All language subtitles for The American Guest s01e04.eng

(contemplative music playing)

(sighs heavily)

(surgical tools rattling)

(flies buzzing)

(groaning)

Kermit.

(exhales sharply)

♪

Rondon:
Can you see the mist?

That's where the rapids are.

(snoring)

(dog barking)

(barking continues)

(Indian calling in distance)

Lobo.

(dog barking)

Teddy:
Lobo!

Lobo!

Lobo!

(dog yelping, whining)

Lobo!

-Lobo!
-(dog howls)

(dog whining)

(whimpering)

Lobo.

Rondon:
Lobo!

-Lobo!
-(dog whining)

Lobo!

(whining)

Lobo. Lobo.

Ah, Lobo...

Teddy:
There was an Indian.

Lobo ran after him.

Same tribe again.

(speaking Portuguese)

♪

(flute playing)

♪

(Teddy snorts)

Oh...

What happened?

Coronel Rondon clearly
doesn't have any easy rapport with these Indians.

(moaning)

We're all in danger.

"If it be now,
'tis not to come.

"If it be not to come,
it will be now.

If it be not now,
yet it will come."

"The readiness is all."

(cocks gun)

(sighs)

(Indians howling
plaintively in unison)

Coronel, I must get
food before we continue.

Nash is an excellent shot.

Why don't you
take him along?

No, I will do this alone,
but it will take a while.

With your permission,
I'd like to deputize your son

to take charge of cutting
through the forest.

It would be my,
and I'm sure his, great honor.

(speaking Portuguese)

How much further do we
have to go to get around these blasted rapids?

These rapids pass through
a gorge with steep sides.

It's impossible to portage
alongside the river,

so we have to hack
our way around and back to the river.

It's going to take
a good deal of time.

You're the lookout.

Vamos.

I bow and heed.

Lookout.

We must all look out.

(fly buzzing)

(birds calling)

(stick splashes)

(bird screeches)

(chuckles)

(distant thunder rumbling)

(thunder rumbling)

(splashing)

(groans)

That was delicious!

Tastes like catfish.

It is from
the same family, no?

You map the river
with such exactitude.

What do you see...

See...?

In what way, Colonel?

For this region.

The future.

I see it offering itself
to Brazil.

I wish to bring
civilization, education,

health, roads, industry

to this part
of my country.

Fine sentiments all.

Though, in my experience,
if you give a man a gun

and let him loose
with three birds,

he won't kill just one
and leave the other two to breed,

he'll kill them all.

Give a man an ax,
he won't just cut down a few trees,

he'll cut them all down
and leave nothing behind but dust.

Believe me when I say
I wish this were not the case, but it is.

When civilization comes,

there will be farmers
and miners

raping and killing
the land

and the natives,

even as the state
tries to educate them.

We come here with our ideas
and they're splendid,

evolutionary ideas, but...

unless there's strong
laws to protect all this,

I'm afraid...

Oh.

Listen to me.

Preaching
on my high horse.

(chuckles)

Perhaps I'm talking
about my own country, not yours, Cândido.

Please forgive me,
bad manners.

Nothing to forgive,
Colonel.

You are a great man,

and you honor us
with your thoughts.

I just hope you are wrong.

(bird screeching)

(bird calling)

♪

(panting)

Teddy:
"Blessed Kermit.

"Sometimes a man
has no other option

"than to throw caution
to the wind and roll the dice.

"I've run out of books
and I am bored.

"I'm going to take my gun
and give it a go.

"I don't think these rapids
are as bad as they sound.

"And I'm going
to ride 'em out

"before I lose
that little strength I have

"thanks to that delightful
fish of Rondon's.

"I've lived a good long life,

"during which I've pretty much
led from the front

"and done what I wanted.

"And now here I am,
perhaps towards the end,

"and I'm not changing course.

"If I make it past the rapids,

"I'll fire my rifle
three times and you can all follow.

"And who knows...

"I have a feeling

"we are very close
to the mouth of this river.

"This is my last chance
to be a boy.

And I'm taking it."

J.P. Morgan:
God damn you!

You gave me your word
and he gave me his word

that he would not attack
U.S. Steel, and now he has!

I was not
in any way forewarned.

I have not spoken
to President Taft in ages,

and I do not approve
of what he's done, which is, as you say...

In other words, you're
telling me you're powerless?

Currently.

Bloodied, but unbowed.

I never bow to anyone.

And that includes you.

Of course you don't,
Theodore.

How's Edith? (chuckles)

Okay, well... one person.

Now, as I recall,
one President Roosevelt

and a certain
William Taft promised me

they would not attack
U.S. Steel for being a monopoly,

and now one of them has,

and if you want
a second source, ask Mr. Perkins here.

He speaks the truth.

The deal I made with you
and U.S. Steel

was perfectly right,
proper and reasonable

and in the best interest
of the country at that time.

And I have an absolutely
clean conscience about it.

♪

First, he fires
almost all my cabinet,

which he swore he'd keep intact,

then he deviates
from my policies, which he promised...

I was in this room
when you promised

to continue absolutely
unbroken the policies of President McKinley,

which you certainly
did not.

Worst of all, he fires you.

Then he caves into the Senate

and weakens
the protections on the parks we created.

He is more conservative
than he let on.

It is starting to feel personal.

You should run
against him.

You should not
run against him.

Kermit: Who knows what
he's going through, Father?

-He is our friend.
-I think he should run.

I think it would be
most amusing.

Kermit: You didn't play
with his children. Me and Quentin did,

and Bill and Nellie
were as nice and kind a couple as you could meet.

And you promised him
and many others

that you would not
seek a third term.

He wouldn't be seeking
a third term.

He didn't seek his first term,
it was handed to him on a plate.

It's true, I've only run
for President once.

And when I made that promise,
the clear implication was

that I wouldn't run
for a third consecutive term.

♪

And off he goes.

It's bad form, Teedie.

You do not run
against

the sitting President
of your own party!

And your friend...

People across the country,

including more and more
governors and senators,

are demanding that I do this!

That doesn't
make it right.

I believe it is my duty.

Your duty?
And have you given any thought...

to the kind of animosity
you might bring upon yourself?

Yes, of course I have!

Has that ever stopped me before?

Are you saying what I think
you're saying?

(door opens)

I am simply saying
that your predecessor

met with
an untimely end and...

dare I mention
Garfield before him?

Please don't be morbid, Edie.

-I heard about the job.
-What job?

The one I told you
about three times already.

You got it?

I did.

Oh... Oh!

It seems so far away.

That's the idea.

With any luck, no one
down there will care

one way or another about
this nasty election.

I know you disapprove, Kermit,

but I was so hoping
you'd join me on this journey.

I'd rather be building bridges
in the worst jungles in Brazil

than have anything to do
with this.

It isn't personal, Kermit.

It's funny all this
compassion you have for...

Go on.

Have you no consideration
for Mother?

-Have you no...?
-Darling...

Have you even telephoned
President Taft to tell him

why you're running
against him?

No, but he will know
soon enough.

I'm going to miss you, Kermit.

I really am.

And as ever,
I wish you the best.

Could you connect me
to the White House, please?

(knocking)

Telephone for you, sir.

It's Mr. Theodore Roosevelt.

Taft (on phone):
Theodore?

Mr. President, how are you?

I'm enduring.

Hm, yes.
And how is Nellie?

As you must know,
she's not been well.

Yes. Yes, well...

send her my best.

At any rate,
I am calling because I wanted

to speak frankly about the...

the reasoning behind
my throwing my hat into the ring.

So, you feel you owe me
that much?

This is not personal, Will.

But we were such good friends
for so long.

We went through
so much together.

I know, and that's...

Really, I have done
far more as President than you acknowledge.

Not in your way.
I don't have what you have.

But many good things,
pushed through with care.

This running against me...

I just can't figure it out,
Theodore, I just can't.

Well, I've made my opinion
on a number of matters quite clear to you.

Yes, but the party and
the country and the people will feel it.

It just doesn't make
a lick of sense to me.

Doesn't it?

I warned you about
tariff reform.

And this U.S. Steel
chicanery.

Progressivism isn't just

a beer parlor slogan
for me.

It's a system of belief
that I intend--

Come off it, Theodore.

Please just come off it!

The party line might work
elsewhere but not with me.

Now what's this about?

What's this whole godforsaken
business really about?

Perhaps it's best
we spoke another time.

My apologies
for disturbing you.

Good night.

♪

There was a lot of ugliness
all around,

and compromises
and dirty deals on both sides.

How did Theodore
like defeat?

Perkins:
Not much.

He said the whole thing was
a fraud, and many agree.

As they counted the votes,
people made steamroller noises,

whistles and so on,
fist fights broke out.

And after the convention,
I saw him in his hotel,

in the lobby,
and he looked quite crazed.

Outraged?

Yes, and I don't blame him.

Send Taft a big box
of chocolates and a side of beef

and wish him luck
in his second term.

It may be too early for that.

Really? Then send Wilson
the same thing

and set up
a friendly meeting.

No, I mean Roosevelt.

He's looking for a way
to keep going.

What? How?

♪

He helped form a whole new party
so he could keep on running?

Yes.

He's gonna run against Taft
and Wilson,

the Republican
and the Democrat?

He thinks he can win.

Don Quixote
thought he could win!

He stopped by
the Republican Club when I was there the other evening

and gave an impromptu speech
to try to convert some of the members.

He made some very good points.

It was, in fact, a remarkable...

Performance.

Perkins:
Perhaps not.

This is an addiction, George!

-Perkins: To what?
-I don't know!

Applause? Adulation?

This benefits no one but him.

He'll split
the Republican Party in half

and hand the Presidency
to Wilson.

Perhaps.

Who's financing
this Progressive Party?

I hear they're struggling.

Hah.

It would be interesting
to see if he's more amenable...

now.

Of course, he
wouldn't take money directly from me,

but if I were to send
you up to Sagamore with a check...

he might find
a way to overcome his pride...

as addicts tend to.

♪

-Teddy: How've you been,
Mr. Perkins? -Very well.

I took my children to see
the Grand Canyon this summer.

Ah. No longer seeking
to blow the place apart, I hope?

No.

It's good to be reminded
every now and then

what a great
country we live in.

Now, Mr. Morgan asked me
to bring something up to you.

Ah, still running errands
for the great man.

As you know,
I now have my own considerable fortune.

But when he asks me
to do something, I oblige.

Teddy: Mm-hmm.

One hundred
thousand dollars?

That is a very generous
contribution.

Mr. Morgan has always
been more fond of you than you think.

(chuckles)

As a cat is fond
of a mouse.

He understands you're
less well financed

than the other candidates,
and he likes a fair fight.

What does he want in return?

-Perkins: Nothing.
-Huh?

I mean, of course,
we'd all like to see

less aggressive policies
when it comes to business efficiency.

Nash:
Aha.

There are no strings
attached, Mr. Nash.

I was merely venturing
to suggest

that if your candidate
was less vocal about monopolies and so on,

he might have
more luck raising money.

Take that
to the party treasurer.

Make sure it is entered
into the ledger

as a contribution
to the party.

♪

(groaning)

♪

(birds calling)

-(gunshot)
-(gasps)

-(gunshot)
-(men murmuring)

(gunshot)

Let's go, that's him!

(Thomasz speaking Portuguese)

(birds calling)

♪

(man shouting in Portuguese)

Over here!

(sighs)

Kermit:
Ha ha! Praise the Lord!

Ha ha! We made it!

(speaking Portuguese)

Father!

Father!

Kermit!

Good Lord!

Mr. President!

Colonel!
(chuckles)

Go! Let's go! Fast!

(laughing)

Whoo!

(applause)

By order
of the Brazilian government,

we formally christen

this great river

Rio Roosevelt.

(applause)

Three cheers

for the United States,

for Colonel Roosevelt
and for his son, Kermit.

Viva!

(cheering, shouting "Viva!")

And I want to propose

three cheers for Brazil,

the great Coronel Rondon,

Dr. Cajazeira,

all his fine men,

and all of the kind
and hardworking camaradas.

Hip-hip hurray!

Hip-hip hurrah!

Hip-hip hurray!

You got your river.

(Thomasz speaking Portuguese)

(chickens squawking)

-(speaking Portuguese)
-(rooster crowing)

Rondon:
Gentlemen, a toast

to the Roosevelt
and Rondon

geographical
and scientific expedition.

To our American guest.

Ah, and to our brave
and fearless leader, Coronel Rondon,

and all our fine
Brazilian friends.

-Rondon: Viva!
-All: Viva!

(indistinct chatter)

(men laughing)

♪

♪

♪

(ship horn blows)

(playing "The Stars
and Stripes Forever")

(chuckles)

(speaking Portuguese)

Colonel,
we have a surprise.

Oh.

(speaking Portuguese)

A map of our trip.

Almost every twist
and turn of Rio Roosevelt,

with each place we camped
marked with a number and the date.

Teddy:
I'm overwhelmed!

It gets a little vague
toward the end,

but only you
and I will know that.

(chuckles) Thank you.

So perfect. Thank you.

I actually have something
to give to you.

I noticed that on occasion

time seemed to slip
by unnoticed,

making our departures
less punctual

than I know
you wanted them to be.

This was given to me
when I was governor.

I wore it through
the Presidency, my trip to Africa,

and amazingly,
it survived this trip

and it still keeps
excellent time.

No... I cannot accept
this, Colonel.

Cândido, I am getting old.

And watching the minutes
race by gives me no pleasure,

whereas to imagine
this watch

crashing through
jungles and rivers,

encountering
strange tribes

while all the while
attached to you,

my dear friend,

will make me feel
as if I am still out there,

adventuring.

No, really.

It is your history,
it's part of your life.

No, no, please.
As a favor to me.

-I mean it. Please.
-Well...

in that case, you leave me
with no choice.

I will wear it with
great pride, Colonel. Thank you.

Teddy:
Good luck, my dear friend.

To you too.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Coronel...

Coronel!

(ship horn blowing)

(Edith laughing)

I'll never leave you
again, Edith.

Good!

Kermit darling...

(door opens)

(footsteps approaching slowly)

"Sanford Davison,
explorer

"and National Geographic member,

"joins others in disputing

Colonel Roosevelt's
alleged achievement"?

Alleged?

Well...

(audience murmuring)

Thank you, Kermit.

(audience murmuring
in surprise)

Woman:
(whispering) Oh, my God. It's President Taft!

(camera shutter clicks)

Ladies and Gentlemen,
as you all know,

Sanford Davison over there
and others,

including fellow Americans
who should know better,

have questioned
our achievements in Brazil.

It is true that I did not
discover a river

that is
a thousand miles long.

The great Brazilian explorer,

Coronel Cândido Mariano
da Silva Rondon,

one of the bravest men

I ever met,

discovered the source,
which is here.

And though I never expected it,

it is now called Rio Roosevelt.

No one knew where it went,
how it got there nor how long it was.

And I, and my brave son Kermit,

my loyal friend and colleague
Farrel Nash,

the hardy Colonel Rondon,

and many other fine Brazilians,

well, we did go down it

and we did chart it

and it is
a thousand miles long.

I simply will not accept
these attacks

from low-down mediocrities

and feel dutybound
to defend our journey.

And so, the idea

that after starvation,

malaria, Indian attacks,

death by accident,
death by murder,

death of the murderer
by God-knows-what...

the idea

that my companions...

(pounds podium)

...brave Americans,
brave Brazilians,

-that they and I
lied about this... -(pounding podium)

...is an evil accusation
and I won't stand for it!

Shame on you, Davison!

Shame on you!

Get out of my sight.

-Man: Get out!
-Woman: Get out!

-Davison!
-Get out!

(audience shouting "Get out!")

Taft:
Get out, you lying no-good dog!

Bravo, Theodore Roosevelt,
bravo!

Woman:
Bravo!

Oh, please.

(indistinct conversation)

(indistinct dialogue)

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