<P> The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin . The film stars Michael Douglas , Annette Bening , Martin Sheen , Michael J. Fox , and Richard Dreyfuss . In the film , President Andrew Shepherd ( Douglas ) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade ( Bening ) -- who has just moved to Washington , D.C. -- while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill . </P>
<P> The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin . The film stars Michael Douglas , Annette Bening , Martin Sheen , Michael J. Fox , and Richard Dreyfuss . In the film , President Andrew Shepherd ( Douglas ) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade ( Bening ) -- who has just moved to Washington , D.C. -- while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill . </P>
who played the u.s. president in the 1995 movie the american president
who played the u.s. president in the 1995 movie the american president
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas