Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top.

Nashville interweaves the stories of 24 characters over 5 days during a political rally in the capital of country music.

Two candidates, one a conscience-ridden intellectual (Henry Fonda), the other a ruthless opportunist (Cliff Robertson), are vying for their party's nomination for the presidency of the United States. Finally, it all hinges on who will win the endorsement of the ex-President (Lee Tracy), a snapish, self-styled "political hick" who thrives on infighting and deplores indescision.

Spencer Tracy stars as an idealistic industrialist who runs for the Presidency.

Tom Dobbs makes an offhand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a voting computer glitch and not winning the majority vote leaves...