Executive Orders (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tom Clancy
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction, Adventure, Spy fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Washington, D.C., Terrorism or terrorists, Presidents, Iran or Iranian people, Chemical warfare or weapons
- Locales: Africa, Washington, D.C., Middle East
In Debt of Honor (1994), in an event in which art anticipates eventual reality, a deranged Japanese terrorist crashes a 747 into the Capitol, killing the president, all of the members of the Supreme Court, as well as most members of Congress. In Executive Orders, Jack Ryan, who had been sworn in as vice president after the resignation of the elected vice president (who was accused of sexual battery), survives the destruction and assumes the presidency. This is an office that he did not desire, but as a patriot, he accepted the responsibility. Ryan guides the creation of a...
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