Gen. Warren Fitzgerald Keaton is a fictional politician and the Vice President of the United States on the ABC television series Commander in Chief. He is portrayed on the program by Peter Coyote. A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... Commander in Chief is a television drama focusing on the presidential administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the role after the previous chief executive, Teddy Bridges (played by Will Lyman), dies in office from a... Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon October 10, 1941 in New York City) is the cofounder, with Emmett Grogan, of the San Francisco Diggers and veteran of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. ...

Background

Political

As of this writing (November 2005), several details have been given regarding Keaton's background. He is a Democrat, and ran for Vice President on the Democratic ticket against Teddy Bridges and Mackenzie Allen two years prior to being appointed to the office by President Allen. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Theodore Teddy Roosevelt Bridges, a President of the United States, was a fictional character in the ABC political drama Commander-in-Chief played by Will Lyman. ... Geena Davis as President Mackenzie Allen Mackenzie Spencer Allen, the first female President of the United States, is a fictional character in the ABC political drama Commander in Chief played by Geena Davis. ...

He is sympathetic to the Palestinian side in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as opposed to Allen, who is pro-Israel. He continually is greeting Allen's Palestinian aide in Arabic, much to the consternation of the aide, who doesn't speak the language. The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Israel and the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...

He began his military service at West Point, where he also played football. Crest of the United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy, also known simply as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. ...

Personal

Keaton and his wife are raising their grandson, of whom they obtained custody following the tragic death of their daughter, who was a single mother.

Keaton has a reputation as a loose cannon, as evidenced by his outburst at First Gentleman Rod Calloway during his preparatory sessions for his confirmation hearings. Amendment XXV (the Twenty-fifth Amendment) of the United States Constitution clarifies an ambiguous provision of the Constitution regarding succession to the Presidency, and established procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President as well as responding to Presidential disabilities. ...