena Horne as Self |
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Jack Klugman as Self |
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Patti LuPone as Self |
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Loretta Lynn as Self |
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Natalia Makarova as Self |
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Tip O'Neill as Self (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill) |
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Luciano Pavarotti as Self |
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Itzhak Perlman as Self |
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Victoria Principal as Self |
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Juliet Prowse as Self |
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Nancy Reagan as Self |
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Ronald Reagan as Self |
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Joan Sutherland as Self |
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Twyla Tharp as Self |
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Andy Williams as Self |
| Directing | Stan Harris | Director |
| Writing | Jay Burton | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Slocum | Writer |
| Writing | Harvey Weitzman | Writer |
| Production | Joseph Cates | Producer |
| Production | Kevin S. Bright | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nancy B. Dodds | Associate Producer |
| Art | Peter Dohanos | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Armstrong | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Cortez | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Cranzano | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judi Goodman | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Pinto | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Trent | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Ellen Brown | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Joe Valentino, Jr. | Carpenter |
| Sound | Terry Kulchar | Sound |
| Sound | Robert Liftin | Sound |
| Sound | Mike Shoskes | Sound |
| Camera | Ed Crosby | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pat Gleason | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Charlie Huntley | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Fred McKinnon | Lighting Director |
| Camera | Ron Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chuck Whitfield | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joe Wittkofski | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Thompson | Costume Coordinator |
| Sound | Elliot Lawrence | Music Director |
| Production | Susan Bredhoff | Production Coordinator |
| Production | June Cochran | Production Assistant |
| Production | Karen Ferlito | Production Assistant |
| Production | Robert Goodman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lester Gottlieb | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dan Harris | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Terry Adams | Technical Supervisor |
| Directing | Joe Dicso | Stage Director |
| Directing | Tony Marshall | Stage Director |
| Directing | John Sprague | Stage Director |