The President
Background
John is the President of the United States of America in Washington, D.C. His daughter is President's Daughter and his deceased wife is President's Wife.
During the events of Dreamscape (1984) played by Eddie Albert
The President wakes up from a nightmare where he sees the President's Wife engulfed by nuclear fire as she calls out his name. Fred Schoenstein checks on him and asks if he needs his doctor. The President has another nightmare about nuclear apocalypse and the President's Daughter runs and comforts him. Bob Blair is brought to the White House and The President tells Bob about his dreams and Bob offers to help him. The President then tells Bob that he plans on trying to make a disarmament deal with the Soviets. The President arrives at Thornhill College and Alex Gardner goes into The President's dream and finds The President riding a trolley through a destroyed Washington, D.C. Tommy Ray Glatman appears in the dream and Trolley Conductor walks up and asks what is going on. Tommy grows metal fingernails and rips out the Trolley Conductor's heart. Alex and Tommy fight and during the fight, Tommy turns into The Snakeman. As Tommy has them trapped, Alex changes his appearance to look like Tommy Ray's Father, distracting him, and The President stabs a pipe through him, killing Tommy. The President accuses Bob of trying to kill him and Bob tells him that there is nothing he can do to stop him. Jane and Alex Gardner run out of the building and The President thanks Alex and offers to give Alex protection. Alex then tells him that he will deal with Bob his own way.