▁with ▁Nell , ▁his ▁First ▁Lady , ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁" good - will ▁tour " ▁of ▁Europe , ▁including ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Hend erson ▁gets ▁in ▁trouble ▁for ▁j ok ingly ▁comparing ▁the ▁Soviet ▁leader ▁to ▁a ▁" w ild ▁cat ". ▁But ▁the ▁President ▁lands ▁in ▁Moscow ▁any how ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁conc ili atory ▁and ▁human izing ▁speech , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁his ▁Russian - spe aking ▁son ▁Larry , ▁that ▁ear ns ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁Nevertheless , ▁back ▁at ▁home , ▁the ▁g aff e ▁pl agues ▁him ▁and ▁hur ts ▁his ▁party ' s ▁popular ity . ▁Larry ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁hot - head ▁and ▁p unch es ▁the ▁party ▁chairman ▁on ▁TV ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁father . ▁The ▁president ial ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁ends , ▁and ▁the ▁Hend ers ons ▁leave ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁ ▁In ▁Act ▁II , ▁Hend erson ▁finds ▁his ▁post - polit ics ▁life ▁in ▁Ohio ▁m und ane . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁and ▁there ▁Les lie ▁finds ▁that ▁Y ous sein ▁is ▁now ▁interested ▁in ▁Betty ▁Ch and ler , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁President , ▁and ▁so ▁they ▁break ▁up . ▁Les lie ▁leaves ▁the ▁party ▁with ▁Pat . ▁Meanwhile , ▁one ▁of ▁Ohio ' s ▁sen ators ▁dies , ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁asks ▁Hend erson ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁term ▁of ▁office . ▁Hend erson ▁year ns ▁to