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Nathan Templeton, played by Donald Sutherland , is the fictional Speaker Of The House on the political television drama '' Commander In Chief ''. A Republican from Florida , Templeton is the primary Antagonist of Independent President Mackenzie Allen . Templeton began his career as a Conservative Southern Democrat but, like many Southern Democrats, eventually joined the Republican Party as it became the more distinctively conservative party in the United States. Templeton was a close friend and collaborator of Republican former President Teddy Bridges . He was apparently Bridges' first choice for Vice-President but refused to accept the invitation, citing that the office of Speaker of the House is of more importance; as of the first season of ''Commander in Chief'', Templeton has held the speaker's chair for at least eight years (assuming his tenure in the post was uninterrupted). President Bridges offered the Vice-presidency to Templeton again when he was already in the White House, but Templeton refused it, saying that "it was a demotion." When President Bridges was struck by an Aneurysm he asked his Vice-president, Mackenzie Allen, to resign so that Templeton could rise to the office of President. Yet, Bridges died before Allen resigned. At first, Allen was ready to sign a resignation letter, but after talking with Templeton, who would otherwise become president, and seeing his apparent bias attitude about Adulterous women and how the Muslim world would perceive a female President Of The United States , Allen decided that she would assume the presidency. Templeton is acting as an antagonist and is frequently at odds with President Allen. He leaked to the press false information about Oklahoma governor Tucker Baynes being Allen's choice for Vice-president. Allen instead nominated a Democrat, Warren Keaton , for the job. Templeton remarked that Keaton would not be confirmed, but he easily passed confirmation in the House of Representatives, ironically with Templeton's help. Several weeks into Allen's term as president, Templeton orchestrated the resignation of the National Security Advisor and the Secretary Of The Interior simultaneous with a state visit by the President Of Russia . Also in the episode First Disaster Templeton causes more havoc by siding with the Democratic Governor Of Florida on whether or not to allow a leaking oil ship into Floridian waters. During the North Korea n Sub crisis, Templeton is brought in to help broker a deal with China to help out. The Speaker has committed himself to running for President in the upcoming election, and assumes that Allen will likewise run for a full term as an Independent. Templeton orchestrated a deal between the Chinese government and the President Allen to rescue submariners trapped inside North Korean waters. It is also known to us that a Templeton family home was destroyed in the hurricane whose aftermath was featured in First Disaster. He is married to a Diabetic wife and it is unclear if he has children. |
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