Gale Norton (Myers Way)

Gale Ann Norton (b. March 11, 1954) is the 44th President of the United States, ascending to the office on January 29, 2002 after the death of President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and most of the Cabinet on that date during a terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Norton, Secretary of the Interior at the time, was the 'designated survivor' and was thus not present during the attack.