On his very first day on the job, newly elected President Henry Hayes is briefed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Francis Maynard, on the Stargate program. Amazed as he is with the existence of the program, he's downright angry at hearing that the new Vice President, Robert Kinsey, has known about the project for years. Kinsey warns him that the program is in dangerous hands and is obviously out to take control of the program himself. The President is his own man, however, and wants evidence before making any decision. Richard Woolsey is brought in to lay out a case for shaking up the SGC.
—garykmcd