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WHAT'S GOING ON?

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CLAYPOOL'S GOT A COPY OF
YOUR RECORDS FROM REHAB.

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WE'RE HERE FOR
WHATEVER YOU NEED.

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I DIDN'T ASK YOU OUT.

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SHE ASKED ME OUT
ABOUT 49 TIMES

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AND I'M SAYING YES
TO ONE OF THEM.

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DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE
LIKE OPERA?

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YOU'RE ASKING ME
OUT ON A DATE.

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NO.

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LIKE MOST PEOPLE

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I AM A NUT FOR
CHINESE OPERA,
AND WHAT WITH

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YOUR GUARANTEE
THERE WON'T BE SEX

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I DON'T SEE HOW
I COULD SAY NO.

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I'M LORD JOHN MARBRY.

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I WAS SUMMONED
BY YOUR PRESIDENT.

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WE'VE MET TEN OR 12 TIMES.

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THE WORLD IS COMING APART
AT THE SEAMS.

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THANK GOD YOU
SENT FOR ME.

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President:
WITH NEARLY 18 MILLION NEW JOBS

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WAGES RISING AT MORE THAN TWICE
THE RATE OF INFLATION

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THE HIGHEST HOME OWNERSHIP
IN HISTORY

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THE SMALLEST WELFARE ROLLS
IN 30 YEARS

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AND THE LOWEST PEACETIME
UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE 1957

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I STAND BEFORE YOU TO REPORT
THAT AMERICA HAS CREATED

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THE LONGEST PEACETIME ECONOMIC
EXPANSION IN OUR HISTORY.

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FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THREE DECADES

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THE BUDGET IS BALANCED.

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FROM A DEFICIT OF $290 MILLION
JUST TEN YEAR...

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BILLION DOLLARS.

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WHAT?

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$290 BILLION.

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WHAT DID I SAY?

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YOU SAID MILLION

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BUT LET'S MOVE ON.

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I SAID MILLION?

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YUP.

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FROM A DEFICIT OF $290 BILLION
JUST TEN...

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IT SAYS MILLION
ON THE TELEPROMPTER, BY THE WAY.

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SAM.

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OUR FAULT.

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LET'S TAKE IT BACK.

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( coughing )

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MR. SPEAKER, MR. VICE PRESIDENT

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MEMBERS OF THE 106th CONGRESS...

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HE DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD.

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YEAH.

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HE'S PALE
AND HE'S SWEATING.

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I KNOW.

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THINK HE'S GETTING SICK?

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I DON'T KNOW.

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ARE HIS GLANDS SWOLLEN?

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DAMN.
WHAT?

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YOU KNOW WHAT I
FORGOT TO DO TODAY?

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WHAT?

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I FORGOT TO FEEL
THE PRESIDENT'S GLANDS.

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DO YOU THINK THE JOKE REFLEX
YOU USE AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM

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IS WHY YOU HAVE
SO MUCH TROUBLE
KEEPING A MAN?

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YOU KNOW...

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I'M SAYING
WE'RE 44 HOURS AWAY

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FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION

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AND HE DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD.

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...AND HOW DO WE MAKE
THE AMERICAN DREAM

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OF OPPORTUNITY A REALITY
FOR ALL?

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I CAME TO THIS HALLOWED CHAMBER
ONE YEAR AGO...

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AND I SEE
WE'RE SPELLING "HALLOWED"

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WITH A POUND SIGN
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

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WE'LL FIX THAT.

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THE POUND SIGN'S SILENT?

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MOVE ON, MR. PRESIDENT.

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I CAME TO THIS HALLOWED CHAMBER
ONE YEAR AGO ON A MISSION:

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TO RESTORE THE AMERICAN DREAM
FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE

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AS WE GAZE AT THE VAST HORIZON
OF POSSIBILITIES OPEN TO US

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IN THE 321st CENTURY.

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WOW, THAT WAS AMBITIOUS OF ME,
WASN'T IT?

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LEO...

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LET'S TAKE A BREAK.

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WE MEANT "STRONGER"
HERE, RIGHT?

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WHAT'S IT SAY?

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"I'M PROUD TO REPORT
OUR COUNTRY'S STRANGER

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THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO."

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THAT'S A TYPO.

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COULD GO EITHER WAY.

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SAM...

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IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

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MR. PRESIDENT...
YES, SIR.

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HOW DO YOU FEEL?

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WHY IS EVERYONE
ASKING ME THAT TODAY?

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WELL, YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

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I'M FINE.

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YOU'RE PALE
AND PERSPIRING.

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I'M FINE!

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YOU SHOULD BE
TAKING SOMETHING, SIR.

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I'M TAKING MANY THINGS, C.J.

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WHAT ARE YOU TAKING?

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I DON'T KNOW.

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MY WIFE HANDS ME PILLS,
I SWALLOW THEM WITH WATER.

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SIR...
VITAMIN C,
VITAMIN B...

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IS IT POSSIBLE I'M
TAKING SOMETHING
CALLED "EUTHANASIA"?

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ECHINACEA.

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THAT SOUNDS MORE
LIKE IT. TOBY?

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YES, SIR.

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MR. PRESIDENT...

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I'M TAKING PILLS, C.J.

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ARE YOU ACTUALLY
TAKING THEM

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OR ARE YOU JUST CARRYING THEM
AROUND IN YOUR POCKET?

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YOU KNOW, CARRYING THEM
AROUND IN MY POCKET

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WAS A PRETTY
BIG STEP FOR ME.

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YOU GOT TO TAKE
THE PILLS.

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TOBY...
YEAH?

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"HOW DO WE MAKE
THE AMERICAN DREAM

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A REALITY
FOR ALL WHO WORK FOR IT?"

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OH, COME ON.
YOU'VE GOT TO ADD
"WHO WORK FOR IT."

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Josh:
THAT WAS ME.

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SIR, WE DECIDED THIS
TWO MONTHS AGO.

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WE'VE SEEN SOME
PRETTY COMPELLING
POLLING SAMPLES.

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WE NEED "PEOPLE
WHO WILL WORK FOR IT"

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NO.
AND I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT ELSE:

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THE ERA OF
BIG GOVERNMENT IS OVER.

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OH, WHEN DID
THIS HAPPEN?

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THIS MORNING.
WE HAD A MEETING.

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WE DECIDED TO
OFFEND POOR PEOPLE?

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THE PEOPLE WE'RE OFFENDING

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WON'T BE WATCHING
THE STATE OF THE UNION.

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YEAH, I CAN'T
IMAGINE WHY NOT.

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IT'S WHAT THEY'RE
LISTENING FOR

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ON WELFARE REFORM,
SO SCREW IT.

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BUT WHEN YOU GET VISITED
IN THE MIDDLE NIGHT

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BY THE GHOST OF
CHRISTMAS FUTURE

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DON'T COME RUNNING TO ME.

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YOU'RE EXACTLY WHO

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I WAS GOING TO
COME RUNNING TO.

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YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

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WELL, I'M GAZING INTO
THE 321st CENTURY, MAN.

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THERE'S A LOT
ON MY MIND.

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LET'S FINISH UP IN HERE.

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MR. PRESIDENT...

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OH, DEAR GOD, I WILL
TAKE THE PILLS, C.J.

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WILL YOU TAKE THEM NOW?

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YES. I WILL GO INTO
THE OVAL OFFICE

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AND POUR A GLASS OF WATER
FROM THE STEUBEN GLASS PITCHER

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A GIFT FROM THE CHRISTIAN
CHARITY NETWORK.

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MR. PRESIDENT...

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BEFORE YOU START CALLING
ME EBENEZER BARTLET

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REMEMBER, I GOT A REALLY
NICE GLASS PITCHER

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FOR JUST, YOU KNOW,
BEING A GOOD GUY.

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WELL, YOU TURNED ME RIGHT AROUND
ON THAT ONE, MR. PRESIDENT.

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SIR...

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I WILL TAKE THE PILLS.

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YOU KNOW,
HERE'S A THING:

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WE HAVEN'T
BEEN INVITED.

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Josh:
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

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TECHNICALLY, THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE INVITES

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THE PRESIDENT TO DELIVER
THE STATE OF THE UNION.

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AND WE HAVEN'T
BEEN INVITED YET.

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NOT YET.

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IS SOMEBODY SEEING
TO THIS?

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I'LL TAKE
CARE OF IT.

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GOOD, 'CAUSE WE
WANT TO REPORT

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THE COUNTRY'S
A LOT STRANGER

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THAN IT WAS
A YEAR AGO.

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( laughs )

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I'LL NEVER
LIVE IT DOWN.

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( laughs )

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( glass and metal crashing )

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Leo:
GET A DOCTOR!

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Man:
WELL, HIS TEMPERATURE'S 101.9.

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I'M FAIRLY SURE
HE'S GOT THE FLU

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BUT I WANT TO TAKE HIM
TO BETHESDA FOR A CARDIOGRAM.

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I DON'T NEED
A CARDIOGRAM.

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LET'S GO.
I GOT DIZZY.

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WE'RE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

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I DIDN'T HAVE
A HEART ATTACK, LEO.

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I GOT THE FLU.

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I DON'T NEED A CARDIOGRAM.

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I ALSO WANT BLOOD WORK

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AND A CHEST X RAY.

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THINK IT'S PNEUMONIA?

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NO. I THINK IT'S THE FLU

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BUT I DON'T WANT
TO FOOL AROUND.

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LEO, I'M FINE.

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MR. PRESIDENT.

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THANK YOU, MRS. LANDINGHAM.

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MRS. LANDINGHAM,
HOW DO I LOOK TO YOU?

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YOU'RE A VERY
HANDSOME MAN,
MR. PRESIDENT.

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YOU SEE?

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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IT CAN WAIT UNTIL
MORNING, BUT I WANT

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TO STAY WITH HIM
ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO.

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DO THE BLOOD WORK,
SEND IT TO THE LAB

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GET THE CARDIOGRAM
AND CHEST X RAY TOMORROW.

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SURE.

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YOU'RE GOING TO BED.

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CAN'T YET.
MR. PRESIDENT...

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SITUATION.

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ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS

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AND THEN YOU'RE GETTING
INTO BED.

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WE'LL MEET YOU
IN THE RESIDENCE

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IN A FEW MINUTES.

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WHOA!
WHOA!

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JUST A LITTLE JOKE.

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YOU'RE A REAL CUTUP.

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101.9 AND I STILL GOT IT.

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YES, INDEED, SIR.

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I'M GOING TO TELL HIM STEADY
BUT NOT EGREGIOUS, SIR.

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WE'RE ALL OKAY WITH THAT?

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YES, SIR.
YEAH.

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ADMIRAL...

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WHAT DO YOU GOT?

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WE'VE GOT THE SECOND, THE THIRD,
103rd, 106th AND 107th.

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THANK YOU.

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ANYONE KNOW
IF THE CELTICS WON TONIGHT?

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WE CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION, SIR.

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WHAT'S GOING ON?

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SIR, THERE HAVE BEEN STEADY
BUT NOT EGREGIOUS CLASHES

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ALONG THE CEASE-FIRE LINE.

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IF YOU LOOK
AT THE PHOTO-RECON ANALYSIS

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YOU'LL SEE INDIA'S MOVED
NEW UNITS

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INTO THEIR FORCE STRUCTURES
AT THE BORDER.

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IT WAS A TWO-WEEK CEASE-FIRE.

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THERE'S FOUR DAYS LEFT.

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SIR, THEY'RE GETTING READY.

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WHAT'S INTEL SAYING
ABOUT THE PAKISTANIS?

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THEY'RE DESPERATELY CONCERNED

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THAT IF THE INDIANS
CONTINUE THEIR OFFENSIVE

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THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DEFEND THE
CAPITAL WITH CONVENTIONAL FORCE.

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IS THIS WHINING
OR IS THIS FOR REAL?

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BAZIN'S GIVEN COMMAND CONTROL
OF SOME OF THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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TO FIELD COMMANDERS IN THEATRE

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BUT I THINK THEY'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET OUR ATTENTION.

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THEY GOT MINE.

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AND THEY'VE GOT CHINA'S.

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SIR, I'M GOING TO SCRAMBLE
THE B-1s OUT OF MANILA

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AND PUT THE 49th TACTICAL
AND RECON ON READY-ALERT.

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I'M GOING TO BED

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BUT SOMEBODY CALL ME
IF THERE'S MOVEMENT.

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YES, SIR.

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MR. PRESIDENT...

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00:08:15,228 --> 00:08:16,564
YEAH?

239
00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:18,031
CELTICS LOST IN OVERTIME.

240
00:08:18,098 --> 00:08:19,533
GOOD NIGHT.

241
00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,235
All:
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

242
00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:23,436
OH, IT WAS VERY CUTE.

243
00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,505
SO, I GROW THE REST
OF THE BEARD BACK?

244
00:08:25,573 --> 00:08:26,339
YEAH.
OKAY.

245
00:08:26,406 --> 00:08:27,708
HELLO.

246
00:08:27,775 --> 00:08:30,277
C.J., DON'T YOU THINK
DANNY LOOKED VERY CUTE

247
00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:31,712
WITH THE FULL BEARD?

248
00:08:31,779 --> 00:08:33,714
I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.

249
00:08:33,781 --> 00:08:34,481
WELL, TAKE YOUR TIME.

250
00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:35,583
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

251
00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:36,617
I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE MY FISH.

252
00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:37,618
THE FISH IS FINE

253
00:08:37,685 --> 00:08:38,652
AND I NEED MY OFFICE.

254
00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:40,453
YES.
I'M LEAVING?

255
00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,122
GOOD NIGHT.
OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.

256
00:08:47,094 --> 00:08:49,329
HE GAVE ME A FISH
A FEW WEEKS AGO--

257
00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:50,363
THAT ONE THERE.

258
00:08:50,430 --> 00:08:51,799
IT WOULDN'T KILL YOU

259
00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,233
TO BE FRIENDLIER TO HIM.

260
00:08:53,300 --> 00:08:54,401
DOESN'T SEEM TO KILL YOU.

261
00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:55,736
C.J.!

262
00:08:55,803 --> 00:08:57,070
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

263
00:08:57,137 --> 00:08:58,071
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

264
00:08:58,138 --> 00:08:59,239
YES.

265
00:08:59,306 --> 00:09:00,273
C.J....
I WAS KIDDING.

266
00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:01,108
YOU SOUNDED SERIOUS.

267
00:09:01,174 --> 00:09:02,009
I'M VERY DRY.

268
00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:03,310
THE STORY'S GOING

269
00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,612
TO BREAK TOMORROW.

270
00:09:04,678 --> 00:09:05,378
LEO?
YEAH.

271
00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:06,446
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

272
00:09:06,513 --> 00:09:07,514
IT'S ON THE INTERNET.

273
00:09:07,581 --> 00:09:08,616
THE WHOLE THING?
YEAH.

274
00:09:08,682 --> 00:09:09,717
I'LL GO SEE HIM.

275
00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:10,651
WE WEREN'T INVITED?

276
00:09:10,718 --> 00:09:12,019
THAT'S RIGHT.

277
00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:14,154
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A CONSTITUTIONAL
REQUIREMENT.

278
00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,322
IT IS.

279
00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:16,456
THEN WHY DO WE HAVE
TO BE INVITED?

280
00:09:16,523 --> 00:09:17,424
IT'S A TECHNICALITY.

281
00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:18,425
I DON'T GET...

282
00:09:18,491 --> 00:09:19,627
IT DATES BACK
TO PARLIAMENT.

283
00:09:19,693 --> 00:09:21,862
WHAT DO YOU
WANT FROM ME?

284
00:09:21,929 --> 00:09:23,864
OKAY.

285
00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:25,432
ALSO REMIND JOSH
TO PICK A GUY.

286
00:09:25,498 --> 00:09:26,566
"PICK A GUY"?

287
00:09:26,634 --> 00:09:27,935
YEAH.

288
00:09:28,001 --> 00:09:31,038
HE'LL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

289
00:09:31,104 --> 00:09:32,172
YEAH.

290
00:09:32,239 --> 00:09:34,207
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

291
00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:35,342
MARGARET!
OKAY.

292
00:09:37,645 --> 00:09:38,779
EXCUSE ME.

293
00:09:38,846 --> 00:09:40,180
OH, HEY, C.J.

294
00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:41,682
HEY.

295
00:09:41,749 --> 00:09:42,816
WHAT'S GOING ON?

296
00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,384
HOW'S THE PRESIDENT?

297
00:09:44,451 --> 00:09:45,518
HE'S IN BED.

298
00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:46,519
HACKET'S UP THERE WITH HIM.

299
00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:47,520
DOES THE FIRST LADY KNOW?

300
00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:48,756
SHE CANCELED THE TRIP.

301
00:09:48,822 --> 00:09:52,225
SHE'S ON HER WAY
BACK FROM ANDREWS.

302
00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:53,560
LEO...

303
00:09:53,627 --> 00:09:56,163
IT'S GOING TO BREAK...
TOMORROW?

304
00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:59,399
YEAH. IT'S ON THE INTERNET
RIGHT NOW.

305
00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:01,534
OKAY.

306
00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,136
WHY DON'T WE DO
A PREEMPTIVE...
YEAH.

307
00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:06,039
YOU'LL TALK
TO THE PRESS
IN THE MORNING.
YEAH.

308
00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,208
I'M GOING TO WORK
WITH YOU FIRST, OKAY?

309
00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:10,210
YEAH.

310
00:10:10,277 --> 00:10:12,279
OKAY.

311
00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:16,016
OKAY.

312
00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:21,154
President:
IT TESTED VERY WELL.

313
00:10:21,221 --> 00:10:23,623
I'M NOT SAYING
WE'RE DOING IT, TOBY.

314
00:10:23,691 --> 00:10:25,458
I JUST WANT TO TRY IT
AND SEE HOW IT READS.

315
00:10:25,525 --> 00:10:28,628
"THE ERA
OF BIG GOVERNMENT IS OVER."

316
00:10:28,696 --> 00:10:30,130
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

317
00:10:32,065 --> 00:10:33,734
HOW ARE YOU
FEELING, SIR?

318
00:10:33,801 --> 00:10:36,036
I'M FEELING ROUGHLY THE SAME
AS I WAS FEELING

319
00:10:36,103 --> 00:10:37,671
WHEN YOU ASKED ME
FOUR MINUTES AGO.

320
00:10:37,738 --> 00:10:39,339
I'M SORRY.

321
00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:40,640
THAT'S OKAY.

322
00:10:40,708 --> 00:10:42,409
THIS ISN'T THE WORST
OF IT, CHARLIE.

323
00:10:42,475 --> 00:10:43,944
THE WORST OF IT'S COMING

324
00:10:44,011 --> 00:10:45,345
UP THE STAIRS
RIGHT NOW.

325
00:10:47,715 --> 00:10:48,682
Abbey:
HELLO.

326
00:10:48,749 --> 00:10:49,783
HELLO.

327
00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:50,951
GOOD EVENING,
MA'AM.

328
00:10:51,018 --> 00:10:52,485
HEY, CHARLIE,
HOW YOU DOING?

329
00:10:52,552 --> 00:10:53,821
MA'AM, I'M
ADMIRAL HACKET.

330
00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,355
I WAS ON DUTY
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

331
00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:59,092
CHARLIE, WOULD YOU MIND
GETTING MY BAG, PLEASE?

332
00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:00,327
ABBEY...

333
00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:01,328
( sighs )

334
00:11:01,394 --> 00:11:02,329
YEAH.

335
00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:03,330
"101.9"?

336
00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:04,531
YES, MA'AM.

337
00:11:04,597 --> 00:11:05,766
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU CHECKED?

338
00:11:05,833 --> 00:11:06,767
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

339
00:11:06,834 --> 00:11:07,968
PULSE AND PRESSURE?

340
00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:10,203
THE PRESSURE DROPPED
BEFORE HE FAINTED

341
00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:11,071
BUT IT'S COMING BACK.

342
00:11:11,138 --> 00:11:12,072
"105/70."

343
00:11:12,139 --> 00:11:13,907
YES.

344
00:11:13,974 --> 00:11:16,543
I WANT TO PUT HIM
ON AN I.V. SALINE
AND VITAMIN SOLUTION.

345
00:11:16,609 --> 00:11:17,945
HONEY, YOU STILL DIZZY?

346
00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,013
I WAS WONDERING
WHEN YOU WOULD NOTICE ME.

347
00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,281
NO.
ARE YOU STILL DIZZY?

348
00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:21,982
HE'S LYING.

349
00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:23,283
GIVE HIM FLUMADINE.

350
00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:24,284
100 MILLIGRAMS

351
00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:25,485
TWICE A DAY.
YES, MA'AM.

352
00:11:25,552 --> 00:11:26,787
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL.

353
00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:27,988
WOULD YOU MIND
WAITING OUTSIDE?

354
00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:29,389
NO, MA'AM.

355
00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:32,459
CHARLIE, WOULD YOU MIND
WAITING OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE?

356
00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:33,827
NO, MA'AM. DO YOU
NEED ANYTHING?

357
00:11:33,894 --> 00:11:35,796
NO. THANKS VERY MUCH.

358
00:11:35,863 --> 00:11:37,297
YOU'RE VERY SEXY

359
00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:38,966
WHEN YOU'RE IN DOCTOR MODE,
YOU KNOW THAT?

360
00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:42,035
"GET ME AN I.V. SALINE SOLUTION

361
00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:45,505
AND 100 MILLIGRAMS
OF FLUMADINE, STAT."

362
00:11:45,572 --> 00:11:48,041
I COULD JUMP YOU RIGHT NOW.

363
00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:49,977
I COULD KILL
YOU RIGHT NOW.

364
00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:51,611
MY THING'S MORE FUN.

365
00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:54,915
IT TOOK YOU 25 MINUTES
TO CALL ME.

366
00:11:54,982 --> 00:11:57,284
FITZWALLACE CALLED ME
TO THE SITUATION ROOM.

367
00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:59,252
THERE WAS MORE MOVEMENT
IN KASHMIR.

368
00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:03,456
I DON'T CARE IF CANADA INVADED
MICHIGAN, JED. YOU CALL ME.

369
00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:04,925
ABBEY...

370
00:12:04,992 --> 00:12:06,559
STOP TALKING.

371
00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:10,630
I BROKE THE STEUBEN GLASS
PITCHER IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

372
00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:12,933
THAT'S OKAY.

373
00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,504
SERIOUSLY, ABBEY, I'M FINE.

374
00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:18,972
YOU COULD'VE HIT YOUR HEAD

375
00:12:19,039 --> 00:12:20,507
ON SOMETHING.
( groans )

376
00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:21,909
WELL, I DIDN'T.

377
00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:30,517
WAS IT LIKE THE TIME
IN NANTUCKET?

378
00:12:30,583 --> 00:12:32,419
YEAH.

379
00:12:32,485 --> 00:12:34,754
OR WAS IT MORE LIKE
THE TIME AT MY PARENTS'?

380
00:12:34,822 --> 00:12:37,690
I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER.

381
00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:40,060
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

382
00:12:41,829 --> 00:12:43,296
CLOSE YOUR EYES.

383
00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:45,598
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ASLEEP IN A MINUTE.

384
00:12:45,665 --> 00:12:48,969
FITZWALLACE SAID THE PAKISTANIS
HAVE GIVEN COMMAND-CONTROL

385
00:12:49,036 --> 00:12:51,438
OF SOME NUCLEAR WEAPONS
TO THE FIELD.

386
00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:55,375
IT'S OKAY.

387
00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:57,544
LEO'S IN THE WEST WING.

388
00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:58,812
JUST GO TO SLEEP.

389
00:12:58,879 --> 00:13:01,181
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT THE PITCHER.

390
00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:03,884
I WAS TAKING THE PILLS
YOU GAVE ME.

391
00:13:03,951 --> 00:13:05,418
JUST GO TO SLEEP.

392
00:13:05,485 --> 00:13:06,553
I COULD JUMP YOU
RIGHT NOW.

393
00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:09,489
YEAH, SURE YOU COULD.

394
00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,447
Josh:
I DON'T THINK
IT'S BEING SORTED

395
00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:35,748
IN THE MAILROOM.

396
00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,550
IT'S AN INVITATION
TO THE PRESIDENT

397
00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:38,919
TO ADDRESS CONGRESS.

398
00:13:38,986 --> 00:13:41,889
I'M ASSUMING
IT WAS HAND DELIVERED.

399
00:13:41,955 --> 00:13:43,623
THANK YOU.

400
00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:44,624
YES.

401
00:13:44,691 --> 00:13:45,492
MARGARET CAME BY.

402
00:13:45,558 --> 00:13:46,626
YES!

403
00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:47,560
SHE SAID LEO SAID
TO REMIND YOU

404
00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:48,728
YOU NEED TO
PICK A GUY.

405
00:13:48,795 --> 00:13:50,263
SAID YOU'D KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.

406
00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:51,298
YEAH.

407
00:13:51,364 --> 00:13:52,732
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS?
YEAH.

408
00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:53,934
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.

409
00:13:54,001 --> 00:13:55,502
SOMEONE FROM THE LINE
OF SUCCESSION

410
00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:57,504
IS REQUIRED TO BE ABSENT
FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION.

411
00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:58,771
WHY?

412
00:13:58,838 --> 00:13:59,973
DONNA...

413
00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,374
WAIT, I KNOW WHY.
YES.

414
00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:03,010
SO IF SOMEBODY BLOWS
UP THE BUILDING...
YES.

415
00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:04,211
WHO YOU GOING
TO PICK?

416
00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:05,212
WHO DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD PICK?

417
00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:06,513
I THINK YOU
SHOULD PICK ME.

418
00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:07,514
YOU THINK SO?

419
00:14:07,580 --> 00:14:08,515
YEAH. I'D BE GOOD.

420
00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:09,782
AND WHERE EXACTLY

421
00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:11,184
DO YOU FALL IN THE
LINE OF SUCCESSION?

422
00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:12,986
IF SOMEBODY BLOWS UP
THE CAPITOL BUILDING

423
00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:14,254
DURING THE STATE
OF THE UNION

424
00:14:14,321 --> 00:14:15,855
I'D IMAGINE I'D
MOVE UP A FEW SLOTS.

425
00:14:15,923 --> 00:14:16,856
FAIR POINT.

426
00:14:16,924 --> 00:14:17,857
SO WHO'S IT
GOING TO BE?

427
00:14:17,925 --> 00:14:18,959
ROGER TRIBBY.

428
00:14:19,026 --> 00:14:20,327
THE SECRETARY
OF AGRICULTURE?

429
00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:21,361
YES. LISTEN...

430
00:14:21,428 --> 00:14:23,396
BE SWEET TO MARGARET
AND LEO TODAY.

431
00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:25,332
THIS MAY NOT BE THE WORST DAY
OF THEIR LIVES

432
00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:27,400
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE
IN THE TOP FIVE.

433
00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:28,268
OKAY.

434
00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:30,337
SEE YOU LATER.

435
00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:35,108
Leo:
"I DEEPLY REGRET THE PAIN

436
00:14:35,175 --> 00:14:37,644
AND TROUBLE THIS HAS CAUSED
FOR THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE."

437
00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:40,780
WHEN YOU LEFT
SIERRA TUCSON

438
00:14:40,847 --> 00:14:42,782
DID YOU START
ATTENDING MEETINGS?

439
00:14:42,849 --> 00:14:43,783
A.A. MEETINGS?

440
00:14:43,850 --> 00:14:44,784
C.J.:
DON'T SAY A.A.

441
00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:46,153
IF THEY DON'T SAY A.A.

442
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:47,720
Josh:
WHEN YOU LEFT
SIERRA TUCSON

443
00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,756
DID YOU START
ATTENDING MEETINGS?

444
00:14:49,822 --> 00:14:50,823
YES.

445
00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:51,925
DO YOU STILL
ATTEND THEM?

446
00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:53,160
YES.

447
00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:57,965
WHERE?

448
00:14:58,031 --> 00:15:00,833
I WON'T ANSWER THAT.

449
00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,635
HOW OFTEN?

450
00:15:02,702 --> 00:15:04,437
I WON'T ANSWER THAT, EITHER.

451
00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:05,238
Josh:
HOW ABOUT...

452
00:15:05,305 --> 00:15:06,906
"AS OFTEN AS
I NEED TO"?

453
00:15:06,974 --> 00:15:08,108
"NEED"?

454
00:15:08,175 --> 00:15:09,376
HE'S RIGHT.
DON'T ANSWER IT.

455
00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:10,577
WHAT ELSE?

456
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:12,045
HAS THE PRESIDENT
KNOWN?

457
00:15:12,112 --> 00:15:14,114
THE PRESIDENT AND I
HAVE A LONG HISTORY

458
00:15:14,181 --> 00:15:16,783
AND A VERY CLOSE
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.

459
00:15:16,849 --> 00:15:18,551
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER
THE QUESTION.

460
00:15:18,618 --> 00:15:20,053
THE PRESIDENT HAS KNOWN

461
00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,156
AS WELL AS THE FBI
AND THE SECRET SERVICE.

462
00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:25,192
DID THEY RAISE
ANY OBJECTION
TO A MAN

463
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,560
WITH YOUR PROBLEM BEING
IN SUCH A SENSITIVE POSITION?

464
00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:28,962
YEAH. THEY WERE CONCERNED

465
00:15:29,029 --> 00:15:30,830
I'D SELL STATE SECRETS
TO BOLIVIA

466
00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,199
FOR A QUICK...
IT'S NOT A TOTALLY

467
00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:33,466
UNREASONABLE QUESTION.

468
00:15:34,901 --> 00:15:36,103
YEAH, I'M ALL SET.

469
00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:40,507
OKAY.

470
00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:41,908
LEO, I WROTE A DRAFT

471
00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:43,276
OF THE PRESIDENT'S
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.

472
00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,078
YOU MIGHT WANT TO...
WHAT DID YOU DO?

473
00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:47,114
DRAFTED THE PRESIDENT'S
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT.

474
00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,815
WHO TOLD YOU TO DO THAT?

475
00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,750
LEO, THE PRESIDENT'S
IN NO CONDITION...

476
00:15:50,817 --> 00:15:52,485
I KNOW WHAT CONDITION HE'S IN.

477
00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:53,853
I'M ASKING, WHO TOLD YOU

478
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,555
TO WRITE A STATEMENT
OF SUPPORT?

479
00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:56,289
TOBY TOLD HIM TO...

480
00:15:56,356 --> 00:15:57,590
NOBODY HAD
TO TELL ME.

481
00:15:57,657 --> 00:15:58,891
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET ATTACKED.

482
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:00,227
IT'S WHAT I DO.

483
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,062
NO, YOUR JOB ISN'T
TO PROTECT ME, SAM.

484
00:16:02,129 --> 00:16:03,696
IT'S TO PROTECT
THE PRESIDENT.

485
00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,698
LEO...
DO ME A FAVOR, SAM.

486
00:16:05,765 --> 00:16:07,000
DON'T SHOW INITIATIVE.

487
00:16:07,067 --> 00:16:08,501
DON'T RUSH TO MY DEFENSE.

488
00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:10,670
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
YOU ON CROSSFIRE

489
00:16:10,737 --> 00:16:12,005
OR ON LARRY KING.

490
00:16:12,072 --> 00:16:13,306
I DON'T WANT TO
READ YOUR NAME

491
00:16:13,373 --> 00:16:15,742
IN NEWSWEEK, UNLESS
IT IS IN ADVOCACY

492
00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:17,177
OF THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA.

493
00:16:19,546 --> 00:16:21,081
I GO DOWN, I GO DOWN.

494
00:16:21,148 --> 00:16:23,116
I'M NOT TAKING
ANYONE WITH ME.

495
00:16:23,183 --> 00:16:25,718
IS THAT CLEAR?

496
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:27,087
YES, SIR.

497
00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:32,392
I'M ALL SET.

498
00:16:32,459 --> 00:16:34,094
GO BACK TO WORK.

499
00:16:44,471 --> 00:16:47,807
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS,
YOUR TEMPERATURE'S GONE DOWN.

500
00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:48,841
CAN I GO TO
THE OFFICE?

501
00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:49,976
NO.
WHY NOT?

502
00:16:50,043 --> 00:16:51,178
IT HASN'T GONE
DOWN ENOUGH

503
00:16:51,244 --> 00:16:52,645
AND IT'S GOING TO GO
BACK UP AGAIN.

504
00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:53,646
WHY?

505
00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:55,248
'CAUSE YOU HAVE
THE FLU.

506
00:16:55,315 --> 00:16:56,883
HERE'S THE THING,
THOUGH:

507
00:16:56,949 --> 00:17:00,887
I NEVER REALLY SAW
YOU STUDY WHILE YOU
WERE IN MED SCHOOL.

508
00:17:00,953 --> 00:17:02,555
DEEP BREATH.

509
00:17:02,622 --> 00:17:05,158
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE LISTENING
FOR RIGHT NOW?

510
00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:06,326
( inhaling )

511
00:17:06,393 --> 00:17:08,095
DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE

512
00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:09,096
I COULD'VE MARRIED?

513
00:17:09,162 --> 00:17:10,297
HOW MANY?

514
00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:11,864
SHH.

515
00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:13,533
I'M GOING
TO THE OFFICE.

516
00:17:15,402 --> 00:17:16,869
OKAY.

517
00:17:16,936 --> 00:17:17,870
REALLY?

518
00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:19,306
FEEL FREE.

519
00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:21,040
OKAY.

520
00:17:25,112 --> 00:17:26,513
UH-OH.

521
00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,148
ANYTHING ELSE?

522
00:17:28,215 --> 00:17:30,350
( groans )

523
00:17:30,417 --> 00:17:32,051
ALL RIGHT.

524
00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:33,986
I THINK I'LL
STAY HERE FOR
A LITTLE BIT.

525
00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:35,455
OKAY.

526
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:39,359
LEO?

527
00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:40,160
MM-HMM?

528
00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:41,361
THEY'RE READY
FOR YOU.

529
00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:42,162
THANK YOU.

530
00:17:42,229 --> 00:17:43,363
YOU NEED ANYTHING?

531
00:17:43,430 --> 00:17:44,764
NO.

532
00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:46,833
( shutters clicking )

533
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:51,671
GOOD MORNING.

534
00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,573
Reporters:
GOOD MORNING.

535
00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,975
A STORY WHICH MANY,
IF NOT MOST OF YOU

536
00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:57,610
ARE AWARE OF ALREADY

537
00:17:57,677 --> 00:18:01,080
WILL BREAK IN WIDE CIRCULATION
BY THE END OF THE DAY.

538
00:18:01,148 --> 00:18:03,216
I'D LIKE TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY

539
00:18:03,283 --> 00:18:04,817
TO READ A BRIEF STATEMENT

540
00:18:04,884 --> 00:18:07,120
BEFORE I ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

541
00:18:09,322 --> 00:18:12,592
"IN JUNE OF 1993,
I VOLUNTARILY ADMITTED MYSELF

542
00:18:12,659 --> 00:18:15,795
"TO THE SIERRA TUCSON
REHABILITATION FACILITY

543
00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:19,031
TO TREAT AN ADDICTION
TO ALCOHOL AND VALIUM."

544
00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,201
( shutters clicking )

545
00:18:24,704 --> 00:18:28,441
"I AM A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC
AND DRUG ADDICT.

546
00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:30,477
( shutters clicking )

547
00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:32,812
"I DEEPLY REGRET
THE PAIN AND TROUBLE

548
00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:35,815
"THIS HAS CAUSED
FOR THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.

549
00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:39,552
I'D LIKE TO, AT THIS POINT,
CLARIFY A FEW THINGS..."

550
00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:43,790
Donna:
ROGER TRIBBY.

551
00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:45,825
YES.

552
00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:46,893
I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU'RE PICKING

553
00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:47,994
THE SECRETARY
OF AGRICULTURE.

554
00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,396
BECAUSE THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL

555
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:51,030
THE SECRETARIES OF STATE,
DEFENSE AND THE TREASURY

556
00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:53,466
ARE FAMOUS FACES AND
WE WANT THE CAMERA
TO FIND THEM.

557
00:18:53,533 --> 00:18:54,967
SO IF THE CAPITOL BUILDING
BLOWS UP...

558
00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:56,169
YES.

559
00:18:56,236 --> 00:18:57,904
THE MAN MY COUNTRY
WILL BE LOOKING TO

560
00:18:57,970 --> 00:18:59,038
IS THE SECRETARY
OF AGRICULTURE.

561
00:18:59,105 --> 00:19:00,039
IT'S MY COUNTRY, TOO.

562
00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:01,308
BUT YOU'LL BE DEAD.

563
00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:02,609
WHICH IS WHY I DON'T
CARE THAT MUCH.

564
00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:03,810
JOSH...

565
00:19:03,876 --> 00:19:04,944
DONNA, I DON'T
ANTICIPATE

566
00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:06,579
THE CAPITOL BUILDING
EXPLODING.

567
00:19:06,646 --> 00:19:09,416
WHAT PERCENTAGE
OF THINGS EXPLODING
HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED?

568
00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:10,617
NOW YOU'RE
BRINGING ME DOWN.

569
00:19:10,683 --> 00:19:11,618
I WOULD THINK SO.

570
00:19:11,684 --> 00:19:12,619
SAM.

571
00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:13,686
YEAH.

572
00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:16,623
I THOUGHT
HE DID WELL.

573
00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:18,325
YEAH, HE DID.

574
00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:20,293
I READ THE STATEMENT
YOU WROTE FOR THE
PRESIDENT...

575
00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:21,661
SENSATIONAL, SAM.

576
00:19:21,728 --> 00:19:23,396
I'M SORRY NO ONE'S
GOING TO READ IT.

577
00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:24,797
THE PRESIDENT'S
GOING TO READ IT.

578
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:25,932
HE'S READING IT
RIGHT NOW.

579
00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:26,933
SAM...

580
00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:27,934
I DON'T CARE.

581
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:28,935
LEO'S GOING TO KILL US.

582
00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,670
I DON'T CARE. DO YOU?

583
00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:34,307
NAH.

584
00:19:34,374 --> 00:19:36,042
Man:
TOBY, WE'RE CONCERNED
THAT THE SPEECH

585
00:19:36,108 --> 00:19:37,444
CONTAINS A NUMBER
OF POSITIONS

586
00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:38,611
THAT DEMOCRATS
IN CONGRESS

587
00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:40,280
AREN'T QUITE
ON BOARD WITH YET.

588
00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:42,449
THEY'RE FREE TO WRITE
THEIR OWN SPEECH.

589
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:43,816
I UNDERSTAND,
BUT THEY'RE THE ONES

590
00:19:43,883 --> 00:19:45,618
WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO RUN AGAINST THIS

591
00:19:45,685 --> 00:19:46,919
A YEAR FROM NOW.

592
00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:48,855
WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS?

593
00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:50,423
WE FEEL, EVEN IN THIS DRAFT...

594
00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:52,325
AND YOU'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS.

595
00:19:52,392 --> 00:19:53,960
YES, BUT EVEN IN THIS DRAFT

596
00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,695
THERE'S TOO MUCH
EMPHASIS PLACED

597
00:19:55,762 --> 00:19:57,797
ON THE ROLE
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

598
00:19:57,864 --> 00:19:58,665
I'VE PARED DOWN...

599
00:19:58,731 --> 00:19:59,732
WE KNOW.

600
00:20:01,668 --> 00:20:03,102
( sighs )

601
00:20:03,169 --> 00:20:04,637
( clears throat )

602
00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:08,140
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR A PEP RALLY.

603
00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:11,010
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TRUMPET GOVERNMENT.

604
00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:12,211
WHY PRETEND
TO BE SORRY

605
00:20:12,279 --> 00:20:13,546
FOR INTRUDING?

606
00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:15,848
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
WANT TO HEAR.

607
00:20:15,915 --> 00:20:17,617
SO I'VE BEEN TOLD.

608
00:20:17,684 --> 00:20:18,951
TOBY...

609
00:20:19,018 --> 00:20:20,453
PICK YOUR SECTION
OF THE SPEECH

610
00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,289
FIGHT WITH ME ABOUT IT,
I'LL LOSE, AND I CALL IN

611
00:20:22,355 --> 00:20:23,956
THE NEXT GROUP.
NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND...

612
00:20:24,023 --> 00:20:25,492
PICK A SECTION.

613
00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:29,195
THERE'S A LINE
WAITING OUTSIDE.

614
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:33,900
I'VE GOT 31 HOURS TO-TO
FINISH WRITING THIS...

615
00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:35,335
WE DON'T...
FEDERAL FUNDING

616
00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:37,370
FOR THE ARTS.

617
00:20:39,639 --> 00:20:41,374
THE N.E.A.

618
00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:42,509
( heavy sigh )

619
00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:45,512
LET US OPEN OUR
HYMNALS TO PAGE 22.

620
00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:47,480
( chuckling )

621
00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,654
( no audio )

622
00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:06,065
LEO?

623
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:07,099
YEAH.

624
00:21:07,166 --> 00:21:08,134
MALLORY'S HERE.

625
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,402
OKAY.

626
00:21:10,437 --> 00:21:11,904
THANKS. DAD!

627
00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:12,905
HEY, MAL.

628
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:14,607
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE.

629
00:21:14,674 --> 00:21:16,042
YOU TOLD ME YOUR
PRESS CONFERENCE

630
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,477
WOULD BE THIS
AFTERNOON.

631
00:21:17,544 --> 00:21:19,178
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T KNOW;
THAT IT PROBABLY...

632
00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:19,946
I WANTED TO BE THERE.

633
00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:21,414
IT'S OKAY.

634
00:21:21,481 --> 00:21:23,516
NO, IT'S NOT. MOM AND
I SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE.

635
00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:25,117
YES, DEFINITELY
A PICTURE OF ME

636
00:21:25,184 --> 00:21:26,453
STANDING NEXT TO
MY ESTRANGED WIFE...

637
00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:28,421
DAD.
MALLORY.

638
00:21:28,488 --> 00:21:30,256
I DON'T WANT TO
FIGHT WITH YOU.

639
00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:32,392
OKAY.

640
00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:34,661
ANYWAY...

641
00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:37,029
I SAW A COPY OF THE
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT.

642
00:21:37,096 --> 00:21:38,297
WHAT STATEMENT?

643
00:21:38,365 --> 00:21:39,332
FOR THE PRESS.

644
00:21:39,399 --> 00:21:40,333
SUPPORTING YOU.

645
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:41,868
IT'S FLOATING AROUND.

646
00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:43,336
"IT'S FLOATING AROUND."

647
00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:45,004
IT'S VERY MOVING, DAD.

648
00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:46,606
HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH.

649
00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:48,675
EXCUSE ME.

650
00:21:51,444 --> 00:21:52,445
PAGE ONE AND TWO.

651
00:21:52,512 --> 00:21:53,746
SAM...
YEAH.

652
00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:55,047
WHERE ARE WE AT?

653
00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:57,183
UH, WE'RE GETTING
SLAPPED AROUND
ON THE N.E.A.

654
00:21:57,249 --> 00:21:57,884
OH, MAN! WHY IS HE...?

655
00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:59,318
JOSH.

656
00:21:59,386 --> 00:22:01,253
ON THE N.E.A., HE'S
PUTTING UP A FIGHT?

657
00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,655
YOU DID IT AGAIN.

658
00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:04,524
LEO.
YOU DID IT AGAIN.

659
00:22:04,591 --> 00:22:06,393
I UNDERSTAND YOUR
BEING PISSED OFF...

660
00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:07,894
HAS THE PRESIDENT SEEN IT?

661
00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:09,295
YES, AND HE...

662
00:22:09,362 --> 00:22:10,229
WHO GAVE IT TO HIM?

663
00:22:10,296 --> 00:22:11,263
LEO...

664
00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:12,365
WHO GAVE IT TO HIM?

665
00:22:12,432 --> 00:22:13,833
I DID.
I DID.

666
00:22:13,900 --> 00:22:15,902
WHAT, YOU'RE GIVING ME
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO?

667
00:22:15,968 --> 00:22:18,371
I DID.

668
00:22:18,438 --> 00:22:20,673
I TOLD YOU...

669
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:23,342
THEY WANT TO TEAR YOU DOWN,
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

670
00:22:23,410 --> 00:22:25,277
THEY DON'T LIKE YOU,
SO THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

671
00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:27,146
AND FOR US
NOT TO DEFEND YOU...

672
00:22:27,213 --> 00:22:30,316
I DISOBEYED YOU.
I APOLOGIZE.

673
00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:32,118
BUT THAT'S THE WAY
IT IS.
LEO...

674
00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:33,420
YEAH.

675
00:22:33,486 --> 00:22:35,287
THE FIRST LADY'S
IN YOUR OFFICE.

676
00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:36,689
THANK YOU.

677
00:22:42,328 --> 00:22:44,697
THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED.

678
00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:52,371
AH-HA-AH.
ABBEY...

679
00:22:52,439 --> 00:22:54,173
YOU'VE GOT AN ITCH
FOR SAM SEABORN.

680
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,341
I DO NOT HAVE AN ITCH.

681
00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:56,342
A LITTLE ITCH.

682
00:22:56,409 --> 00:22:57,744
ABBEY, HE...

683
00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:58,845
WANT A NICKEL'S WORTH
OF FREE ADVICE?

684
00:22:58,911 --> 00:23:00,046
SURE.

685
00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:02,148
DON'T GO FOR
THE GENIUSES.

686
00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:04,651
THEY NEVER WANT
TO SLEEP.

687
00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:06,252
HEY.

688
00:23:06,318 --> 00:23:07,654
OH, LEO. HI.

689
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,522
I HOPE I DIDN'T TAKE
YOU AWAY FROM SOMETHING.

690
00:23:09,589 --> 00:23:10,523
OH, NO, NO, NO.

691
00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:11,724
MALLORY, WOULD YOU MIND...?

692
00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:12,725
I DO NOT
HAVE AN ITCH!

693
00:23:12,792 --> 00:23:14,193
MALLORY!

694
00:23:14,260 --> 00:23:15,495
I'M GOING.

695
00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:16,829
BYE, SWEETIE.

696
00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:18,164
BYE, DADDY.

697
00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:26,506
( groans )

698
00:23:27,373 --> 00:23:29,341
YOU DID GOOD TODAY.

699
00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:31,678
THANK YOU.

700
00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:34,146
MALLORY'S VERY
PROUD OF YOU.

701
00:23:34,213 --> 00:23:35,615
WELL...

702
00:23:35,682 --> 00:23:37,950
LEO, I CAME BY
BECAUSE I WANTED TO ASK YOU:

703
00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:39,619
DO YOU THINK
THERE'S A HUGE DOWNSIDE

704
00:23:39,686 --> 00:23:41,353
TO POSTPONING FOR A FEW DAYS?

705
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,222
DID THE FEVER GO BACK UP?

706
00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:44,290
NO, IT'S GOING DOWN.

707
00:23:44,356 --> 00:23:45,257
ABBEY...

708
00:23:45,324 --> 00:23:46,559
WHAT'S GOING ON?

709
00:23:46,626 --> 00:23:47,960
NOTHING.
UH, LIKE I SAY...

710
00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:49,962
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW
THAT I DON'T KNOW?

711
00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:51,764
I JUST THOUGHT
WE SHOULD BE

712
00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,332
ON THE SAFE SIDE.
WHY'D YOU CANCEL YOUR TRIP?

713
00:23:53,399 --> 00:23:55,001
BECAUSE HE HAS...

714
00:23:55,067 --> 00:23:57,504
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT
HAS A TEMPERATURE.

715
00:23:57,570 --> 00:23:59,672
WELL, THE PRESIDENT'S
NOT IN NURSERY SCHOOL.

716
00:23:59,739 --> 00:24:02,842
LOOK, IF IT'S A PROBLEM
TO POSTPONE, THEN...

717
00:24:02,909 --> 00:24:05,545
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
TO POSTPONE.

718
00:24:05,612 --> 00:24:07,547
OF COURSE,
I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING

719
00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:10,016
TO JEOPARDIZE
THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH.

720
00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:10,950
WHAT I'M SAYING...

721
00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:12,118
LEO, PLEASE.

722
00:24:12,184 --> 00:24:13,486
HEY, HEY, HEY...

723
00:24:14,854 --> 00:24:16,523
THIS IS ME.

724
00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:21,027
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

725
00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:25,364
I SEE YOU TRYING
TO COVER THE PANIC.

726
00:24:25,431 --> 00:24:28,267
I SEE YOU
PRESCRIBING MEDICATION.

727
00:24:28,334 --> 00:24:31,337
I THINK YOU'RE
GIVING HIM SHOTS.

728
00:24:31,403 --> 00:24:34,974
WHAT DOES HE HAVE
HE CAN'T TELL PEOPLE?

729
00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:38,210
HE HAS THE FLU.

730
00:24:38,277 --> 00:24:41,881
OH! YOU WOULD NOT HAVE
COME BACK FOR THE FLU, ABBEY.

731
00:24:41,948 --> 00:24:44,150
HE FAINTED.

732
00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:45,818
HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER.

733
00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:46,986
ABBEY...

734
00:24:53,893 --> 00:24:57,229
HE HAS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, LEO.

735
00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:03,536
OH, ABBEY.

736
00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:08,941
A FEVER COULD BE
LIFE THREATENING.

737
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,689
you must never say
to Chief Bennett.

738
00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:26,593
He's married to someone else,
and so are you.

739
00:25:26,659 --> 00:25:27,894
President:
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

740
00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,263
DON'T ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS
HAVE JOBS?

741
00:25:31,330 --> 00:25:32,431
I DON'T KNOW,
MR. PRESIDENT.

742
00:25:32,498 --> 00:25:35,101
I THINK ONE OF THEM
IS A SURGEON.

743
00:25:35,167 --> 00:25:36,302
THEY SEEM TO HAVE
A LOT OF FREE TIME

744
00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:37,637
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

745
00:25:37,704 --> 00:25:40,139
( phone ringing )

746
00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:41,641
HELLO.

747
00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:43,409
AND THAT WOMAN'S CHANGED
HER CLOTHES

748
00:25:43,475 --> 00:25:44,677
QUITE A LOT
FOR ONE AFTERNOON.

749
00:25:44,744 --> 00:25:47,146
MR. PRESIDENT,
MR. McGARRY'S OUTSIDE.

750
00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,347
YEAH.

751
00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:50,182
WOULD YOU MIND
STEPPING OUT, CHARLIE?

752
00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:52,184
NO, SIR.

753
00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:07,600
ABBEY PHONED ME UP AND TOLD ME
ABOUT YOUR CONVERSATION.

754
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,436
I WAS DIAGNOSED
ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO.

755
00:26:10,502 --> 00:26:13,906
MY LIFE EXPECTANCY IS NORMAL.

756
00:26:13,973 --> 00:26:17,576
MY PARTICULAR COURSE OF M.S.
IS CALLED RELAPSING-REMITTING

757
00:26:17,644 --> 00:26:21,781
WHICH MEANS I SHOULD EXPERIENCE
TOTAL RECOVERY AFTER ATTACKS.

758
00:26:21,848 --> 00:26:24,651
ABBEY GIVES ME INJECTIONS
OF SOMETHING CALLED BETASERON

759
00:26:24,717 --> 00:26:26,753
AND THAT REDUCES THE FREQUENCY.

760
00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:28,955
FEVER AND STRESS
TEND TO BE TWO THINGS

761
00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:30,556
THAT WILL INDUCE AN ATTACK.

762
00:26:30,623 --> 00:26:34,026
WELL, YOU'RE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES

763
00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:35,461
YOU'RE DELIVERING THE STATE
OF THE UNION ADDRESS

764
00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:36,663
TOMORROW NIGHT

765
00:26:36,729 --> 00:26:37,864
INDIA AND PAKISTAN
ARE POINTING

766
00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,465
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
AT EACH OTHER

767
00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:41,133
AND YOU HAVE
A 102-DEGREE FEVER

768
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,970
SO I GUESS WE'RE
OUT OF THE WOODS, HMM?

769
00:26:44,036 --> 00:26:45,337
101.9.

770
00:26:45,404 --> 00:26:46,939
JED... OF ALL THE THINGS

771
00:26:47,006 --> 00:26:49,208
THAT YOU COULD'VE
KEPT FROM ME...

772
00:26:49,275 --> 00:26:51,711
YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME JED
SINCE I WAS ELECTED.

773
00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:54,714
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

774
00:26:57,784 --> 00:26:59,485
'CAUSE I WANTED
TO BE THE PRESIDENT.

775
00:26:59,551 --> 00:27:00,853
THAT WOULDN'T
HAVE STOPPED ME

776
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,354
FROM GETTING YOU HERE.

777
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:03,389
AND I COULD'VE
BEEN A FRIEND.

778
00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:04,490
YOU'VE BEEN A FRIEND.

779
00:27:04,556 --> 00:27:06,092
BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME
TO REALLY...

780
00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:07,159
I KNOW.

781
00:27:09,528 --> 00:27:12,799
WHEN I WAS LYING ON MY FACE
IN THE MOTEL PARKING LOT

782
00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:14,233
YOU WERE THE ONE
I CALLED.

783
00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:16,635
WHEN YOU STOOD UP THERE
TODAY, I WAS SO PROUD.

784
00:27:16,703 --> 00:27:18,104
I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU.

785
00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:19,271
NAH, NAH.

786
00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:21,808
I TRIED TO GET UP,
AND I FELL BACK DOWN AGAIN.

787
00:27:22,775 --> 00:27:24,343
I KNOW THE FEELING.

788
00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:27,246
( chuckles )

789
00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:29,481
I'M SO SORRY, LEO.

790
00:27:29,548 --> 00:27:31,483
I REALLY AM.

791
00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:33,285
( knocking on door )

792
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:35,822
Charlie:
MR. PRESIDENT?

793
00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:39,591
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

794
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:42,128
YEAH, CHARLIE?

795
00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:43,262
LORD MARBURY.

796
00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:47,166
YEAH, GIVE US A MINUTE,
WOULD YOU PLEASE?

797
00:27:47,233 --> 00:27:49,235
( sighs )

798
00:27:49,301 --> 00:27:52,739
Burns:
NOW, THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSING
IN HIS SPEECH

799
00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:56,408
THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE N.E.A.
BE INCREASED BY 50%?

800
00:27:58,610 --> 00:28:00,679
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
AMOUNTS TO LESS

801
00:28:00,747 --> 00:28:03,682
THAN 1/100th OF ONE PERCENT
OF THE TOTAL BUDGET

802
00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,184
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

803
00:28:05,251 --> 00:28:08,554
IT COSTS TAXPAYERS
39 CENTS A YEAR.

804
00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:09,956
THE ARTS BUDGET
FOR THE UNITED STATES

805
00:28:10,022 --> 00:28:12,792
IS EQUIVALENT TO THE ARTS
BUDGET OF SWEDEN.

806
00:28:12,859 --> 00:28:13,960
WITH SUCH A BIG DEAL
BEING MADE

807
00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:15,494
OUT OF THE PERFORMANCE ART

808
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:17,263
OF THE MAPPLETHORPE
PHOTOGRAPHS...

809
00:28:17,329 --> 00:28:18,630
YOU GAY-BASHING, RAYMOND?

810
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,032
WELL, ONCE AGAIN,
ALL WE'D LIKE

811
00:28:20,099 --> 00:28:22,001
IS FOR YOU
TO NOT MENTION THE N.E.A.

812
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,136
PERSONALLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY TO PEOPLE

813
00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:26,906
WHO ARGUE THAT THE N.E.A.
IS THERE TO SUPPORT ART

814
00:28:26,973 --> 00:28:29,575
THAT NOBODY WANTED TO PAY FOR
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

815
00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:31,177
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL PEOPLE

816
00:28:31,243 --> 00:28:33,445
WHEN THEY SAY ROGERS AND HART
DIDN'T NEED THE N.E.A.

817
00:28:33,512 --> 00:28:34,814
TO WRITE OKLAHOMA!

818
00:28:34,881 --> 00:28:37,449
AND ARTHUR MURRAY
DIDN'T NEED THE N.E.A.

819
00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,218
TO WRITE DEATH OF SALESMAN.

820
00:28:41,854 --> 00:28:43,122
I'D START BY TELLING THEM

821
00:28:43,189 --> 00:28:45,992
THAT ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
WROTE OKLAHOMA!

822
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,394
AND ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT
BALLROOM DANCE.

823
00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,662
ARTHUR MILLER,
ON THE OTHER HAND,
DID NEED THE N.E.A.

824
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,064
TO WRITE DEATH OF A SALESMAN

825
00:28:52,131 --> 00:28:54,233
ONLY IT WASN'T CALLED
THE N.E.A. BACK THEN--

826
00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:58,270
IT WAS CALLED THE W.P.A.,
AND IT WAS ROOSEVELT'S...

827
00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:07,980
IT WAS ROOSEVELT'S...

828
00:29:09,648 --> 00:29:11,383
TOBY?

829
00:29:15,154 --> 00:29:16,388
YEAH.

830
00:29:16,455 --> 00:29:20,827
YOU STOPPED TALKING
IN THE MIDDLE OF A...

831
00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:25,631
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THIS MEETING'S OVER.

832
00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:29,368
Marbury:
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME
MARVELOUS FLU REMEDIES

833
00:29:29,435 --> 00:29:32,571
KNOWN IN CERTAIN REMOTE PARTS
OF THE SUBCONTINENT.

834
00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:34,373
LICORICE ROOT, FOR INSTANCE

835
00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:38,010
COMBINED WITH BAMBOO SAP
AND A STRONG SHOT OF WHISKEY.

836
00:29:38,077 --> 00:29:39,378
UH, GINGER ROOT, ALSO

837
00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:41,713
UH, MIXED WITH, UM,
UH, CITRUS PEEL.

838
00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,215
AND A STRONG
SHOT OF WHISKEY?

839
00:29:43,282 --> 00:29:45,217
YES, OF COURSE.
IN FACT, YOU CAN THROW OUT

840
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:47,286
THE GINGER ROOT AND CITRUS PEEL
AND STILL BE

841
00:29:47,353 --> 00:29:48,554
WELL ON YOUR WAY.

842
00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:49,889
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR ME, JOHN?

843
00:29:49,956 --> 00:29:52,892
WELL, UM, AFTER SPEAKING
AT LENGTH THIS PAST WEEK

844
00:29:52,959 --> 00:29:55,061
WITH YOUR SECRETARIES
OF STATE AND DEFENSE

845
00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:58,364
AS WELL AS THE JOINT CHIEFS
AND VARIOUS EMBASSY OFFICIALS

846
00:29:58,430 --> 00:30:00,232
I BELIEVE THIS:

847
00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:01,968
BUY THEM OFF.

848
00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:05,537
BUY THEM?

849
00:30:05,604 --> 00:30:07,139
YES, SIR.

850
00:30:07,206 --> 00:30:08,140
HOW?

851
00:30:08,207 --> 00:30:09,942
MR. PRESIDENT,
FOR SEVERAL CENTURIES

852
00:30:10,009 --> 00:30:12,845
MY KINGDOM HAS RULED INDIA
WITH A STICK AND CARROT.

853
00:30:12,912 --> 00:30:15,047
WHEN WE HAD A PARTICULAR PROBLEM
WITH SOMEONE

854
00:30:15,114 --> 00:30:17,917
ONE SOLUTION WE WOULD TRY
IS TO MAKE HIM A MAHARAJA.

855
00:30:17,984 --> 00:30:19,919
THAT'S A KIND
OF REGIONAL KING.

856
00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:23,489
WE WOULD PAY HIM OFF
WITH AN ANNUAL TRIBUTE

857
00:30:23,555 --> 00:30:26,225
AND IN RETURN,
HE WOULD BE LOYAL TO THE CROWN.

858
00:30:26,292 --> 00:30:27,994
LORD MARBURY,
UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION

859
00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:29,161
THE PRESIDENT IS

860
00:30:29,228 --> 00:30:31,430
NOT EMPOWERED
TO CREATE MAHARAJAS.

861
00:30:31,497 --> 00:30:33,265
YES, THANK YOU
FOR CLEARING THAT UP, LEO.

862
00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:35,467
HAVING BEEN EDUCATED
AT CAMBRIDGE AND THE SORBONNE

863
00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:38,470
I AM, AS YOU KNOW,
EXCEEDINGLY STUPID.

864
00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:39,605
JOHN, PLEASE...

865
00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:40,907
YOU'VE BEEN PAYING THE WORLD OFF

866
00:30:40,973 --> 00:30:42,774
SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL AGE.

867
00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,176
FOREIGN AID DURING THE COLD WAR

868
00:30:44,243 --> 00:30:46,112
WAS YOU PAYING DICTATORS
TO BE ON YOUR SIDE.

869
00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,514
TO THIS VERY DAY,
YOU PAY NORTH KOREA

870
00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:51,951
NOT TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

871
00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:54,520
WHAT DOES INDIA WANT?

872
00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:56,155
A COMPUTER INDUSTRY.

873
00:30:56,222 --> 00:30:58,290
AND FOR THAT,
THEY REQUIRE AN INFRASTRUCTURE

874
00:30:58,357 --> 00:31:00,192
AND THAT IS
WHAT YOU CAN GIVE THEM.

875
00:31:00,259 --> 00:31:01,693
WHY?

876
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,096
IT'S THE PRICE YOU PAY.

877
00:31:04,163 --> 00:31:06,065
FOR AVOIDING A WAR
HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD?

878
00:31:06,132 --> 00:31:09,501
FOR BEING RICH, FREE AND ALIVE,
ALL AT THE SAME TIME

879
00:31:09,568 --> 00:31:11,270
AND FOR THE CRIMINALLY

880
00:31:11,337 --> 00:31:13,439
NEGLIGENT BEHAVIOR
OF YOUR CONGRESS IN NOT CHECKING

881
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:17,876
THE PROLIFERATION
OF NUCLEAR DEVICES.

882
00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:21,880
YOUR FRIEND, THE
PRIME MINISTER...

883
00:31:21,948 --> 00:31:23,749
RIKKI.

884
00:31:23,815 --> 00:31:25,251
HE'S GOING TO GO FOR THIS?

885
00:31:27,653 --> 00:31:30,089
IF IT'S HANDLED PROPERLY.

886
00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:34,893
ALL RIGHT,
YOU TELL THE AMBASSADOR

887
00:31:34,961 --> 00:31:35,928
WE'LL DISCUSS THIS
IN THREE MONTHS.

888
00:31:35,995 --> 00:31:37,329
IN THREE MONTHS, JOHN.

889
00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:39,665
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE LIKE QUID PRO QUO.

890
00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:40,832
YES, SIR.

891
00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:42,068
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE CARROT.

892
00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:43,469
LEO, WHAT'S THE STICK?

893
00:31:43,535 --> 00:31:45,671
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS

894
00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:47,306
WE WANT TO SEE RECON PHOTOS

895
00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:49,275
OF INDIAN DIVISIONS
RETREATING.

896
00:31:49,341 --> 00:31:51,910
IF WE DON'T,
WE'RE GOING TO SEIZE

897
00:31:51,978 --> 00:31:53,545
INDIAN ASSETS IN THE U.S.

898
00:31:53,612 --> 00:31:55,047
AND SO WILL OUR NATO ALLIES

899
00:31:55,114 --> 00:31:56,983
AND G-7'S GOING
TO CALL IN ITS LOANS.

900
00:31:57,049 --> 00:31:59,851
THEY PUT COMMAND-CONTROL
IN THE FIELD AGAIN, JOHN

901
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,087
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET PHYSICAL.

902
00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:02,488
YOU MAKE DAMN SURE
THEY KNOW THAT.

903
00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:05,992
WELL, THEN, UH,
I HAVE MY INSTRUCTIONS.

904
00:32:06,058 --> 00:32:07,393
TALK TO THE AMBASSADOR.

905
00:32:07,459 --> 00:32:09,628
I WANT FITZWALLACE
TO HAVE PHOTOS

906
00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:11,330
IN 24 HOURS.

907
00:32:11,397 --> 00:32:13,065
YES, SIR.

908
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:15,334
MR. PRESIDENT?

909
00:32:15,401 --> 00:32:16,535
YES, CHARLIE.

910
00:32:16,602 --> 00:32:17,469
TOBY'S HERE.

911
00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:18,737
TOBY, COME IN PLEASE.

912
00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:20,006
I'M GOING BACK
TO THE OFFICE.

913
00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:21,740
LET'S HOPE.

914
00:32:21,807 --> 00:32:23,375
HEY, TOBY.

915
00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:24,710
LEO.

916
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:25,744
HOW YOU FEELING,
MR. PRESIDENT?

917
00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:26,912
MUCH BETTER,
THANK YOU.

918
00:32:26,979 --> 00:32:28,414
GOOD.

919
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,550
YOU KNOW, I WAS WATCHING
A TELEVISION PROGRAM BEFORE

920
00:32:31,617 --> 00:32:35,654
WITH A SORT OF
A ROVING MODERATOR WHO SPOKE

921
00:32:35,721 --> 00:32:37,589
TO A SEATED PANEL OF YOUNG WOMEN

922
00:32:37,656 --> 00:32:39,758
WHO WERE HAVING SOME SORT OF
PROBLEM WITH THEIR BOYFRIENDS

923
00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,960
APPARENTLY BECAUSE
THE BOYFRIENDS HAD ALL SLEPT

924
00:32:42,028 --> 00:32:43,495
WITH THE GIRLFRIENDS' MOTHERS.

925
00:32:43,562 --> 00:32:46,332
THEN THEY BROUGHT THE BOYFRIENDS
OUT, AND THEY ALL FOUGHT

926
00:32:46,398 --> 00:32:48,000
RIGHT THERE
ON TELEVISION.

927
00:32:48,067 --> 00:32:49,268
TOBY, TELL ME

928
00:32:49,335 --> 00:32:51,237
THESE PEOPLE DON'T VOTE,
DO THEY?

929
00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:52,938
I WOULDN'T THINK SO,
NO, SIR.

930
00:32:53,005 --> 00:32:54,473
EXCUSE ME

931
00:32:54,540 --> 00:32:55,607
MR. PRESIDENT.

932
00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:57,243
WHAT DO YOU NEED, JOSH?

933
00:32:57,309 --> 00:33:00,046
I ASKED JOSH
TO JOIN ME HERE, SIR.

934
00:33:02,748 --> 00:33:04,883
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

935
00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:08,720
"THE ERA OF BIG
GOVERNMENT IS OVER."

936
00:33:12,191 --> 00:33:13,959
YOU WANT TO CUT THE LINE?

937
00:33:14,026 --> 00:33:18,264
I WANT TO CHANGE
THE SENTIMENT.

938
00:33:21,367 --> 00:33:23,269
WE'RE RUNNING AWAY
FROM OURSELVES

939
00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:25,337
AND I KNOW WE CAN
SCORE POINTS THAT WAY.

940
00:33:25,404 --> 00:33:28,274
I WAS THE PRINCIPLE
ARCHITECT OF THAT
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

941
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:30,242
RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU, JOSH.

942
00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:35,047
BUT WE'RE HERE NOW.

943
00:33:35,114 --> 00:33:39,718
TOMORROW NIGHT,
WE DO AN IMMENSE THING.

944
00:33:39,785 --> 00:33:41,287
WE HAVE TO SAY
WHAT WE FEEL.

945
00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:44,390
THAT GOVERNMENT,
NO MATTER WHAT ITS
FAILURES IN THE PAST

946
00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:46,825
AND IN TIMES TO COME,
FOR THAT MATTER

947
00:33:46,892 --> 00:33:50,362
GOVERNMENT CAN BE A PLACE
WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER

948
00:33:50,429 --> 00:33:54,566
AND WHERE NO ONE
GETS LEFT BEHIND.

949
00:33:54,633 --> 00:33:57,669
NO ONE...

950
00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:01,273
GETS LEFT BEHIND.

951
00:34:02,308 --> 00:34:05,744
AN INSTRUMENT OF... GOOD.

952
00:34:09,515 --> 00:34:13,252
I HAVE NO TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING
WHY THE LINE TESTED WELL, JOSH

953
00:34:13,319 --> 00:34:15,321
BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT MEANS

954
00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:16,688
WE SHOULD SAY IT.

955
00:34:16,755 --> 00:34:20,426
I THINK THAT MEANS
WE SHOULD... CHANGE IT.

956
00:34:27,866 --> 00:34:29,568
I THINK SO, TOO.

957
00:34:31,170 --> 00:34:35,241
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOSH?

958
00:34:35,307 --> 00:34:37,443
I MAKE IT A POINT
NEVER TO DISAGREE WITH TOBY

959
00:34:37,509 --> 00:34:41,313
WHEN HE'S RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT.

960
00:34:44,150 --> 00:34:48,354
THEN YOU AND SAM GET YOUR PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND GET TO WORK.

961
00:34:50,456 --> 00:34:52,658
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

962
00:34:52,724 --> 00:34:55,261
THANK YOU.

963
00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:10,008
( sing-songy ):
YOU'RE JEALOUS
'CAUSE DANNY WAS FLIRTING

964
00:35:10,075 --> 00:35:10,876
WITH MANDY.

965
00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:12,411
WHEN DID I SAY THAT?

966
00:35:12,478 --> 00:35:13,745
I READ BETWEEN
THE LINES.

967
00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:14,846
THERE ARE NO LINES.

968
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:16,382
C.J., IT CAN BE
PRETTY CONFUSING
SOMETIMES.

969
00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:17,583
I'M AT THIS PLACE
WITH MALLORY

970
00:35:17,649 --> 00:35:19,251
WHERE I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE LIKES ME.

971
00:35:19,318 --> 00:35:20,786
I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME.

972
00:35:20,852 --> 00:35:22,321
I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE'S INDIFFERENT ALTOGETHER.

973
00:35:22,388 --> 00:35:24,623
I JUST WISH
SHE'D GET PAST IT

974
00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:26,024
SO WE CAN MOVE ON.

975
00:35:26,091 --> 00:35:29,495
SAM, DID YOU WRITE THIS
STATEMENT DEFENDING MY FATHER?

976
00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:30,829
UH, YES.

977
00:35:44,276 --> 00:35:45,811
WELL, NOW I'M EVEN
MORE CONFUSED.

978
00:35:45,877 --> 00:35:47,479
Josh:
YES.

979
00:35:47,546 --> 00:35:49,415
THOUGH I'VE GOT TO SAY,
I'M ENJOYING BEING A WRITER.

980
00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:50,849
YES.

981
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:56,755
CAROL, IS DANNY CONCANON
IN THE PRESS ROOM?

982
00:35:56,822 --> 00:35:57,856
YEAH.

983
00:35:57,923 --> 00:36:03,329
WOULD YOU HAVE HIM
COME TO MY OFFICE, PLEASE?

984
00:36:04,563 --> 00:36:05,697
Abbey:
I WANT TO TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE

985
00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:06,665
ONE LAST TIME.

986
00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:07,633
ABBEY...

987
00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,401
I WANT TO TAKE
YOUR TEMPERATURE.

988
00:36:09,468 --> 00:36:11,403
YOU'VE TAKEN IT
14 TIMES IN THE
LAST THREE HOURS.

989
00:36:11,470 --> 00:36:12,704
YOU'RE NOT
TAKING IT AGAIN.

990
00:36:12,771 --> 00:36:15,941
MM, FINE.
AT LEAST NOT WITH
A THERMOMETER.

991
00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:17,175
OH, JED.

992
00:36:17,243 --> 00:36:19,378
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE
IT RECREATIONALLY...

993
00:36:19,445 --> 00:36:20,846
OH, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
WITH YOU, YOU KNOW THAT?

994
00:36:20,912 --> 00:36:22,414
YES. I DO.

995
00:36:22,481 --> 00:36:25,451
WHY IS "HALLOWED" SPELLED
WITH A POUND SIGN IN THE MIDDLE?

996
00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:28,520
I STOPPED ASKING
THOSE QUESTIONS.

997
00:36:36,595 --> 00:36:39,197
( knock at door )

998
00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:41,733
YES?

999
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,869
IT'S C.J.

1000
00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:45,304
OKAY.

1001
00:36:45,371 --> 00:36:48,073
CAN I COME IN?

1002
00:36:48,139 --> 00:36:49,207
C.J., THIS IS YOUR OFFICE.

1003
00:36:49,275 --> 00:36:50,876
RIGHT.

1004
00:36:53,445 --> 00:36:55,947
( clears throat )

1005
00:36:57,849 --> 00:36:59,150
HELLO.

1006
00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:01,219
HELLO.

1007
00:37:01,287 --> 00:37:06,725
SO... YOU HAVE
ASKED ME OUT MANY TIMES.

1008
00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:08,093
I HAVE SAID NO.

1009
00:37:08,159 --> 00:37:09,094
YOU SAID YES ONCE.

1010
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,529
THAT WAS A BUSINESS DINNER.

1011
00:37:10,596 --> 00:37:11,630
OKAY.

1012
00:37:11,697 --> 00:37:13,632
NONETHELESS

1013
00:37:13,699 --> 00:37:17,336
I DO SEEM TO HAVE
A PREOCCUPATION--

1014
00:37:17,403 --> 00:37:19,605
UM, SORT OF GIRLISH,
I SUPPOSE, THING...

1015
00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:20,739
MM-HMM.

1016
00:37:20,806 --> 00:37:22,107
...WHICH, UM...

1017
00:37:22,173 --> 00:37:23,809
AND PLEASE DON'T BE,
IN ANY WAY

1018
00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:25,277
MISLED BY ANYTHING...

1019
00:37:27,112 --> 00:37:29,915
IN FACT, LET ME
PUT IT THIS WAY...

1020
00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,216
C.J., I'M SUPPOSED

1021
00:37:31,283 --> 00:37:32,784
TO WRITE ABOUT
THE SPEECH TONIGHT.

1022
00:37:32,851 --> 00:37:35,020
MY PAPER'S GOING TO WANT
ME TO, YOU KNOW, SEE IT.

1023
00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:36,688
SO, IF THERE'S
ANYWAY YOU COULD
MOVE THIS ALONG...

1024
00:37:36,755 --> 00:37:38,290
I THOUGHT WHAT I'D DO
IS KISS YOU

1025
00:37:38,357 --> 00:37:41,126
YOU KNOW,
ON THE MOUTH, AND THEN

1026
00:37:41,192 --> 00:37:44,262
I'D JUST GET PAST IT.

1027
00:37:44,330 --> 00:37:47,132
I'D JUST GET PAST IT

1028
00:37:47,198 --> 00:37:49,935
AND THEN I'D BE ABLE
TO GIVE MY WORK

1029
00:37:50,001 --> 00:37:54,406
THE KIND OF CONCENTRATION
IT REALLY DESERVES.

1030
00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:57,843
OKAY.

1031
00:37:57,909 --> 00:37:59,945
HOW'S RIGHT HERE?

1032
00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:01,547
THAT'S FINE.

1033
00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,081
BE CAREFUL OF THE FISH.

1034
00:38:03,148 --> 00:38:04,550
SURE.

1035
00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:08,687
NO. I'M SAYING 'CAUSE
IF YOU ROCK AGAINST THE...

1036
00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:22,267
HOW'S THAT?

1037
00:38:22,334 --> 00:38:23,268
OH, GOOD.

1038
00:38:23,335 --> 00:38:24,703
PAST IT?
YEAH.

1039
00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:26,237
GOOD.
OKAY.

1040
00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:28,173
I'VE GOT TO GO NOW.

1041
00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:29,207
C.J.?
YES.

1042
00:38:29,274 --> 00:38:30,208
TAKING THAT
FISH WITH YOU?

1043
00:38:30,275 --> 00:38:32,644
NO.

1044
00:38:35,881 --> 00:38:37,182
( thumping )

1045
00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:38,884
WALKED INTO THAT DOOR THERE.

1046
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:40,819
YES.

1047
00:38:49,561 --> 00:38:52,163
YOU SEE, YOU'RE TOO FIXED
ON WESTERN MEDICINE.

1048
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:53,499
UM, BAMBOO SAP

1049
00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:54,866
A GAMBIR TWIG...

1050
00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:56,167
AND A SHOT OF WHISKEY.

1051
00:38:56,234 --> 00:38:58,169
A SHOT OF WHISKEY,
AND YOU'RE ALL SET.

1052
00:38:58,236 --> 00:38:59,505
HELLO.
GOOD EVENING.

1053
00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:00,839
EVENING,
MR. PRESIDENT.

1054
00:39:00,906 --> 00:39:02,173
OH, UH...

1055
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:05,010
WELL, NOW, IF
I'M NOT MISTAKEN

1056
00:39:05,076 --> 00:39:09,515
THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH
OF INDIAN TROOPS
IN RETREAT

1057
00:39:09,581 --> 00:39:11,016
AND SO IS THAT,
AND SO IS...

1058
00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:13,385
THIS.

1059
00:39:13,452 --> 00:39:15,186
THANK YOU, JOHN.

1060
00:39:15,253 --> 00:39:18,690
WELL, I'M ON
A PLANE TO GO AND
SEE RIKKI IN AN HOUR.

1061
00:39:18,757 --> 00:39:20,492
STILL MANY
THINGS TO SETTLE.

1062
00:39:20,559 --> 00:39:22,093
GODSPEED,
YOUR LORDSHIP.

1063
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:23,862
THANK YOU, SIR.

1064
00:39:23,929 --> 00:39:25,464
ABIGAIL!

1065
00:39:27,232 --> 00:39:28,500
( chuckling )

1066
00:39:28,567 --> 00:39:30,436
GOOD LUCK, JOHN.

1067
00:39:30,502 --> 00:39:32,738
GOOD LUCK TO
YOU, TOO, LEO.

1068
00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:34,205
THANK YOU.

1069
00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:36,942
I AM OFF!

1070
00:39:37,008 --> 00:39:38,677
( laughing )

1071
00:39:40,446 --> 00:39:46,017
FRIENDS, LET ME HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

1072
00:39:46,084 --> 00:39:47,352
A LOT OF TIME

1073
00:39:47,419 --> 00:39:49,988
ENERGY, PASSION,
WIT, SKILL AND TALENT

1074
00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:51,490
WENT INTO DRAFTING THIS

1075
00:39:51,557 --> 00:39:53,024
AND WHILE YOU
MIGHT NOT KNOW IT

1076
00:39:53,091 --> 00:39:56,127
FROM MY PERFORMANCE LATER,
IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH

1077
00:39:56,194 --> 00:39:57,128
AND I SAY THEE

1078
00:39:57,195 --> 00:39:58,797
YEA, TOBY ZIEGLER

1079
00:39:58,864 --> 00:39:59,431
AND I SAY THEE

1080
00:39:59,498 --> 00:40:01,867
YEA, SAM SEABORN!

1081
00:40:04,169 --> 00:40:05,704
SIR, THE MOTORCADE'S READY

1082
00:40:05,771 --> 00:40:08,774
AND THE AGRICULTURAL SECRETARY
IS IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

1083
00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:13,044
President:
THANKS.

1084
00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:15,614
ROGER.

1085
00:40:15,681 --> 00:40:17,483
GOOD EVENING,
MR. PRESIDENT.

1086
00:40:17,549 --> 00:40:19,084
ROGER, I'M SORRY YOU DREW
THE SHORT STRAW ON THIS.

1087
00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:20,619
WE'LL MISS YOU TONIGHT.

1088
00:40:20,686 --> 00:40:22,621
NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE
THE SURGEON GENERAL, I PROMISE.

1089
00:40:22,688 --> 00:40:24,556
MEANWHILE, YOU CAN WATCH
ON TV IN MY STUDY.

1090
00:40:24,623 --> 00:40:25,624
THANK YOU, SIR.

1091
00:40:25,691 --> 00:40:27,325
UM, I BROUGHT
YOU A GIFT.

1092
00:40:27,392 --> 00:40:29,027
OH, THANK YOU.

1093
00:40:29,094 --> 00:40:31,029
I KNOW OF YOUR LOVE
OF ALL THINGS ANCIENT

1094
00:40:31,096 --> 00:40:32,363
AND I CAME ACROSS THIS.

1095
00:40:32,430 --> 00:40:33,532
WHAT IS IT?

1096
00:40:33,599 --> 00:40:34,566
SOMEONE TOOK THE TIME

1097
00:40:34,633 --> 00:40:35,934
TO TRANSLATE
OUR CONSTITUTION

1098
00:40:36,001 --> 00:40:37,235
INTO LATIN.

1099
00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:39,270
I THINK IT WAS
A HIGH SCHOOL
PROJECT, ACTUALLY

1100
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:42,273
AND, UH, IT
GOT PUBLISHED.

1101
00:40:42,340 --> 00:40:44,342
OH, THIS IS MAGNIFICENT.

1102
00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:45,544
I HIGHLIGHTED

1103
00:40:45,611 --> 00:40:46,812
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS
AN APPROPRIATE PASSAGE

1104
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:49,380
FROM THE EXECUTIVE
POWER SECTION.

1105
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:51,650
CAN YOU TRANSLATE?

1106
00:40:53,919 --> 00:40:57,989
"HE SHALL, FROM TIME TO TIME,
GIVE TO THE CONGRESS

1107
00:40:58,056 --> 00:41:00,559
"INFORMATION OF THE STATE
OF THE UNION

1108
00:41:00,626 --> 00:41:03,228
"AND RECOMMEND
TO THEIR CONSIDERATION

1109
00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:10,168
SUCH MEASURES AS HE SHALL
JUDGE NECESSARY AND EXPEDIENT."

1110
00:41:10,235 --> 00:41:14,239
SOUNDS RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY, SIR.

1111
00:41:14,305 --> 00:41:15,607
THANKS, ROGER.

1112
00:41:15,674 --> 00:41:17,876
KNOCK 'EM DEAD, SIR.

1113
00:41:19,444 --> 00:41:21,046
OH, ROGER.

1114
00:41:21,112 --> 00:41:24,516
IF ANYTHING HAPPENED,
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, RIGHT?

1115
00:41:24,583 --> 00:41:26,518
I HONESTLY HADN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT IT, SIR.

1116
00:41:26,585 --> 00:41:28,486
FIRST THING ALWAYS
IS NATIONAL SECURITY.

1117
00:41:28,554 --> 00:41:29,821
GET YOUR COMMANDERS TOGETHER

1118
00:41:29,888 --> 00:41:32,157
APPOINT JOINT CHIEFS,
APPOINT A CHAIRMAN

1119
00:41:32,223 --> 00:41:33,892
TAKE US TO DEFCON FOUR.

1120
00:41:33,959 --> 00:41:36,762
HAVE THE GOVERNOR SEND EMERGENCY
DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON.

1121
00:41:36,828 --> 00:41:39,931
THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
IS GOING TO BE THE ACTING A.G.

1122
00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:42,768
IF HE TELLS YOU HE
WANTS TO BRING OUT
THE NATIONAL GUARD

1123
00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:45,837
DO WHAT HE TELLS YOU.

1124
00:41:46,905 --> 00:41:48,940
YOU GOT A BEST FRIEND?

1125
00:41:49,007 --> 00:41:50,208
YES, SIR.

1126
00:41:50,275 --> 00:41:52,077
IS HE SMARTER THAN YOU?

1127
00:41:52,143 --> 00:41:53,478
YES, SIR.

1128
00:41:53,545 --> 00:41:56,347
WOULD YOU TRUST HIM
WITH YOUR LIFE?

1129
00:41:56,414 --> 00:41:57,482
YES, SIR.

1130
00:41:57,549 --> 00:42:01,653
THAT'S YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF.

1131
00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:08,727
OH.

1132
00:42:08,794 --> 00:42:11,930
IN THE RESIDENCE,
ON THE SECOND FLOOR

1133
00:42:11,997 --> 00:42:13,531
THE BATHROOM
AT THE END OF THE HALL

1134
00:42:13,599 --> 00:42:15,266
YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE
THE HANDLE

1135
00:42:15,333 --> 00:42:16,267
ON THE TOILET,
OR IT'LL...

1136
00:42:16,334 --> 00:42:17,636
MR. PRESIDENT?

1137
00:42:17,703 --> 00:42:21,372
I GOT TO GO.

1138
00:42:21,439 --> 00:42:22,674
YOU'LL DO FINE.

1139
00:42:22,741 --> 00:42:25,043
PEOPLE HAVE
PHENOMENAL CAPACITY.

1140
00:42:25,110 --> 00:42:26,978
YES, SIR.


