Emperor of America

Emperor of America is a novel by Richard Condon published in 1990. It is a satire about an "Imperial Presidency", poking fun at Ronald Reagan.

Plot summary

A nuclear device explodes in Washington and destroys the White House. The Royalist Party and the National Rifle [Association of America] are nominally those responsible but Condon's target is Reaganism and its legacy, embodied in the character of an Army colonel, Caesare Appleton, who becomes Emperor Caesare I.