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Lyman lovers!
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Break it up!
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Come on, break it up.
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Man: And when it comes
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to jurisdictional strikes
of this nature,
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the administration's job
is quite clear.
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The 90-day cooling-off period
will be observed.
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And if industry is so hellbent
to invoke Taft/Hartley,
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any support they get from me
will have to get flogged out.
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Underline
and exclamation point.
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How many men
involved there, Paul?
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By next Tuesday,
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the entire industry from
San Diego to Seattle.
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I'm not through yet,
Mr. President --
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you stick one more zing
in me, Horace,
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and I'll take up
faith healing.
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And your pressure's gone up
three points
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for every letter
you've dictated.
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Your predecessors
would go to the clinic.
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My predecessors
didn't have a riot
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outside the White House.
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They were at least
sufficiently popular
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to get their faces
on stamps.
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The Gallup Poll -- 29% of the
people
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of the United States
approve of what I'm doing.
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When that thing reaches
stroke proportions,
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put it out as a bulletin.
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It's probably the one thing
that will make labor,
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management,
and the Pentagon
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join hands and declare
a national holiday.
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When did you have
your last vacation?
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When I was six months old,
back in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Don't forget your
CIA appointment at 2:00.
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Phone Lieberman.
Tell him to meet me here,
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assuming I'll be alive
after lunch.
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The White House physician
makes no such assumption.
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Your blood pressure's
up again, Mr. President,
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and I don't like it
one little bit.
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Now this is an order --
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you should go away
for at least two weeks.
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Two weeks!
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And he can have
damn few phone calls.
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How about
a compromise, Horace?
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I'll take a quick swim
in my pool.
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Can I squeeze that in, Paul?
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Those people from
West Virginia are waiting
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for the crowning of
the rhododendron queen.
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Have the secretary of
the interior handle that.
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How are ya, Horace?
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What's new
in fee splitting?
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It's quite a mob scene
you've got outside.
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Why in God's name do
we elect a man president,
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then try to see
how fast we can kill him?
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The Vice President showed
a vast amount of valor
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to go good-willing
when he did.
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Pity you didn't
join him, Jordy.
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I envy Mr. Gianelli,
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his Chianti
and Italian sunshine.
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My own diet will be
crow and bitters.
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Mr. President, Senator.
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Goodbye, Horace.
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Come on, Ray.
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You can watch me
do the Lyman Crawl.
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Thank you.
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Half-hour from now I'm due
at a committee meeting
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with the illustrious
Senator Prentice.
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To hear him tell it,
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you're a third-grade idiot
with clay arches.
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But the chairman
of the joint chiefs,
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one General
James Mattoon Scott,
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will be in front
of the committee.
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He is a reincarnation
of George Washington
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who could walk
on that water.
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That Gallup Poll
shake you up?
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Well, let's say I've felt
more popular in my time.
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Don't get your nanny up.
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You knew there would be
some dislocations.
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You can't gear a country's
economy for war for 20 years,
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then slam on the brakes
and expect the transition
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to go like grease
through a goose.
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Think how the whole
psychology of the thing
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has been screwed up
from the outset.
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We've been
hating the Russians
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for a quarter of a century.
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Suddenly we sign a treaty
that says in two months
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they are to dismantle
their bombs,
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we're to dismantle ours,
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and we all ride
to a peaceful glory.
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This country will
probably live as if peace
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were just as big
a threat as war.
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Damn it, Ray, we could
have had our paradise.
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We could have had
full employment,
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whopping
gross national product,
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nice, cushy feeling
that we've got a bomb
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for every one of theirs.
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But just as sure as God
made the state of Georgia,
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there would come one day
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when they'd have blown us up
or we'd have blown them up.
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The good doctor worries
about my blood pressure.
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You know who the gentleman
is with the black box?
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There are five of them.
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One of them sits outside
my bedroom at night.
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You know what
he carries in that box?
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The codes.
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Codes by which I
can give the orders
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sending us
into a nuclear war.
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Instead of my blood pressure,
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I think Horace should
worry about my sanity.
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You want to know
something, Jordy?
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Riots and unemployment
notwithstanding,
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you're an exceptionally
fine president.
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The day may yet come when
the name "Jordan Lyman"
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and the expression
"Senator"
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will come out as one word.
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Mention that to General
James Mattoon Scott
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when he's up in front
of you this morning.
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And try tea
sometime, too, huh?
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I'll give it a taste,
now and then.
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I personally visited
the President.
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I presented him
with a documented case
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listing the reasons
for concern.
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Three weeks before
the treaty was ratified,
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three of us sat
in the same committee
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and urged a reevaluation
of that treaty.
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Only last week
in Pravda --
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excuse me, General,
sorry to interrupt.
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But as I understand it,
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you feel that the signing
of this pact
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- has been detrimental --
- fiddle-de-dee and fiddle-de-dum.
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If my colleague
from the state of Georgia
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could confine his comments
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not only to appropriate
business at hand,
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but do me the goodness --
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In my own boorish way,
I'm only suggesting
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that if you two continue
to work from a script,
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with cues
and stage directions,
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these proceedings
take on all the dignity
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of a very bad
Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Man: I'd like to hear what
General Scott has to say.
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Thank you. So would I!
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The audience has spoken,
and I beg forgiveness.
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I'll make the point
again, Senator.
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I think the signing of
a nuclear disarmament pact
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with the Soviet Union is, at
best, an act of naivete
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and, at worst,
an insupportable negligence.
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We've stayed alive because
we've built up an arsenal,
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and we've kept the peace
because we've dealt
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with an enemy who knew
we would use that arsenal.
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Now we're asked to believe
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that a piece of paper
will take the place
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of missile sites
and Polaris submarines
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and that an enemy who hasn't
honored one solemn treaty
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in the history
of its existence
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will now, for our convenience,
do precisely that.
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I have strong doubts.
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Hear, hear!
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Senator Prentice, if you
would indulge me, sir.
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You know perfectly well --
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if you would indulge me
for a moment, sir!
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From the chairman of
the joint chiefs of staff,
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I would welcome and
respect any judgment
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having to do with
military considerations.
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Insofar as his political
attitudes are concerned,
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these, I'm sure,
we could dispense with.
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We're talking about the
survival of the United States.
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Is my uniform
a disqualification?
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I presume that an
alternative to the treaty
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that would meet
with your approval
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would be continuing
to build bombs --
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bigger bombs,
better bombs, more bombs.
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Until at some given instant
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a trigger-happy idiot
presses the button
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and we go down the drain waving
the American flag!
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I prefer that, Senator,
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to a Pearl Harbor, where
we went down the drain --
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I did not address the
question to the Senator!
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I was talking
to the witness!
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There hasn't been
a single piece of paper
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in the history of mankind
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that could serve as a deterrent
to a Pearl Harbor.
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I wonder why we haven't
learned that lesson by now.
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Every 20 years or so,
we have to pick ourselves up
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off the floor bleeding
and pay for that mistake.
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And I might add, Senator,
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those mistakes
are delivered to us, C.O.D.,
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by peace-loving men
and bought and paid for
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with the lives of other men,
men in uniform.
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Have we ever forgotten
to thank you?
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I wasn't soliciting
your appreciation,
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only your memory.
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Prentice: With all
due respect, Senator,
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might I elicit one small
admission on your part?
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Clark: I'll make an admission
to the chairman...
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Thank you.
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They listened, but I'm
not sure they heard.
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Your testimony, General,
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was the most effective
defense I've ever heard.
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Coming from you, Jiggs,
that's fulsome praise indeed.
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That forces me
to invite you for a drink,
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in the name of gratitude.
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Well, in the name
of military protocol,
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you force me to accept.
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Your first appointment
is at 2:00, General.
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Thank you.
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Incidentally, Jiggs,
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the alert on Sunday --
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nobody from the hill,
no congressmen.
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This one must be
deep and dark.
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Right straight
down the line.
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I noticed that nobody
from congress
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was on the list.
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Hello, Colonel,
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hot poop from all
around the globe.
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Hi, Grayson.
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All properly decoded
in 4.0 fashion
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and respectfully submitted
by yours truly,
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
Dorsey Grayson.
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Give this one a reading.
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Last call
annual Preakness Pool?
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Top secret code, too.
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$10 already deposited
with Murdock.
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Give length
your pick will win.
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Deadline 17:00 Saturday,
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post time 19:00, Sunday, 18 may.
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Scott, where
did this come from?
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General Scott's aide,
Colonel Murdock.
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He gave me that message
at 07:25 this morning.
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Did you get that name,
Colonel?
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General Scott!
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I'm so disillusioned
I could sit down and cry.
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My hero turned out
to be a bookie.
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So who does this go to?
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Oh, nothing but
the cream --
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Commander Vandenberg Missile
Center, California,
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Commander Strategic
Air Command, Omaha,
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Vice-Admiral
Farley C. Barnswell,
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commanding sixth fleet,
Gibraltar,
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CINCPAC, Pearl Harbor,
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and Commander
First Airborne Corps
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United States Army,
Fort Bragg, sir.
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They must have
a sure thing.
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Uh-uh, Colonel,
look at this.
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Barnswell
doesn't think so.
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Just proves, Grayson, that
sometimes even an admiral
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can't cough up 10 bucks
for a bet.
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Hiya, Jiggs.
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Well, for...Mud.
How are you, mud?
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Just fine.
Good to see you, Jiggs.
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You look great.
Where are you stationed?
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I haven't gotten around
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to giving a straight answer
to that one in four months.
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00:15:31,474 --> 00:15:33,976
Hell, you probably got me my
orders.
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00:15:34,185 --> 00:15:36,104
I'm exec. of ECOMCON, Jiggs.
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00:15:36,312 --> 00:15:38,940
ECOMCON?
255
00:15:39,148 --> 00:15:41,567
Yeah, site "Y".
256
00:15:41,776 --> 00:15:44,153
Don't blame me
for your orders.
257
00:15:44,362 --> 00:15:46,155
You live at the base
at site "Y"?
258
00:15:46,364 --> 00:15:48,282
Nobody could live
at that hellhole.
259
00:15:48,491 --> 00:15:50,785
It's bad enough
the old man keeps me there
260
00:15:50,993 --> 00:15:52,662
for four or five days
at a time.
261
00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:54,831
Mabel and I have
a house in El Paso.
262
00:15:55,039 --> 00:15:56,499
I'll give you the number.
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00:15:56,707 --> 00:15:59,794
If you're ever down that way,
we can break open a bottle.
264
00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:01,921
Oh, listen, I have to go
to a party tonight.
265
00:16:02,130 --> 00:16:03,965
If you're free,
it might be fun for you.
266
00:16:04,173 --> 00:16:06,092
Ah, Jiggs, I'd love to,
but I just can't.
267
00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:07,677
How long
will you be in town?
268
00:16:07,885 --> 00:16:09,637
Just till the old man
briefs Scott.
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00:16:09,804 --> 00:16:11,973
I think you know him --
Colonel Broderick?
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00:16:12,181 --> 00:16:13,141
Broderick?
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00:16:13,349 --> 00:16:16,310
Good officer,
don't you think?
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00:16:16,477 --> 00:16:20,690
Yeah, for certain armies.
The kind that goose-step.
273
00:16:20,898 --> 00:16:24,652
You don't find a happy
medium in this man's army.
274
00:16:24,819 --> 00:16:28,197
Say, how many men are
there in your outfit now?
275
00:16:28,406 --> 00:16:31,701
I don't think you're up
to strength yet, are you?
276
00:16:31,909 --> 00:16:33,661
We got the full T.O. --
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00:16:33,870 --> 00:16:35,371
100 officers,
3,600 enlisted.
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00:16:35,580 --> 00:16:37,623
The last of them
came in six weeks ago.
279
00:16:37,832 --> 00:16:39,167
But, you know, it's funny.
280
00:16:39,375 --> 00:16:40,793
What?
281
00:16:41,002 --> 00:16:42,837
We seem to spend more time
282
00:16:43,045 --> 00:16:46,174
training for seizure
than for prevention.
283
00:16:46,382 --> 00:16:48,551
Like the commies
already had this stuff,
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00:16:48,759 --> 00:16:50,303
and we had to get it back.
285
00:16:50,511 --> 00:16:53,389
Colonel Henderson, Colonel
Broderick's waiting for you.
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00:16:53,598 --> 00:16:56,309
The sergeant at the desk
will show you where to go.
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00:16:56,517 --> 00:16:57,643
Oh, thank you, Colonel.
288
00:16:57,852 --> 00:16:59,645
Jiggs, it's wonderful
seeing you.
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00:16:59,854 --> 00:17:02,356
When you get to El Paso,
that's the number.
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00:17:02,565 --> 00:17:03,065
You call.
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00:17:03,232 --> 00:17:04,358
You bet I will.
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00:17:04,567 --> 00:17:08,237
And mud, stop growing,
will you?
293
00:17:10,281 --> 00:17:12,742
Casey, I hope you didn't
discuss Sunday's alert
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00:17:12,950 --> 00:17:14,243
with Colonel Henderson.
295
00:17:14,452 --> 00:17:16,662
I needn't remind you
that it's top secret.
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00:17:16,871 --> 00:17:19,499
If you needn't remind me,
why do you bring it up?
297
00:17:19,707 --> 00:17:21,000
I see no reason for humor.
298
00:17:21,209 --> 00:17:23,377
I made a note of it
on my calendar.
299
00:17:23,586 --> 00:17:24,754
Or was it to place a bet
300
00:17:24,921 --> 00:17:27,089
on the Preakness Pool
with General Scott?
301
00:17:27,298 --> 00:17:29,050
How did you
find out about that?!
302
00:17:29,258 --> 00:17:31,928
You got Grayson lathered
up about racehorses.
303
00:17:32,136 --> 00:17:34,430
That kid better learn
to keep his mouth shut!
304
00:17:34,639 --> 00:17:36,015
Don't jump the kid.
305
00:17:36,224 --> 00:17:39,936
How was he to know that
the security of the nation
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00:17:40,144 --> 00:17:43,773
rests on Admiral Barnswell
parting with 10 bucks?
307
00:17:45,316 --> 00:17:47,610
That was the General's
personal business!
308
00:17:47,818 --> 00:17:50,530
What are you getting
so hot about?
309
00:17:53,699 --> 00:17:56,619
You're right.
It's not important.
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00:18:07,171 --> 00:18:13,052
Operator, have you got
a listing for ECOMCON?
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00:18:13,261 --> 00:18:15,137
E-C-O-M-C-O-N.
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00:18:15,346 --> 00:18:19,725
You don't?
Thank you very much.
313
00:18:23,604 --> 00:18:25,648
ECOMCON, horse racing.
314
00:18:25,856 --> 00:18:28,943
What the hell
is going on here?
315
00:18:29,151 --> 00:18:32,113
Then can you explain to me
why the good general
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00:18:32,321 --> 00:18:35,116
walks into a senate hearing
as if he were St. George
317
00:18:35,324 --> 00:18:37,326
and the administration
was a dragon?
318
00:18:37,535 --> 00:18:38,244
Simmer down, Paul.
319
00:18:38,452 --> 00:18:39,620
Jiggs, I mean it.
320
00:18:39,829 --> 00:18:42,164
Your boss did everything
but draw a sword.
321
00:18:42,373 --> 00:18:43,332
They ask, he answers.
322
00:18:43,541 --> 00:18:44,834
You guys
are getting sensitive.
323
00:18:45,001 --> 00:18:46,168
A little too sensitive,
if you ask me.
324
00:18:46,377 --> 00:18:47,628
Good evening, Senator.
325
00:18:47,837 --> 00:18:49,255
Good evening, Colonel.
How are you, Paul?
326
00:18:49,463 --> 00:18:51,757
It's as simple as this --
the President trusts Russia,
327
00:18:51,966 --> 00:18:53,009
the American people don't.
328
00:18:53,217 --> 00:18:54,844
The people don't believe
the Russians
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00:18:55,011 --> 00:18:57,179
are going to take those
bombs apart on July 1,
330
00:18:57,388 --> 00:18:58,598
and neither do I.
331
00:18:58,806 --> 00:19:00,474
Do you think that
the President's position
332
00:19:00,683 --> 00:19:01,809
is so unreasonable?
333
00:19:02,018 --> 00:19:03,686
- Hi, Jiggs.
- Hi, Hal.
334
00:19:03,894 --> 00:19:04,854
If Russia reneges,
335
00:19:05,062 --> 00:19:06,355
the chiefs would find out
about it immediately.
336
00:19:06,564 --> 00:19:08,524
The deal is then off.
There would be no danger.
337
00:19:08,733 --> 00:19:10,526
Now, doesn't that
make sense?
338
00:19:10,735 --> 00:19:12,153
Let's hear the view
of someone
339
00:19:12,361 --> 00:19:13,654
a little
more knowledgeable
340
00:19:13,863 --> 00:19:15,489
as to the Soviet Union's
capacity to destroy us.
341
00:19:15,698 --> 00:19:17,033
Colonel Casey?
342
00:19:17,241 --> 00:19:19,869
As a military officer,
I steer clear of politics.
343
00:19:20,036 --> 00:19:22,038
Let's forget for the moment
you're a military officer.
344
00:19:22,246 --> 00:19:23,372
You also happen to be
a citizen.
345
00:19:23,581 --> 00:19:25,541
Then I'll have to
take the fifth.
346
00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:29,378
Colonel, do you like
the treaty or don't you?
347
00:19:29,587 --> 00:19:32,006
Oh, Senator, pardon me,
come along, I want you
348
00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,467
to meet the wife
of the Indian ambassador.
349
00:19:34,675 --> 00:19:36,886
We're discussing
the treaty.
350
00:19:37,094 --> 00:19:40,723
Now I want you to hear
the Pentagon's viewpoint.
351
00:19:40,931 --> 00:19:42,308
Go ahead, Colonel.
352
00:19:42,516 --> 00:19:44,560
The treaty isn't viewed
very favorably.
353
00:19:44,769 --> 00:19:47,229
Neither are income taxes,
but we pay them.
354
00:19:47,438 --> 00:19:50,066
But you make me think that
fruit salad on your chest
355
00:19:50,274 --> 00:19:51,734
is for neutrality,
evasiveness,
356
00:19:51,942 --> 00:19:53,194
and fence straddling.
357
00:19:53,361 --> 00:19:55,696
On the contrary, Senator,
they're standard awards
358
00:19:55,905 --> 00:19:58,074
for cocktail courage
and dinner table heroism.
359
00:19:58,282 --> 00:20:01,077
I thought
you'd invented them.
360
00:20:01,285 --> 00:20:03,454
Excuse me.
361
00:20:05,831 --> 00:20:07,583
Hear, hear.
362
00:20:07,792 --> 00:20:12,421
Ellie, I didn't know
you were back in town.
363
00:20:12,630 --> 00:20:14,256
You never looked.
364
00:20:14,465 --> 00:20:18,260
You surprise me tonight,
Colonel Casey.
365
00:20:18,427 --> 00:20:23,265
The voice of reason
coming out of a military man.
366
00:20:23,432 --> 00:20:25,685
I've got a lot
of hidden talents.
367
00:20:25,893 --> 00:20:28,104
Oh, I suspected that
right along.
368
00:20:28,312 --> 00:20:30,773
Ever since my ex-lover
introduced us.
369
00:20:30,981 --> 00:20:33,401
And how is the staunch
General Scott
370
00:20:33,609 --> 00:20:35,027
and his lovely wife?
371
00:20:35,236 --> 00:20:36,112
Well, he keeps busy.
372
00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:37,613
So I read.
373
00:20:37,822 --> 00:20:40,616
There's a sizable portion
of the citizenry who says
374
00:20:40,825 --> 00:20:43,285
he's the "savior
of the Western world."
375
00:20:43,452 --> 00:20:46,080
He does his job, Ellie.
376
00:20:46,288 --> 00:20:50,626
See that he rests
on the seventh day.
377
00:20:50,835 --> 00:20:51,961
I'll try.
378
00:20:52,169 --> 00:20:56,716
Mmm...That marvelous
military stoicism,
379
00:20:56,924 --> 00:20:58,634
the iron mask.
380
00:20:58,843 --> 00:21:01,303
Is that
for quenching a torch
381
00:21:01,512 --> 00:21:03,305
or washing out a wound?
382
00:21:03,472 --> 00:21:07,476
Let me put it to you
this way, Jiggs darling.
383
00:21:07,685 --> 00:21:10,980
What the hell business
is it of yours?
384
00:21:11,188 --> 00:21:13,107
I want that.
385
00:21:13,315 --> 00:21:15,401
No, you don't.
386
00:21:17,695 --> 00:21:19,655
Now, you listen to me.
387
00:21:19,864 --> 00:21:22,908
Now what is it?
Is it just Scott?
388
00:21:23,117 --> 00:21:25,327
Oh, it's Scott
and everything.
389
00:21:25,536 --> 00:21:28,998
It's...It's
my whole damn life.
390
00:21:29,206 --> 00:21:30,458
You're not the first dame
391
00:21:30,666 --> 00:21:32,334
to ever wind up on
the bottom of the deck.
392
00:21:32,543 --> 00:21:33,753
It happens every day.
393
00:21:33,961 --> 00:21:35,921
What matters is how
a person lives with it.
394
00:21:36,130 --> 00:21:38,340
Stop playing the part
of the anguished drunk
395
00:21:38,507 --> 00:21:40,676
digging olives
out of Martinis
396
00:21:40,885 --> 00:21:43,637
and boring everybody
with tragic stories.
397
00:21:43,846 --> 00:21:47,475
Sober, you're a bright,
beautiful dame,
398
00:21:47,683 --> 00:21:49,268
good to have around.
399
00:21:53,939 --> 00:21:56,192
Will you
drive me home, Jiggs?
400
00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,527
Whenever you say.
401
00:21:58,736 --> 00:22:00,863
I'll get my coat.
402
00:22:01,071 --> 00:22:02,782
Sure.
403
00:22:04,950 --> 00:22:07,495
Goodnight, Stu, thank you
for a very nice party.
404
00:22:07,703 --> 00:22:09,163
Thanks for coming,
Senator.
405
00:22:09,371 --> 00:22:10,623
Real pleasure having you.
406
00:22:10,831 --> 00:22:14,210
I hope you'll forgive
my little outburst.
407
00:22:14,418 --> 00:22:16,962
A combination of deep
concerns and dry Martinis.
408
00:22:17,171 --> 00:22:18,964
That can be
a dangerous combo.
409
00:22:19,173 --> 00:22:21,717
I've been reamed
by experts, Senator.
410
00:22:21,884 --> 00:22:24,470
I was simply trying
to get you to say
411
00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:27,223
what I happen to know
you believe in.
412
00:22:27,431 --> 00:22:31,018
You're working for the one man
who commands confidence
413
00:22:31,227 --> 00:22:34,396
that could possibly
lead us out of this mess.
414
00:22:34,605 --> 00:22:36,065
You just remember --
415
00:22:36,273 --> 00:22:39,193
there are plenty of us
up on the hill
416
00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:42,071
who stand right
alongside of you.
417
00:22:42,279 --> 00:22:46,242
We've all got to stay
on the alert these days.
418
00:22:46,450 --> 00:22:48,994
Especially on Sunday,
right?
419
00:23:00,548 --> 00:23:02,341
Thank you.
420
00:23:13,227 --> 00:23:14,562
There you are.
421
00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:17,439
I've got to drive
to Fort Myer
422
00:23:17,648 --> 00:23:19,191
to see the General.
423
00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,443
May I call a cab for you?
424
00:23:21,652 --> 00:23:23,946
No, thank you.
I'll manage.
425
00:23:24,154 --> 00:23:27,283
I'm sorry, but this
is very important.
426
00:23:27,491 --> 00:23:28,617
All right, Jiggs,
427
00:23:28,826 --> 00:23:32,037
but just in case someone
forgets to mention it,
428
00:23:32,246 --> 00:23:33,622
you're a great crutch.
429
00:23:33,831 --> 00:23:36,292
It's too bad
you're only available
430
00:23:36,500 --> 00:23:37,960
20 minutes at a time.
431
00:23:38,168 --> 00:23:39,753
Well, you can't tell.
432
00:23:39,962 --> 00:23:42,715
Sometimes the country
can spare me
433
00:23:42,923 --> 00:23:44,466
for a whole evening.
434
00:23:44,675 --> 00:23:47,428
Give me a rain check
and I'll prove it.
435
00:23:47,636 --> 00:23:50,806
Tuck it somewhere safe,
where you won't forget it.
436
00:23:51,015 --> 00:23:52,641
Good night, Ellie.
437
00:23:52,850 --> 00:23:56,061
Good night, Jiggs.
438
00:25:14,181 --> 00:25:15,391
Hi, Dick.
439
00:25:15,599 --> 00:25:16,892
Hi, Jiggs.
440
00:25:17,059 --> 00:25:19,895
Colonel Roberts with him.
441
00:25:29,363 --> 00:25:31,407
Well, well, well.
442
00:25:31,615 --> 00:25:34,076
If it isn't my favorite
443
00:25:34,284 --> 00:25:37,913
jarhead himself,
Jiggs Casey.
444
00:25:38,122 --> 00:25:39,373
Hello, Broderick.
445
00:25:39,581 --> 00:25:41,875
I thought you'd be in Okinawa,
or maybe worse.
446
00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:44,253
Ah, not me,
Casey boy, not me.
447
00:25:44,461 --> 00:25:47,089
Still protecting
the great unwashed?
448
00:25:47,297 --> 00:25:50,426
I thought you'd be a civil
liberties lawyer by now.
449
00:25:50,634 --> 00:25:53,595
You might make it yet.
You might make it yet.
450
00:25:53,762 --> 00:25:56,098
By the way, Casey my boy,
I hear you're doing
451
00:25:56,306 --> 00:25:59,309
a fine job as director for
the joint chiefs of staff.
452
00:26:02,730 --> 00:26:03,897
Hello, Jiggs.
453
00:26:04,106 --> 00:26:05,524
Good morning, sir.
454
00:26:05,733 --> 00:26:08,235
How was
the party last night?
455
00:26:08,444 --> 00:26:10,112
You missed a good one.
456
00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,072
Anyone there I know?
457
00:26:12,281 --> 00:26:13,782
Well, Paul Girard,
from the White House
458
00:26:13,991 --> 00:26:15,784
and Senator Prentice
were the ranking guests.
459
00:26:15,993 --> 00:26:17,453
With those two,
460
00:26:17,661 --> 00:26:19,788
there must have been quite
a hassle over the treaty.
461
00:26:19,997 --> 00:26:21,123
There was, sir.
462
00:26:21,331 --> 00:26:23,125
Prentice uphold
our side all right?
463
00:26:23,333 --> 00:26:24,460
He was pretty candid,
464
00:26:24,668 --> 00:26:26,712
also quite complimentary
about you.
465
00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,465
Oh, by the way,
Ellie Holbrook was there.
466
00:26:29,673 --> 00:26:32,384
It was nice
seeing her again.
467
00:26:35,929 --> 00:26:38,223
Let's get on with it,
Jiggs.
468
00:26:38,432 --> 00:26:39,641
Yes, sir.
469
00:26:39,850 --> 00:26:43,312
These are from January's
all-red alert, sir.
470
00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,608
Pearl Harbor 12 minutes
after the threat warning.
471
00:26:47,816 --> 00:26:51,737
12 minutes, and over
80% of the fleet
472
00:26:51,945 --> 00:26:55,157
still sitting there
like overfed ducks.
473
00:26:55,365 --> 00:26:56,408
Next.
474
00:26:56,617 --> 00:26:59,661
Wright field,
22 minutes into the alert.
475
00:26:59,870 --> 00:27:03,332
This one really gives me
an ache in the gut.
476
00:27:03,540 --> 00:27:07,002
Half those aircraft
aren't even scrambled,
477
00:27:07,169 --> 00:27:09,171
let alone off the ground.
478
00:27:09,379 --> 00:27:13,175
Over mount thunder.
479
00:27:13,383 --> 00:27:15,469
The President's
in the middle helicopter.
480
00:27:15,677 --> 00:27:17,012
Right out in the open.
481
00:27:17,179 --> 00:27:18,972
34 minutes
into the alert.
482
00:27:19,181 --> 00:27:21,100
Canned sound
indicates possibility
483
00:27:21,308 --> 00:27:23,936
of hostile action
by the Soviet Union.
484
00:27:26,897 --> 00:27:28,690
There are
30 more shots, sir.
485
00:27:28,857 --> 00:27:31,527
Each one of them more
fouled up than the others.
486
00:27:31,735 --> 00:27:35,697
Let's hope Sunday's alert
will be different, sir.
487
00:27:35,906 --> 00:27:38,283
It damn-well better be.
488
00:27:41,328 --> 00:27:44,206
Sir, wouldn't it help
if you changed your mind and...
489
00:27:44,414 --> 00:27:46,041
About what, Jiggs?
490
00:27:46,250 --> 00:27:49,169
And invited some
of the congressional people
491
00:27:49,378 --> 00:27:51,713
to observe the alert?
492
00:27:51,922 --> 00:27:54,508
It wouldn't hurt us
if a congressman or a senator
493
00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:57,052
saw how effectively
we can work when we have to.
494
00:27:57,261 --> 00:27:59,388
Nobody from the hill is
to know a thing about this.
495
00:28:01,098 --> 00:28:02,724
Yes, sir.
496
00:28:05,060 --> 00:28:05,978
Yes?
497
00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:07,354
Man: It's 9:20.
498
00:28:07,563 --> 00:28:09,189
They're waiting for you
in the conference room.
499
00:28:09,398 --> 00:28:10,482
Thank you.
500
00:28:10,691 --> 00:28:12,317
I've even persuaded
the President
501
00:28:12,526 --> 00:28:14,570
to come down
without the press.
502
00:28:14,778 --> 00:28:16,905
No newspapermen?
503
00:28:17,114 --> 00:28:18,115
None.
504
00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:23,620
Get to bed late, sir?
505
00:28:26,290 --> 00:28:28,417
Got to bed too early.
506
00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:31,587
Slept from 8:00 to 8:00.
Too much sleep.
507
00:28:31,795 --> 00:28:33,922
I may never wake up.
508
00:28:35,799 --> 00:28:37,259
Stay close, Jiggs.
509
00:28:38,302 --> 00:28:40,846
I'll want to see you after this
meeting.
510
00:29:07,414 --> 00:29:09,625
Oh, Jiggs,
Colonel Murdock tells me
511
00:29:09,833 --> 00:29:12,127
you've heard about
our Preakness Pool.
512
00:29:12,294 --> 00:29:13,795
Yes, sir.
513
00:29:13,962 --> 00:29:16,757
I'd appreciate it if you'd
keep it to yourself.
514
00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:18,759
All I want
is the right horse.
515
00:29:18,926 --> 00:29:19,885
Ha ha ha.
516
00:29:20,093 --> 00:29:22,554
And Admiral Barnswell's
reply.
517
00:29:22,763 --> 00:29:24,306
I'd appreciate that
518
00:29:24,514 --> 00:29:26,808
if you'd keep that
in confidence, too.
519
00:29:27,017 --> 00:29:28,060
Of course, sir.
520
00:29:28,268 --> 00:29:30,103
I see the Navy
wasn't here today.
521
00:29:30,312 --> 00:29:32,397
Admiral Palmer
couldn't make it.
522
00:29:32,606 --> 00:29:33,899
We'll brief him later.
523
00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:36,818
Oh, speaking of the Navy,
that reminds me --
524
00:29:37,027 --> 00:29:39,655
that young J.G.
In all-service radio.
525
00:29:39,863 --> 00:29:40,989
Grayson, sir?
526
00:29:41,198 --> 00:29:44,993
Grayson. He is a bit
of a gossip, isn't he?
527
00:29:45,202 --> 00:29:46,495
He means well.
528
00:29:46,703 --> 00:29:49,331
I'm off to New York
and the A.V.O. Convention.
529
00:29:49,539 --> 00:29:51,667
If you get a chance,
Jiggs, listen in.
530
00:29:51,875 --> 00:29:54,169
I'd like to know
what you think about it.
531
00:29:54,378 --> 00:29:55,921
Certainly, sir.
Good luck.
532
00:29:56,129 --> 00:29:57,422
Thank you.
533
00:30:25,492 --> 00:30:29,121
Hey, Colonel,
get a load of this!
534
00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:31,373
What is it, Grayson?
535
00:30:31,581 --> 00:30:32,874
A transfer.
536
00:30:33,083 --> 00:30:34,167
Pearl Harbor?
537
00:30:34,376 --> 00:30:37,296
I got some kind
of a guardian angel.
538
00:30:37,504 --> 00:30:39,172
Good old Pearl Harbor.
539
00:30:39,381 --> 00:30:42,718
By the way, big Barnswell
was the only one
540
00:30:42,926 --> 00:30:46,305
to poop out of the
chairman's racing form.
541
00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:50,309
All the others came
through with their IOUs.
542
00:31:10,704 --> 00:31:12,247
Ladies and gentlemen,
543
00:31:12,414 --> 00:31:15,542
you have heard me
in my nightly newscasts.
544
00:31:15,709 --> 00:31:17,336
You know where I stand.
545
00:31:17,544 --> 00:31:20,589
I'm not a lover
of communists, socialists,
546
00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:23,425
or intellectual
bleeding hearts.
547
00:31:23,633 --> 00:31:25,886
I happen to have
only one interest,
548
00:31:26,094 --> 00:31:27,679
and that is symbolized
549
00:31:27,888 --> 00:31:30,724
by the red, white, and blue
of our glorious flag.
550
00:31:34,394 --> 00:31:37,439
And now I'm going to give you
the one man
551
00:31:37,647 --> 00:31:40,192
who not only speaks
for that flag,
552
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,111
but has fought for it
with distinction
553
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,781
and now represents it
with honor --
554
00:31:45,989 --> 00:31:47,449
four-star general,
555
00:31:47,657 --> 00:31:50,452
winner of the congressional
medal of honor
556
00:31:50,660 --> 00:31:53,455
and two distinguished
service crosses,
557
00:31:53,663 --> 00:31:57,125
a hero of war, a stalwart
protector of the peace.
558
00:31:57,334 --> 00:31:58,794
Ladies and gentlemen,
559
00:31:59,002 --> 00:32:01,963
the chairman
of the joint chiefs of staff,
560
00:32:02,172 --> 00:32:04,466
General James Mattoon Scott!
561
00:32:09,262 --> 00:32:10,972
We want Scott!
562
00:32:11,181 --> 00:32:14,768
We want Scott!
We want Scott!
563
00:32:14,976 --> 00:32:18,105
We want Scott!
We want Scott!
564
00:32:18,313 --> 00:32:21,483
We want Scott!
We want Scott!
565
00:32:21,691 --> 00:32:25,612
We want Scott!
We want Scott!
566
00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:28,824
We want Scott!
We want Scott!
567
00:32:29,032 --> 00:32:31,576
We want Scott!
568
00:32:36,289 --> 00:32:37,666
Ladies and gentlemen,
569
00:32:37,874 --> 00:32:40,669
members of the American
veterans order,
570
00:32:40,836 --> 00:32:43,338
I would like to thank
Mr. McPherson
571
00:32:43,547 --> 00:32:45,799
for his
most laudatory comments.
572
00:32:46,007 --> 00:32:47,843
You're very generous, Harold.
573
00:32:48,051 --> 00:32:50,846
Perhaps patriotism
is old-fashioned.
574
00:32:51,054 --> 00:32:53,849
Perhaps love of country
is outdated.
575
00:32:54,057 --> 00:32:56,685
Perhaps even a minute degree
of sentiment
576
00:32:56,893 --> 00:32:59,855
to one's motherland
is to be considered passe.
577
00:33:00,063 --> 00:33:02,524
But God help us
and God help our country
578
00:33:02,732 --> 00:33:04,860
if the cynics,
the one-worlders,
579
00:33:05,068 --> 00:33:07,946
the intellectual dilettantes
ever persuade us
580
00:33:08,155 --> 00:33:10,365
that these things
have passed us by,
581
00:33:10,574 --> 00:33:12,367
because, ladies and gentlemen,
582
00:33:12,534 --> 00:33:14,703
patriotism, loyalty,
sentiment --
583
00:33:14,911 --> 00:33:17,706
they are
the United States of America!
584
00:33:29,509 --> 00:33:31,011
In my lifetime,
585
00:33:31,219 --> 00:33:33,054
I have seen the 1,000 ways
a man can die.
586
00:33:33,263 --> 00:33:35,557
And I know that
in this country of ours,
587
00:33:35,765 --> 00:33:37,309
we have a perverse habit...
588
00:33:37,517 --> 00:33:40,562
Operator, could you connect me
to the White House, please?
589
00:34:20,977 --> 00:34:24,064
The President's
expecting you, Colonel.
590
00:34:24,231 --> 00:34:27,150
The study,
second door on the right.
591
00:34:48,255 --> 00:34:50,090
All I can tell you, pal,
592
00:34:50,298 --> 00:34:53,426
is that this better be
damned important.
593
00:34:53,635 --> 00:34:55,595
How are you,
Colonel Casey?
594
00:34:55,804 --> 00:34:56,763
Mr. President.
595
00:34:56,972 --> 00:34:58,098
Please, sit down.
596
00:34:58,306 --> 00:34:59,391
Thank you, sir.
597
00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:01,977
Ever been up here
before, Colonel?
598
00:35:02,185 --> 00:35:04,062
No, sir.
It's a big room.
599
00:35:04,271 --> 00:35:07,607
Too big for living and
too small for conventions.
600
00:35:07,816 --> 00:35:09,943
Do you want a drink,
Colonel?
601
00:35:10,151 --> 00:35:11,987
Yes, sir.
Scotch, please.
602
00:35:12,195 --> 00:35:14,489
Fine.
I'll keep you company.
603
00:35:14,698 --> 00:35:16,074
How about you, Paul?
604
00:35:16,283 --> 00:35:17,659
No, no thanks.
605
00:35:20,245 --> 00:35:22,747
And now, Colonel,
606
00:35:22,956 --> 00:35:25,208
that matter of...
National security.
607
00:35:30,922 --> 00:35:33,675
Mr. President,
have you ever heard
608
00:35:33,883 --> 00:35:36,845
of a military unit
known as "ECOMCON"?
609
00:35:37,053 --> 00:35:39,139
"E" what?
610
00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:43,101
I'm sorry.
E-C-O-M-C-O-N, ECOMCON.
611
00:35:43,310 --> 00:35:45,478
No.
612
00:35:45,687 --> 00:35:48,315
What does it mean?
613
00:35:48,523 --> 00:35:51,359
I'm not sure, sir.
614
00:35:53,612 --> 00:35:56,156
Well, in formal
military abbreviations,
615
00:35:56,364 --> 00:35:57,616
it could stand for
616
00:35:57,824 --> 00:36:00,327
"emergency communications
control," but...
617
00:36:00,535 --> 00:36:04,998
I've never heard
of anything like that.
618
00:36:05,206 --> 00:36:06,875
Have you, Paul?
619
00:36:07,083 --> 00:36:08,627
No, I haven't.
620
00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:09,836
Well?
621
00:36:10,045 --> 00:36:12,672
Have you ever authorized
the formation
622
00:36:12,881 --> 00:36:16,343
of any type of secret unit,
regardless of its name,
623
00:36:16,551 --> 00:36:19,346
that has something to do
with preserving
624
00:36:19,554 --> 00:36:21,056
the security of things
625
00:36:21,264 --> 00:36:24,017
like television,
telephone, or radio?
626
00:36:24,225 --> 00:36:25,685
No, I haven't.
627
00:36:25,894 --> 00:36:27,812
Well, uh...Do you know
628
00:36:28,021 --> 00:36:31,399
of any secret
army installation, sir,
629
00:36:31,608 --> 00:36:35,320
that's been set up
near El Paso recently?
630
00:36:35,528 --> 00:36:38,365
The answer
is no again. Why?
631
00:36:38,573 --> 00:36:39,866
Sir, this is something
632
00:36:40,075 --> 00:36:42,494
very difficult
for me because...Well...
633
00:36:42,702 --> 00:36:44,704
It concerns
a superior officer --
634
00:36:44,913 --> 00:36:47,624
let's get on with it,
Colonel, huh?
635
00:36:47,832 --> 00:36:49,959
Yes, sir.
636
00:36:53,296 --> 00:36:55,423
Yesterday, I learned
from a friend of mine,
637
00:36:55,632 --> 00:36:57,050
Colonel Henderson,
638
00:36:57,258 --> 00:37:00,887
that he is the exec. Officer
of ECOMCON.
639
00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:02,931
His commanding officer
640
00:37:03,139 --> 00:37:05,183
is an Army Colonel
named John Broderick,
641
00:37:05,392 --> 00:37:06,726
and they're both
from Signal Corps,
642
00:37:06,935 --> 00:37:08,937
which indicates
communications.
643
00:37:09,145 --> 00:37:12,857
They've had 100 officers
and 3,600 men
644
00:37:13,066 --> 00:37:15,360
training secretly
at a desert base
645
00:37:15,568 --> 00:37:17,821
near El Paso
for six weeks or so.
646
00:37:18,655 --> 00:37:21,700
Then Henderson said
an odd thing to me, sir,
647
00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:25,245
something that...I can't
shake quite loose of.
648
00:37:25,453 --> 00:37:28,581
He said they were
spending more time
649
00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:32,377
training for seizing
than for preventing.
650
00:37:32,585 --> 00:37:33,878
Who set up this outfit?
651
00:37:34,087 --> 00:37:35,922
Well, Henderson
and Broderick
652
00:37:36,089 --> 00:37:38,299
reported directly
to General Scott,
653
00:37:38,508 --> 00:37:40,427
so I assume
General Scott did.
654
00:37:40,635 --> 00:37:43,763
You work directly under
General Scott, don't you?
655
00:37:43,972 --> 00:37:45,890
Yes, sir, but I guess
656
00:37:46,099 --> 00:37:49,477
I'd been cut out
for some security reason.
657
00:37:49,686 --> 00:37:52,522
Go ahead, Colonel.
658
00:37:56,609 --> 00:38:00,321
Mr. President, this is
General Hardesty's writing.
659
00:38:00,530 --> 00:38:02,490
I know it pretty well.
660
00:38:02,699 --> 00:38:04,451
That paper came from
661
00:38:04,659 --> 00:38:07,746
the joint chiefs'
meeting room.
662
00:38:07,954 --> 00:38:10,999
I can't make much out
of this scrawl.
663
00:38:11,166 --> 00:38:14,461
"Airlift ECOMCON
40 K212s at site 'Y'
664
00:38:14,669 --> 00:38:16,171
"by 07:00 Sunday.
665
00:38:16,379 --> 00:38:18,506
Chi, New York, LA, Utah."
666
00:38:18,715 --> 00:38:21,593
Air Force
jet transports, sir.
667
00:38:23,428 --> 00:38:24,471
What do you
make of it?
668
00:38:24,679 --> 00:38:26,431
They're scheduled to lift
this whole command
669
00:38:26,639 --> 00:38:28,016
out of site "Y",
if that's what Henderson
670
00:38:28,224 --> 00:38:29,476
called the base
near El Paso,
671
00:38:29,684 --> 00:38:31,644
before the alert Sunday,
and take those troops
672
00:38:31,853 --> 00:38:34,522
to Chicago, Los Angeles,
New York, and Utah.
673
00:38:34,731 --> 00:38:35,940
Why Utah?
674
00:38:36,149 --> 00:38:37,817
Telephone company
has big relay facilities
675
00:38:38,026 --> 00:38:39,652
for its long lines
in Utah.
676
00:38:39,861 --> 00:38:41,988
Precisely what are you
leading up to?
677
00:38:42,197 --> 00:38:44,657
Well, I'm not certain,
Mr. President, but...
678
00:38:44,866 --> 00:38:46,493
Well, let me try
to tell you
679
00:38:46,701 --> 00:38:48,703
the other things
that have happened
680
00:38:48,912 --> 00:38:50,163
the past two days.
681
00:38:50,371 --> 00:38:52,373
Now, General Scott
has some kind of pool
682
00:38:52,582 --> 00:38:55,335
going on the Preakness race
which runs on Sunday.
683
00:38:55,543 --> 00:38:58,338
He sent messages to every
important field commander
684
00:38:58,546 --> 00:39:01,007
talking about getting
their bets in on time.
685
00:39:01,174 --> 00:39:03,176
Admiral Barnswell
was the only one
686
00:39:03,384 --> 00:39:05,637
who sent in
a "no bet" message.
687
00:39:05,845 --> 00:39:09,015
Your General Scott's
interest in horses
688
00:39:09,224 --> 00:39:11,559
isn't classified,
Colonel.
689
00:39:11,768 --> 00:39:13,895
I don't think those messages
690
00:39:14,103 --> 00:39:16,731
had anything to do with horses,
sir.
691
00:39:16,940 --> 00:39:19,692
I think it was
some kind of a code.
692
00:39:19,901 --> 00:39:22,195
That's a fair-sized
assumption.
693
00:39:22,403 --> 00:39:25,198
General Scott wanted those
messages kept under wraps.
694
00:39:25,406 --> 00:39:26,991
Under wraps?
695
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,161
A J.G. Who decoded
those messages
696
00:39:30,370 --> 00:39:32,580
is being shipped out
to Hawaii.
697
00:39:32,789 --> 00:39:35,750
There are other things,
Mr. President.
698
00:39:35,959 --> 00:39:39,379
Last night at a party
at Stuart Dillard's house,
699
00:39:39,546 --> 00:39:41,840
Senator Prentice indicated to me
700
00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:43,883
a knowledge of the alert.
701
00:39:44,092 --> 00:39:46,553
No one on the hill's
supposed to know.
702
00:39:46,761 --> 00:39:47,846
Senator Prentice knows,
703
00:39:48,054 --> 00:39:49,764
and General Scott
knows that he knows.
704
00:39:49,973 --> 00:39:52,183
- That's a hell of an assumption.
- How do you know that?
705
00:39:52,392 --> 00:39:53,351
The General lied --
706
00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:54,936
he said he was
in bed at 8:00,
707
00:39:55,144 --> 00:39:57,939
but I went to his quarters
after the party
708
00:39:58,147 --> 00:39:59,607
because I was concerned.
709
00:39:59,816 --> 00:40:01,401
The General wasn't in bed.
710
00:40:01,609 --> 00:40:03,403
He was with Senator Prentice,
711
00:40:03,611 --> 00:40:06,239
who arrived at his house
at 11:45.
712
00:40:06,447 --> 00:40:07,407
And that's all?
713
00:40:07,615 --> 00:40:09,742
Congress
recessed yesterday,
714
00:40:09,951 --> 00:40:12,620
Vice President Gianelli
is in Italy,
715
00:40:12,829 --> 00:40:14,080
and this Sunday,
716
00:40:14,289 --> 00:40:16,916
you're going to be in an
underground command post
717
00:40:17,125 --> 00:40:19,085
on mount thunder,
completely alone.
718
00:40:19,294 --> 00:40:21,921
You won't even have
press people in attendance.
719
00:40:22,130 --> 00:40:23,298
That's true.
720
00:40:23,506 --> 00:40:27,051
General Scott asked
that I come alone.
721
00:40:27,260 --> 00:40:29,053
All right, Colonel.
722
00:40:29,262 --> 00:40:31,973
Let's sum it up,
shall we?
723
00:40:32,181 --> 00:40:34,475
You're suggesting what?
724
00:40:34,642 --> 00:40:38,813
I'm not sure,
just some possibilities,
725
00:40:39,022 --> 00:40:43,109
what we call "capabilities"
in military intelligence.
726
00:40:43,318 --> 00:40:45,612
Got something against
the English language?
727
00:40:45,820 --> 00:40:46,821
No, sir.
728
00:40:47,030 --> 00:40:49,657
Then speak it plainly,
if you will.
729
00:40:52,619 --> 00:40:54,287
I'm suggesting,
Mr. President,
730
00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:57,415
there's a military plot
to take over the government.
731
00:40:57,624 --> 00:41:00,585
This may occur sometime
this coming Sunday.
732
00:41:02,754 --> 00:41:06,466
Do you realize you could be
broken out of the service
733
00:41:06,674 --> 00:41:08,968
for what you've said
and done tonight?
734
00:41:09,177 --> 00:41:11,346
I've thought
about the consequences.
735
00:41:11,554 --> 00:41:13,514
I've been a marine
for 18 years.
736
00:41:13,723 --> 00:41:14,849
Comment, Paul?
737
00:41:15,058 --> 00:41:17,644
With all due respect
to Jiggs here,
738
00:41:17,852 --> 00:41:20,855
it's just incredible
that a secret base
739
00:41:21,064 --> 00:41:25,276
could have been constructed
without our hearing about it.
740
00:41:25,485 --> 00:41:29,656
When you think of the people
and the supplies involved...
741
00:41:29,864 --> 00:41:33,159
Frankly, sir,
it doesn't seem logical.
742
00:41:33,368 --> 00:41:36,329
It could be
checked out, though.
743
00:41:36,537 --> 00:41:40,375
I'll call Bill Condon
at the bureau of budget,
744
00:41:40,583 --> 00:41:41,626
right now.
745
00:41:44,837 --> 00:41:48,383
I know what Scott's attitude
is on the treaty.
746
00:41:48,591 --> 00:41:49,801
What's yours?
747
00:41:50,009 --> 00:41:52,679
I agree
with General Scott, sir.
748
00:41:52,887 --> 00:41:56,224
I think we're being played
for suckers.
749
00:41:56,391 --> 00:41:58,559
I think it's really
your business,
750
00:41:58,768 --> 00:41:59,978
yours and the senate.
751
00:42:00,186 --> 00:42:01,813
You did it, and they agreed.
752
00:42:02,021 --> 00:42:05,191
I don't see how we in
the military can question it.
753
00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,444
I mean, we can question it,
but we can't fight it.
754
00:42:10,321 --> 00:42:13,324
We shouldn't, anyway.
755
00:42:13,533 --> 00:42:16,244
"Jiggs," isn't it?
756
00:42:16,411 --> 00:42:17,912
Isn't that
what they call you?
757
00:42:18,079 --> 00:42:19,247
Yes, sir.
758
00:42:19,455 --> 00:42:24,335
Do you stand by
the constitution, Jiggs?
759
00:42:24,544 --> 00:42:27,922
I never thought of it
just like that,
760
00:42:28,089 --> 00:42:29,716
but that's what we've got,
761
00:42:29,924 --> 00:42:32,719
and I guess it's worked
pretty well so far.
762
00:42:32,927 --> 00:42:34,387
I sure don't want to be
763
00:42:34,595 --> 00:42:37,348
the one to say
we ought to change it.
764
00:42:37,557 --> 00:42:39,392
Neither do I.
765
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,395
You, um...
Have any bright ideas
766
00:42:42,603 --> 00:42:46,357
on what else I can do,
Jiggs?
767
00:42:46,566 --> 00:42:50,445
No, sir, not a one.
I'm just a buck-passer.
768
00:42:50,653 --> 00:42:53,573
Remember what Harry Truman
said one day,
769
00:42:53,781 --> 00:42:55,283
that "inside this room,
770
00:42:55,491 --> 00:42:58,077
inside this room,
the buck stops."
771
00:42:58,286 --> 00:43:01,080
Thanks for coming
to see me, Colonel.
772
00:43:01,289 --> 00:43:02,457
Yes, sir.
773
00:43:02,665 --> 00:43:05,126
Call Miss Townsend,
my secretary, in the morning
774
00:43:05,334 --> 00:43:07,754
and keep her up to date
on where you'll be.
775
00:43:07,962 --> 00:43:09,130
Thanks for coming in.
776
00:43:09,338 --> 00:43:11,549
That's all right, sir.
It was a --
777
00:43:11,758 --> 00:43:13,760
pleasure, Colonel?
778
00:43:13,968 --> 00:43:16,262
To get it out of my gut,
yes, sir.
779
00:43:16,429 --> 00:43:19,307
I don't know whether you
believe this, sir,
780
00:43:19,515 --> 00:43:20,933
but I hope I'm wrong.
781
00:43:21,142 --> 00:43:25,438
Colonel,
I hope you're wrong, too.
782
00:43:25,646 --> 00:43:28,191
Good night, sir.
783
00:43:35,448 --> 00:43:37,116
Good night, Jiggs.
784
00:43:37,325 --> 00:43:39,494
Good night, Paul.
785
00:43:44,290 --> 00:43:45,833
It isn't.
786
00:43:46,042 --> 00:43:48,753
Okay, Bill. Thank you.
787
00:43:50,630 --> 00:43:53,633
Well?
788
00:43:53,841 --> 00:43:56,511
Condon says there's never
been any money cleared
789
00:43:56,719 --> 00:43:58,471
for anything called
"ECOMCON"
790
00:43:58,679 --> 00:43:59,806
or whatever it is.
791
00:44:00,014 --> 00:44:03,976
So your conclusion is negative,
hmm?
792
00:44:04,185 --> 00:44:09,148
My conclusion is that
my friend, Colonel Casey,
793
00:44:09,357 --> 00:44:14,153
is one marine with a hell
of an imagination.
794
00:44:14,362 --> 00:44:16,614
You know something, Paul,
795
00:44:16,823 --> 00:44:20,368
I'm not about
to disregard his story.
796
00:44:20,576 --> 00:44:21,828
Mr. President --
797
00:44:22,036 --> 00:44:25,373
we've only got four days
left before Sunday.
798
00:44:25,581 --> 00:44:27,834
We're going
to have to come up
799
00:44:28,042 --> 00:44:30,503
with a list of men
I can trust.
800
00:44:30,711 --> 00:44:33,339
I can't move very far
without the head
801
00:44:33,548 --> 00:44:36,008
of the White House
secret service.
802
00:44:36,217 --> 00:44:37,301
And Chris Todd.
803
00:44:37,510 --> 00:44:39,720
He has the best mind
in the government,
804
00:44:39,887 --> 00:44:41,722
and can keep
his mouth shut.
805
00:44:41,931 --> 00:44:43,182
And get Ray Clark.
806
00:44:43,391 --> 00:44:45,351
With all due respect
to Colonel Casey,
807
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:47,687
let me give you
my unequivocal reaction.
808
00:44:47,895 --> 00:44:49,522
To believe
any fraction of it,
809
00:44:49,730 --> 00:44:52,024
you have to believe
in this ECOMCON business.
810
00:44:52,233 --> 00:44:53,568
Nobody's heard of it before.
811
00:44:53,776 --> 00:44:55,695
Not you, Mr. President,
not Girard,
812
00:44:55,903 --> 00:44:58,406
not even Bill Condon,
who should have heard of it.
813
00:44:58,614 --> 00:45:00,491
What makes you think
it does exist?
814
00:45:00,700 --> 00:45:03,494
We've only -- and again
my apologies, Colonel Casey --
815
00:45:03,703 --> 00:45:06,080
your conjecture,
no supportable facts.
816
00:45:06,289 --> 00:45:09,208
The Hardesty note --
that refers to it.
817
00:45:09,417 --> 00:45:10,585
And to a site "Y".
818
00:45:10,793 --> 00:45:13,504
That could easily
mean another place.
819
00:45:13,713 --> 00:45:15,006
These military games.
820
00:45:15,214 --> 00:45:17,884
Why, the multiplicity
of our secret bases
821
00:45:18,092 --> 00:45:20,595
confuses ourselves
more than the Soviets.
822
00:45:20,803 --> 00:45:24,056
Army intelligence was asked
to run a security check
823
00:45:24,265 --> 00:45:27,268
on this Colonel Broderick
almost two years ago.
824
00:45:27,476 --> 00:45:29,562
The man's views are more
than just extreme.
825
00:45:29,770 --> 00:45:31,397
They border on
out-and-out fascism.
826
00:45:31,564 --> 00:45:33,733
Again that's suspect,
but not evidence.
827
00:45:33,941 --> 00:45:35,693
Exactly.
828
00:45:35,902 --> 00:45:38,571
Colonel Casey...
829
00:45:38,779 --> 00:45:41,699
What about this communications
setup at mount thunder?
830
00:45:41,908 --> 00:45:43,284
Whoever controls it
831
00:45:43,492 --> 00:45:45,786
controls the communications
across the country.
832
00:45:45,995 --> 00:45:48,873
Gentlemen, if I went into
court as Scott's counsel,
833
00:45:49,081 --> 00:45:50,875
I'd move
to quash the indictment,
834
00:45:51,083 --> 00:45:53,961
and we'd be out of that
courtroom inside of 10 minutes.
835
00:45:54,170 --> 00:45:56,881
I'm offering presumption
of evidence, Chris.
836
00:45:57,089 --> 00:46:00,218
The Navy being left out
of the J.C.S. meetings,
837
00:46:00,426 --> 00:46:01,594
the Hardesty note,
838
00:46:01,802 --> 00:46:04,388
this business
of the jet transports.
839
00:46:04,597 --> 00:46:07,892
But if they're flying troops
to the big cities in an alert,
840
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:10,811
that seems to be not only
logical, but prudent.
841
00:46:11,020 --> 00:46:13,105
Obviously,
if the Russians struck,
842
00:46:13,272 --> 00:46:16,442
we'd need to send in troops
in the metropolitan areas
843
00:46:16,609 --> 00:46:19,445
to keep order and prevent
complete breakdown.
844
00:46:19,654 --> 00:46:20,988
And if I may say so,
845
00:46:21,197 --> 00:46:24,784
the conversion of a
wagering pool into a code
846
00:46:24,951 --> 00:46:28,663
for some sinister plot
to seize the government,
847
00:46:28,871 --> 00:46:32,792
seems to me suggestive
of lurid deductive powers,
848
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:34,794
to say the very least.
849
00:46:34,961 --> 00:46:36,337
Look, Mr. secretary,
850
00:46:36,545 --> 00:46:39,257
you saw Scott's performance
on television last night!
851
00:46:39,465 --> 00:46:41,676
That was no apolitical
military officer!
852
00:46:41,884 --> 00:46:43,803
That was
a dedicated politician!
853
00:46:44,011 --> 00:46:45,972
We've always
known that, Senator,
854
00:46:46,180 --> 00:46:47,932
but that's no
conclusive proof
855
00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:50,851
of this military junta
you people are suggesting!
856
00:46:51,060 --> 00:46:52,436
Gentlemen, gentlemen.
857
00:46:52,645 --> 00:46:55,940
We've pretty much exhausted
the information
858
00:46:56,148 --> 00:46:57,692
as well as ourselves.
859
00:46:57,900 --> 00:47:02,029
I don't know if the evidence
is as damning as it seems.
860
00:47:02,238 --> 00:47:05,700
I do know it's sufficiently
damning to proceed
861
00:47:05,908 --> 00:47:10,037
as if there were more than
a few grains of truth in it.
862
00:47:10,246 --> 00:47:13,833
So the following is
the plan of procedure --
863
00:47:14,041 --> 00:47:17,628
Chris will stay here
to coordinate things.
864
00:47:17,837 --> 00:47:19,714
Art's job is to keep tabs
865
00:47:19,922 --> 00:47:23,884
on any of the joint chiefs
who have been mentioned.
866
00:47:24,093 --> 00:47:27,138
You'll have to have
men you can trust
867
00:47:27,346 --> 00:47:30,391
to handle any situation
that comes up.
868
00:47:30,599 --> 00:47:33,561
Ray...I want you
to go to El Paso.
869
00:47:33,769 --> 00:47:36,564
Take the phone number
from Colonel Casey
870
00:47:36,731 --> 00:47:39,817
of his friend down there,
and find that base.
871
00:47:40,026 --> 00:47:42,320
If it means
crawling underground
872
00:47:42,528 --> 00:47:45,531
until you hit a tunnel,
but find that base.
873
00:47:45,740 --> 00:47:48,576
I don't like sending you
down there, Ray.
874
00:47:48,784 --> 00:47:52,246
But if there were anyone
else I could trust --
875
00:47:52,455 --> 00:47:53,706
forget it, Jordy.
876
00:47:53,914 --> 00:47:56,417
Outside of getting parity
for Georgia cotton,
877
00:47:56,625 --> 00:48:00,087
I haven't accomplished a hell
of a lot for this country.
878
00:48:00,296 --> 00:48:01,839
Maybe this is my chance.
879
00:48:02,048 --> 00:48:02,923
Paul?
880
00:48:03,132 --> 00:48:04,550
Yes, sir?
881
00:48:04,759 --> 00:48:07,428
This is a note to Admiral
Barnswell in Gibraltar.
882
00:48:07,636 --> 00:48:09,722
Get his reply
in writing, understand?
883
00:48:09,930 --> 00:48:12,767
In a court of law, your word
wouldn't count for much
884
00:48:12,975 --> 00:48:15,227
against that of
Barnswell's or Scott's.
885
00:48:15,436 --> 00:48:17,730
Mr. President,
it's now Wednesday evening.
886
00:48:17,938 --> 00:48:20,566
My feeling is that
next week at this time,
887
00:48:20,775 --> 00:48:23,277
we'll all be
laughing about this.
888
00:48:23,444 --> 00:48:25,029
I hope you're right.
889
00:48:25,237 --> 00:48:30,618
Colonel Casey, you'll
have the thankless job
890
00:48:30,826 --> 00:48:32,578
of informer.
891
00:48:32,787 --> 00:48:34,914
Keep your eye
on General Scott.
892
00:48:35,081 --> 00:48:38,125
Keep in touch with us
as to whom he talks to,
893
00:48:38,334 --> 00:48:40,628
whom he hears from,
where he goes.
894
00:48:40,836 --> 00:48:43,589
Find out everything
you can about him.
895
00:48:43,798 --> 00:48:46,759
Yes, sir.
896
00:48:46,967 --> 00:48:49,261
Ah, I think that does it,
gentlemen.
897
00:48:49,470 --> 00:48:51,555
It strikes me
that you're taking
898
00:48:51,764 --> 00:48:54,266
all the necessary steps,
save one --
899
00:48:54,475 --> 00:48:57,978
Chris, I hope you're quite
correct in your assumption
900
00:48:58,187 --> 00:49:00,314
that we're all
panicky idiots.
901
00:49:00,523 --> 00:49:03,401
But if you're incorrect
in that judgment,
902
00:49:03,609 --> 00:49:04,819
we're in for a week
903
00:49:05,027 --> 00:49:07,071
of unadulterated
nightmare.
904
00:49:27,925 --> 00:49:29,802
Good evening, sir.
905
00:49:30,010 --> 00:49:32,263
Working late, Jiggs?
906
00:49:32,471 --> 00:49:34,932
Well, just checking out
some final touches
907
00:49:35,141 --> 00:49:38,018
so there won't be any foul-ups
on the alert, sir.
908
00:49:38,227 --> 00:49:39,812
Some problems in Texas?
909
00:49:40,020 --> 00:49:43,524
No, sir, no problems.
910
00:49:43,732 --> 00:49:46,152
I hope
everything goes well.
911
00:49:46,360 --> 00:49:50,698
I called you after I got back
from New York, about 4:00.
912
00:49:50,906 --> 00:49:53,325
They said
you'd already gone.
913
00:49:53,492 --> 00:49:55,327
As you can see, not so.
914
00:49:55,536 --> 00:49:58,205
How was the big city,
General?
915
00:49:58,414 --> 00:49:59,999
You know these conventions.
916
00:50:00,166 --> 00:50:02,334
A rat race --
luncheons, dinners.
917
00:50:02,543 --> 00:50:05,713
If I ate one more piece
of chicken, I'm afraid...
918
00:50:07,089 --> 00:50:08,841
Did you hear the speech?
919
00:50:09,049 --> 00:50:10,968
Yes, sir.
920
00:50:11,177 --> 00:50:12,511
And?
921
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:14,555
Impressive.
922
00:50:14,763 --> 00:50:17,683
Now there's
a carefully chosen word.
923
00:50:17,892 --> 00:50:21,061
You wouldn't be holding
something back,
924
00:50:21,270 --> 00:50:23,022
now would you, Jiggs?
925
00:50:23,230 --> 00:50:26,650
Well, that commentator who
introduced you -- McPherson --
926
00:50:26,859 --> 00:50:29,361
he struck me as being
a little overripe.
927
00:50:29,570 --> 00:50:30,821
He is, but he provides
928
00:50:31,030 --> 00:50:33,199
a platform
for stating my position.
929
00:50:33,407 --> 00:50:35,910
I don't have to like him
or trust him.
930
00:50:36,118 --> 00:50:37,870
I see.
931
00:50:38,078 --> 00:50:40,247
Do you see?
932
00:50:42,291 --> 00:50:45,711
This country's
in trouble, Jiggs.
933
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:47,254
Deep trouble.
934
00:50:47,463 --> 00:50:51,675
Now, there are two ways
we can handle this.
935
00:50:51,884 --> 00:50:54,887
We can sit here
on our duffs,
936
00:50:55,095 --> 00:50:59,099
ask for divine guidance,
and hope for it.
937
00:50:59,308 --> 00:51:02,895
Or we can...
Or we can what, Jiggs?
938
00:51:03,103 --> 00:51:05,731
What would your advice be?
939
00:51:05,940 --> 00:51:08,067
Well, sir...
940
00:51:08,275 --> 00:51:13,447
We're a nation
of laws, rules.
941
00:51:13,614 --> 00:51:15,032
We're military men,
942
00:51:15,241 --> 00:51:17,743
so we've taken an oath
to uphold the constitution.
943
00:51:17,952 --> 00:51:19,203
The Democratic way.
944
00:51:19,411 --> 00:51:21,789
The Democratic way --
do your duty,
945
00:51:21,956 --> 00:51:25,042
and, as you put it,
ask for divine guidance.
946
00:51:25,251 --> 00:51:29,380
You're right, Jiggs.
You're absolutely right.
947
00:51:29,588 --> 00:51:32,299
You've been
working too hard
948
00:51:32,508 --> 00:51:34,385
on this damned alert.
949
00:51:34,593 --> 00:51:35,970
You look tired.
950
00:51:36,178 --> 00:51:40,224
Why don't you take
the rest of the week off?
951
00:51:40,432 --> 00:51:43,936
Duck down to
White Sulphur Springs
952
00:51:44,144 --> 00:51:45,813
and employ yourself
to a good time.
953
00:51:46,021 --> 00:51:47,147
I couldn't do that, sir.
954
00:51:47,356 --> 00:51:49,316
There are too many
details on the alert.
955
00:51:49,525 --> 00:51:50,651
Murdock will handle it.
956
00:51:50,859 --> 00:51:53,279
I should be with you
at mount thunder.
957
00:51:53,487 --> 00:51:54,780
And you will be.
958
00:51:54,989 --> 00:51:56,949
Check back on the job
Sunday morning,
959
00:51:57,157 --> 00:51:58,826
and we'll pick it up
together.
960
00:51:59,034 --> 00:52:01,161
You've got a three-day pass.
Enjoy it.
961
00:52:01,370 --> 00:52:02,788
When do you think
I ought to leave, sir?
962
00:52:02,997 --> 00:52:03,789
Right now.
963
00:52:03,998 --> 00:52:06,000
Yes, sir.
964
00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:12,172
Have a good time, Jiggs.
965
00:52:12,381 --> 00:52:15,009
Thank you, sir.
966
00:52:18,262 --> 00:52:22,641
Announcer: American Airlines
Astrojet flight number three,
967
00:52:22,850 --> 00:52:26,687
nonstop to Los Angeles,
departing at gate six.
968
00:52:26,895 --> 00:52:28,606
All aboard, please.
969
00:52:28,814 --> 00:52:31,150
Paul Girard
get off all right?
970
00:52:31,358 --> 00:52:34,862
Still skeptical, but he's
on his way to Gibraltar.
971
00:52:35,070 --> 00:52:36,780
Me, I get to go to Texas.
972
00:52:36,989 --> 00:52:40,200
Enough to make a man
want to quit politics.
973
00:52:40,367 --> 00:52:42,536
This is mud Henderson's
home phone.
974
00:52:42,745 --> 00:52:45,164
Flight 453
for Dallas and El Paso...
975
00:52:45,331 --> 00:52:46,790
Well, that's me.
976
00:52:46,999 --> 00:52:48,626
Good luck, Senator.
977
00:52:48,834 --> 00:52:50,836
Oh, incidentally, Jiggs,
978
00:52:51,045 --> 00:52:54,882
a Miss Eleanor Holbrook,
you know her?
979
00:52:55,090 --> 00:52:56,300
Yes?
980
00:52:56,508 --> 00:52:58,510
I'm told that she knows more
about General Scott
981
00:52:58,677 --> 00:53:00,888
than his wife or the Air Force
knows about him.
982
00:53:01,096 --> 00:53:03,307
Could be.
983
00:53:03,515 --> 00:53:06,226
If fact, she may know
enough about him
984
00:53:06,435 --> 00:53:08,646
to put some ammo
in our guns.
985
00:53:08,854 --> 00:53:10,898
You catch my meaning?
986
00:53:11,106 --> 00:53:14,526
I'm not sure I want to catch
your meaning, Senator.
987
00:53:14,735 --> 00:53:16,487
Just because
General Scott booted you out
988
00:53:16,695 --> 00:53:18,072
and told you
to take a vacation,
989
00:53:18,280 --> 00:53:20,366
that don't mean you're going
to take a vacation.
990
00:53:20,574 --> 00:53:22,534
I think you should see
this Miss Holbrook.
991
00:53:22,743 --> 00:53:25,537
If she's got something
on Scott, we want it.
992
00:53:25,746 --> 00:53:27,247
There are all sorts of ways
993
00:53:27,456 --> 00:53:30,584
of protecting the President
of the United States.
994
00:53:33,504 --> 00:53:35,714
Takes care of yourself,
Senator.
995
00:53:35,923 --> 00:53:38,634
You, too, Colonel.
996
00:53:57,486 --> 00:54:00,114
Isn't that McPherson,
the commentator?
997
00:54:00,322 --> 00:54:01,031
Yeah.
998
00:54:01,240 --> 00:54:04,076
That's General Scott's car.
999
00:54:04,284 --> 00:54:06,870
Buddy, you've just
been impressed
1000
00:54:07,079 --> 00:54:08,872
into the secret service.
1001
00:56:31,682 --> 00:56:36,186
Harold McPherson
and General James Scott.
1002
00:56:46,530 --> 00:56:48,448
Good morning, General.
This is Jordan Lyman.
1003
00:56:48,657 --> 00:56:49,950
Good morning, Mr. President.
1004
00:56:50,158 --> 00:56:51,743
I see we're both
early birds today.
1005
00:56:51,952 --> 00:56:53,245
To come
right to the point,
1006
00:56:53,453 --> 00:56:55,747
I'm not going to participate
in the alert after all.
1007
00:56:55,956 --> 00:56:57,291
Frankly, I'm tired out.
1008
00:56:57,499 --> 00:56:59,376
I've decided to go up
to my place at Blue Lake
1009
00:56:59,585 --> 00:57:01,211
and fish
for two or three days.
1010
00:57:01,420 --> 00:57:03,922
You'll forgive me, sir,
but I don't like it.
1011
00:57:04,131 --> 00:57:07,259
As Commander in Chief, orders
can only be given by you.
1012
00:57:07,467 --> 00:57:10,387
I don't think the Russians
are going to be impressed
1013
00:57:10,596 --> 00:57:13,599
by an alert that takes
place while you go fishing.
1014
00:57:13,807 --> 00:57:16,894
Suppose you let me be
the judge of that.
1015
00:57:17,102 --> 00:57:19,313
I'm afraid
my decision is final.
1016
00:57:19,521 --> 00:57:22,149
Of course.
It's up to you, sir.
1017
00:57:22,316 --> 00:57:24,985
When do you expect
to go to Blue Lake?
1018
00:57:25,193 --> 00:57:26,612
Late Friday, probably.
1019
00:57:26,820 --> 00:57:29,406
I envy you.
Good luck with the fish.
1020
00:57:29,615 --> 00:57:30,782
Goodbye, General.
1021
00:57:30,991 --> 00:57:32,743
Goodbye, Mr. President.
1022
00:57:41,793 --> 00:57:43,879
Hold my calls.
1023
00:57:50,260 --> 00:57:52,596
Colonel Broderick, please.
1024
00:57:52,804 --> 00:57:55,849
What's that,
Mrs. Henderson?
1025
00:57:56,058 --> 00:57:58,143
Well, I'm an old friend
of his,
1026
00:57:58,352 --> 00:58:00,479
and I'm real anxious
to see him.
1027
00:58:00,646 --> 00:58:02,189
Clark, ma'am, Ray Clark.
1028
00:58:02,356 --> 00:58:04,191
Well, I-I-I know
it's restricted,
1029
00:58:04,399 --> 00:58:06,777
but I thought perhaps
if I could talk to him.
1030
00:58:08,737 --> 00:58:11,156
What's that, Mrs. Henderson?!
I didn't quite hear you?!
1031
00:58:11,365 --> 00:58:13,992
Would you say that again?
1032
00:58:14,201 --> 00:58:19,915
Well, is there any way
I could get a message to him?
1033
00:58:23,168 --> 00:58:24,544
I see.
1034
00:58:24,753 --> 00:58:27,714
Well, would you be good enough
to just tell him
1035
00:58:27,923 --> 00:58:29,549
that Ray Clark called?
1036
00:58:29,758 --> 00:58:32,803
Thank you very much,
Mrs. Henderson.
1037
00:58:43,355 --> 00:58:44,898
Fill her up?
1038
00:58:45,107 --> 00:58:50,028
No, thanks, honey.
I just checked my oil.
1039
00:58:50,237 --> 00:58:51,697
Hey...Do you mind?
1040
00:58:51,905 --> 00:58:53,073
Not at all.
1041
00:58:53,281 --> 00:58:56,410
Tell me, could you turn
that down some?
1042
00:58:56,618 --> 00:58:58,078
Oh, sure, honey.
1043
00:58:58,286 --> 00:59:01,748
Hey, Charlie,
turn it down!
1044
00:59:01,957 --> 00:59:06,003
Do you rent space
in that thing?
1045
00:59:06,211 --> 00:59:07,337
Oh, you.
1046
00:59:07,546 --> 00:59:08,422
Here.
1047
00:59:08,630 --> 00:59:09,881
Hey, you want to dance?
1048
00:59:10,090 --> 00:59:12,217
No, thank you, honey.
1049
00:59:12,384 --> 00:59:15,679
I just had
a hernia operation.
1050
00:59:17,389 --> 00:59:18,849
You are funny.
1051
00:59:20,434 --> 00:59:24,938
I was sort of hoping
you were in the army.
1052
00:59:25,147 --> 00:59:25,564
Why?
1053
00:59:25,731 --> 00:59:26,857
Charlie heard
1054
00:59:27,065 --> 00:59:29,401
there was a new base
being put up here.
1055
00:59:29,609 --> 00:59:31,903
That's why
he bought the place.
1056
00:59:32,112 --> 00:59:36,116
You see any soldiers?
1057
00:59:36,324 --> 00:59:39,286
How long
has the base been here?
1058
00:59:39,494 --> 00:59:40,579
Who knows?
1059
00:59:40,746 --> 00:59:41,788
You know Charlie.
1060
00:59:41,997 --> 00:59:44,207
He's always
decorating this place.
1061
00:59:44,416 --> 00:59:45,876
He has a talent for that.
1062
00:59:46,084 --> 00:59:47,377
And on Saturday night,
1063
00:59:47,586 --> 00:59:50,464
he puts out a huge sign
that says "big party,"
1064
00:59:50,672 --> 00:59:52,883
and he doubles
his drinks, too.
1065
00:59:53,091 --> 00:59:55,260
I don't water them none,
either.
1066
00:59:55,469 --> 00:59:58,263
You wonder what
the country's coming to.
1067
00:59:58,472 --> 01:00:02,225
All those boys,
sitting up in the desert,
1068
01:00:02,434 --> 01:00:04,311
never seeing no girls.
1069
01:00:04,519 --> 01:00:07,439
They might as well
be in stir.
1070
01:00:07,647 --> 01:00:10,484
How far is the base
from here?
1071
01:00:10,692 --> 01:00:12,652
About 50 miles or so.
1072
01:00:12,861 --> 01:00:16,490
You hear the planes coming
in and out all the time,
1073
01:00:16,698 --> 01:00:18,909
but you don't see
any pilots.
1074
01:00:19,117 --> 01:00:21,578
Not so much
as one single pilot.
1075
01:00:21,787 --> 01:00:22,996
I mean, what's the matter,
1076
01:00:23,205 --> 01:00:25,165
don't they drink
in the Air Force?
1077
01:00:25,373 --> 01:00:28,794
How would I get in there?
1078
01:00:29,002 --> 01:00:30,253
Oh, lots of luck.
1079
01:00:30,462 --> 01:00:32,839
You can't even
see the place.
1080
01:00:33,048 --> 01:00:36,468
There's just a road over
leading to the left,
1081
01:00:36,676 --> 01:00:37,969
and then, nothing.
1082
01:00:38,178 --> 01:00:39,805
I was telling Charlie,
1083
01:00:40,013 --> 01:00:41,681
we ought to drive up
there some time
1084
01:00:41,890 --> 01:00:43,809
with a couple of kegs
of beer for the boys,
1085
01:00:44,017 --> 01:00:45,435
and tell them
where it's from.
1086
01:00:45,644 --> 01:00:47,187
You know, leave cards
or something.
1087
01:00:47,395 --> 01:00:49,106
I told you,
I bought a place...
1088
01:02:44,888 --> 01:02:46,973
Well, I'm glad
we can offer you
1089
01:02:47,182 --> 01:02:49,976
some real Mediterranean
weather, Mr. Girard.
1090
01:02:50,185 --> 01:02:51,311
Thank you, Admiral.
1091
01:02:51,519 --> 01:02:54,439
Not that dirty stuff
they have in the Atlantic.
1092
01:02:54,648 --> 01:02:56,066
Care for a cigar?
1093
01:02:58,777 --> 01:03:02,822
Admiral, I understand you're
not much of a betting man.
1094
01:03:03,406 --> 01:03:05,909
Depends on the game.
1095
01:03:06,159 --> 01:03:08,078
Hmm, well,
what is your pleasure?
1096
01:03:08,286 --> 01:03:09,829
Poker, roulette, what?
1097
01:03:10,038 --> 01:03:11,623
No, those are
house games.
1098
01:03:11,831 --> 01:03:14,167
I don't much care
for the odds.
1099
01:03:14,334 --> 01:03:16,002
What about horse racing?
1100
01:03:16,211 --> 01:03:17,420
On occasion.
1101
01:03:17,629 --> 01:03:20,632
It depends on the race,
sometimes the weather,
1102
01:03:20,840 --> 01:03:23,677
and the horse
does make the difference.
1103
01:03:23,885 --> 01:03:25,345
Hmm, that's true.
1104
01:03:25,553 --> 01:03:29,432
What about the Preakness?
1105
01:03:29,641 --> 01:03:31,559
You got anything good
going there?
1106
01:03:35,480 --> 01:03:38,692
I only bet on sure things.
1107
01:03:38,900 --> 01:03:41,778
Admiral, you're
a very lucky sailor.
1108
01:03:41,987 --> 01:03:45,031
That's exactly what
I've got for you --
1109
01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:46,324
a sure thing.
1110
01:03:46,533 --> 01:03:48,660
What is the bet,
Mr. Girard?
1111
01:03:48,868 --> 01:03:51,538
That there are members
of the joint chiefs of staff
1112
01:03:51,746 --> 01:03:53,164
who are involved in treason.
1113
01:03:53,373 --> 01:03:54,332
We know who they are.
1114
01:03:54,541 --> 01:03:55,959
We know the essence
of the plan.
1115
01:03:56,167 --> 01:03:58,545
Now, from you, Admiral,
I want a signed statement
1116
01:03:58,753 --> 01:04:01,715
indicating at what moment you
first heard of this operation,
1117
01:04:01,923 --> 01:04:04,134
and your complicity
in this entire matter.
1118
01:04:10,307 --> 01:04:13,226
Frankly,
I wish I had more time.
1119
01:04:13,435 --> 01:04:15,979
I wish you did, too,
Admiral.
1120
01:04:19,274 --> 01:04:22,402
Unfortunately, you don't.
1121
01:04:28,491 --> 01:04:29,743
Jiggs.
1122
01:04:29,951 --> 01:04:32,162
I'm looking for a
girl named Eleanor.
1123
01:04:32,370 --> 01:04:34,247
Come in.
1124
01:04:34,414 --> 01:04:37,167
Thank you.
1125
01:04:37,375 --> 01:04:39,419
You're a long way from the
barracks.
1126
01:04:39,627 --> 01:04:41,421
Oh, I was
in the neighborhood.
1127
01:04:41,629 --> 01:04:42,088
A fact?
1128
01:04:42,297 --> 01:04:43,423
A lie.
1129
01:04:43,631 --> 01:04:45,425
I just thought
the country could spare me
1130
01:04:45,633 --> 01:04:46,509
for an evening.
1131
01:04:46,718 --> 01:04:48,053
I wondered how you were.
1132
01:04:48,261 --> 01:04:49,346
I'm fine, Jiggs.
1133
01:04:49,554 --> 01:04:51,264
Would you like a Martini?
1134
01:04:51,473 --> 01:04:52,807
That sounds great.
1135
01:04:58,563 --> 01:05:00,440
This is very nice.
1136
01:05:00,648 --> 01:05:03,109
Oh, yes, that's right.
1137
01:05:03,318 --> 01:05:07,072
You've never been here
before.
1138
01:05:07,280 --> 01:05:10,575
Not even close.
Thank you.
1139
01:05:10,784 --> 01:05:11,868
What is it, Jiggs?
1140
01:05:12,077 --> 01:05:14,120
You have something
in your mind?
1141
01:05:14,329 --> 01:05:17,582
Hasn't your mother ever
told you about marines?
1142
01:05:17,749 --> 01:05:19,959
Well, I know
all about this marine,
1143
01:05:20,168 --> 01:05:23,088
never a wasted moment
or a thrown-away day.
1144
01:05:23,296 --> 01:05:25,799
What do you want?
1145
01:05:26,007 --> 01:05:27,550
Well, you invited me.
1146
01:05:27,759 --> 01:05:29,302
Remember, a rain check
1147
01:05:29,469 --> 01:05:32,222
handed out
the night of the party?
1148
01:05:32,430 --> 01:05:34,057
Oh, yes,
good for one visit anytime.
1149
01:05:34,265 --> 01:05:35,141
Here I am.
1150
01:05:35,350 --> 01:05:37,560
What should we talk about?
1151
01:05:37,769 --> 01:05:41,773
Nuclear disarmament,
uh, high cost of living,
1152
01:05:41,981 --> 01:05:43,441
ladies' fashions.
1153
01:05:43,650 --> 01:05:47,779
Or should we fall back on the
familiar item of conversation,
1154
01:05:47,987 --> 01:05:49,447
gentleman Jim Scott.
1155
01:05:49,656 --> 01:05:52,784
Well, this must come
as a shock to you,
1156
01:05:52,992 --> 01:05:55,995
but I lock up the office
now and then.
1157
01:05:56,162 --> 01:05:58,957
You're a beautiful woman,
Ellie.
1158
01:05:59,165 --> 01:06:01,000
Don't tell me
after all this time,
1159
01:06:01,167 --> 01:06:02,627
you're making a pass, Jiggs?
1160
01:06:02,794 --> 01:06:07,340
The window's open,
you could always scream.
1161
01:06:23,148 --> 01:06:25,316
This is when I scream?
1162
01:06:25,525 --> 01:06:27,819
Do you want to scream?
1163
01:06:28,027 --> 01:06:32,198
Well, that's a rather
unfair question.
1164
01:06:32,407 --> 01:06:35,326
I'm a little vulnerable now.
1165
01:06:35,535 --> 01:06:38,872
Particularly
when it concerns
1166
01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:42,750
an old friend
I happen to like.
1167
01:06:58,349 --> 01:07:00,560
Do me a favor --
1168
01:07:00,768 --> 01:07:05,398
don't complicate
my life right now.
1169
01:07:05,607 --> 01:07:08,902
I just got over
a very bad breakup.
1170
01:07:17,285 --> 01:07:19,370
Would you like
another Martini?
1171
01:07:19,579 --> 01:07:22,207
Perhaps
we should talk about...
1172
01:07:34,135 --> 01:07:35,220
It's funny.
1173
01:07:35,428 --> 01:07:38,014
It doesn't feel
like an iron mask.
1174
01:07:38,223 --> 01:07:39,933
You're a fraud, Jiggs.
1175
01:07:40,141 --> 01:07:42,185
Hey, how about
dinner someplace?
1176
01:07:42,393 --> 01:07:44,103
You might even
talk me into
1177
01:07:44,312 --> 01:07:46,773
wheeling you
around the dance floor.
1178
01:07:46,981 --> 01:07:49,567
No, I'll fix something
for us here.
1179
01:07:49,776 --> 01:07:52,570
Did you know that
I'm a swinging cook?
1180
01:07:52,779 --> 01:07:55,365
Sounds like I've got
myself a good deal.
1181
01:07:55,573 --> 01:07:58,618
You might have, Jiggs.
A very good deal.
1182
01:07:58,826 --> 01:08:00,954
I'll make you two promises --
1183
01:08:01,162 --> 01:08:03,623
a very good steak,
medium rare,
1184
01:08:03,831 --> 01:08:06,668
and the truth,
which is very rare.
1185
01:08:50,461 --> 01:08:53,131
And it's in writing?
1186
01:08:53,339 --> 01:08:54,757
Thank God.
1187
01:08:54,966 --> 01:08:58,303
Now, when can you get back?
1188
01:08:58,511 --> 01:09:03,349
Transocean, Flight 42,
out of Madrid.
1189
01:09:03,558 --> 01:09:08,104
Good, I'll see you
for breakfast.
1190
01:09:35,673 --> 01:09:38,176
Someone I knew
a thousand years ago.
1191
01:09:38,384 --> 01:09:41,179
It's funny. I can't
even remember his name.
1192
01:09:41,346 --> 01:09:43,222
Scott.
James Mattoon Scott.
1193
01:09:43,431 --> 01:09:46,017
General of the
United States Air Force.
1194
01:09:46,225 --> 01:09:47,644
Doesn't ring a bell.
1195
01:09:47,852 --> 01:09:51,147
Why the hell does a girl
keep a photograph of a man
1196
01:09:51,356 --> 01:09:53,566
she doesn't even remember?
1197
01:09:53,775 --> 01:09:55,485
I-I can't imagine.
1198
01:10:03,326 --> 01:10:06,829
Well, that's an easy way
to get rid of a ghost.
1199
01:10:07,038 --> 01:10:09,415
It works wonders.
1200
01:10:09,624 --> 01:10:13,378
No symptoms remaining?
1201
01:10:13,586 --> 01:10:14,879
None that I'm aware of.
1202
01:10:15,088 --> 01:10:17,173
If I find
that I'm kidding myself,
1203
01:10:17,382 --> 01:10:19,258
I know where to go
for help.
1204
01:10:21,719 --> 01:10:23,721
There's an easy test.
1205
01:10:23,930 --> 01:10:25,890
Yes?
1206
01:10:26,099 --> 01:10:27,684
Bring it out in the open,
look at it,
1207
01:10:27,892 --> 01:10:29,268
talk about it,
see if it hurts.
1208
01:10:29,477 --> 01:10:33,940
I don't know what's
to be gained by hurting.
1209
01:10:34,148 --> 01:10:37,443
But if you think
it's right...
1210
01:10:37,652 --> 01:10:40,905
I think it's right.
1211
01:10:41,114 --> 01:10:45,076
I was in love with him.
1212
01:10:45,284 --> 01:10:51,582
I found...Excitement
in his strength.
1213
01:10:51,791 --> 01:10:56,504
I didn't mind about
the back-street angle...
1214
01:10:59,674 --> 01:11:04,637
Sneaking time together,
stolen moments from his wife.
1215
01:11:04,804 --> 01:11:08,391
Eleanor Holbrook, emancipated
woman.
1216
01:11:17,567 --> 01:11:18,943
Go on.
1217
01:11:19,152 --> 01:11:22,363
I don't know.
I don't know when it changed.
1218
01:11:26,951 --> 01:11:29,829
But I began to realize
1219
01:11:30,037 --> 01:11:35,293
that he -- he really never
felt anything.
1220
01:11:35,501 --> 01:11:38,671
Each move was calculated.
1221
01:11:38,880 --> 01:11:42,258
He's a very careful man,
your General.
1222
01:11:42,467 --> 01:11:46,262
I don't believe that he ever
took a chance in his life,
1223
01:11:46,471 --> 01:11:50,057
or ever really felt anything,
any real emotion.
1224
01:11:55,438 --> 01:11:59,025
He was so sure of me that
he could even write letters.
1225
01:11:59,233 --> 01:12:00,443
A careful man
1226
01:12:00,651 --> 01:12:04,155
doesn't incriminate himself
in writing.
1227
01:12:04,363 --> 01:12:07,533
That's where you're wrong.
1228
01:12:07,742 --> 01:12:13,164
If he's sure enough,
he can do anything --
1229
01:12:13,372 --> 01:12:16,626
anything to amuse himself.
1230
01:12:16,834 --> 01:12:20,880
I've kept them.
1231
01:12:21,088 --> 01:12:22,381
I told myself
1232
01:12:22,590 --> 01:12:26,719
that I'd use them
against him for revenge.
1233
01:12:26,928 --> 01:12:29,055
Well, at least, Jiggs,
1234
01:12:29,263 --> 01:12:33,142
he was right about me
in that respect.
1235
01:12:33,351 --> 01:12:36,062
I was pretty low,
but not that low.
1236
01:12:38,940 --> 01:12:41,400
Is that what you wanted?
1237
01:12:41,567 --> 01:12:45,071
Does that
prove anything to you?
1238
01:12:45,279 --> 01:12:47,865
I'm sorry, honey.
1239
01:12:48,074 --> 01:12:52,495
You said to bring it out
in the open, now it is.
1240
01:12:52,703 --> 01:12:55,373
We go from here,
all right?
1241
01:12:55,581 --> 01:12:56,582
Sure.
1242
01:12:56,791 --> 01:12:59,919
Well, I'll go
and repair the damages.
1243
01:13:00,127 --> 01:13:02,213
Get back to that steak.
1244
01:13:02,421 --> 01:13:04,006
Don't go away.
1245
01:13:30,533 --> 01:13:33,536
You know, it's
a funny thing, Jiggs.
1246
01:13:33,744 --> 01:13:36,038
I'm not surprised
at Scott.
1247
01:13:36,247 --> 01:13:38,749
But do you know
what does cut?
1248
01:13:38,958 --> 01:13:43,296
The fact that he sent you,
and the fact that you came.
1249
01:13:43,504 --> 01:13:45,464
I need these, Ellie.
1250
01:13:45,673 --> 01:13:48,301
The reason doesn't matter.
1251
01:13:48,509 --> 01:13:51,554
And trying to soften me up with
a little lovemaking.
1252
01:13:51,762 --> 01:13:53,556
That was dirty pool,
Jiggs.
1253
01:13:53,764 --> 01:13:55,766
You didn't come here
to salvage me!
1254
01:13:55,975 --> 01:13:58,269
You came here
to salvage his good name.
1255
01:13:58,477 --> 01:14:01,397
Look, Ellie, if I could tell
you why I had to do this...
1256
01:14:01,606 --> 01:14:04,609
I was a stupid,
impressionable female,
1257
01:14:04,817 --> 01:14:07,111
who let
an Air Force General
1258
01:14:07,320 --> 01:14:10,072
use her like
his personal airplane.
1259
01:14:10,281 --> 01:14:14,118
I don't rate any applause,
God knows, but you...
1260
01:14:14,327 --> 01:14:16,579
Scott didn't want to dirty his
hands
1261
01:14:16,787 --> 01:14:18,164
collecting those letters,
1262
01:14:18,331 --> 01:14:20,499
but Colonel Casey
is always ready
1263
01:14:20,708 --> 01:14:24,007
to clean up
the General's privy!
1264
01:15:11,634 --> 01:15:13,219
Jiggs:
The man on the right,
1265
01:15:13,386 --> 01:15:15,554
that's Murdock,
General Scott's aide.
1266
01:15:15,763 --> 01:15:17,890
On the left,
that's Colonel Broderick.
1267
01:15:18,099 --> 01:15:20,017
He commands the base
at site "Y."
1268
01:15:20,226 --> 01:15:22,353
I don't know
who the other man is.
1269
01:15:22,561 --> 01:15:25,022
So the rabbit
laid bait for the fox.
1270
01:15:25,231 --> 01:15:27,191
If I'd gone up
to Blue Lake,
1271
01:15:27,400 --> 01:15:29,568
they'd have tried
to kidnap me.
1272
01:15:29,777 --> 01:15:31,988
I've no doubt
of that at all.
1273
01:15:32,196 --> 01:15:34,365
I'll make the following
admission, Colonel Casey,
1274
01:15:34,573 --> 01:15:36,242
any lingering doubts
I may have had,
1275
01:15:36,450 --> 01:15:38,577
have been properly placed
in a waste basket.
1276
01:15:38,786 --> 01:15:40,079
Good man, Chris.
1277
01:15:40,287 --> 01:15:43,374
Your group did a great job
this morning, art.
1278
01:15:43,582 --> 01:15:44,709
Thank you, sir.
1279
01:15:44,917 --> 01:15:47,169
I can bring out
another point
1280
01:15:47,378 --> 01:15:49,213
that's made in that film.
1281
01:15:49,422 --> 01:15:51,549
Scott had to dispatch Broderick
from El Paso
1282
01:15:51,716 --> 01:15:53,926
on a job that any
investigator could have done.
1283
01:15:54,135 --> 01:15:55,928
This must mean,
in terms of numbers,
1284
01:15:56,137 --> 01:15:57,888
that he's no better off
than we are.
1285
01:15:58,097 --> 01:16:00,433
That's good, solid
evidence right there.
1286
01:16:00,641 --> 01:16:01,851
And gentlemen,
1287
01:16:02,059 --> 01:16:05,062
Paul Girard should be
here very shortly.
1288
01:16:05,271 --> 01:16:07,940
This document you
unearthed, Colonel Casey,
1289
01:16:08,149 --> 01:16:08,941
is dynamite.
1290
01:16:09,150 --> 01:16:10,443
Very revealing
1291
01:16:10,651 --> 01:16:12,611
of General Scott's
extracurricular love life.
1292
01:16:12,820 --> 01:16:15,740
Any taste of victory we
have in our mouth, Colonel,
1293
01:16:15,948 --> 01:16:18,451
is due in no small measure
to your efforts.
1294
01:16:18,659 --> 01:16:21,954
The taste I've got
in my mouth, Mr. secretary,
1295
01:16:22,163 --> 01:16:23,414
is unmentionable.
1296
01:16:23,622 --> 01:16:25,416
I can understand
that feeling, Colonel,
1297
01:16:25,624 --> 01:16:27,084
but when you deal
with a jackal,
1298
01:16:27,293 --> 01:16:28,544
like your General --
1299
01:16:28,753 --> 01:16:30,588
look, Mr. Todd, this is
a full Air Force General,
1300
01:16:30,796 --> 01:16:31,672
six times wounded,
1301
01:16:31,881 --> 01:16:33,257
and wearing only half
the medals he deserves.
1302
01:16:33,466 --> 01:16:35,092
Whatever else he is,
he's no jackal.
1303
01:16:35,301 --> 01:16:36,969
My God, the sensitivity
of our warriors.
1304
01:16:37,178 --> 01:16:39,096
Did I step on your
old school tie, Colonel?
1305
01:16:39,305 --> 01:16:41,307
You're just like a lot
of civilians, Mr. Todd.
1306
01:16:41,515 --> 01:16:42,600
After every armistice,
1307
01:16:42,808 --> 01:16:44,477
you want to put us away
in moth balls.
1308
01:16:44,685 --> 01:16:47,813
Hold up, Colonel!
That's enough, Colonel!
1309
01:16:48,022 --> 01:16:49,899
Please, please.
1310
01:16:50,107 --> 01:16:51,275
I'm sorry, sir.
1311
01:16:51,484 --> 01:16:52,735
Jiggs, you have every right
1312
01:16:52,943 --> 01:16:54,779
to resent what you
were forced to do.
1313
01:16:54,987 --> 01:16:56,655
It was a dirty,
thankless job.
1314
01:16:56,822 --> 01:16:58,324
The fact
that it was necessary
1315
01:16:58,491 --> 01:17:00,451
doesn't make it
more palatable for you.
1316
01:17:00,659 --> 01:17:02,578
I deeply appreciate
what you've done.
1317
01:17:02,787 --> 01:17:04,246
I find it difficult
to believe
1318
01:17:04,455 --> 01:17:06,499
I could ever bring myself
to use this against Scott.
1319
01:17:06,707 --> 01:17:08,834
Suppose it comes down
to bare knuckles?
1320
01:17:09,043 --> 01:17:11,587
Chris, I'm not prepared
to answer that just now.
1321
01:17:11,796 --> 01:17:13,130
Thank God, I don't have to.
1322
01:17:13,339 --> 01:17:15,674
For the first time,
for the very first time,
1323
01:17:15,883 --> 01:17:17,009
I'd say we were on top.
1324
01:17:17,218 --> 01:17:18,010
Mr. President...
1325
01:17:18,219 --> 01:17:19,178
Right on top.
1326
01:17:22,598 --> 01:17:24,975
Paul Girard is dead.
1327
01:17:25,142 --> 01:17:26,519
Oh, my God.
1328
01:17:26,727 --> 01:17:30,981
His plane crashed
in the mountains,
1329
01:17:31,190 --> 01:17:33,275
outside of Madrid.
1330
01:17:33,484 --> 01:17:35,111
Any effects?
1331
01:17:35,319 --> 01:17:39,782
The wreckage was strewn out
for a couple of Miles.
1332
01:17:39,990 --> 01:17:42,243
Nothing left of anybody.
1333
01:18:12,022 --> 01:18:13,858
Mr. President,
1334
01:18:14,066 --> 01:18:18,863
you've got to give out
some kind of statement.
1335
01:18:19,071 --> 01:18:21,657
May I draft one for you?
1336
01:18:21,866 --> 01:18:22,741
What?
1337
01:18:22,950 --> 01:18:25,578
About his being away.
1338
01:18:25,786 --> 01:18:30,166
Say he was abroad
on a vacation.
1339
01:18:30,374 --> 01:18:35,379
Don't -- don't say
any more than that.
1340
01:18:35,588 --> 01:18:37,089
I've had...
1341
01:18:37,298 --> 01:18:41,218
Two close friends
in my life,
1342
01:18:41,427 --> 01:18:43,929
I mean, really close.
1343
01:18:44,138 --> 01:18:50,102
One was Paul Girard...
The other is Ray Clark.
1344
01:18:50,269 --> 01:18:55,774
One of them helped me
to become President.
1345
01:18:55,983 --> 01:19:01,113
This one helped me
to remain President.
1346
01:19:01,322 --> 01:19:05,451
It cost Paul Girard
his life.
1347
01:19:05,659 --> 01:19:08,287
What about Ray Clark?
1348
01:19:08,495 --> 01:19:09,955
Where's he?
1349
01:19:10,164 --> 01:19:13,417
Where in God's name is he?
1350
01:19:13,584 --> 01:19:17,296
Now look here, Prentice,
don't you jolly me, boy.
1351
01:19:17,504 --> 01:19:20,090
I'm 24 hours stuck
in this oven.
1352
01:19:20,257 --> 01:19:22,134
You heard me right, boy.
1353
01:19:22,343 --> 01:19:23,969
When I get out of here,
1354
01:19:24,178 --> 01:19:27,640
you better be ready with
a long list of answers.
1355
01:19:27,848 --> 01:19:31,310
You heard me right, boy.
You heard me right.
1356
01:19:34,355 --> 01:19:36,482
Yes, Senator.
1357
01:19:36,690 --> 01:19:39,318
Oh, I agree, sir.
1358
01:19:39,526 --> 01:19:42,780
By all means, Senator.
1359
01:19:42,988 --> 01:19:45,407
Very well, sir.
1360
01:19:45,616 --> 01:19:48,160
Well, Senator, Senator
Prentice assures me
1361
01:19:48,369 --> 01:19:50,329
that your committee
was notified
1362
01:19:50,537 --> 01:19:52,456
of the existence
of this base.
1363
01:19:52,665 --> 01:19:55,668
But you were vacationing
someplace, off in Georgia.
1364
01:19:55,876 --> 01:19:58,462
Getting a change of scene
or something.
1365
01:19:58,629 --> 01:20:00,798
You better get yourself
a change of story,
1366
01:20:01,006 --> 01:20:02,591
because
that don't cut any ice.
1367
01:20:02,800 --> 01:20:04,343
I've been doing
no vacationing
1368
01:20:04,551 --> 01:20:06,470
since congress has been
in session.
1369
01:20:06,679 --> 01:20:11,308
There is no record
of any ECOMCON base,
1370
01:20:11,517 --> 01:20:15,020
or any designation
like it.
1371
01:20:15,229 --> 01:20:18,524
Senator, why don't you
have yourself a drink,
1372
01:20:18,691 --> 01:20:20,359
and finish your dinner?
1373
01:20:20,567 --> 01:20:24,029
I'll show you around
our base, little later on.
1374
01:20:24,238 --> 01:20:26,657
I'm proud of it,
mighty proud.
1375
01:20:26,865 --> 01:20:28,993
I'd like to take
that tour right now.
1376
01:20:29,201 --> 01:20:30,995
That won't
be possible, Senator.
1377
01:20:31,203 --> 01:20:33,831
That won't be possible,
but I'll see you later.
1378
01:20:34,039 --> 01:20:36,292
We'll look around
when it's cooler.
1379
01:21:24,965 --> 01:21:30,387
Jordy boy, right now, surely
they consider it a miracle.
1380
01:21:30,596 --> 01:21:34,391
You're going to be walking
in a parade
1381
01:21:34,600 --> 01:21:37,353
with both your legs cut off.
1382
01:21:40,731 --> 01:21:43,233
I'm not going
to make matters worse
1383
01:21:43,442 --> 01:21:45,361
by getting drunk on the job.
1384
01:22:04,922 --> 01:22:07,424
Are you from the
American consul, señor?
1385
01:22:07,633 --> 01:22:09,093
Yes, I'm from the embassy.
1386
01:22:09,301 --> 01:22:10,386
I'm Captain Ortega.
1387
01:22:10,594 --> 01:22:11,470
Henry Whitney.
1388
01:22:11,678 --> 01:22:13,597
We are
collecting the effects,
1389
01:22:13,764 --> 01:22:15,933
but there really
isn't very much.
1390
01:22:16,141 --> 01:22:18,310
As I told them
over the telephone,
1391
01:22:18,519 --> 01:22:21,605
there were only two
American nationals on board --
1392
01:22:21,814 --> 01:22:23,232
a Mrs. Agnes Buchanan
1393
01:22:23,440 --> 01:22:25,651
from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
1394
01:22:25,859 --> 01:22:27,277
and a Mr. Paul Girard,
1395
01:22:27,486 --> 01:22:29,822
whose destination
was Washington.
1396
01:22:30,030 --> 01:22:33,492
There was no address
in the passengers manifest.
1397
01:22:54,930 --> 01:22:57,516
You find any effects
of the Americans?
1398
01:22:57,724 --> 01:22:58,684
Anything at all?
1399
01:22:58,851 --> 01:23:00,269
Nothing yet, señor.
1400
01:23:15,159 --> 01:23:17,661
Senator Clark?
1401
01:23:17,870 --> 01:23:19,121
Yeah.
1402
01:23:24,418 --> 01:23:25,627
I'm Colonel Henderson,
1403
01:23:25,836 --> 01:23:27,504
Colonel Broderick's
adjutant.
1404
01:23:27,713 --> 01:23:30,215
I didn't think Colonel Broderick
had an adjutant,
1405
01:23:30,424 --> 01:23:31,341
just a bartender.
1406
01:23:31,550 --> 01:23:33,218
I don't understand, sir.
1407
01:23:33,427 --> 01:23:36,555
It's just that you're so
hospitable around here.
1408
01:23:36,763 --> 01:23:39,975
I got a message yesterday
that you had called my home.
1409
01:23:40,184 --> 01:23:41,685
I didn't connect you
with the message
1410
01:23:41,894 --> 01:23:43,187
until I found out
you were here.
1411
01:23:43,395 --> 01:23:44,646
Incidentally,
I'm sorry about
1412
01:23:44,855 --> 01:23:46,190
your having to stay
in your room.
1413
01:23:46,398 --> 01:23:47,691
Frankly,
I don't understand it,
1414
01:23:47,900 --> 01:23:49,568
but the orders
were quite specific.
1415
01:23:49,776 --> 01:23:51,904
I'll just
have to live with it.
1416
01:23:52,112 --> 01:23:54,531
As to the call,
I was really phoning
1417
01:23:54,740 --> 01:23:57,493
for a mutual friend of ours,
Jiggs Casey.
1418
01:23:57,701 --> 01:23:58,744
"Mud," isn't it?
1419
01:23:58,911 --> 01:24:00,913
Yes, sir,
that's what they call me.
1420
01:24:01,121 --> 01:24:02,414
How do you know Jiggs?
1421
01:24:02,623 --> 01:24:04,833
Oh, Jiggs has been up
before our committee
1422
01:24:05,042 --> 01:24:06,251
a number of times,
1423
01:24:06,460 --> 01:24:08,837
and he's done some favors
for me on occasion.
1424
01:24:09,046 --> 01:24:11,048
Well, I hope
you'll be comfortable.
1425
01:24:11,256 --> 01:24:12,508
Could I get you a drink?
1426
01:24:12,716 --> 01:24:14,718
Those part of
your orders, Colonel?
1427
01:24:14,927 --> 01:24:16,261
I don't understand, sir.
1428
01:24:16,470 --> 01:24:18,388
To get me snuggered?
1429
01:24:18,597 --> 01:24:20,599
No, sir, I just...
1430
01:24:20,807 --> 01:24:23,685
These bottles been coming
every hour on the hour.
1431
01:24:23,894 --> 01:24:25,938
Doesn't that seem
a little odd to you?
1432
01:24:26,146 --> 01:24:29,399
Keep me cooped up in here
with a flow of bourbon!
1433
01:24:29,608 --> 01:24:32,110
Sir, I don't know
what you're talking about.
1434
01:24:32,277 --> 01:24:34,196
Just what do you know,
Colonel?
1435
01:24:34,404 --> 01:24:35,239
About what, sir?
1436
01:24:35,447 --> 01:24:37,074
Have you got
a few minutes?
1437
01:24:37,241 --> 01:24:39,785
Would you sit down there
and hear me out?
1438
01:24:39,993 --> 01:24:42,579
I want to preface this
with an assurance to you.
1439
01:24:42,788 --> 01:24:43,789
My mind is sound,
1440
01:24:43,956 --> 01:24:45,791
even though
I've been cooped up here
1441
01:24:45,999 --> 01:24:47,251
for a day and a night.
1442
01:24:47,459 --> 01:24:49,753
Mud, do you trust
Jiggs Casey?
1443
01:24:49,962 --> 01:24:52,464
You name it,
he can have it, sir.
1444
01:24:52,673 --> 01:24:55,217
If he were
to tell you something,
1445
01:24:55,425 --> 01:24:56,969
would you believe him?
1446
01:24:57,177 --> 01:24:58,428
I would, indeed.
1447
01:24:58,637 --> 01:25:02,266
All right, then,
check this one out.
1448
01:25:02,474 --> 01:25:06,937
When you told Jiggs
about ECOMCON last Monday,
1449
01:25:07,145 --> 01:25:10,440
he'd never
heard of it before.
1450
01:25:10,607 --> 01:25:11,775
That's funny.
1451
01:25:11,984 --> 01:25:14,945
There was a moment,
just one moment.
1452
01:25:15,153 --> 01:25:19,116
How did you know about
my seeing Jiggs on Monday?
1453
01:25:19,324 --> 01:25:20,409
He told me.
1454
01:25:20,617 --> 01:25:22,828
He told
some other people too.
1455
01:25:23,036 --> 01:25:25,414
He had never
heard of it before.
1456
01:25:25,622 --> 01:25:27,124
After you left,
1457
01:25:27,291 --> 01:25:30,752
Jiggs went over all the JCS
orders for the last year.
1458
01:25:30,961 --> 01:25:32,170
There was no record
of ECOMCON
1459
01:25:32,337 --> 01:25:33,338
or anything like it.
1460
01:25:33,547 --> 01:25:34,756
Oh, Senator,
that's impossible.
1461
01:25:34,965 --> 01:25:36,842
Colonel Broderick goes
to Washington all the time
1462
01:25:37,050 --> 01:25:37,926
to brief the brass.
1463
01:25:38,135 --> 01:25:39,511
Not all of the brass.
1464
01:25:39,720 --> 01:25:43,515
Not President Lyman, not me,
a very selective briefing.
1465
01:25:43,724 --> 01:25:46,143
All you got to know
is this --
1466
01:25:46,351 --> 01:25:48,478
right now the government
of the United States
1467
01:25:48,687 --> 01:25:50,856
is sitting on top of
the Washington monument,
1468
01:25:51,064 --> 01:25:53,317
ready to fall off and
break up on the pavement.
1469
01:25:53,525 --> 01:25:56,320
There are just a handful of
men who can prevent that,
1470
01:25:56,528 --> 01:25:59,156
and you're one of them.
1471
01:25:59,364 --> 01:26:01,617
Now you listen to me, mud.
1472
01:26:05,912 --> 01:26:07,998
I'm going to tell you
the damnedest story
1473
01:26:08,206 --> 01:26:09,458
you ever heard.
1474
01:26:09,666 --> 01:26:11,668
That's all for tonight,
sergeant, you're relieved.
1475
01:26:11,877 --> 01:26:13,670
I'm taking the civilian
in my custody.
1476
01:26:13,879 --> 01:26:15,505
You can go back to the barracks.
1477
01:26:15,672 --> 01:26:16,923
Senator Clark.
1478
01:26:27,434 --> 01:26:28,560
Post 10.
1479
01:26:28,769 --> 01:26:32,731
Give me Colonel Broderick's
office.
1480
01:27:30,747 --> 01:27:32,457
I'm sorry, Colonel,
but I have orders
1481
01:27:32,666 --> 01:27:34,793
that the civilian is not
to leave the base, sir.
1482
01:27:35,001 --> 01:27:36,420
Oh, that's all right,
sergeant,
1483
01:27:36,628 --> 01:27:37,963
I'm countermanding
those orders
1484
01:27:38,171 --> 01:27:40,048
and escorting the civilian
into town.
1485
01:27:40,257 --> 01:27:42,426
Well, sir,
now I don't know.
1486
01:27:42,634 --> 01:27:45,137
Colonel Broderick said
that if...
1487
01:27:46,805 --> 01:27:48,432
Throw those keys over here.
1488
01:27:48,640 --> 01:27:52,394
Eject that cartridge belt
and throw it down on the ground.
1489
01:27:52,602 --> 01:27:53,812
Halt! Step back!
1490
01:28:13,165 --> 01:28:14,499
You stay put right here.
1491
01:28:14,708 --> 01:28:16,918
I'm going to phone
the White House.
1492
01:28:17,127 --> 01:28:18,462
Tell you what, friend.
1493
01:28:18,670 --> 01:28:20,505
When this is over,
1494
01:28:20,714 --> 01:28:22,257
you can take off
your girdle,
1495
01:28:22,466 --> 01:28:24,176
and have yourself
a real good cry.
1496
01:28:24,384 --> 01:28:26,928
Say, you got a dime
to stop a revolution with?
1497
01:29:16,686 --> 01:29:17,979
Ma'am? Ma'am?
1498
01:29:18,188 --> 01:29:20,899
Did you see a real tall
soldier with a funny hat
1499
01:29:21,107 --> 01:29:22,400
waiting right here?
1500
01:29:22,567 --> 01:29:23,318
No.
1501
01:29:52,013 --> 01:29:54,015
Your men couldn't have been
mistaken, could they, art?
1502
01:29:54,224 --> 01:29:55,225
Not a chance, sir.
1503
01:29:55,433 --> 01:29:57,227
Gate guard
was too positive.
1504
01:29:57,435 --> 01:29:59,104
It was Henderson
all right,
1505
01:29:59,271 --> 01:30:02,524
brought into the Fort Myer
stockade 10:30 this morning.
1506
01:30:02,732 --> 01:30:05,443
Rode in the back of an
army sedan, under guard.
1507
01:30:05,652 --> 01:30:07,112
Now held incommunicado.
1508
01:30:07,320 --> 01:30:10,782
Okay, Arthur, thank you.
1509
01:30:10,949 --> 01:30:14,035
At least he's alive.
1510
01:30:14,244 --> 01:30:16,288
Admiral Barnswell, sir.
1511
01:30:22,752 --> 01:30:25,088
Admiral Barnswell,
this is the President.
1512
01:30:25,297 --> 01:30:28,925
Well, sir, he came aboard
a few days ago,
1513
01:30:29,134 --> 01:30:32,220
passed on
your personal greetings,
1514
01:30:32,429 --> 01:30:35,891
and that's about the size
of it, sir.
1515
01:30:40,770 --> 01:30:45,650
Frankly, no, Mr. President,
he gave me nothing to sign.
1516
01:30:45,859 --> 01:30:46,651
No, sir.
1517
01:30:46,860 --> 01:30:48,278
I'm sorry, sir.
1518
01:30:48,486 --> 01:30:50,614
I can only recount to you
1519
01:30:50,822 --> 01:30:53,617
the situation
as it occurred.
1520
01:30:53,825 --> 01:30:57,746
I signed no paper.
He took nothing with him.
1521
01:31:02,375 --> 01:31:03,752
Well, if anything
1522
01:31:03,960 --> 01:31:07,297
happens to revitalize
your memory, Admiral,
1523
01:31:07,505 --> 01:31:09,925
I'd appreciate
a phone call!
1524
01:31:19,643 --> 01:31:22,312
It's now 2:20
on a Saturday afternoon,
1525
01:31:22,520 --> 01:31:25,357
and at 2:20
tomorrow afternoon,
1526
01:31:25,565 --> 01:31:30,028
somebody will have thrown
a switch at mount thunder,
1527
01:31:30,236 --> 01:31:31,863
General James Scott
1528
01:31:32,072 --> 01:31:35,951
will be on all three
television networks,
1529
01:31:36,159 --> 01:31:38,203
explaining to the people
of the United States
1530
01:31:38,411 --> 01:31:39,871
why this
particular crucifixion
1531
01:31:40,080 --> 01:31:41,164
is an act of faith.
1532
01:31:41,373 --> 01:31:43,375
What would you call this,
gentlemen,
1533
01:31:43,583 --> 01:31:44,960
sponge-throwing time?
1534
01:31:45,168 --> 01:31:48,213
Mr. President,
what are you waiting for?
1535
01:31:48,421 --> 01:31:51,549
Fire Scott, Hardesty,
Diefenbach, Riley.
1536
01:31:51,758 --> 01:31:53,677
Sedition, pure and simple.
1537
01:31:53,885 --> 01:31:55,679
Close down mount thunder,
1538
01:31:55,887 --> 01:31:58,515
declare a state
of martial law.
1539
01:31:58,723 --> 01:31:59,891
Then where do I stand?
1540
01:32:00,100 --> 01:32:02,018
Lunatic, paranoic,
screaming, wild man
1541
01:32:02,227 --> 01:32:03,853
with nothing
to back him up.
1542
01:32:04,062 --> 01:32:06,314
His proof is scattered
over a Mountain in Spain,
1543
01:32:06,523 --> 01:32:08,233
disappeared
in a Washington airport,
1544
01:32:08,441 --> 01:32:10,402
or result of some
delirium treatments
1545
01:32:10,610 --> 01:32:12,362
of a dipso senator...
1546
01:32:12,570 --> 01:32:13,989
Great.
1547
01:32:14,197 --> 01:32:19,244
Will you allow me to strike
that last idiotic remark?
1548
01:32:19,411 --> 01:32:20,870
There's no need, Jordy.
1549
01:32:21,037 --> 01:32:23,540
It's just what
the congress would say.
1550
01:32:23,748 --> 01:32:26,251
But you do have
one last alternative.
1551
01:32:26,459 --> 01:32:29,004
And that is?
1552
01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:35,802
Use these letters that
Casey got from the girl!
1553
01:32:37,679 --> 01:32:41,224
When you get to the bottom
of the barrel,
1554
01:32:41,433 --> 01:32:43,893
where we are now,
you use expedience.
1555
01:32:44,102 --> 01:32:46,438
Get the network cut off.
1556
01:32:46,646 --> 01:32:48,523
Network cut off.
1557
01:32:48,732 --> 01:32:50,775
Good.
Now, one more time.
1558
01:32:50,984 --> 01:32:52,068
Position "a."
1559
01:32:52,277 --> 01:32:53,862
Site "G," Polk Field.
1560
01:32:54,070 --> 01:32:55,071
Take one.
1561
01:32:55,280 --> 01:32:57,282
Position "B."
1562
01:32:57,490 --> 01:33:02,412
You count down for us.
Site "Y."
1563
01:33:02,620 --> 01:33:04,372
Take two.
1564
01:33:04,581 --> 01:33:05,457
Position "C."
1565
01:33:05,665 --> 01:33:07,584
Site "X,"
mount thunder, "CP."
1566
01:33:07,751 --> 01:33:08,626
Take three.
1567
01:33:24,893 --> 01:33:25,894
Let's hear it.
1568
01:33:26,102 --> 01:33:27,312
Barney Rutkowski,
Air Defense.
1569
01:33:27,520 --> 01:33:28,980
He's screaming bloody murder
1570
01:33:29,189 --> 01:33:30,774
about those
12 troop carriers
1571
01:33:30,982 --> 01:33:31,983
dispatched to El Paso.
1572
01:33:32,192 --> 01:33:33,985
He says they're checked
for El Paso,
1573
01:33:34,194 --> 01:33:36,071
and then lost
on the radar screen.
1574
01:33:36,279 --> 01:33:38,448
Wants to know
where they went and why.
1575
01:33:38,656 --> 01:33:41,242
He also wants to know
why 30 more are at Bragg
1576
01:33:41,451 --> 01:33:42,952
with the same destination.
1577
01:33:43,161 --> 01:33:44,662
What did you tell him?
1578
01:33:44,871 --> 01:33:47,999
I told him it was
classified and forget it.
1579
01:33:48,208 --> 01:33:49,667
That ought to do it.
1580
01:33:49,876 --> 01:33:51,795
Jim, he's a hard-nosed
book-player
1581
01:33:52,003 --> 01:33:54,005
with a radar screen
in his bed.
1582
01:33:54,214 --> 01:33:57,008
If I know him, he's not
going to stop here,
1583
01:33:57,217 --> 01:33:59,010
he'll go right up
to the President.
1584
01:33:59,219 --> 01:34:01,137
Go ahead, Barney.
1585
01:34:01,346 --> 01:34:02,972
One of my controllers
1586
01:34:03,181 --> 01:34:06,184
was watching a flight of troop
carriers heading for El Paso.
1587
01:34:06,392 --> 01:34:09,687
They turned northwest and
dropped off our radar screens.
1588
01:34:09,896 --> 01:34:12,690
Now, we both tried to find out
about it through channels,
1589
01:34:12,857 --> 01:34:14,651
and all we get
is the big stall.
1590
01:34:14,859 --> 01:34:17,320
There's some kind of
a secret base out there,
1591
01:34:17,529 --> 01:34:18,863
Mr. President,
1592
01:34:19,072 --> 01:34:20,949
and I think I should
have been notified of it.
1593
01:34:21,157 --> 01:34:22,200
Keep going, General.
1594
01:34:22,408 --> 01:34:23,952
Thirty more
of these transports
1595
01:34:24,160 --> 01:34:26,162
were due at this
classified place at 07:00,
1596
01:34:26,371 --> 01:34:27,705
7:00 A.M. tomorrow.
1597
01:34:27,872 --> 01:34:30,625
Now I learn it's been
moved up to 23:00 tonight.
1598
01:34:35,964 --> 01:34:39,884
General, I want all
those aircraft grounded.
1599
01:34:40,093 --> 01:34:44,639
You're to give the order
that they're to stand down.
1600
01:34:44,848 --> 01:34:47,517
You may say that's been
authorized by the President,
1601
01:34:47,725 --> 01:34:50,019
can be verified
by phoning the White House.
1602
01:34:50,228 --> 01:34:51,229
You understand that?
1603
01:34:51,437 --> 01:34:52,355
I guess I do, sir.
1604
01:34:52,564 --> 01:34:53,815
I want you available.
1605
01:34:54,023 --> 01:34:57,360
Phone in, let this office
know where you are.
1606
01:34:57,569 --> 01:34:58,444
Yes, sir.
1607
01:35:00,321 --> 01:35:03,575
The next step should be
to your liking, Chris.
1608
01:35:03,783 --> 01:35:05,743
Esther,
call the Pentagon.
1609
01:35:05,952 --> 01:35:08,746
Tell General Scott I want
to see him right away.
1610
01:35:08,955 --> 01:35:10,415
Yes, sir.
1611
01:35:10,623 --> 01:35:12,834
I think it's time we faced the
enemy, Mr. President.
1612
01:35:13,042 --> 01:35:14,669
He's not the enemy.
1613
01:35:14,878 --> 01:35:19,048
Scott, the joint chiefs,
even the very emotional,
1614
01:35:19,257 --> 01:35:22,093
very illogical,
lunatic fringe,
1615
01:35:22,302 --> 01:35:24,220
they're not the enemy.
1616
01:35:24,429 --> 01:35:27,891
The enemy is an age,
the nuclear age.
1617
01:35:28,099 --> 01:35:31,227
It happens to have killed
man's faith
1618
01:35:31,436 --> 01:35:35,398
in his ability to influence
what happens to him.
1619
01:35:35,607 --> 01:35:38,234
And out of this
comes a sickness,
1620
01:35:38,443 --> 01:35:42,238
a sickness of frustration,
a feeling of impotence,
1621
01:35:42,447 --> 01:35:44,115
helplessness, weakness.
1622
01:35:44,324 --> 01:35:47,118
And from this --
this desperation --
1623
01:35:47,327 --> 01:35:50,246
we look for a champion
in red, white, and blue.
1624
01:35:50,455 --> 01:35:51,581
Every now and then,
1625
01:35:51,789 --> 01:35:53,875
a man on a white horse
rides by,
1626
01:35:54,083 --> 01:35:57,879
and we appoint him to be our
personal God for the duration.
1627
01:35:58,087 --> 01:36:01,257
For some men,
it was a Senator McCarthy.
1628
01:36:01,466 --> 01:36:04,427
For others,
it was a General Walker.
1629
01:36:04,594 --> 01:36:06,721
Now, it's a General Scott.
1630
01:36:32,288 --> 01:36:33,498
Yes?
1631
01:36:33,706 --> 01:36:37,502
Esther: General Scott
is here, sir.
1632
01:36:37,710 --> 01:36:40,088
Send him in, please.
1633
01:36:46,761 --> 01:36:49,097
Good evening, Mr. President.
1634
01:36:49,305 --> 01:36:50,348
Sit down, General.
1635
01:36:50,556 --> 01:36:51,516
Thank you.
1636
01:37:00,108 --> 01:37:03,278
I'm glad you've decided to call
off that fishing trip.
1637
01:37:03,486 --> 01:37:05,280
Don't bother about that.
1638
01:37:08,658 --> 01:37:10,827
We don't need it tonight.
1639
01:37:11,035 --> 01:37:14,622
We aren't going to have
an alert tomorrow.
1640
01:37:14,831 --> 01:37:17,709
I beg your pardon,
Mr. President.
1641
01:37:17,917 --> 01:37:20,670
You wish
the alert canceled?
1642
01:37:20,878 --> 01:37:21,546
I do.
1643
01:37:21,754 --> 01:37:24,007
I intend to cancel it.
1644
01:37:24,215 --> 01:37:25,717
May I ask why?
1645
01:37:25,925 --> 01:37:28,553
Certain facts have come
to my attention lately.
1646
01:37:28,761 --> 01:37:31,347
I won't waste time
by detailing them all now.
1647
01:37:31,556 --> 01:37:34,642
I'll simply say that I want
your resignation tonight
1648
01:37:34,851 --> 01:37:36,853
and those
of Generals Hardesty,
1649
01:37:37,061 --> 01:37:39,147
Riley, and Diefenbach,
as well.
1650
01:37:45,194 --> 01:37:46,904
You are either joking,
Mr. President,
1651
01:37:47,113 --> 01:37:48,823
or you have taken leave
of your senses.
1652
01:37:49,032 --> 01:37:51,034
I know of no reason why
I should remove my name
1653
01:37:51,242 --> 01:37:52,910
from the active list,
voluntarily,
1654
01:37:53,077 --> 01:37:55,747
or for that matter, any
of the other joint chiefs.
1655
01:37:55,955 --> 01:37:58,041
You could give me
the reasons, General!
1656
01:37:58,249 --> 01:38:00,084
But if you want me
to itemize them,
1657
01:38:00,293 --> 01:38:01,669
I should be glad to do so.
1658
01:38:01,878 --> 01:38:03,212
Please do.
1659
01:38:03,421 --> 01:38:06,591
You abused, without my
authority, substantial sums
1660
01:38:06,799 --> 01:38:09,886
from the joint chiefs'
contingency fund
1661
01:38:10,094 --> 01:38:11,679
to establish a base,
1662
01:38:11,888 --> 01:38:14,432
to train a special unit
of troops, whose purpose,
1663
01:38:14,640 --> 01:38:17,268
and even whose existence
was kept secret from me,
1664
01:38:17,477 --> 01:38:20,229
from responsible officials of
the bureau of the budget
1665
01:38:20,438 --> 01:38:21,773
and members of the congress.
1666
01:38:21,981 --> 01:38:23,191
And the name of that unit?
1667
01:38:23,399 --> 01:38:25,276
You know the unit!
1668
01:38:25,485 --> 01:38:28,363
Its designation is ECOMCON.
1669
01:38:28,571 --> 01:38:31,574
I'm afraid your memory
fails you, Mr. President.
1670
01:38:31,783 --> 01:38:33,910
You gave me
verbal authorization
1671
01:38:34,118 --> 01:38:35,745
for the base and the unit.
1672
01:38:35,953 --> 01:38:38,289
As I recall it, we covered
quite a few items that day.
1673
01:38:38,498 --> 01:38:40,625
Perhaps you didn't pay
much attention to this.
1674
01:38:40,833 --> 01:38:43,795
I assumed you'd informed
the director of the budget.
1675
01:38:44,003 --> 01:38:46,464
What was the date
of that meeting, General?
1676
01:38:46,672 --> 01:38:47,965
I can't recall, exactly.
1677
01:38:48,132 --> 01:38:51,094
But it was right here
in this office last fall.
1678
01:38:51,302 --> 01:38:53,429
You have a record
of the date and subject?
1679
01:38:53,638 --> 01:38:55,640
Certainly, Mr. President,
in my office.
1680
01:38:55,848 --> 01:38:57,642
If you care
to make a point of it,
1681
01:38:57,850 --> 01:38:59,644
I'll drive over
to the Pentagon right now
1682
01:38:59,811 --> 01:39:00,937
and get it.
1683
01:39:01,145 --> 01:39:03,272
That won't be necessary,
General.
1684
01:39:03,481 --> 01:39:04,816
No, it won't be necessary.
1685
01:39:05,024 --> 01:39:07,235
Colonel Murdock,
my aide, is outside.
1686
01:39:07,443 --> 01:39:08,778
He sat in on the meeting.
1687
01:39:08,986 --> 01:39:11,072
He will substantiate
my memorandum
1688
01:39:11,280 --> 01:39:13,116
as to the date
and the discussion.
1689
01:39:13,324 --> 01:39:14,158
I'll ask him in.
1690
01:39:14,367 --> 01:39:16,619
That won't be necessary
either.
1691
01:39:16,828 --> 01:39:19,622
You kept a member
of the United States senate
1692
01:39:19,789 --> 01:39:21,791
forcibly detained
at this base,
1693
01:39:21,999 --> 01:39:23,459
and he will so testify.
1694
01:39:23,668 --> 01:39:24,669
And that would be?
1695
01:39:24,836 --> 01:39:26,671
That would be
Senator Raymond Clark!
1696
01:39:26,879 --> 01:39:28,631
The senior senator
from Georgia.
1697
01:39:28,840 --> 01:39:30,633
I wasn't aware
that Senator Clark
1698
01:39:30,842 --> 01:39:32,260
had ever visited the base.
1699
01:39:32,468 --> 01:39:34,846
He will also testify as to the
collusion
1700
01:39:35,054 --> 01:39:37,014
between the Commander
of the base
1701
01:39:37,223 --> 01:39:40,101
and one Senator Frederick
Prentice of California,
1702
01:39:40,309 --> 01:39:43,271
who, with yourself and
only a handful of others,
1703
01:39:43,479 --> 01:39:46,232
knew of the existence
of the base.
1704
01:39:50,486 --> 01:39:51,863
Any other charges,
Mr. President?
1705
01:39:52,071 --> 01:39:54,532
Would you like them
in chronological order?
1706
01:39:54,740 --> 01:39:57,827
The selection of a commanding
officer for a secret base
1707
01:39:58,035 --> 01:40:00,788
who was openly contemptuous
of civilian authority
1708
01:40:00,997 --> 01:40:02,874
and who has made
some statements
1709
01:40:03,082 --> 01:40:06,127
that come close to violations
of the sedition laws.
1710
01:40:06,335 --> 01:40:08,504
I never discuss politics
with my officers,
1711
01:40:08,713 --> 01:40:10,798
but I do demand
the highest competence.
1712
01:40:11,007 --> 01:40:13,176
Colonel Broderick
is an excellent officer
1713
01:40:13,384 --> 01:40:14,802
with a fine combat record.
1714
01:40:15,011 --> 01:40:17,346
And an interesting travel
record, you might add.
1715
01:40:17,555 --> 01:40:19,515
What, for example,
was he doing the other day
1716
01:40:19,724 --> 01:40:21,851
on a boat cruising around
my island at Blue Lake?
1717
01:40:22,059 --> 01:40:24,353
And don't tell me that's
a figment of my imagination
1718
01:40:24,562 --> 01:40:25,980
because I've got him
on film.
1719
01:40:26,189 --> 01:40:28,024
And what about the
kidnapping and detention
1720
01:40:28,191 --> 01:40:30,318
of Colonel William Henderson
at Dulles airport?
1721
01:40:30,526 --> 01:40:32,236
I know about that case,
Mr. President.
1722
01:40:32,445 --> 01:40:34,238
Colonel Henderson
struck an enlisted man
1723
01:40:34,447 --> 01:40:35,698
and left his post.
1724
01:40:35,907 --> 01:40:37,575
He's now being held
for disciplinary action.
1725
01:40:37,783 --> 01:40:39,494
Incommunicado, you might add,
1726
01:40:39,702 --> 01:40:42,079
so that he doesn't tell
what he knows.
1727
01:40:42,288 --> 01:40:45,875
Then there are the wagering
activities of yours, General.
1728
01:40:46,083 --> 01:40:48,711
Particularly, a betting
pool on the Preakness.
1729
01:40:48,920 --> 01:40:50,588
Oh, come now, Mr. President.
1730
01:40:50,796 --> 01:40:52,840
Or, perhaps,
more aptly classified
1731
01:40:53,049 --> 01:40:55,092
your personal
and private code.
1732
01:40:55,301 --> 01:40:57,929
It covers your plan
for the military overthrow
1733
01:40:58,137 --> 01:41:00,097
of the United States
government.
1734
01:41:00,306 --> 01:41:01,516
I presume, Mr. President,
1735
01:41:01,724 --> 01:41:03,851
you're prepared
to back up that charge?
1736
01:41:04,060 --> 01:41:07,855
I am prepared to brand you
for what you are, General.
1737
01:41:08,064 --> 01:41:11,692
A strutting egoist with
a Napoleonic power complex
1738
01:41:11,901 --> 01:41:13,903
and an out-and-out traitor.
1739
01:41:14,111 --> 01:41:18,074
I know you think
I'm a weak sister, General,
1740
01:41:18,241 --> 01:41:20,034
but when it comes
to my oath of office,
1741
01:41:20,243 --> 01:41:21,536
defending
the constitution of...
1742
01:41:21,744 --> 01:41:23,746
Nobody has to teach me
how to salute a flag.
1743
01:41:23,955 --> 01:41:25,915
Somebody has to teach you
about the Democratic processes
1744
01:41:26,123 --> 01:41:27,583
that that flag represents!
1745
01:41:27,792 --> 01:41:29,794
Don't presume to take the job
because you're not qualified.
1746
01:41:29,961 --> 01:41:31,712
Your course of action
in the past year
1747
01:41:31,921 --> 01:41:33,589
has bordered
on criminal negligence.
1748
01:41:33,798 --> 01:41:35,216
This treaty
with the Russians
1749
01:41:35,424 --> 01:41:37,426
is a violation of any
concept of security.
1750
01:41:37,635 --> 01:41:40,888
You're not a weak sister,
Mr. President.
1751
01:41:41,097 --> 01:41:43,766
You're a criminally
weak sister.
1752
01:41:43,975 --> 01:41:45,810
And if you want to talk
about your oath of office,
1753
01:41:46,018 --> 01:41:47,937
I'm here to tell you, face
to face, President Lyman,
1754
01:41:48,145 --> 01:41:49,313
that you violated
that oath
1755
01:41:49,522 --> 01:41:51,232
when you stripped this
country of its muscles,
1756
01:41:51,440 --> 01:41:53,818
when you played upon the fear
and fatigue of the people,
1757
01:41:54,026 --> 01:41:55,820
and told them they could
remove that fear
1758
01:41:56,028 --> 01:41:57,071
by the stroke of a pen.
1759
01:41:57,280 --> 01:41:58,990
When this nation
rejected you
1760
01:41:59,198 --> 01:42:01,325
and began militantly
to oppose you,
1761
01:42:01,534 --> 01:42:02,743
you violated that oath
1762
01:42:02,952 --> 01:42:05,580
by not turning this country
over to someone
1763
01:42:05,788 --> 01:42:07,957
who could represent the
people of the United States.
1764
01:42:08,165 --> 01:42:11,419
And that would be
General James Mattoon Scott,
1765
01:42:11,627 --> 01:42:13,921
wouldn't it?
1766
01:42:14,130 --> 01:42:16,507
I don't know whether to laugh
at that kind of megalomania
1767
01:42:16,674 --> 01:42:17,800
or simply cry.
1768
01:42:18,009 --> 01:42:19,510
James Mattoon Scott,
as you put it,
1769
01:42:19,719 --> 01:42:22,096
hasn't the slightest interest
in his own glorification,
1770
01:42:22,305 --> 01:42:23,848
but he does have
an abiding concern
1771
01:42:24,056 --> 01:42:25,808
about the survival
of this country.
1772
01:42:26,017 --> 01:42:27,768
Then, by God,
run for office!
1773
01:42:27,977 --> 01:42:30,021
You have such a fervent,
passionate,
1774
01:42:30,229 --> 01:42:32,648
Evangelical affection
for your country.
1775
01:42:32,857 --> 01:42:34,483
Why, in the name of God,
don't you have any faith
1776
01:42:34,692 --> 01:42:35,651
in the system
of government
1777
01:42:35,860 --> 01:42:37,028
you're so hellbent
to protect?!
1778
01:42:37,236 --> 01:42:39,155
You say I've duped
the people, General,
1779
01:42:39,363 --> 01:42:41,157
I've bilked them,
I've misled them,
1780
01:42:41,365 --> 01:42:43,868
I've stripped them naked
and made them defenseless.
1781
01:42:44,076 --> 01:42:46,120
You accuse me
of having lost their faith,
1782
01:42:46,329 --> 01:42:48,331
deliberately and criminally
shut my ears
1783
01:42:48,539 --> 01:42:49,665
to the national voice?
1784
01:42:49,874 --> 01:42:51,292
I do.
1785
01:42:51,500 --> 01:42:56,130
Where the hell have you heard
that voice, General?
1786
01:42:56,339 --> 01:42:57,882
In freight elevators,
in dark alleys,
1787
01:42:58,090 --> 01:42:59,842
in secret places
in the dead of night?
1788
01:43:00,009 --> 01:43:02,678
How did that voice seep
into a room of conspirators?
1789
01:43:02,887 --> 01:43:05,723
That's not where you hear the
voice of the people, General,
1790
01:43:05,931 --> 01:43:07,308
not in this Republic.
1791
01:43:07,516 --> 01:43:09,685
You want to defend
the United States of America?
1792
01:43:09,894 --> 01:43:12,355
Then defend it with the tools
it supplies you with --
1793
01:43:12,563 --> 01:43:13,981
its constitution.
1794
01:43:14,190 --> 01:43:15,858
You ask for a mandate, General,
from a ballot box.
1795
01:43:16,067 --> 01:43:17,652
You don't steal it
after midnight
1796
01:43:17,860 --> 01:43:19,820
when the country
has its back turned.
1797
01:43:20,029 --> 01:43:22,907
Are you serious,
Mr. President?
1798
01:43:23,115 --> 01:43:25,910
Are you honest to God
serious?
1799
01:43:26,118 --> 01:43:27,662
Well, I could...
1800
01:43:27,870 --> 01:43:29,497
I could walk out of here tonight
1801
01:43:29,705 --> 01:43:32,375
and offer myself as candidate
for the office of presidency.
1802
01:43:32,583 --> 01:43:34,877
And by tomorrow morning,
I'd be sitting at that desk
1803
01:43:35,044 --> 01:43:37,380
with precisely the mandate
you hold so dear.
1804
01:43:37,588 --> 01:43:40,716
You know it, I know it,
and this country knows it.
1805
01:43:40,925 --> 01:43:43,928
So don't tell me I'd have seized
an office without support.
1806
01:43:44,136 --> 01:43:46,263
If you really had the guts
to call for a show of hands,
1807
01:43:46,472 --> 01:43:48,391
you'd be on an airplane
right now back to Ohio.
1808
01:43:48,599 --> 01:43:50,351
You can get your show
of hands, General.
1809
01:43:50,559 --> 01:43:51,602
Just wait a year and nine months
1810
01:43:51,769 --> 01:43:53,062
for something
called "election."
1811
01:43:53,270 --> 01:43:54,772
A year and nine months
from now
1812
01:43:54,980 --> 01:43:56,899
I don't think they'll be
an electorate,
1813
01:43:57,108 --> 01:43:58,359
let alone an election.
1814
01:43:58,567 --> 01:44:00,277
I think we'll be sitting
in our own rubble.
1815
01:44:00,486 --> 01:44:01,946
A minimum of 100 million dead.
1816
01:44:02,154 --> 01:44:05,241
And on the gravestone
we can carve,
1817
01:44:05,449 --> 01:44:09,537
"they died for Jordan Lyman's
concept of peace."
1818
01:44:09,745 --> 01:44:13,040
General...
1819
01:44:24,677 --> 01:44:27,430
General,
did it ever occur to you
1820
01:44:27,638 --> 01:44:31,267
that if you took over
this government by force,
1821
01:44:31,475 --> 01:44:35,146
you wouldn't have to wait
a year and nine months
1822
01:44:35,354 --> 01:44:36,731
for the funeral?
1823
01:44:36,939 --> 01:44:40,317
If the Soviet Union saw our
government being taken over
1824
01:44:40,526 --> 01:44:42,111
by a military dictatorship,
1825
01:44:42,319 --> 01:44:44,989
how long do you suppose
it would take them
1826
01:44:45,156 --> 01:44:46,407
to break the treaty?
1827
01:44:46,615 --> 01:44:48,159
Possibly even attack us?
1828
01:44:48,367 --> 01:44:53,330
I think perhaps a question
of days, perhaps hours...
1829
01:44:53,497 --> 01:44:55,124
Certainly weeks.
1830
01:44:55,332 --> 01:44:58,669
I want your resignation,
General.
1831
01:44:58,878 --> 01:45:02,506
I want it tonight. I'm expecting
it.
1832
01:45:02,715 --> 01:45:04,300
Along with the other members
of the joint chiefs
1833
01:45:04,508 --> 01:45:05,676
who are involved
in this retreat.
1834
01:45:05,885 --> 01:45:08,304
I'll tell you,
quite unequivocally,
1835
01:45:08,471 --> 01:45:11,974
I'll not tell the reason
for your resignation.
1836
01:45:12,183 --> 01:45:14,518
If that were ever
made public,
1837
01:45:14,727 --> 01:45:17,646
this country
would go down the drain.
1838
01:45:17,855 --> 01:45:19,648
Will you resign, General?
1839
01:45:19,857 --> 01:45:21,025
I will not resign.
1840
01:45:21,233 --> 01:45:23,360
I can demand
your resignation,
1841
01:45:23,527 --> 01:45:24,779
as you well know.
1842
01:45:24,987 --> 01:45:26,155
Demand and be damned,
1843
01:45:26,363 --> 01:45:28,157
I will not
resign voluntarily,
1844
01:45:28,365 --> 01:45:29,825
nor will any of the others,
1845
01:45:30,034 --> 01:45:33,162
but what I will do is take
this issue to the people.
1846
01:45:33,370 --> 01:45:36,457
We'll see which one the
United States will follow.
1847
01:45:43,422 --> 01:45:49,303
Anything else...
Mr. President?
1848
01:45:52,807 --> 01:45:57,895
General...I've called
a press conference for tomorrow.
1849
01:45:58,103 --> 01:46:03,567
I'll announce that I've asked
for all of your resignations.
1850
01:46:03,776 --> 01:46:05,986
I'll use as a reason...
1851
01:46:15,621 --> 01:46:17,832
Our differences over the treaty.
1852
01:46:18,040 --> 01:46:21,585
Without proof, you couldn't
possibly say otherwise.
1853
01:46:21,794 --> 01:46:23,546
You simply wouldn't dare.
1854
01:46:23,754 --> 01:46:25,130
I'm going to fight you.
1855
01:47:22,229 --> 01:47:23,814
I'm sorry, Jiggs.
1856
01:47:24,023 --> 01:47:26,984
Return them
to Miss Holbrook.
1857
01:48:01,393 --> 01:48:05,147
This will be delivered at 9:00
tonight on all major networks.
1858
01:48:05,314 --> 01:48:07,024
I'll be taping it in one hour.
1859
01:48:07,232 --> 01:48:09,193
This is strong stuff,
General.
1860
01:48:09,401 --> 01:48:10,194
Are you sure --
1861
01:48:10,361 --> 01:48:11,779
thank you, General.
1862
01:48:11,987 --> 01:48:15,449
You're sure he won't use
this press conference
1863
01:48:15,658 --> 01:48:17,368
to make any accusations?
1864
01:48:17,576 --> 01:48:20,162
He will use
this press conference
1865
01:48:20,329 --> 01:48:24,208
to support a position
that is totally indefensible.
1866
01:48:24,416 --> 01:48:27,127
General,
he accuses us of sedition
1867
01:48:27,336 --> 01:48:29,880
whether he has the proof
or not,
1868
01:48:30,089 --> 01:48:33,342
which could be
a pretty sticky business.
1869
01:48:33,550 --> 01:48:34,969
Jordan Lyman is finished...
1870
01:48:35,177 --> 01:48:37,221
No matter what he says
during his press conference,
1871
01:48:37,429 --> 01:48:38,722
no matter what he does after.
1872
01:48:38,931 --> 01:48:40,891
An educated guess would be
that within a week
1873
01:48:41,100 --> 01:48:43,185
there will be a move
for his impeachment.
1874
01:48:43,394 --> 01:48:44,728
That's it, gentlemen.
1875
01:48:44,937 --> 01:48:47,815
You're welcome to stay here
and watch on television.
1876
01:48:48,023 --> 01:48:49,400
I'll be at the studio.
1877
01:48:49,608 --> 01:48:52,653
Colonel Murdock will be in touch
with me if I'm needed.
1878
01:48:52,861 --> 01:48:53,654
Good day.
1879
01:49:02,538 --> 01:49:04,873
Stay tuned
for the Preakness...
1880
01:49:05,082 --> 01:49:07,710
Stay tuned
for a special broadcast...
1881
01:49:07,918 --> 01:49:11,422
The President next on
the ABC television network.
1882
01:49:11,630 --> 01:49:14,049
Announcer:
Ladies and gentlemen,
1883
01:49:14,258 --> 01:49:17,136
the President
of the United States.
1884
01:49:24,977 --> 01:49:27,563
All right, gentlemen,
let's begin.
1885
01:49:27,771 --> 01:49:28,939
Mr. President...
1886
01:49:29,148 --> 01:49:31,108
The Gallup Poll
of last week
1887
01:49:31,316 --> 01:49:33,861
indicated what appears to be
a very universal rejection
1888
01:49:34,069 --> 01:49:35,738
of your entire
political philosophy.
1889
01:49:35,946 --> 01:49:38,240
Namely, sir, the nuclear
treaty with the Soviets.
1890
01:49:38,449 --> 01:49:40,242
Would you care
to comment on that?
1891
01:49:40,409 --> 01:49:42,786
Insofar as the treaty
is concerned,
1892
01:49:42,995 --> 01:49:45,789
my reasons for asking
that it be ratified
1893
01:49:45,998 --> 01:49:47,791
have been stated and restated.
1894
01:49:48,000 --> 01:49:50,961
We have reached a point
on this earth...
1895
01:49:56,717 --> 01:49:59,553
Excuse me just a moment,
gentlemen.
1896
01:50:06,560 --> 01:50:08,437
Jordy, you better talk
to this fellow.
1897
01:50:08,645 --> 01:50:10,314
Mr. President,
this is Henry Whitney
1898
01:50:10,481 --> 01:50:11,648
from our embassy in Madrid.
1899
01:50:11,857 --> 01:50:12,816
He brought this.
1900
01:50:21,617 --> 01:50:22,826
Mr. President,
1901
01:50:23,035 --> 01:50:24,995
I'm the only one
who's read that paper.
1902
01:50:25,204 --> 01:50:26,580
Nobody knows I'm here.
1903
01:50:26,789 --> 01:50:29,666
Chris, delay the press
conference for half an hour.
1904
01:50:29,875 --> 01:50:32,086
You are never to disclose
or even hint
1905
01:50:32,294 --> 01:50:34,797
at the existence of
this paper, Mr. Whitney.
1906
01:50:35,005 --> 01:50:36,840
I emphasize
the word "never."
1907
01:50:37,049 --> 01:50:38,509
Ray,
have this photostatted.
1908
01:50:38,717 --> 01:50:40,010
Thank you, Mr. Whitney.
1909
01:50:40,219 --> 01:50:42,304
Colonel Casey, see that
Scott and the others
1910
01:50:42,513 --> 01:50:43,597
get copies right away.
1911
01:50:43,806 --> 01:50:44,431
Yes, sir.
1912
01:51:04,785 --> 01:51:08,497
That's a signed statement
from Admiral Barnswell.
1913
01:51:11,416 --> 01:51:13,377
You're a night crawler,
Colonel.
1914
01:51:13,585 --> 01:51:15,504
A peddler.
You sell information.
1915
01:51:15,712 --> 01:51:17,840
Are you sufficiently up
on your Bible
1916
01:51:18,048 --> 01:51:19,341
to know who Judas was?
1917
01:51:21,844 --> 01:51:23,971
I suggest you read
that letter, sir.
1918
01:51:24,179 --> 01:51:25,639
It's from the President.
1919
01:51:25,848 --> 01:51:27,683
I asked you a question!
1920
01:51:29,810 --> 01:51:31,478
Are you ordering me
to answer, sir?
1921
01:51:31,687 --> 01:51:33,021
I am!
1922
01:51:35,774 --> 01:51:37,860
Yes, I know who Judas was.
1923
01:51:39,194 --> 01:51:41,655
He was a man I worked for
and admired
1924
01:51:41,864 --> 01:51:44,867
until he disgraced the
four stars on his uniform.
1925
01:51:54,543 --> 01:51:56,503
Mr. President,
for the past 48 hours,
1926
01:51:56,712 --> 01:51:58,589
there's been
considerable scuttlebutt
1927
01:51:58,797 --> 01:52:00,883
concerning the joint
chiefs of staff.
1928
01:52:01,091 --> 01:52:02,718
There have been rumors
1929
01:52:02,926 --> 01:52:06,722
that there's to be some
kind of mass resignation.
1930
01:52:06,930 --> 01:52:09,725
Would you care to comment
on that, sir?
1931
01:52:09,933 --> 01:52:11,435
I'll answer that,
1932
01:52:11,643 --> 01:52:14,897
but I'd like to preface
with a few other comments.
1933
01:52:15,105 --> 01:52:20,194
In a democracy, once
the President and the Senate,
1934
01:52:20,402 --> 01:52:24,907
as responsible authorities,
make a decision
1935
01:52:25,115 --> 01:52:27,951
then debate an opposition
among the military,
1936
01:52:28,160 --> 01:52:31,747
who, as you know, have opposed
this treaty from the outset,
1937
01:52:31,955 --> 01:52:33,123
must come to an end.
1938
01:52:33,332 --> 01:52:34,875
This is the way in war.
1939
01:52:35,083 --> 01:52:37,419
So it also must be
in the councils of government
1940
01:52:37,628 --> 01:52:38,587
here in Washington.
1941
01:52:38,795 --> 01:52:40,589
I have had no choice
1942
01:52:40,797 --> 01:52:45,594
but to ask for the resignation
of General James Scott.
1943
01:52:45,802 --> 01:52:49,389
At the same time, I have asked
for
1944
01:52:49,598 --> 01:52:52,434
the resignations
of three other officers,
1945
01:52:52,643 --> 01:52:55,312
General Hardesty,
General Diefenbach --
1946
01:52:55,520 --> 01:52:58,440
the chiefs of staff
of the Air Force and Army --
1947
01:52:58,649 --> 01:53:02,236
and General Riley,
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
1948
01:53:02,444 --> 01:53:03,278
Yeah?
1949
01:53:03,487 --> 01:53:06,281
Yes, I've already heard.
1950
01:53:06,490 --> 01:53:08,283
He told me so.
1951
01:53:08,492 --> 01:53:11,078
Woman:...Solely because
of the difference...
1952
01:53:11,286 --> 01:53:12,788
General,
I'll be right out.
1953
01:53:12,996 --> 01:53:14,498
Difference of opinion
1954
01:53:14,706 --> 01:53:18,919
regarding our nuclear pact
with the Soviet Union.
1955
01:53:19,127 --> 01:53:20,587
That's correct.
1956
01:53:20,796 --> 01:53:22,422
Jim, all hell's
broken loose.
1957
01:53:22,631 --> 01:53:24,633
General, he's asked them
to resign --
1958
01:53:24,841 --> 01:53:27,010
Hardesty, Diefenbach,
Riley, and yourself.
1959
01:53:27,219 --> 01:53:29,596
Riley called here.
He tried to reach you.
1960
01:53:29,805 --> 01:53:32,140
Lyman got a hold of Farley
Barnswell's statement.
1961
01:53:32,307 --> 01:53:34,768
It implicated all of us.
Names, dates, the works.
1962
01:53:34,977 --> 01:53:36,520
Jim, what are we
going to do?
1963
01:53:36,728 --> 01:53:38,689
When do we tape? You got
my speech, didn't you?
1964
01:53:38,897 --> 01:53:41,149
Yes, but when this thing
came out a few minutes ago,
1965
01:53:41,358 --> 01:53:43,485
I had five network Vice
Presidents on the phone.
1966
01:53:43,694 --> 01:53:45,153
Do I get on the air
or don't I?
1967
01:53:45,362 --> 01:53:46,989
We've gone along
with you on this,
1968
01:53:47,197 --> 01:53:49,199
but for God's sake,
we're in jeopardy now.
1969
01:53:49,408 --> 01:53:51,785
The last thing on God's
earth we want is publicity!
1970
01:53:51,994 --> 01:53:52,869
Shut up, Prentice!
1971
01:53:53,078 --> 01:53:54,204
Harold?
1972
01:53:54,413 --> 01:53:57,040
General,
it's out of my hands now.
1973
01:53:57,249 --> 01:54:00,043
What are
you going to do, Jim?
1974
01:54:00,252 --> 01:54:02,504
I'm going to cut in on
those television networks.
1975
01:54:02,713 --> 01:54:04,506
But he's asked for all
of your resignations.
1976
01:54:04,715 --> 01:54:06,008
He won't get them.
1977
01:54:06,216 --> 01:54:08,969
He'll find that Diefenbach,
Riley, and Hardesty
1978
01:54:09,177 --> 01:54:12,180
are made of sterner stuff
than present company.
1979
01:54:12,347 --> 01:54:14,516
Man: ...With reference
to the Soviet treaty.
1980
01:54:14,725 --> 01:54:17,519
I can comment
on that to this extent --
1981
01:54:17,728 --> 01:54:20,689
Americans, traditionally
and historically,
1982
01:54:20,897 --> 01:54:22,899
have given vent to their views.
1983
01:54:23,108 --> 01:54:27,195
On the day that this government
does anything arbitrarily
1984
01:54:27,362 --> 01:54:30,240
to stifle those views,
it will have to change form.
1985
01:54:30,449 --> 01:54:32,367
It will cease to be
a democracy.
1986
01:54:32,576 --> 01:54:36,079
And I can state, quite frankly,
that this day will not come.
1987
01:54:43,128 --> 01:54:49,009
Gentlemen, the papers just
handed me are the resignations
1988
01:54:49,217 --> 01:54:52,888
of Generals Hardesty, Riley,
and Diefenbach.
1989
01:54:53,096 --> 01:54:55,349
I'll repeat that, gentlemen.
1990
01:54:55,557 --> 01:54:57,100
These three officers
1991
01:54:57,309 --> 01:55:00,228
have just officially
tendered their resignations.
1992
01:55:00,437 --> 01:55:04,274
Their statements will be made
public after this conference.
1993
01:55:04,483 --> 01:55:07,444
Before we have
any further questions,
1994
01:55:07,652 --> 01:55:09,738
may I insert these comments?
1995
01:55:09,946 --> 01:55:11,448
The point of this treaty,
1996
01:55:11,656 --> 01:55:14,701
and I've reiterated this on a
number of occasions,
1997
01:55:14,910 --> 01:55:18,372
is that in every true sense,
we force ourselves gradually
1998
01:55:18,580 --> 01:55:21,083
to step away
from an offensive posture.
1999
01:55:21,291 --> 01:55:23,126
We gradually move away from...
2000
01:55:23,335 --> 01:55:24,753
I'm sorry, sir.
2001
01:55:24,961 --> 01:55:26,296
Where to, sir?
2002
01:55:26,505 --> 01:55:28,799
...by accident or design,
2003
01:55:29,007 --> 01:55:32,469
someone would push
that button --
2004
01:55:32,677 --> 01:55:34,805
sir?
2005
01:55:39,101 --> 01:55:41,603
Take me home.
2006
01:55:41,812 --> 01:55:44,481
...and they must be
responded to
2007
01:55:44,689 --> 01:55:46,316
in the manner that...
2008
01:55:46,525 --> 01:55:49,945
Your General's just
been shot down, Jiggs.
2009
01:55:50,153 --> 01:55:51,822
Yeah.
2010
01:55:52,030 --> 01:55:55,659
I have had
to request the resignations...
2011
01:55:55,826 --> 01:55:58,120
Are those the bullets?
2012
01:55:58,328 --> 01:56:00,622
They might have been.
2013
01:56:00,789 --> 01:56:02,416
They weren't.
2014
01:56:06,753 --> 01:56:08,130
Ellie?
2015
01:56:08,338 --> 01:56:09,297
Yes?
2016
01:56:09,506 --> 01:56:12,926
Another rain check?
2017
01:56:13,135 --> 01:56:15,679
...the test of the action is,
is it right?
2018
01:56:15,846 --> 01:56:18,640
Tuck it somewhere safe
where you won't forget.
2019
01:56:18,849 --> 01:56:21,351
...to do it
because it is what you must.
2020
01:56:21,560 --> 01:56:25,772
There's been abroad
in this land in recent months
2021
01:56:25,981 --> 01:56:30,193
a whisper that we have somehow
lost our greatness,
2022
01:56:30,402 --> 01:56:34,990
that we do not have the
strength to win, without war,
2023
01:56:35,198 --> 01:56:38,118
the struggles for liberty
throughout the world.
2024
01:56:38,326 --> 01:56:41,329
This is slander.
2025
01:56:41,538 --> 01:56:43,623
Because our country is strong,
2026
01:56:43,832 --> 01:56:46,460
strong enough
to be a peacemaker.
2027
01:56:46,668 --> 01:56:50,464
It is proud, proud enough
to be patient.
2028
01:56:50,672 --> 01:56:52,841
The whisperers
and the detractors,
2029
01:56:53,049 --> 01:56:54,676
the violent men, are wrong.
2030
01:56:54,885 --> 01:56:59,514
We remain strong and proud,
peaceful and patient.
2031
01:56:59,723 --> 01:57:03,560
And we will see a day
when on this earth
2032
01:57:03,768 --> 01:57:08,648
all men will walk out
of the long tunnels of tyranny
2033
01:57:08,857 --> 01:57:13,791
into the bright sunshine
of freedom.
2034
01:57:17,699 --> 01:57:20,076
Announcer:
Ladies and gentlemen,
2035
01:57:20,285 --> 01:57:23,079
that was the President
of the United States.
2036
01:57:23,288 --> 01:57:26,500
Captions by Vitac --
Burbank, Pittsburgh, Washington
2037
01:57:26,708 --> 01:57:30,462
Captions paid for by
Warner Bros. Inc.142798
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