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| Author | Robert J. Serling |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 297 pp. |
The President's Plane Is Missing is a 1967 novel by Robert J. Serling.[1] The book was made into a made-for-TV film by the same name, directed by Daryl Duke, which aired on 23 October 1973 in the United States.[2] The book tells the story of a crash of Air Force One in remote terrain and the uncertainty stemming from the lack of confirmation whether the president of the United States is alive or dead. The vice president, an unpopular figure, pressures the cabinet to declare him acting president under the terms of the 25th Amendment so he can address a growing crisis with China with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
The President's Plane Is Missing spent multiple weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, and its success enabled Serling to become a full-time writer.[3] Serling later penned a sequel to the novel entitled Air Force One Is Haunted, in which the ghost of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt haunts the incumbent president whenever he boards Air Force One.[4]
- ^ "THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING, THE(1973)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis. "Robert J. Serling dies at 92; one of the nation's top aviation writers". LA Times. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "AIR FORCE ONE IS HAUNTED (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 22 December 2014.