Writer:	Rod Lurie
Director:	Rod Lurie
Star:	Ever Carradine (Kelly Ludlow),  Matt Lanter (Horace Calloway),  Jasmine Jessica Anthony (Amy Calloway),  Harry J. Lennix (Jim Gardner),  Donald Sutherland (Nathan Templeton),  Caitlin Wachs (Rebecca Calloway),  Kyle Secor (Rod Calloway),  Geena Davis (Mackenzie Allen)
Recurring Role:	Jenna Gavigan (Jenny),  Matt Barr (Kenny),  Anthony Azizi (Vince Taylor),  Julie Ann Emery (Agent Joan Greer),  Kristen Shaw (Norah Woodruff),  Leslie Hope (Melanie Blackston)
Guest Star:	Stan Kelly (Roman Wolfe),  Dave Bridgewater (Charlie Witherspoon),  Joe Inscoe (Reporter on AF One (Robert)),  Ed Sala (Mr. Libner),  Whit Baldwin (Helicopter Pilot),  Al Brown (I) (General Pollack),  Donald Campen Jr. (Sergeant at Arms),  Hans Josephson (Chief Justice),  Anthony R. Jones (Staffer One),  Ricardo Young (Reporter #4),  Shireen Crutchfield (Staffer Two),  Stephanie Nightlinger (College Girl),  Talia Balsam (Ruth),  Mary Page Keller (Grace Bridges),  Greg Cooper (Mark),  Ted Porter (Limo Agent Elderson),  Juan Conde (Reporter #2),  Sherri McKinney (Reporter #3),  Dean Shelton (Sam Wilkins),  Ato Essandoh (Manute Obama),  Jackie Ling (Reporter #1),  Kevin Peterson (Pilot),  Will Lyman (President Bridges),  Stephen Zaleski (Honor Guard Commander)

Leslie Hope and Julie Ann Emery were both regulars in the short lived series Line of Fire which was created by Commander In Chief creator Rod Lurie.

Kristen Shaw also had a recurring role in Line of Fire.

Ever Carradine guest starred in the Line of Fire episode Best Laid Plans where remarkably her character's name there was also called Kelly.

Anthony Azizi and Will Lyman were regulars in another short-lived series Threat Matrix. (edit) Ratings: This episode debuted to 16.15 million in ratings, making it the number one show of the night. (edit)

General Pollack: Last night on President Allen’s orders, we moved the USS Tarawa. She’s the flagship of the Amphibious Readiness Group. In half an hour, we’ll be able to send an advance team of six Cobras to soften your defenses, which will be followed by a Huey command helicopter. After that, we will send in two CH-46 helicopters with an extraction team. We’ll remove Oria Mehdulla and fly her to free soil. (edit) Mac: (after hearing that the president had a stroke)Ok, Melanie, what happens now? Do I take the oath, or...?
Gardner: We need you to resign Mac. (edit) Mackenzie: And there's that whole once-a-month, 'Will she or won't she push the button' thing,' (edit) Mackenzie: I know I can do this.
Rod: Yes, you can. (edit) Amy: Will they put your face on money?
Mac: You know what? They already have faces on all the money. But maybe if I do a really good job, they'll make, like, a 15 dollar bill just for me. (edit)

Goof: In the credits, the general is credited as General Pollack, but in the scenes, his nameplate reads General Pollak. (edit) Rod Calloway is called "First Lady" while he is given a tour of the White House kitchen. (edit) Trivia: The show states that President Allen is the 1st independent President, but George Washington was also an Independent. However, she was the 1st independent Vice-President. (edit) Goof: The plane used in the pilot for Air Force 2 is a different model between the in flight scene and the scene where they exit the plane. (edit) During President McKenzie’s address to Congress, the scene cuts to images of the extrication of Mehdulla. The ship and aircraft in General Pollack’s description of the extrication mission do not appear in the cut scenes.

Cut Scene 1: The real USS Tarawa is an Amphibious Assault Ship. The ship identified as the USS Tarawa in the cut scene is an aircraft carrier. You can see the canted flight deck and F-18 Hornets on the deck. The aircraft flying in the foreground is an SH-60, an anti-submarine warfare helicopter.

Cut Scene 2: Two UH-1 with rocket pods flying over sand dunes. The official designation for the UH-1 is the “Iroquois” but is more commonly called a “Huey”. These helicopters are in a gunship configuration not the “command helicopter” that General Pollack describes.

Cut Scene 3: The helicopter in the background is a Bell Helicopter Model 407. It is a civilian model not used in U.S. military service. It looks nothing like the CH-46 that is suppose to be used to rescue Mehdulla. Dead giveaway that the aircraft is not a military helicopter; the seats are way too comfortable. (edit)

Hillary Clinton: When Kyle is being introduced to his "first lady" duties, he is often told exactly how Hillary did it. Hillary was the first lady of Bill Clinton. (edit) Dick Cheney: Dick Cheney, the Vice President under George W. Bush is directly referenced. (edit) Theodore Roosevelt: The character of President Teddy Roosevelt Bridges is obviously named after the real life 26th President of the United States, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. (edit)