[3][1] Iowa Senator Jim MacVeagh is summoned to Camp David by US President Mark Hollenbach.

He erratically expresses his desire to develop a closer relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, and attempts to cut ties with US allies in Europe.

MacVeagh is the only person who notices that Hollenbach's mind is crumbling, as the presidential advisors and politicians he attempts to warn ignore him.

The sole person in possession of evidence of Hollenbach's mental decline is his mistress, Rita.

[1] In 1965, in a book review in The New York Times, novelist David Dempsey described Night of Camp David as “too plausible for comfort.”[4][3] On April 15, 2021, Paul Greengrass was set to direct and produce the film adaptation for Universal Pictures.