The President's Man is a 2000 American made-for-television action film starring Chuck Norris, Dylan Neal, Ralph Waite and Stuart Whitman in his last role before his death in March 2020. A sequel, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand was made in 2002. It was first shown on CBS on April 2, 2000.
Joshua McCord (Norris) is thinking about retiring from his grueling job as The President's Man, a secret agent not affiliated with any intelligence agency who is assigned to carry out missions by the President of the United States (Waite), and answers to the President alone. Before he can retire, he must save the First Lady (Adams), who has been kidnapped by a mysterious band of terrorists.
While McCord struggles with the end of his career, his daughter/aide (Tung), seeks out candidates to become his replacement. Through her search she finds Deke Slater (Neal) a former Army sergeant with a temper serving a 30 year sentence in federal prison.[1]
The filming of The President's Man took place from the November 30, 1999 to March 21, 2000, entirely in Dallas and Camp Hoblitzelle Midlothian, Texas, and South Padre Island, Texas with a budget of 2,000,000 U.S. dollars.
On April 2, 2000, the television-film had its American premiere on CBS.[2] Months after it was released on DVD in other countries including France, England and Argentina. In Italy it was released in the first TV in 2001.
A sequel titled The President's Man: A Line in the Sand, first aired on CBS in 2002.[3]