24 - Cherry Jones/President Allison Taylor #1: 24's First Female President Is Here To Stay

Brucas4life · 08-17-2009, 10:37 AM

President Allison Taylor

Character
First seen in 24 Redemption, takes over as President from Noah Daniels on Inauguration Day.
As Season 7 starts she is about to send U.S troops into Sangala. Despite constant threats and pressure she refuses to withdraw the troops, and as a consequence witnesses two airlines collide over Washington.
Her husband is taken and held by Dubaku which ultimately leads to him getting shot and fighting for his life.
Reunited with her daughter Olivia.
The President is taken hostage, along with her daughter Olivia, by General Juma when security at the White House is breached. Both survive thanks to Bill who sacrificed himself.
Offers Olivia a position on her administration despite past history
Is forced to choose between her family and her duty as President when her daughter Olivia reveals she had a part to play in Jonas Hodges murder.
Makes her daughter face the consequences of her actions and hands her over the authorities, upholding the oath she took as President.

Family

Husband Henry Taylor

Daughter Olivia Taylor

Son Roger Taylor (Deceased)

Fans

Shippers/fans
Brucas4life
Tears of an Angel
Matt Logan
Talkitveone
BrathanSupporter
lisagslack14

**Matt Logan** · 08-17-2009, 10:50 AM

youre thread think hard she plays the first female president she has a family that she is distant from . she put her only daughter in jail . ... cherry jones is a great stage actor and openly gay actress ... since logan part of season 4- into 5 and since David palmer to return as president

Brucas4life · 08-17-2009, 11:23 AM

Just went with something simple.

Tears of an Angel · 08-18-2009, 11:55 PM

thanks Vicky

I loved her!

Brucas4life · 08-19-2009, 10:59 AM

Me too. I thought she was a great president.

I think there is a very good chance that next season she will no longer be with her husband, he obviously didn't agree with her decision about what to do with Olivia.

**BrathanSupporter** · 08-19-2009, 12:35 PM

I love the title

Brucas4life · 08-19-2009, 04:44 PM

Glad you like it.

I'm really hoping her character is as strong next season as she was this season. It will be interesting to see if her marriage has broken up and what kind of effect that would have on her. I hope we hear more about Olivia too.

**BrathanSupporter** · 08-20-2009, 06:29 AM

She really is a real strong lady and I don't think that will be changing anytime soon.

Brucas4life · 08-29-2009, 03:46 AM

I hope not. One of her best episodes, if not the best, was that final episode with her choosing between her daughter and her duty as President. It was just such a hard choice to make, and you could obviously see her husband putting pressure on her, laying down the guilt trip about what they had all been through already due to her job.

**BrathanSupporter** · 08-29-2009, 10:36 AM

I really loved her in that episode, I liked the husband until that episode

I understood him but to blame everything on her was messed up.

Brucas4life · 08-29-2009, 11:08 AM

I could understand to a degree where he was coming from. He'd already lost one child and he didn't want to lose the other, but the way he was making out that it was her fault, and her job that had caused all of this was way out of line. I know you're meant to be there for your children and support them, but what Olivia did was wrong, and it wasn't a little mistake, she hired a hit man to kill someone, even as a parent you have to draw the line somewhere and Olivia deserved to face the consequences of her actions.

**BrathanSupporter** · 08-29-2009, 12:40 PM

The way Olivia personality is, she seem like one of those children that you would regret not doing something about sooner about so President Taylor did the right thing even though I wouldn't do it

Brucas4life · 08-29-2009, 01:33 PM

Exactly. If they kept clearing up her mess she would never learn.

**BrathanSupporter** · 08-29-2009, 04:36 PM

Yup so she had to do what she thought was best, she probably feels sad cause she is the mother but you gotta make the tough choices sometimes.

Brucas4life · 08-30-2009, 09:18 AM

What I also liked about her was that she was prepared to stand her ground even if those closest to her and around her disagreed with her decisions. When Dubaku was making threats she refused to give in, even though her advisors thought they should pull out, and when those two planes collided I think a lot of people would have given in to the demands before anymore innocent people suffered. But she stood up to the terrorists, even when it didn't seem a popular decision. She was prepared to put her neck on the line and make the big call when it was needed.