Whitmore's Aide
Background
Alex is an aide to President Thomas J. Whitmore.
During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by David Pressman
Whitmore's Aide tells President Whitmore that Albert Nimziki is calling. After a spaceship starts to make its way towards Washington, D.C., the Master C.P.O. is talking on the phone as Nimziki tells Whitmore's Aide to organize a military escort, but President Whitmore decides he is staying. President Whitmore tells Constance Spano to have the National Broadcast system advise people not to panic. Later, Whitmore's Aide tells President Whitmore that Sky Crane Pilot is about to try and communicate with the spaceship. Sky Crane Pilot initiates contact and President Whitmore tells General William Grey to initiate an evacuation from the cities and to cancel Sky Crane Pilots mission. The spaceship opens up and Sky Crane Pilot's helicopter is shot out of the sky by a blue energy beam. President Whitmore has the White House evacuated, but Whitmore's Aide doesn't escape in time and is killed.