President Jordan Lyman
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President Jordan Lyman is the fictional U.S. president at the center of the political thriller "Seven Days in May," who faces an attempted military coup against his administration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordan Lyman | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional U.S. president
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Seven Days in May
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Seven Days in May (1962 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days in May (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pentagon (fictional context)
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United States Senate (fictional political context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | attempted military coup ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Charles W. Bailey II
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Fletcher Knebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsIssue |
limits of military authority in a democracy
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tension between national security and civil liberties ⓘ |
| facesOppositionFrom | U.S. military leadership (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalOfficeLocation | The White House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalSuccessorOrPredecessorStatus | unspecified in canon ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfSourceWork | 1964 (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingChallenge |
maintaining civilian control of the military
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managing public opinion during crisis ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSecurityDetail | United States Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | defender of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| opponent | General James Mattoon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | moderate ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Fredric March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1962 (novel) ⓘ |
| riskFaced | overthrow of his administration ⓘ |
| setIn | Washington, D.C. (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyResolutionRole |
exposes coup plot
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preserves constitutional order ⓘ |
| supports | arms control treaty ⓘ |
| themeContext |
civil-military relations
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constitutional crisis ⓘ nuclear disarmament ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | political thriller ⓘ |
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