All language subtitles for Madam.Secretary 6x10.Leaving The Station

- Wow.
- Yeah.

I mean, the pictures
don't do it justice.

- It's like a fairy tale.
- I know.

How did you guys
find this place?

It was on Blake and
Trevor's short list.

Yeah, but then Trevor decided
he wanted a water element, so.

Are you two ever actually
going to get married?

If we ever decide
on how to do it,

so maybe not.
Anyway,

I just looked up the ten most
romantic places near D.C.,

and this popped up.
It kind of reminds me of

the house at the farm,
doesn't it?

Maybe the barn.

OK, I know you guys

wanted me to have
it there. I'm sorry.

- No, no, no, no, no. 100%.
- Hey, we're venue neutral.

OK. We just
wanted this to be, like,

our place, you know,

not connected to
anyone else's history.

And I don't really have
much of a history here,

so everything
works for me.

- You like it, though, right?
- Oh, no, I love it.

It reminds me of my
grandfather's house on the farm.

Well, pictures I've seen,
before the state took it.

I love it.

Look at those beams.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

So they're all
hand-planed

original timber,
and the furniture

in here is hand-hewn;
there's no nails.

It's like we're
standing in art.

Oh. It so is.

Are we ready to sample food?

- Oh, yes!
- Thank you, Maggie.

Everything looks amazing.

Maggie, it's so good
to finally

- meet you in person.
- Likewise.

- This is place is spectacular, really.
- Beautiful place.

- Thank you so much. -
Oh, this is a couple of late additions...

- What do we have?
- .. from the caterer.

- Bacon-wrapped dates and
lobster mac and cheese. - Yes!

Showing some respect
for the flesh eaters.

- And we love you for it.
- Oh, we do.

Ma'am, those dishes
haven't been cleared.

What do you mean?

We oversaw production
of everything that's here.

Those two haven't
been vetted.

- So not the mac and...
- I'm good to go, right?

Yes, sir.

Mmm.

Crudités are OK?

Yes, ma'am.

- This is by far the best.
- Oh, good.

- This cake is unbelievable.
- That's really good.

- How is it?
- It's terrible.

- No, it's not good at all.
- You wouldn't like it at all.

OK, so this one?

I want my own personal
vat at the wedding.

I will see to it,
but for now

- we should get to the White House
for the bill signing. - OK.

You know, you could sort of
just grab one for yourself

- and we could have it in the...
- No, ma'am.

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

If you die,
I won't eat it.

"A mere nine months
after President McCord was

"threatened with impeachment,
an action which was impeded

"by the largest
political protest

"in the nation's history,

"the White House will hold
a Rose Garden ceremony

"for the signing of the Equal
Pay and Family Leave Act.

"In attendance will be
the world champion

"U.S. women's soccer team,

- outspoken proponents
of pay equity." - Yes!

"Not present will be Mark Hanson

and all of his traitorous
congressional scum nuggets."

- Michael.
- Oh, we'll see.

"Also in attendance
will be Flo Avery,

"a citizen who was born
the same day

"that women were
granted the right to vote

through the ratification
of the 19th Amendment."

Hey, can you make
sure that there's

someone there to help
her down the stairs?

Let's avoid any sudden noises.

Dead old ladies
aren't a great look

- for female empowerment.
- She seems very spry.

Her phone voice seems spry?

Also, the soccer players.
I got an earful

when I asked them to
stick to the talking points.

All this stuff about censorship

and the importance of letting
women speak their truth.

They do this all the time.

I'm just saying maybe don't
stand so close to them when

- the microphones are on.
- Too many powerful women for you?

- You've met my four sisters.
You know I have triggers.
- Yeah. OK, go.

Thank you so much.

- Hi. Maintenance missed the
- Hi.

- memo on fertilise
the Rose Garden. - Huh!

So the olfactory consensus
is that we should

hold the bill signing in here,

additional photo sessions
in the portrait gallery

- to make room for more press.
- OK. That's great.

And one small thing
I need to discuss with you

about the wedding.

Oh, my God.

My daughter's
getting married, Russell!

- In two days. That's, like,
the day after tomorrow.
- Yes. Yes.

It is exactly like that.

I know you got
enough on your mind

without last-minute requests but

but I have to ask you
not to seat me with Carol.

OK. Why?

Because things haven't been
going so well lately

and she would rather be
at a distance from me.

I mean, how serious is it?

I'm at a hotel.

Oh, no.

Nah. I've been there before.

Named a suite for me
at the Mayfair.

Blows over eventually.

Oh, Russell,
I'm so sorry.

Sort of afraid to ask,

is it because of the job?

It's not because of the job.

I don't know
how I could've

gotten through any of this
without you, you know.

I feel bad.

You know, maybe I
should talk to Carol.

Oh, God, no.

The only person she likes
less than me right now is you.

Well, how long has
this been going on?

Carol!

Call the gardener!

- It's out of the question.
- It's temporary.

Dalton was temporary.

- Only the second term.
- What's your point?

- This is different!
- It's always different,

except it's never different.

You had a heart attack, Russell.

- You almost died.
- Yeah, and her daughter saved my life.

So you owe her?

- Oh, come on, the first woman
president, Carol. - Don't you dare!

Just to get her on solid
ground and then I promise...

No. You have lost the right
to promise me anything.

And you know what?

Your thousand broken promises
aren't even the real problem.

The real problem is that I have
always come second to your job.

You have never once
chosen me first,

and you never will.

It's not a competition, Carol.

Not anymore it isn't.

I quit.

EPFL PSA, take one.

Welcome, everybody.

I am so thrilled to have
these voices supporting us

in this

EPFL PSA, take seven.

Welcome, everybody.
I am so thrilled

to have these women here lending
their voices to this cause.

We're honoured to
be here, Madam President.

We've been speaking out about
pay equity for a long time

in our own profession, but
the problem is everywhere.

The average American woman

makes only 82 cents for
every dollar earned by men.

And it's even worse
for minorities.

African American women
make 63 cents on the dollar.

That's why we always
say, "Equal work,"

- "equal sweat, equal pay."
- Ah.

You could steal that phrase,

- Madam President.
- Well, I just might take you up on that.

And this act also
provides for spousal leave.

We love that,

whether your partner's
your husband or your wife.

And cut.

- Thank you, ladies.
- That was wonderful.

That's right,
you guys got married.

Congratulations.

- Thank you. We did it.
- Yeah. We took the plunge.

Aw. We are having a wedding.

Well, we're married,
but our daughter Stevie

is getting married in two days.

- Two days?
- Oh, wow.

You both seem really relaxed.

Well, it's all just a
very well-rehearsed act.

But I'm glad to see
that it's working.

Madam President.

This is our special guest,
Flo Avery.

Ms Avery, it is
an honour to meet you.

Call me Flo.

Well, thank you, I will.

Ladies, I want you to meet
Ms Avery, Flo,

who was born
on August 18th, 1920,

the exact day that
the 19th Amendment was ratified.

- Such an honour to meet you.
- So nice to meet you.

I am so honoured to be here today

in the presence of such fine
examples of female leadership,

fortitude and longevity.

The Equal Pay
and Family Leave Act

will ensure greater
opportunities for all women

across our country.

Thank you for being here today.

Thank you.

You guys, thanks for being here.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you, everyone.
Right this way.

We will pick this up

in the portrait gallery,
quick as you can.

Madam President, I just
wanted to tell you that...

- May I sit, please?
- Yes, please.

I never thought
I'd live to see the day

when we would have
a woman president.

Well, I'm very glad
that you did.

However, now that I have,

I couldn't be more disappointed.

Oh.

Don't be patting yourself
too hard on the back

about this little bill.

It was passed
by a house full of men.

And it can be taken
away just as easily.

It's baked right into
the Declaration of Independence

that all men

are created equal.

And look what
happened to the ERA.

Couldn't even get it
ratified by the states.

Equal Pay Act,
my foot.

The Emancipation Proclamation
didn't end slavery.

The 13th Amendment did.

As long as the Constitution
doesn't guarantee

my equality,

I see no reason to celebrate.

But,

thanks for the pen.

Hi. The venue
just went down in flames.

I know. Did you see that coming?

- Because I sure didn't.
- No.

Mike was worried about
the soccer players.

I just got my ass handed
to me by a centenarian.

No, the wedding venue just
burned down to the ground.

Oh, come on.

Well.

Well, unfortunately,
all that beautiful, original

hand-hewn timber made
excellent kindling.

The place burned to the ground
in less than an hour.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Well, we still have the caterer,

so we can just go full-court
press on another venue.

All right, well,
what about postponing?

No. That's impossible.

People are already
on their way in.

They've made hotel reservations,
their schedules.

It's a logistical nightmare.

- We can't just...
- But we don't want to wait.

- Like...
- Just keep making lists

and calls until we find a new venue.

- There's got to be
someplace that'll work. - Right.

Afraid that is not an option.

It takes three weeks
minimum to clear a location.

Can't we make some kind
of emergency exception?

I mean, there has to be a way
around the protocol.

Oh, yeah, in fact there is.
You can get married

anywhere you like,
as long as your mother

doesn't come to the wedding.

- Don't even think about it. No.
- I am not.

All right, look,
in terms of secure venues,

here are your options
Camp David,

which has been dealing
with an infestation of

- West Nile mosquitos,
- Great.

and the White House.

That's it? That's...

Mount Weather,
if you like a windowless bunker.

So much for keeping it apolitical.

I mean...

Listen to me.

Your dad and I are going to do
everything in our power

to protect this wedding.Mm.

I mean it.

There will be no press and
absolutely no politics.

It's a political gold mine!

Invitations will be more sought after
than Willy Wonka's golden tickets! - No!

There will be no political
interference in this wedding.

Is that clear?
End of discussion.

Just keep the
announcement simple

and stress it'll be
a low-key event

- for family and friends.
- Yes, sir.

Thank you. That's all.

Actually, it's not.

I've just been
talking with Jody,

our Women's Outreach director,

and I do have something
else I want to discuss.

After my trip to the
woodshed with Flo Avery

at the signing ceremony, I've
been thinking about the ERA.

Were you also thinking about
mood rings and Supertramp?

Flo Avery was right.

An amendment to the
Constitution is the only way

to make civil liberties permanent.

Oh, no, I think it's a mistake.
It's a dead horse.

A lot of people don't even
know the history of it.

Worst-case scenario -

they get an important civics lesson.

What are they going to do,
impeach me?

- Oh...
- Oh, all right, OK.

I think it could get traction,
particularly with young people.

- You mean the non-voting bloc?
- Not just kids.

40-and-under.

It's not a dead horse to them.

It could be a brand-new pony.

I love it.

Saddle up,

and get happy.

- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.

I am here today to announce

that I am reviving
the ERA initiative.

The first Equal Rights
Amendment was introduced

in Congress in 1923,

and subsequently reintroduced
in every session of Congress

for half a century,

until it finally passed
both houses of Congress

in the early 1970s.

But then it was only ratified
by 35 states.

It needed 38 to pass.

Since then, our society has made

so much progress
toward equality of the sexes.

It is about time
we update the Constitution

to reflect the reality that
all people are created equal

and shall be treated so
under the law.

The thing is, language matters.

And the language
of our Constitution

doesn't go far enough
to recognise the rights

of all our citizens.

Not yet.

So I invite the
American people to join me

in this overdue
campaign for inclusion.

Thank you.

Hey.

Oh, wow. That looks
like something important.

It's a seating chart.

Stevie's letting me
help her with it.

Wow.

Our daughter is
getting married.

I know.

We're going to have
a son-in-law.

- Yeah, I'm up to speed.
- Hey.

- It's me with an annoying update.
- Can't wait.

Your new ERA initiative is
facing a vocal public opposition

from none other than
Ohio Senator Amy Ross,

who is vowing to fight
you in the Senate.

This would be
a gratuitous alteration

of the Constitution.

And it's entirely unnecessary.

We should all be wary of rushing
to alter this sacred document.

President McCord

is trying to stoke
a political fight

that will pointlessly
divide this country

along gender lines.

I intend to stop it
dead in its tracks.

So, item next.

Heads-up from the IC that a
coup is imminent in Venezuela.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
How imminent?

Well, General Julio
Diaz has established

a resistance movement
and is publicly demanding

major concessions from
President Alvarado

by tomorrow, or he's
threatening to unleash

a civil war to topple
the government,

which could put our regional
agreement in jeopardy

just in time for the
first daughter's nuptials.The hell it will.

Oh, wait, do you guys
have a second to talk
about wedding logistics?

I live for it.
What's the
problem now?

It's not really
a problem, really.

It's just that
ever since this has become a

White House wedding,
everybody is

angling for a ticket;
I'm being flooded with requests.

Wouldn't that be a wonderful way
to lobby for the ERA votes?

Against the backdrop of
a traditional wedding ceremony?

As if to say,
"See? We can all be equal

"and still participate
in a time-tested,

"ancient, sexist ritual wherein a

virginally attired woman is
passed from one man to another."

- That is not what...
- No!

The invite list is locked.
What did I say?

We are not politicising
this wedding.

And nobody's having
a damn coup.

He's starting to scare me.

Senator Ross.

Good to see you.

Amy. And it's
always good to see you.

The Armed Services
Committee is grateful

for the work you do
with the V.A.

Oh. Thanks.
I'm glad to hear that.

I'm on my way
to the president now.

Little early.

Well, I hope you have
a productive talk.

Henry.

Just curious.
What's your take on this?

I'm 100% on board.

Well, of course
you'd have to be.

No. I'm a liberated

first gentleman.

Even though the 14th Amendment

- already guarantees women
equal rights? - Theoretically,

it guarantees equal pay, but
that hasn't worked out so well.

I am concerned that the
ERA will strip women

of all of the
legislative protections

that we fought
tooth and nail

to enact Social
Security benefits

for stay-at-home
mums, which I was,

and widows, which I am.

Food subsidies.
Workplace safety.

They're only necessary

to try to help level
an uneven playing field.

No.
They're necessary

because of 10,000
years of evolution.

Men and women
aren't the same,

no matter how much
we'd like to make it so.

Sometimes separate is good.

But the proponents of the ERA,
don't acknowledge that truth.

And opponents don't
acknowledge that separate

is so often used as a
pretext to prevent equality.

This isn't about sexism.

It's about reality.

The worst thing about this
crusade is that it won't work.

It won't fundamentally
change biology

or the requirements
of motherhood

or how men
and women interact.

Because men and
women are different.

Yes.

But different doesn't
mean inferior.

And women have been fighting
to prove that they're not

since the inception
of this country.

I find it odd

that the first female
president can't acknowledge

the tremendous, tremendous

- progress we've made...
- Of course she
acknowledges it,

but she also knows that
we can't keep fighting

case by case and bill by bill.

Laws can be overturned,

which is why we need
to make equal stature

a fundamental tenet
of our society.

If the president overreaches,

she can't know
what the cost will be.

You have grandsons, right?

Four.

Didn't I read somewhere that

one of them won a
national debate championship?

Jonathan, yes. He's a...

he's gifted in
rhetoric and argument.

- Hmm.
- Imagine that.

Yeah, because it
was modelled for him

by a great woman.

Can you imagine how
proud he'd be to know that

all of the opportunities
that you fought so hard for

were enshrined in
the Constitution,

largely because of you?

Senator?

The president is ready for you.

I see what
you're doing, Henry.

Not bad with
the rhetoric yourself.

Oh, wait till you get
a load of my wife.

It's the rehearsal dinner.

Can you believe it?

So sweet of you, by the way,
to drive with Dad and me.

That means a lot.
It's very sweet.

- Thank you.
- Yeah. Well, I

I thought that it would
give us a chance to talk.

- Absolutely. What's on your mind?
- Oh, listen,

sweetheart, no matter
how old you get

or how many kids
of your own you have,

you can always come
to us with anything,

- about anything.
- I know.

- I know.
- Well, except for little
problems in your marriage.

- It's not good to triangulate, so...
- Well, no, not the little things.

- You know, but everything else.
- I just mean it'sbetter for...

- they work stuff out for themselves.
- That's what I'm saying.

- Henry, I'm saying the big...
- I mean, if she leaves the toilet seat up...

- Guys. Guys.
- But I'm not even interested.

I get... I get... Thank you.

OK. Thank you.

How's the ERA going?

Oh, God, we're not going to
talk about that tonight.

That's what I want
to talk about.

OK.

Senator Ross is being
pretty intractable,

and without the
support of her caucus,

it's an uphill battle.

- We don't have to think about that now.
- So, that's, yeah.

No.

I heard that, you know,
everybody in town

is, like, angling for
an invitation to the wedding,

and that would kind of be, like,

a really good way
to whip votes.

- We would never
let that happen.
- No, we wouldn't.

Are you worried
about that?

I think maybe you should.

I talked to Dmitri about it,
and we agree.

I mean, we can't think
of a better way to

honour our future family,
you know?

Especially if we end up
having some baby women.

Oh, I want those.

We know.

- Baby men are pretty cute, too.
- Oh, babe.

- Guys.
- Why can't...

Let's just, let's go get the votes.

Please?

- Anything for you.
- OK.

- And those babies.
- Babe.

Sir, I have the Venezuelan
resistance leader,

General Julio Diaz,
on the phone.

General, good evening!

I know why you
are calling, Mr Jackson,

but it will be to no avail,
let me assure you.

The president has received
his ultimatum,

and now it is time for action.

Well, I'm not calling
about any of that.

I just wanted to invite you

to a wedding at the White House.

- A wedding? - Yeah, the president's
daughter's getting married.

We'll have to get you
on a plane right away, so,

that means you'll have to
postpone plans for the weekend.

But, hey, White House wedding's
a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

Sadly, the same
can't be said of a coup.

I would be honoured to attend.

I'm very happy to hear that.

Look forward to
seeing you tomorrow.

I'm sorry.

I thought there
weren't supposed to

be any politics
at this wedding.

Oh, trust me.
That's what I'm doing.

If he's at the wedding,
he won't be able to

start a civil war that
will destabilise the region,

force Elizabeth to miss
everything but the wedding vows.

World only has to
behave for 24 hours.

Oh, for the love of God.

Come on, man.

You're CIA. You can do this.

CIA doesn't use
medieval weaponry.

You know, we don't have
this tradition in Russia.

Hatchet throwing?

No, bachelor parties.

Well, I couldn't
let you miss out, man.

- We're going to be brothers!
- Yeah, yeah.

You found my cousin Vlad,
and you got him here.

He's a fun dude.

A little too much fun, so.

How do you guys
say this in English?

You guys are kittens.

Yeah, it's something
like that.

Jason McCord!

What the hell are you thinking?!

It's a bachelor party.

Hatchets? Seriously?

For God's sake, there's
a strip joint down the street!

You want us to go
to a strip joint?

I want you to go home.

Your Secret Service
detail filled me in

on how your night
was shaping up.

You are standing for photos
with the President

of the United States
tomorrow, and you are not

going to be hung over
or sporting hatchet wounds!

Go!

Hello.

You will not believe
the day I've had.

Suffice to say

that stopping a coup
wasn't the most difficult part.

Jason McCord decided
that the only thing missing

from a traditional bachelor
party was hatchet throwing.

Russell, what are you doing?

Just trying
to pull this wedding off.

I want you to hear me say this.

I'm not the person
you tell about your day anymore.

Understand?

It's over.

All of it.

Oh, my goodness.
Look at you.

- Mum, don't.
- You're in your wedding dress.

Mum, I mean it.

- And this dress.
- Do not say anything sentimental, OK?

- We can do this later? I am not...
- This is...

going to cry
before the wedding.

No, no, it's too soon to cry.

We're not going to cry right now. That's...

- Mum!
- Look at you!

The dress OK? I was
working on it till midnight.

Perfect.

Sisters.

- Mum!
- I know.

I know. I know. I know.

- Ay-oh!
- Oh. Come on!

I can't believe it.

- I can't believe you came all this way.
Oh, come on.

- Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss this.
- Oh, Jay.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

But I have to say it.

I leave for five minutes and

you almost get
yourself impeached?

Well, clearly,
you were the glue.

By the way, there was a
massive rally in Amsterdam

during the impeachment
hearings. We were in it.

I thought I saw your
faces on the news.

You're going to see a
lot more of our faces soon

'cause I'm on a house-hunting mission.

We're moving back!

Oh, Jay, that's fantastic!

Annelies is having a baby.

What?!

- Oh, my goodness!
- We're having a baby.
Isn't that something?

- Oh, my gosh. Here, here, here.
- Chloe's excited.

Oh gosh.

So if you know anybody who's
looking for a policy wonk,

will you put in
a good word for me?

Anybody'd be lucky to have you.

Wow.

Well, here is to

everything. Cheers.

I'll drink to that.

Cheers.

Wow. They'll let anybody
in the White House.

Hey!

- How are you?
- Good to see you. Yeah.

Oh, you're looking
very West Coast.

Oh, I'm going to take
that as a compliment.

Matt, you remember
my fiancé, Trevor?

Trevor. Oh, wait.
The finance guy from college.

Oh, wow. I'm sure
that was a flattering story.

- Good to see you, man.
- Good to see you, too.

So, how's Hollywood
treating you?

- Hi.
- Hi!

Oh. Wow.

Ah, they're treating me
like royalty. It's weird.

- They love Washington.
- Hmm.

I mean, I just got staffed
on this sci-fi show

about the first robot president
called Computer in Chief.

It's pretty cool.

- Mm. - Oh, political shows
are never accurate.

- So how about you?
Where did you land? - Home.

Turns out, being
exonerated from a crime

doesn't get as much press
as being accused of one.

It's going to take a few months
for the stigma to wear off,

but in the meantime, I'm
just enjoying being a mummy.

Well, there's always
Dancing with the Stars.

Not there yet.

You should do Dancing
with the Stars.

What is this?
A hair of the wolf?

OK, we say "dog."

And also, no, it's just coffee.

I'm still hurting a little.
Did you get a spray tan?

This is what you
do in America.

- Jason.
- OK, cool.

Did I see something on
your Instagram about hatchets?

Yeah, that's...

It's a long story.

Uncle Will, Cousin Vlad.

Nice tan.

Hey, Russell, this
is my son Zach.

- Hey, Russell has my old job.
- Dad, I know.

It's nice to meet you, sir.

Likewise.

This is General Julio Diaz

- from Venezuela.
- Encantado, general.

Gracias, joven.

This is Zach?

The kid you always
described as a fat loser?

Yeah, I don't know what
happened. He got tall.

He also got into Yale.
Mostly because of lacrosse,

but he seems to be
learning stuff.

So, when do we start
whipping votes?

After the ceremony.

We'll let the booze and the "I do's"

- soften them up first.
- Genius.

I can't tell you how
much it means to us

that you're doing this.

Are you kidding? It's an honour.

I got my ordination back in the
'60s when it was all the rage,

but for some reason,
no one's asked me to officiate

- in a long time.
- I don't know.

Maybe they thought
you were busy.

Forgive me for talking shop,
but I wanted you to know

how much I'm with you
on the ERA initiative.

I know how embattled
you might feel.

Thank you.

Just don't let anyone tell you
you're tilting at windmills.

I appreciate that.

Well, what do you say?

Should we get
these kids married?

Ladies and gentlemen,

we are gathered here
today to witness the

love and commitment of these
two bright, shining, young people.
we are gathered here
today to witness the

love and commitment of these
two bright, shining, young people.

who represent everything
we love about this country

and everything
we hope for its future.

No pressure.

Stevie and Dmitri

are part of a generation
who will remake

marriage as a
more equal partnership.

But, goodness knows,

the world has
heard me talk enough,

so I invite you
to say your vows.

Dmitri,

I'm so grateful that
we found each other again.

I've always been a little bit
afraid of good things, so...

like, Christmas made me nervous.

And, I get anxiety
about vacations, because

great things will
inevitably come to an end.

When you left for Alaska,

and I thought I was never
going to see you again,

and I was suddenly
just drowning

in this feeling that I'd been

trying so hard to avoid
for my whole life.

So I struggled

coming back to you.

You know, the fear

of losing you twice.

But a good friend
gave me some advice.

He told me that Jane Austen
was wrong about love,

and that I had to let you go.

But, in defiance of his advice,

sorry Blake,

I'd like to finish with

Jane's own words.

"I must learn to be content

with being happier
than I deserve."

So, thank you for making me
happier than I deserve.

Well, mine's going
to be a lot shorter.

When I look at
you, I see a life

I never dared to
dream of for myself.

You and your family

have done more for me
than I could put into words.

Thank you for
bringing me life.

I will never leave you again.

I am home.

Well, that settles it.

But,

I still have to ask.
Stevie, do you...

I do.

Me, too.

Then by the power vested in me

by an ad in the back
of Rolling Stone magazine,

I pronounce you married.

You may kiss each other equally.

OK, I'm going to carve out
the next ten minutes

to lobby the senators.

- I think the three
of us should split up.
- Oh. Hey, go dance.

- We got it. We got this.
- No, Mum, I want to, OK?

So, I'm going to take
Senator Cupp,

'cause his wife is active
in the human rights community,

- and she already likes me.
- Ride the guilt.

- That'll play.
- Yep.

You take Senator Randall.

- I happen to know
he's a huge fan of yours. - OK.

Senator Ripley is an egomaniac
who only responds to power.

Sounds like the job
for a president.

How about two?

Once more unto the breach.

Everybody in on three.

That's, yeah,
that was probably too much.

Here's one impressive gene pool.

- It is that.
- Hey.

Go get in good
with the middle one.

Get us in this family.

I've been thinking.

I have a pitch for
your next chapter.

Just curious. How long
were you in Hollywood

before you started using
the word "pitch"?

You got to play
the game you're in.

And, look, it brings
me to the point.

Los Angeles is
the place you go

to reinvent yourself.

Like I said,

they got this thing about D.C.

I think you could be a big hit.

Doing what?

We can start a podcast

about two Washington
insiders who got out.

I'm going to call it
"Washington Insiders-Out".

Yeah, no, you're not.

OK, then you pick the name.

Daisy, the sun shines
every day there.

The houses have yards for dogs

and kids.

And I miss you.

Attention, everyone!

Everyone,
may I have your attention?

I would like to make a toast

to the newlyweds.

So,

Thomas Aquinas walks into a bar.

Bartender pours him a

big goblet of mead
and says, "How you doing?"

Aquinas says, "Oh, not so great.

"I've been working on
this treatise for seminarians.

"Basically explains all
the major points of Catholicism.

"It could be the
most important

"theological document of our time.

"I even thought
of the perfect title.

"Summa Theologica.

"So, I finish it,
and I misplaced it.

"I can't find it anywhere,
and I can't understand

"why God would
inspire me to do this

"and then allow it
to be taken away.

What is God trying to tell me?"

Bartender says, "Eh.

You win summa, you lose summa."

I never, I never get his jokes.

No. I...

Stevie, Dmitri,
this is what I know

about marriage and life.
You win summa, you lose summa.

But the true test
of character is

how you celebrate
the victories

and endure the losses.

And believe me when I tell you,

both are better
when shared with

someone that you love.

You know, one of the
things that I admire about

- Aquinas,
- Oh, Henry.

- come on, was that he was
inspired to teach beginners.

Now, you guys are
hardly beginners at life.

But you're beginners at marriage.

This is your first day

as a wife and husband.

Begin this journey with caring

and patience and
love and laughter

and passionate curiosity.

Be each other's teachers.

And know that you are surrounded

by people in this room

who love you,
who will teach you.

And invite us over
a lot, would you?

And especially your mum.

You know,

in my family, I was

sometimes known
as the Stevie whisperer.

So, without further ado,

may God bless you

with a long and happy union.

Cheers!

Ladies and gentlemen,

the first dance
for the first newlyweds,

Stevie and Dmitri.

Hey.

Russell.

Can I talk to you
for a minute?

Look, I know,

I know you don't want to
hear about my days anymore.

I just,

I just wanted you to know
why I've been killing myself

to make sure this
wedding goes off

without any political
interference.

It's 'cause

I realise how
much politics

got in the way of
my life with you.

I mean, hell,

I missed the best man's
speech at our own wedding

'cause the poll
numbers were coming in

from the Des Moines
city council election.

I know.

Yeah.

You're right.

chose you first.

And now that
I've lost you,

I realise that none
of it mattered then,

and none of it
matters now

if I can't share it with you.

So, starting today,

if you will let me,

I am choosing you first,

now and for the
rest of my days.

Here's proof.

It's my resignation
letter to the president.

I'll believe it
when I see it.

Madam President,
I'm sorry about the timing but

I have to tender
my resignation.

Oh.

It's been an honour to serve you.

Thank you.

I reluctantly accept this napkin.

Carol, thank you
for your sacrifice.

He's all yours.

May I have this dance?

- Ma'am. Oh, hey, Henry.
- Hey.

- Well, I have some cautiously
good news. - I'll take it.

The ERA is officially
going to pass both houses.

We have the votes.

Well, I would say
that's officially good news.

But now we're
up against ratification,

and the polling on that
isn't as promising.

Which means

that we're going to have
to have a strong ground game.

And I've been doing
a little thinking.

You just feel free to tell
me if you think it's crazy.

Whistle-stop tour.

- You mean, like, on a train.
- Full Teddy Roosevelt

And Truman and Dwight.

Taft?

- Well, Taft.
- No, not Taft.

What do you think?

I think it has
a lot of character,

just like the president.

Oh, you're very
good at this job.

Thank you. I'm on it.

Ready for a road trip?

Sure.

Have to do something while
we're waiting for grandkids.

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