Keith David plays the role of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Kimsey who was the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the president. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Kimsey deals directly with the President of the United States. At a crucial point he gets an order from the President that he must obey; regardless of his personal feelings. To prepare for the part, David studied the life of General Colin Powell. David even watched videotapes of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell to get a sense of military bearing and also read Powell's autobiography to better understand how a high-ranking officer looks at problems, such as when Colin Powell dealt with the Gulf War crisis in 1991.

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