John Keeler

John Keeler
Seasons	3, 4
First Seen	Day 3 2:00pm-3:00pm
Last Seen	Day 4 11:00pm-12:00am
Status	Unknown
Played By	Geoff Pierson

John Keeler was elected as President of the United States following the reign of David Palmer. He was succeeded by his Vice President, Charles Logan, when an assassination attempt left him incapacitated on Day 4.

Day 3

Senator John Keeler stood against incumbent President David Palmer during Palmer's bid for a second term in office. Keeler had early success in the campaign, closing the gap between Palmer and himself in the time up to the Presidential debate. Keeler attempted to use information regarding Palmer's partner, Anne Packard, to discredit the President, but Palmer, having had prior information about this tactic, was not fazed by it. However, when Palmer was forced to cancel the debate at a crucial moment, Keeler seized this opportunity and tried to show the President as unable to cope. When Palmer raised the nation's terror alert level, proving there was a national emergency, Keeler's campaign appeared to be in tatters... before a timely visit from Sherry Palmer, who gave Keeler information regarding Palmer's role in the death of Alan Milliken. Keeler went to Palmer with this information, demanding the President's withdrawal from the race, which would guarantee Keeler a win in the election. Palmer stood his ground, but after learning of the death of Sherry, he withdrew from the race anyway.

Day 4

Keeler was onboard Air Force One while Secretary of Defense James Heller and his daughter, Audrey Raines, were abducted by terrorists working for Habib Marwan. They remained onboard when Marwan's people subsequently sabotaged several nuclear reactors in order to create a meltdown.

Though control of the reactors was restored, the incident had the added effect of keeping Air Force One in the air much longer than intended for the President's safety. During the incident, Mitch Anderson, a disgraced Air Force captain working for Marwan, managed to steal a stealth fighter and fire on Air Force One. It blew up, and most passengers died in the process. One of the survivors was Keeler, however he was revealed to be in critical condition. The other was a Secret Service Agent that Jack made contact.

During President Keeler's incapacitation, the cabinet unanimously voted to invoke the 25th Amendment and appoint Vice-President Charles Logan as acting-President. When last mentioned, President Keeler was still in critical condition and his fate was not resolved when the Day ended.

Day 5

Charles Logan was President during the events of Day 5. Hal Gardner was the appointed Vice President. John Keeler has either passed away, or resigned from office due to personal and/or health-related reasons.

Preceded By: David Palmer

President of the United States

Succeeded By: Charles Logan