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[Mac] Previously on
Commander In Chief:

You expect me to go to the Senate

and vote against my commander in chief?

If you recall, we made a deal.

Ma'am, my wife has been ill.

I respectively request that you accept
my immediate resignation.

You will be a tremendous loss
to this administration.

From now on, we don't stop.

Attack, attack, attack, attack.

Care to comment
on this morning's USA TODAY poll?

New numbers show you and the speaker
now tied among likely voters.

Mr. Speaker, you running for something?

[Kate] Mackenzie.

[knocking on door]

Are you awake in there?

Yeah. Come on in.

[door opens]

Rod said you were
sleeping in this morning,

which you haven't done
since you were a teenager.

Which can only mean
you're either sick, tired or blue.

You are clammy.

I'm fine.

Is it because of that Keaton fella?

Warren, and, yeah, I'm...

[groans] ...I'm a little, uh,
depressed about him, but...

...then again, I'm sleep deprived.

You should be, working 20 hours a day.

Have you given any thought to
who's gonna be your next VP?

I was one for a year and a half.

Trust me, there's no rush.

Mm. [groans]

- Mac, are you all right?
- [door slams]

Uh... You... You aren't...

- You aren't by any chance...
- [door opens]

- [toilet flushes]
- Mom, it's just a bug.

Maybe you should stay home
and just take it easy today.

I'm convening the WTO In Seattle

in five hours.

I'm meeting with
the Conference of Mayors

in San Francisco in ten.

I'm meeting with the union reps
for the airlines in 12

in Los Angeles.

Oh, and the twins are touring USC.

[Kate] Oh.

Is that all?

The White House
continues to be besieged

with questions regarding the resignation

of Vice President Warren Keaton.

Circumstances surrounding
the general's stepping down...

[mutes TV]

The greatest kindness
will not bind the ungrateful

I love the sound
of Aesop's Fables in the morning.

[both laugh]

It's apt that, the farmer and the snake.

I have a pretty good idea
who the snake is.

The farmer revived the snake...

By giving him a national stage
for the past year.

Somebody said his wife was ill.

Promise me that when
you pick your running mate...

We mustn't get ahead
of ourselves, darling.

...ah, that he or she will be loyal.

Hang on a second.

[man on TV]
Negotiations once again collapsed

in the now week-long
airline pilots' strike,

which threatens to cripple the industry
should sister unions take part.

Representatives of the mechanics
and food service unions

are reportedly sympathetic
to the demands of the pilots...

She should intervene in this.

Get a mandatory arbitration order,

then work out a deal
with the airlines and the unions.

This is just too much
punishment for the nation.

When are you declaring, anyway?
I mean, Iowa's not that far off.

A decline in ticket sales...

Oh, it's early days yet.

[Jim] Where are we in terms
of replacing Warren Keaton?

The question is, if a vice president
falls over in the forest,

- does he make a noise?
- With 55 electoral votes, he could.

The governor of California
isn't interested in the position.

Florida's out. Still bad blood
there from the oil spill.

- Arizona?
- Not in this lifetime.

Governor of New York...
centrist Republican, pro-choice, tall.

A week from being indicted
on corruption charges.

What about another Independent?

A deafening silence falls over the room.

- Anyone else feel like this is déjà vu?
- The least important job in Washington.

Which is a heartbeat away from
the presidency, as recent history shows.

[Vince] Your mom's office
and cabin are to the left.

- The conference room is on the right.
- What's down here?

- Uh, the galley and so forth.
- Snack bar?

Kind of, but you might want to stay...

- Check it out. Plasma TV.
- Nice.

- And here's the galley.
- And this? What's this?

Uh, the press room. You don't really
need... Please, this way, OK?

- Oh, hey! Hey, Horace.
- Hi, guys.

Hey. So, are you dating anyone?

- Uh, no, not really.
- We don't bite.

Rebecca, do you have a message
for the children of the country?

Um, no, but...

Please back off. They're kids, OK?
Thank you. Come on.

- [all shouting at once]
- Vince!

Come on.

After meeting with the director,

let's squeeze in ten minutes
with the Japanese rep

regarding the ministerial conference.

I'll see if I can arrange it.

How about you just arrange it?

[Jim] Go easy on him, ma'am. It's
the deputy's first Air Force One trip.

Uh, where are we
with the airline strike?

Mechanics union
could join the picket line.

All but shutting down the majors.

Could somebody please put up the air?

That's the second time I've asked.

The travel industry's close
to a standstill

with the holiday weekend coming up.

You could force the unions
back to work for 60 days.

No, no. To have the government force
the issue now would derail everything

that the, uh, mediation team
has been working for for six months.

Guys, we are close.

Mm.

Ma'am, are you all right?

Did I miss something?

Look, I know that this has been
difficult for everyone involved,

for the unions, for management,
for the American people,

but if we could get through this,

the industry will be
strike-free for five years.

Yes, but that deal's gonna require
tremendous compromise from all sides.

Uh, ma'am?

- Uh, ma'am?
- Hmm?

- Maybe you should lie down?
- I'm OK. I'm feeling better.

Jim, where was I?

Jim, uh, Jim...

I wanna meet with...
with the union reps in person.

[groans]

Um, get the doctor in here.

And call Mr. Calloway.

- What's going on?
- [Kelly] The president's sick. Ma'am?

- [groaning]
- Ma'am?

The White House doc's looking at her.

I need a list of secure hospitals
in the event we have to land.

Just push the meetings.

I don't know. She looks pretty pale.

- I don't understand. What happened?
- We're not sure yet.

She's gonna be OK, right?

- [groans]
- Mom?

- What's goin' on?
- Acute appendicitis. Possible rupture.

Are you sure?

She has all the symptoms and signs.

How long are we talking about
being out of commission?

Depends on what we find. Anywhere
from one to four hours, plus recovery.

- I'm gonna tell the pilot to turn back.
- To DC?

No, we need to get her
to a hospital right now.

Wait, I have to talk to Jim.

Hold on. Wait...

No. We'll invoke the 25th Amendment.

- Vince, get him back on the phone.
- Yes, ma'am. Guys.

I need to be functional for as long
as possible. What can you give me?

Let's get you on antibiotics,
Then we'll worry about pain relief.

I've postponed Seattle,
San Francisco and LA. Where are we?

- Landing soon, hopefully.
- Ma'am, Mr. Gardner's on line one.

Mr. Gardner, you're on speaker.

Ma'am, are you all right?

Uh, uh, not exactly.

[groans] It looks like
I need surgery on my appendix.

Where are you having this done?

We're looking into Tinker AFB.

That's Oklahoma.
I thought we were over Nebraska.

We are, but a military hospital
provides more security.

I need her in a hospital now.

[Dickie] We have to keep
the press out of this.

[man] We're doing everything
we can to secure a location.

There's McConnell Air Force Base
in Kansas, Whiteman in Missouri.

Find the closest secure hospital,
and land this plane now.

[Dickie] She cannot
be seen on a gurney.

She is a woman.
People think she has less stamina.

- Jeez.
- [Mac] No, no, he's right.

At least as far as panicking
the public is concerned.

Less than a year ago,
a sitting president died.

We have to make sure the press
keeps this in perspective.

J... Jim, can you speak to
the Senate pro tem about, uh,

- taking over?
- Of course.

Constitutionally,
isn't Templeton next in line?

He'd have to resign his seat
in Congress to accept.

I'll notify him just as a formality.

Do that.

The question is,
can he keep it in perspective?

Well, the only plane
that is flying these days

is Air Force One.

Mr. Speaker, what impact do you see
this having on the economy?

Crippling, all across the board.

Look at Wall Street,
look at the American people.

They're facing a disastrous
Memorial Day weekend

because this president
is more interested

in addressing the demands of the unions
than the needs of the people.

Can you speak to rumors
that you intend to make a run

for the White House?

My aspiration, my only aspiration,

is that this country have
what's best for this country.

That said, if this
downward spiral continues,

somebody's gonna have to step up.

So you are considering a bid?

Sorry, that was the last question.

- The speaker has an engagement.
- Sorry, guys.

She's the boss. Thank you.

I hope "engagement" is a euphemism
for lunch 'cause I'm starving.

That was Jim Gardner.
The president's appendix burst.

Good God, burst? Is she OK?

She needs surgery.

They need you to sign a waiver
to swear in the Senate pro temps.

When should I tell him we'll be there?

Just give me a second, OK?

I... I need to speak to Gavin Kester.

Is it me, or are we descending?

What the hell?

- Kelly, what's going on?
- We just need to make a quick stop.

- Is something wrong with the plane?
- Details to follow.

- Can you tell us where we're landing?
- Not yet.

[telephone ringing]

Oh! Oh, you terrible person, you.

I got your queen.

I know. Hello.

- Uh, Kate, it's me.
- Rod?

Yeah, don't be concerned,
but Mac needs surgery.

It's her appendix.

We'll get on a plane right away.
Where should we go?

Go where?

No, no, don't... don't do that.

Just stay there and take care of Amy.

With any luck, we'll be back
the same day we were scheduled to be.

- Are you sure? Because if not...
- No, I'm sure. I'm sure.

And tell Amy that everything's
gonna be just fine, OK?

You'll call as soon
as you hear anything?

- Can I talk to Daddy?
- Yeah, yeah.

- Not right now, dear.
- I gotta go.

Listen, send her our love, will you?

Oh, of course.

She's invoking the 25th Amendment

as well as the Presidential
Succession Act of 1947.

That means I'd have to
resign my seat in the House.

[Gavin] That's correct.

That means
I give up voting privileges.

You'll still be Speaker of the House.

- He maintains authority over Congress?
- Yes, he presides over joint sessions,

determine committee appointments,
all wield significant influence.

The governor of Florida would
have to hold a special election

to fill my voting seat, right?

The party carries the district.

We'll still control that vote.

[Gavin] You'd likely need
to resign to campaign full-time.

Guys, I've been a voting member
of Congress for over 40 years.

I voted...

I voted against segregation
with the Civil Rights Act,

voted for every tax cut, welfare reform,

war... I've voted for three wars.

But I would be president.

For a day, but...

...I would be president.

[sirens wailing]

I thought no one
was supposed to know yet.

They weren't.

Apparently word's out. We're keeping
them as far back as we can.

- Kelly.
- I'm on it.

[reporters shouting indistinctly]

Kelly!

Kelly, what's wrong
with the president?

President Allen is suffering
from appendicitis,

which involves a relatively minor
surgical procedure

followed by a short recovery.

The president is otherwise
in excellent health.

A full, immediate recovery is expected.

Will local doctors be used, or will
specialists be flown in from DC?

I don't have that information.

With no vice president in place,
who's in charge?

The Constitution dictates
a line of succession

but at this point,
it's simply ceremonial.

How long, exactly,
is the recovery time?

We're talking about
a common surgical procedure.

The president isn't worried,
The country shouldn't be either.

- How's she doing?
- The president will be fine.

Lousy timing on Keaton's. Probably
hasn't had a thing to do in months.

When she does need him, he's history.
Anyway, what do I sign?

We're waiting
to hear back from the speaker.

It's a formality,
but one that has to be observed.

Should be any minute.

We'll need to get you sworn in,
get you the nuclear football.

Limo with Secret Service detail?

Maybe even a free lunch.

All this fuss over appendicitis.
I had mine yanked years ago.

I was back on
the tennis court in a week.

- Hi.
- Senator.

Good to see you.

- I'll be right in.
- Yeah.

What's this all about?

A letter from the speaker accepting
the position of acting president.

What?

Don't shoot the messenger.

Why is he doing this?

Because he can.

Put up 3.375 grams of Zosyn.

How are you guys doing?

You're asking us?

Rod, you talked to Amy?

No, no, I talked to Kate.

And how's the country?

Stop worrying. It's fine.

I'll scrub in, but Dr. Wade Rucker
will be performing the surgery.

Not you?

I'm an internist.
Rucker's been vetted by the service.

He's the best general surgeon
here in Omaha.

OK.

Excuse me, ma'am.
I just spoke to Jim, and...

...Templeton's accepted
the position of acting president.

President's on line one,
and they're here.

Keep them in there.

Madam President.

I'm not sure why you're
doing this, Nathan, but...

Who do you want minding the store,

me or the Senate pro temps?

I mean, he's an idiot.
We both know that.

Well... just remember,

anything you do could be easily undone

when I resume office.

[groans]

Don't you trouble your head about this.

You concentrate on getting
yourself better, OK?

[groans]

Just watch yourself, Mr. Speaker.

It's always nice talkin' to you, Rod.

You take care of her, all right?

See you soon.

- [Jim] Nathan.
- Hi, Jim.

Justice Talbot.

Mr. Speaker.

- Shall we do this?
- Uh, give me one second, guys.

Photographers. Hi. Come right on in.

Make sure you get the flag
in the picture, OK?

OK?

Raise your right hand. Repeat after me.

I, Nathan Everett Templeton,
do solemnly swear...

I,

Nathan Everett Templeton,
do solemnly swear...

...that I will faithfully
execute the Office

of President of the United States...

...that I will faithfully
execute the Office

of President of the United States...

...and will,
to the best of my ability...

...and will,
to the best of my ability...

...preserve, protect and defend

the Constitution of the United States.

...preserve, protect and defend

the Constitution of the United States,

so help me God.

This is your Secret Service detail.

The colonel will familiarize you
with the nuclear football.

I will be in the West Wing
should you need me.

Thank you, Jim. Thank you, Justice.

Hello, Mr. President.

Come, colonel. Sit down over here.
Sit right down there.

I feel so hazy.

We gave you a mild pre-op sedative.

We have... we have to...

Listen, you just try to relax.

Stop worrying. It'll be fine.

Oh.

- Hey.
- Hmm?

See you in a few hours.

[woman] While there is concern
that President Allen

will be out of commission
for a number of hours,

White House officials
have issued a statement

assuring the country that the surgery
the president is expected to undergo

is quite commonplace.

We're being told that
acting president Nathan Templeton

has arrived at the White House,
where we'll now go live.

- [reporters all shouting at once]
- I have to make this quick, guys.

Look who's in the henhouse.

- Are you working out of the Oval?
- Oh, let me be clear.

Uh, I'm here on the president's behalf

to fulfill the obligations
of some long-scheduled appointments.

[man] Mr. President.

- Bobby.
- Mr. President,

what's the first thing you plan
on doing in the Oval?

Me?

I'm gonna sit down.

[laughter]

You know, the truth be told,

every second of every day,

there's work to be done in there,

and I intend to do it.

Thank you. Thank you.

[reporters shouting]

Ordinarily, I wouldn't be
interested in your tactics.

But?

Keep the press off him.

[man] OK, the abdomen's insufflated.

I'm gonna put the scope in.
Let's see what we're facing.

Blood pressure's fine. She's set at 98%.

Let me have a 15 blade
and have the 10-millimeter trocar ready.

15.

Doctor?

Everything OK, Dr. Rucker?

Yeah, sorry.

I just, uh, never thought at breakfast
I'd be doing this today, you know?

Everyone, right now, she's just
a nice lady with a sick appendix.

Yeah.

OK, here we go.

Was this really necessary?

For Sgt. Michael Denton, it was.

Bronze Star designee.

Pulled four soldiers from
the wreckage of a Black Hawk

before losing his leg
to a fuel tank explosion.

It was on the books
for the vice president.

Nobody notified Denton. He flew
himself out here for the ceremony.

This couldn't have
happened on the Hill?

A hero deserves better than postponement
or a trip to the speaker's office.

He deserved
White House treatment, Jim...

...Oval Office treatment
for what he's done.

That, and the speaker thought
it'd be best to be briefed in person.

I'll gather senior staff,
but so you know,

we don't anticipate any problems.

It is, after all,
only a matter of hours.

Relax, Jim.

Calm down.

Barring the unforeseen,

my stay here will be
completely uneventful.

OK?

Thank you.

You cannot imagine

what it is like to be president.

It has to actually happen to you.

It's unbelievable.

He's speaking to the press?

Yep. Making a meal
out of an hors d'oeuvre.

Gotta put a lock on the fridge.

All right, who's on our team?

From the press corps?

Uh, Liz at the Examiner,

Orlando at the Times, everyone at AP.

E-mail me the list,
divide and conquer.

You take "A" through "M",
I'll take "N" through "Z".

Fine.

Shouldn't they be done by now?

Yeah, they said it was gonna be
between, uh, three and four hours and...

...we're just at three right now.

Pistons lead by seven.

[woman] ...for the second time,
the White House faces a health scare.

Is there a curse on the presidency?

And the airline strike...

Why would they say that?

'Cause they're stupid.
Where's the remote?

...your thoughts
on the impending lockout.

[woman] You know, it's crazy.
They just keep canceling the flights.

Now, I know the president's sick,

but what was she doing before this?

[man] It's killing the economy.

[woman 2] Don't blame me.
I didn't vote for her.

On behalf of a grateful nation,

I present this Bronze Star
to you, Sgt. Michael Denton,

for your bravery and your sacrifice

and for the inspiration
your heroic actions

have given to us, the people.

Congratulations.

Thank you.
It's an honor and a privilege.

Oh, for me, too, sergeant.

I want to tell you, Mrs. Denton,

that your husband makes me proud
to be an American.

Thank you, guys.

I thought we put a lid on
the photo-ops with the press.

We did. He brought in his own people.

Thank you. Congratulations.

I hope you enjoy
the rest of your time in Washington.

You kiddin'? It's all gravy from here.
You said The Capital Grille?

You just tell 'em I sent you.
They'll take good care of you.

- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

The staff's assembled
in the Cabinet Room as you requested.

Good. I'm on my way.

How's Mackenzie? Any word.

Surgery's just taking longer
than originally thought.

But she's OK, yeah?

Good.

I'm going to have to do
a bit of multitasking, Jim.

I'm bringing over the House leadership.

You get together with Jayne.
She has all the particulars, OK?

Thank you.

[woman] BP is labile. Systolic is 92.

[Rucker] Give me
a better view cephalad.

I need to see along the psoas.

Tilt the camera. Suction here.

It's a pretty bad perf.

- [machine beeps]
- She's hypotensive.

I've given her a bolus,
and I'm giving her one of epi.

Damn it.

I need to open. Pull the trocars.

- You're switching to an open technique?
- I don't have a choice.

I need better access. 10 blade.

- [woman] Blood pressure's dropping.
- What's her heart rate?

- 110.
- It's ugly all the way to the pelvis.

I'm giving her another bolus.

I'm struggling here.
Just let me know, OK?

I just need to clean it up.
Clean it all out, you know?

- We should be fine.
- Run of ectopy.

Yankauer. How many beats?

- Three, four...
- Another two liters of NS irrigation.

- The pericolic gutter is contaminated.
- Cardiac irritability!

I know. Lido drip. Two migs per minute.

- Damn it.
- [monitor beeping erratically]

Need a redraft of the president's
Saturday radio address

to account for the new situation.

We put it to bed a week ago.
Are you suggesting that we amend it?

I'm suggesting we need a copy
for our staff to rewrite it...

...in the event that the acting
president needs to deliver it.

Make it happen, OK?

Hey, Jim. Hold up.

- We haven't had a chance to talk.
- It's all happened pretty quickly.

It's pretty amazing, isn't it?

You and me, co-chiefs of staff.

Amazing isn't the word I would use.

This puts you in an awkward position,
but the fact of the matter...

If your boss does anything
that in any way

negatively impacts
the president or the country,

we will hold his feet to the fire.
It'll all be on him.

Understood?

In the early going,
NMB and the ALPA

made modest headway
on pension plans,

but overtime and salary increases
remain problematic.

The country is gridlocked, Jim.

How big a strike fund
do the airlines have?

Enough to last 300 days.

Any talk of mandatory arbitration?

The president prefers to keep
everyone at the table,

hammer out a deal for the long term.

Which, in the short term,
is damaging to the economy.

What else?

Stock market jitters, anxiety
over the president's illness.

Where are we internationally?

Election numbers are in from
Sierra Leone. SLPP held on.

Rioting in Germany, which grew
out of anti-immigration protests.

Mostly contained.
I just spoke with the chancellor.

Did you now?

[woman] President Templeton.
You're needed in the Sit Room.

Thank you. Jayne.

I'll go.

[sighs] OK, then.
Where are we on vitals?

Pressure's great.

She's just on maintenance fluids.

Stump looks good.

Nice hemostasis.
Everything looks clean.

[sighs] That was a bear,
but I think we got away with it.

3.0 of vicryl. Let's get out of Dodge.

- [man] Ten-hut!
- [man] Mr. President.

Sit down, everybody. What's going on?

What's going on?

Shortly after 1700 hours our time,

a suicide bomber detonated himself

at a bus stop 10 miles
outside of Tel Aviv.

Anyone claiming responsibility?

The Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine.

The Israelis
have threatened to retaliate.

That's our understanding, sir.

We should call the prime minister,
urge them to refrain...

We should do nothing of the kind.

Israel has a right to defend itself.

End of story.

That it?

Thank you.

[Kate] "So get on your way."

The end.

When could I talk to Mommy?

I don't know, honey.

Uh, soon, though.

In the morning?

Maybe.

Oh! She's going to be all right.

I promise you.

- [kiss]
- Good night, baby.

Grandma, wait. I need Pony.

I left him in Mommy's office.

Oh, honey.

I have to go outside and all...

I have bad dreams without him.

Please.

Oh.

[groans]

There you are.

Oh, hi, Mrs. Allen. You startled me.

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.

I... I was looking for Pony,
if you must know.

No, I don't need to know.

With me, you are always welcome.

Should you be here?

Yes, ma'am, I should be.

I don't think you should be in here.

Well, I can appreciate that.

But I'm doing work
on your daughter's behalf.

On your best day, you couldn't
replace my daughter.

If you so much as move
a knickknack on this desk, and I'll...

You'll?

I'll call your wife.

[laughs]

Now that's a conversation
I would love to hear.

She should've been out by now.
Is there any word from Jim?

Jim says the speaker's
behaving himself, mostly.

- Sir.
- Oh, thanks, Vince.

Would anyone mind
if I just turn on the...

[woman] While locals are concerned
about her well-being,

there is now some criticism.

Why did it take an illness
to get the president to Omaha?

- Sorry.
- [elevator bell dings]

Rod.

Oh, hey. So how is she?

She's fine. She's fine.

Uh, the damage was more
than expected, but they did a great job.

Expect 100% recovery.

So is she awake?

No. She should sleep most of the night.

Yeah. Um...

So these complications, were they...

It got dicey for a while,

but she's tough.

Yeah.

Guess you don't get to be president
without being made of steel.

Yeah. Thanks. OK.

Three more airlines
have filed for bankruptcy.

Over 20,000 are on the verge
of losing their jobs.

The country's in shambles. You'll
get no arguments from me, but...

Four million Americans are stranded.

Hub economies are in the crapper.

The president's out of surgery.

She's resting comfortably,
but out until morning.

We've got bonus hours.

[Alice] To haul the members
of Congress in on a dime...

You're the most influential
members of the House.

No, that would be your boss.

Something's gotta be done,
and she's not gonna do it.

I'm confident that between the four of
us, if we call an emergency session...

If we submit a mandatory
arbitration resolution,

there is no guarantee
we'll get the necessary votes.

We'll get 'em.

Or that the NMB panel
will vote in favor of management,

and force the unions
to swallow a contract.

It's so obvious
it's the right thing to do.

NMB will see that.

If worst comes to worst,

there isn't a member of that
mediation board I haven't teed off with.

Guys, this one
is for the country. Come on.

It won't stand.

What's going on, Jim?

Where's your party allegiance,
your loyalty to Teddy?

The woman's sprinkled
pixie dust in your eyes? What?

I serve at the pleasure
of the president.

Well, you should make
a little more effort.

I'm not pleased.

- [footsteps]
- It passed, mandatory arbitration.

The National Mediation Board's
signing it now.

Wonderful.

This isn't the end of it, Nate.

Jim appears to be losing it.

You must be exhausted.

Why don't you get some sleep?

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Tell me you're not trying
to influence the press, Mr. McDonald.

I'm just asking you
to keep it in perspective.

What the speaker did was
a temporary fix, a cheap band-aid.

That band-aid means that
I get to visit my sister in Tampa.

It's grandstanding, a commercial
spot in the Super Bowl.

Yeah, and it's the best news
I've had to report in a very long time.

He's got something
Mackenzie Allen doesn't have:

Balls.

[chuckles]

[man] The President
of the United States.

Good morning.

[reporters] Good morning.

Just moments ago,

because of a mandatory
arbitration resolution

passed in the House
with the brave help

of Representatives
Pasternak and Marlow,

the National Mediation Board has ruled

that the latest offer of the airlines

is fair and just,

and they have ordered
ALPA to accept it,

which means that, effective immediately,

the strike that has frozen
the nation's travel industry,

has threatened our economy,

has stood to ruin this holiday weekend

of the American people,

has ended.

Mr. President. Mr. President.

Charlie, yeah.

How long is the agreement
expected to last?

You know, I... I don't think

anybody will be interested in hobbling

the nation's travel anytime again soon.

- [man] Mr. President.
- Roger.

Mr. President, what does your first
presidential victory feel like?

I don't think this is a victory for me.

I think this is a victory

for the American people.

[reporters] Mr. President.

- Back there...
- [woman] President Allen...

- Unbelievable.
- That's scary.

- Dad, can he do that?
- He just did.

Rod. Rod. The, uh, president's awake.

Oh, great.

OK.

[man] ...a victory. You know...

Hey. You had us going for a while there.

This is not the same day, is it?

- Was I out all night?
- Pretty much.

Don't you do that ever again.

Mm.

I don't think I can.

I'm pretty sure I only have
one appendix.

Smartass.

[chuckles]

So...

...anything bad happen?

Union representatives are crying foul
over the forced mediation.

But they plan to take legal action.

Acting president Nathan Templeton

was said to have been "highly im...

[mutes TV]

UK doesn't get him elected.

It's not just international
that sees it that way.

'"The speaker has been more effective
in resolving this thing in 24 hours

than Mackenzie Allen
has been in two weeks.'

This according to Bill Pasternak,
Ohio Congressman."

On every morning news show
he can get himself booked on.

The speaker's made himself a folk hero.

Not a good thing.

Worse. It completely blows.

Mr. Gardner, the president's awake.
They're briefing her now.

The president's resuming office.

She's being briefed as we speak.

Attagirl.

I assume my Secret Service detail
will give us a lift home?

Of course.

You give her my best.

It was nice while it lasted.

Savor the memory.

Oh, you should, too, Jim.

Thank you very much.
You were wonderful.

[man] Thank you, sir.

Bed rest, plain and simple.

Try telling her that.

These workers will almost certainly
strike at the end of this 60-day period.

And guess what.
It's their right to do so.

Not separately, together. In person, in
the Roosevelt Room, first thing Monday.

I don't care that it's a holiday.

Thanks, Jim.

When's the soonest I can leave?

You're starting to sound
like a typical patient.

I'm feeling much better, and I happen
to travel with my own doc 24/7.

Nice try.

Uh, the earliest...

It's not my ideal choice,

but maybe with a health care crew
aboard, first thing in the morning.

Good. The country
needs to know I'm back.

[man] ...the President
of the United States.

Good morning.

[reporters] Good morning, Mr. President.

Effective immediately,
the strike that has

frozen the nation's travel industry,

has threatened our economy,

has stood to ruin
this holiday weekend

of the American people, has ended.

[applause]

- [Charlie] Mr. President.
- Charlie, yeah.

How long is the agreement
expected to last?

The good news is it's over.

The bad news is we just have
to live with the consequences.

[Templeton] Yes, ma'am.

- Sarah?
- [Sarah] Sweetheart.

I was beginning to wonder
if you were ever coming home.

It was a lifetime, Sarah.

A lifetime in 24 hours.

I saw you on television.
In fact, I saw you all over television.

What a national platform.

Well, how was it? As if I didn't know.

You want the unvarnished truth?

Always.

With the singular exception
of our wedding day...

...it was the best day of my life.

Just please tell me
she won't be in a wheelchair.

Doctor's orders.

Doctors don't poll.

[man on TV] ...condition remains
guarded. And here she is.

Or rather,
First Gentleman Rod Calloway.

And, yes, here is the president now,

looking fit, walking comfortably.

No doubt glad to be home
after an arduous few days.

- [exhales]
- How'd she do?

A picture's worth a thousand words.

- Mommy!
- Oh, baby girl.

- Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.
- I missed you.

- I missed you, too.
- This is for you.

[Kate] Hey.
Didn't I say you were clammy?

Oh.

Let's get this one to bed.

I'll rest for a while,

but I want to see Nathan tonight.

Madam President.

Mr. Speaker.

Good of you to come.

[chuckling] You look great.

An appendix, are you sure it's OK
for you to be up and around?

Did you really think you had the right

to come in here
and make policy changes?

Not only the right, but the obligation.

I saw what I thought, what I think,

is the perfect solution
to the desperate problem

that this nation was facing,
and I enacted it.

My mediation team was on the verge

of getting a concession from the workers
that would've resulted in a contract

that both labor and management
could've signed.

That's not going to happen now

because all of the good will

that was cultivated
in getting there is gone.

That's not true.

You know it and I know it.

You were no closer
to an agreement yesterday

than you were a month ago.

This country could not wait any longer.

So I acted on this country's behalf.

You didn't do this for the country.

You didn't do it on anyone's behalf.

You used this office,

you used the American people

for your campaign,

for your cronies,

for your massive ego.

That's nonsense.
What I did I did for this country.

I liberated it. You couldn't make
a decision from this office.

Well, I could and I did.

And if I ever needed another reason...

...to prevent you from holding
this office, I have it now.

And I'm going to do
everything in my power,

and I have the power,

to see that that never happens.

You can't prevent me
from holding this office.

That's for the people to decide.

You have crossed the line with me,

and there is no going back.

Now get the hell out of my office.

Yes, ma'am.