From the Diary of Grace Bridges
July 19, 2010
I'm sitting here, in the hospital room, washing the tears that continually fall on to my page. I cannot believe that I allowed Teddy to get to this point. He's been stressing over the midterm elections...and now this? What if he were to...I can't even think of the possibility! Still, he's making a recovery and Mackenzie is on her way. She wasn't supposed to be any where near the Presidency. It's too important, Nathan Templeton will have to become President so that Teddy can resign. He won't resign until she does, I know he won't...he can't!
From the Memoirs of James Gardner
I still remember July 19th. It was, perhaps, one of the most unforgettable nights of my life. It is now well-known that Mackenzie Allen was supposed to resign as Vice President, but before she did the President died. Anyways, I was in Paris to inform her that the President hoped to have her resign. I was with the attorney general when the Vice President informed me she wasn't ready to resign right away...hours later she was putting the navy on high alert, playing battlefield with the U.S. War Ships. It was unpredictable and trust me I got my first taste of an Allen Administration that evening.
From the Diary of Mackenzie Allen
July 20, 2010
Somehow everything had managed to be kept from the media for about 16 hours. As I write this I'm in my motorcade returning from the meeting with Teddy Bridges. The President was upset I was so content with getting Oriole Medula out of Nigeria, but quickly he told me he expected my resignation. "I will not resign until you do." The words shocked me! How could he be so...so ignorant of the American people. He wanted Nathan "Bloody Hell" Templeton in charge! Incredible! He was going to live, there was no doubt of that, but suddenly it became clear he was waiting to resign until I did. The doctors expected a long, but present recovery. I was faced with a monumental decision. I risked holding up the federal government if I didn't resign! I immediately decided I had to resign and I had Kelly Ludlow work on the speech.