The film's plot centers on a terminally ill President trying to preserve his foreign policy agenda by appointing a Secretary of State he has confidence in. Technically, the new President can fire the Secretary of State and appoint whomever he likes. However, the Secretary of State is the senior member of the cabinet, and the death of a President often necessitates that the new President provide a sense of continuity to alleviate anxiety in the public. That is why, of the nine Vice Presidents who have succeeded to the Presidency (eight by death, one by resignation), six of them have kept the sitting Secretaries of State for some or all of their terms.

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