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Pundits, and indeed Dennis Haysbert himself, have claimed that Haysbert's portrayal of David Palmer allowed viewers to become more comfortable with the idea of an African American president and consequently may have helped the political campaign of Obama, [9] who was elected the 44th president on
- After Day 1
- The Game
- Day 4
- Before Day 5
- Day 5
- Presidency
- Background Information and Notes
The morning after Day 1, Palmer was scheduled to fly to Dallas. Some time later, David Palmer won the Democratic Party's nomination for president and, with his running mate James Prescott, went on to win the general election and was elected as President of the United States with 60% of the popular vote, recapturing key states of the nation that had...
In 24: The Game, James Prescotthad taken over as acting president due to Palmer's illness. However, Prescott was in an assassination attempt himself, leading to Palmer's reinstatement to office. He claimed on television that he was healthy and ready to assume duties as President, yet did not reveal that he was still in a wheelchair. Dr. Kevin Tyson...
After the events of Day 3, Palmer did not run for re-election, and so was an ex-President by Day 4. However, Mike Novick, a longtime friend, recommended he be brought in to assist the Acting President, Charles Logan, as he had shown poor judgment abilities; demanding the arrest of Jack Bauer, who at the time was staging a critical operation to appr...
At some point, Palmer started writing his memoirs with the help of his brother and former White House Chief of Staff, Wayne Palmer. One day before Day 5, he arrived at Los Angeles to meet with him and continue working with them. That same night, at around 10:00pm, David called Martha Logan. He told her he wanted to speak to her about a matter of na...
At 7:03am, while writing his memoirs at his brother's penthouse apartment in 34012 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Palmer was assassinated by a sniper named Conrad Haas from an adjacent building with a .308round to the throat. He died instantly. At the end of the hour, Palmer's killer was executed by Jack. Jack's investigation in the apartment, with W...
Major legislation
1. Defense Appropriations Bill (between Day 1 and Day 2) 2. Social Security Bill (between Day 1 and Day 2) 3. A "clean energy" proposal (between Day 1 and Day 2) 4. Job Creation and worker Assistance Act (between Day 2 and Day 3) 5. A health care bill (Palmer's biggest contributor, Alan Milliken, threatened to stop this bill) (Day 3)
Controversial decisions
1. 2 years before Day 1: Palmer secretly authorized Operation Nightfall, an operation in Bosnia to take out Balkans war criminal Victor Drazen, that resulted in the deaths of 4 Delta Force members and Drazen's wife and daughter. 2. Day 2: Took reporter Ron Wielandinto custody against his will to keep him from exposing the danger of a nuclear threat. 3. Day 2: Ordered the torture of NSA Director Roger Stanton; the torture proved unsuccessful though Stanton was later found guilty. 4. Day 2: Pal...
Character information
1. According to his Presidential memoirs, Palmer spent time as a youth in Philadelphia. It is unclear as to if he was simply born or lived there. 2. Although they were close friends, Palmer and Jack Bauer only met on three occasions in 24, all of them on Season 1, though they spoke to each other frequently by phone in later seasons. 3. The IP address of his computer in Season 5was 292.162.12.2. 4. David Palmer is the longest-serving President to appear in 24, and the only one to serve for an...
Show/real world references
1. David Palmer was the first African-American president elected to office on 24. On November 4, 2008, this feat was paralleled in real life with the election of Barack Obama who, like Palmer, was a US Senator and a Democrat. 2. An "April Fools" joke ending of Season 2 involved Palmer getting into a car with Nina Myers, which would implicate him in the day's events. Instead, the writers had Mandyattempt to assassinate him. 3. An alternate ending for Season 2 was filmed, which shows Palmer get...
Appearance notes
1. Dennis Haysbert portrayed David Palmer in 80 episodes of 24, counting his appearance as a corpse and in audio in "Day 5: 8:00am-9:00am". He has the most appearances of any deceased character. Besides Jack Bauer, Palmer is the only character to appear in every episode of the first three seasons of 24. He also appeared in the first four season finales, while his casket appears in the finale of Season 5. 2. David Palmer is the fifth character portrayed by a main cast member to die in 24. For...
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Mar 2, 2022 · In a 2008 interview, The star felt that thanks to his three-dimensional Black president featuring so prominently on 24, America was finally ready to elect someone like Senator Barack Obama into the...
Haysbert believes that his playing of David Palmer on 24 helped Barack Obama—whom Haysbert supported—to win the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. [6] [7] Haysbert was the first actor to portray DC Comics character Kilowog, a member of the Green Lantern Corps, in a medium outside of comics.
YearTitleRoleNotes2023Agent Portman2 episodes2021–presentNarrator23 episodes2021Voice2020–20215 episodesJan 1, 2020 · In the 24 season 5 premiere, the FOX series made the shocking decision to kill David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), but why? President Palmer was easily one of the show's most beloved characters, and is still referred to by many as one of the best TV presidents.
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Jan 20, 2009 · But the image of a black president may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s historic election, according to the actor who portrayed the popular character.
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Dec 19, 2021 · 24 debuted in 2001 and followed CTU Agent Jack Bauer through a very stressful day as he tried to track down the people behind an assassination attempt on Presidential hopeful David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert), while his own family was targeted by unknown forces.
