Virologist Griffin Rhodes, locked in a maximum security prison for alleged terrorist acts, is called upon for help when a terrorist group unleashes a deadly virus in the Capitol Building, forcing the president of the United States, who is also inside the building, to literally quarantine the federal government.

Kincaid is in a meeting with the president in the Oval Office when Washington suddenly explodes into chaos. Facing an imminent threat to the White House, Kincaid is whisked, along with the president and his advisors, to the underground PEOC—Presidential Emergency Operations Center—built to withstand a nuclear blast, but vulnerable to another kind of attack. Inside the bunker, defense specialists realize that a malevolent foreign dictator has...

"Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it. It demonstrates how the character of the man in that powerful seat affects the nation and world. Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Accidental Presidents adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times"--...

One year into his presidency, Tom Kirkman is starting to find his footing as Commander in Chief. With the help of his loyal staff (including two new series regulars: Political Director Lyor Boone and White House Counsel Kendra Daynes), Kirkman navigates the daily flow of crises inside the West Wing. The terrorists who took down the Capitol are still at large and the President will stop at nothing to bring justice to the people they killed, even if...

A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

The story of Senator Bayh's efforts to help protect the nation from the disastrous effects of the death or disability of the Presidential office.

A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

"The world was shocked and frightened when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down by an assassin in 1963...When Kennedy's vice president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, took the presidential oath of office on Air Force One just hours after the assassination, the White House photographer was there. Cecil Stoughton's iconic photo showed the world that the smooth and orderly transfer of power had occurred. His photo helped ease the shock, tension, and fear...