President James Sawyer

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fictional United States president fictional character

President James Sawyer is the fictional U.S. president portrayed by Jamie Foxx in the action film "White House Down."

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
President James Sawyer canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President James Sawyer
Context triple: [White House Down, mainCharacter, President James Sawyer]

A. Sterling Hayes
Sterling Hayes is a Chicago-based rapper and member of the SaveMoney collective known for his introspective lyrics and affiliation with the city's alternative hip-hop scene.
B. Doc Adam Bricker
Doc Adam Bricker is the ship’s affable, wisecracking physician on the classic television series "The Love Boat."
C. Pierce Bush
Pierce Bush is an American businessman and philanthropist, known for leading the nonprofit organization Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star and for being a member of the Bush political family.
D. John Putch
John Putch is an American actor and director known for his work in film and television, and as the son of actress Jean Stapleton.
E. John Sullivan
John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President James Sawyer
Target entity description: President James Sawyer is the fictional U.S. president portrayed by Jamie Foxx in the action film "White House Down."

A. Sterling Hayes
Sterling Hayes is a Chicago-based rapper and member of the SaveMoney collective known for his introspective lyrics and affiliation with the city's alternative hip-hop scene.
B. Doc Adam Bricker
Doc Adam Bricker is the ship’s affable, wisecracking physician on the classic television series "The Love Boat."
C. Pierce Bush
Pierce Bush is an American businessman and philanthropist, known for leading the nonprofit organization Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star and for being a member of the Bush political family.
D. John Putch
John Putch is an American actor and director known for his work in film and television, and as the son of actress Jean Stapleton.
E. John Sullivan
John Sullivan is a fictional character from Stephen King’s collection "Hearts in Atlantis," which interweaves coming-of-age drama with supernatural and psychological themes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional United States president ⓘ fictional character ⓘ
ally	John Cale ⓘ
appearsIn	White House Down ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
creator	James Vanderbilt ⓘ Roland Emmerich ⓘ
depicts	U.S. executive branch leadership ⓘ
fictionalStatus	non-historical president ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork	Roland Emmerich ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	2013 ⓘ
filmWriterOfWork	James Vanderbilt ⓘ
genre	action film character ⓘ political thriller character ⓘ
hasRoleInPlot	primary protagonist ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
narrativeUniverse	White House Down universe ⓘ linked to: White House Down
occupation	President of the United States ⓘ
officeLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf	White House Down franchise ⓘ linked to: White House Down
portrayedBy	Jamie Foxx ⓘ
positionHeld	President of the United States ⓘ
residence	White House ⓘ
roleType	heroic leader ⓘ
threatFaced	terrorist attack on the White House ⓘ