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The following programwas made possible by a grant...
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... from the Kenneth C.and Mary E. Blackburn Foundation...
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... the Samuel Jones Charitable Trustand individual viewer donations.
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Why? That's the right question.
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Your bread and butter, huh?
Having the right questions.
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Like having the right answers is yours.
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- Did we start?
- Nope.
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- Don't mind them.
- Right, right.
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Why am I letting you tail me,
that what you're asking?
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I mean, I pitch, but I'm always
surprised when people accept.
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- Well, I'd seen your work.
- Well, exactly.
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And, you know,
I'm not expecting a free ride.
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I just... I guess I thought your...
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Your concept, a day in the life...
A day in my life is...
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Before we get into it, I wanna
reiterate the ground rules.
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You wanna document this, Chad?
Let me have that.
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I wanna be clear between
you and me.
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- Of course.
- Your access is to me.
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- And your staff and coworkers.
- Yes, but if you're hoping...
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...for time with senior staff
or in the Oval...
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...you picked the wrong gal.
Not what I do.
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I can't let this project
compromise my obligations...
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...to the president
of the United States.
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- I was bragging.
- Let's get back to why.
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Well, I think, and...
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After President Bartlet, my face is
the most associated...
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...with this administration, yet for all
its visibility, it's not well understood.
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The public's used to seeing me
confronting an adversarial press...
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...and there's a misconception that
I'm here to stymie reporters...
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...or to mislead the public,
to spin or even hide the truth...
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...when, in fact, any good press
secretary aims to do just the opposite.
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This is a terrible idea.
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I don't know what I was thinking.
This is such... Let's call this off.
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The breakneck pace we live at...
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...the 24-hour news cycle.
Is this good for the country?
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Is it inescapable? How do we reflect,
get perspective?
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Since the advent of TVin the middle of the 20th century...
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... the White House press secretaryhas been no stranger to Americans.
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But what about the privateaspects of this office?
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In the current media explosion,how is this important job changing?
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And to what extent doesthe individual...
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... serving as press secretaryat any moment...
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... define America 's relationshipwith the White House?
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To answer these questions,
Access spent a day...
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... with White HousePress Secretary C.J. Cregg.
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I see my job as making
sure the press...
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...and through them, the public,
is well informed.
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I tell them the truth.
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- That's my goal.
- But our cameras captured a day...
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... that was anything but ordinary.
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In the corridors of the West Wing,
Access became part...
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... of the modern media machine thatwitnessed a harrowing and historic day...
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... for the entire Bartlet administration.
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Tonight, Access goesbehind the podium...
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... and we invite you to come with us.
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This program was shot overa two-day period...
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... a year into president Josiah Bartlet'ssecond term in office.
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On the first day,
Access conducted interviews...
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... with Press Secretary C.J. Cregg,her staff and her coworkers.
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The following day, we spent over 12hours backstage in the White House...
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... on the heels of the country'smost visible spokesperson.
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However, for national security purposes,the release of this documentary...
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... was prohibiteduntil the administration left office.
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Before 24-hour cable newsand the Internet...
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... the White House press secretary hada more controlled set of deadlines.
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Today, the press office feeds a mediamachine with a round-the-clock appetite.
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The following is the president's
press schedule for March 31 st.
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This is for news planning only,
not release.
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Sixty-six million Americanssubscribe to daily newspapers.
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An average news website clocks200 hits a second.
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And from a camera positionedoutside the northwest gate...
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... CNN's Channel 53offers constant coverage...
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... of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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I don't think it was ever
a laid-back job.
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But I like to think that Jim Haggerty,
who was Eisenhower's press secretary...
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...kind of knew
what they were getting into...
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...when they started allowing
press conferences...
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...to be recorded for broadcast
for the first time.
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Giving up control of your message...
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...putting that in the hands
of news producers.
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For those 33 minutes Haggerty stood
in the Indian Treaty Room...
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...I can only imagine
what he was feeling.
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I see we're trying a new experimentthis morning.
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I hope it doesn 't prove to bea disturbing influence.
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Before Eisenhower,the White House press corps...
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... was a controllable entity,tucked in the president's pocket.
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But in 1955, the whir of camerasleveled the playing field...
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... between the pressand the administration.
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It represented a fundamentalshift in power...
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... one still deeply felt bytoday's press secretary.
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Morning, Ms. Cregg. ID, please.
And I need IDs from your crew.
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My day starts at home before 5,
actually.
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I scan all the major news outlets
online before I get dressed.
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On my way in,
I try to stay off the phone.
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My commute's the one time I can be
by myself, gather my thoughts.
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- How's Eden?
- Oh, she's great. Thanks for asking.
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- Clear. Thank you, have a great day.
- Thanks. Stay dry.
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Relax.
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- White House press office.
- I arrive usually around 7, 7:30...
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...depending, and it is no clich�,
walking through those doors...
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...walking to go to work
in the White House...
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...it never gets old.
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Anyway, the morning starts
with senior staff...
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...then I have a gaggle with the press.
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Then I meet with my staff and
deputies about the events of the day.
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8:30 a.m., the president meets
with House and Senate leadership...
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...Cabinet Room, the White House.
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- Is anybody waiting for me?
- Steve and Chris.
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Is she chatty? That's trouble.
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- Is he on the president's schedule?
- Who?
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- The FBI director.
- Don't think so.
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Steve's looking for a quote
on tech-sector growth.
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Hey, Steve, I beg mercy. Don't make
me talk tech growth before coffee.
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I will say this: The tech sector
represents 6 million jobs.
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- That I can look up.
- Your daughter hear anything?
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Accepted at the Annenberg School
at Penn.
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- That's wonderful.
- Isn't that great? Thank you.
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- What you got?
- Not gonna like it.
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- I never expect to.
- At last year's inaugural...
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...the first lady wore a Richard
Tyler gown, satin off-the-shoulder.
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I have a source that says she accepted
that gown as a gift.
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- The ethics rules are clear.
- I'll be rifling through...
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...the first lady's closet.
- You could get fired for that.
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- lf I'm lucky.
- Today's schedule, and it's time.
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You can't afford to ignore
what even seems trivial.
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And I have a call in to
the first lady's office.
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The minister's wife has a cold
and she can't make it onto the podium.
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Remember the Bartlet-the-dog-hater?
That was entirely my fault.
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I made light of some question why
the Bartlets had never owned a dog...
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...and there were stories for weeks.
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It was a joke, folks. It was my joke,and it wasn 't even funny.
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The president does not dislike dogs.The entire family...
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... have been longtime supportersof the Humane Society, the ASPCA...
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Each morning, the press secretary meetswith White House senior staff...
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... the president's closest advisors.
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This is the staff's first opportunityto sift through...
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... the day's impending eventsand issues.
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Your day takes off. Keep the balls
in the air and don't drop the wrong one.
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- What else?
- Well, while the president's greeting...
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...the Ugandan delegation,
which I guess is gonna happen later...
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...I'll be briefed by the surgeon general
and the AIDS Policy Office.
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They wanna make modifications
on PAPP.
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- Pan-African...?
- AIDS Prevention Policy.
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C.J. was someone I found during
a senatorial campaign in New York.
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She was doing PR
with a New York firm.
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And we were probably
36 points behind...
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...when we got C.J., and...
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...with her help, I think we gained
two or three points before we lost.
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- Anything else?
- Any progress on the D-day anniversary?
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The accelerated release of informationis a concern of everyone...
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... in today's White House.
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They all have to consider howthe message will play in the press.
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FBI put something
on the president's schedule?
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- Who's asking?
- So far, just me.
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- No.
- There have been times where...
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...for her own sake,
in order to do her job...
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...and for her to remain
an honest source for reporters...
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- lf the reporters see the director here...
- Yeah, he's just stopping by.
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If she were to have information, she
would be ethically bound to share it...
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...and I don't wanna put her
in that position.
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It is a tough job.
And it only gets tougher.
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We have a fraternity of former press
secretaries, we get together, a club.
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There's maybe eight or so guys
still kicking.
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We all know what it's like
to stand out there...
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...taking those bullets,
shrapnel's flying...
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...while the rest of the president's
staff is back in the bunker...
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...safe and sound,
where they should be.
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You see, there's a loneliness
in this job.
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A certain frontline mentality...
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...that your colleagues in the
rear echelon never understand.
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We got stills first.
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The majority of the president's exposureto the press...
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... is in photo pools. Still photographerswait their turn for a prized 30 seconds...
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... in the presence of the president.
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The organized chaosof this flashbulb frenzy...
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... is carefully wrangledby the Press Office...
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... a staff of 14 young aidesand assistants under C.J. Cregg.
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How did you end up working
at the White House?
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I was going to NYU. I was a journalism
major, always interested in politics...
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...and an opportunity came
through friends of the family.
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My father's in the military.
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I actually went to Howard University
here in D.C.
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I wrote for the paper, the student paper
there. And I was writing articles...
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...criticizing the administration
about gay issues...
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...and racial issues. And I, on a lark,
kind of wrote this letter to C. J...
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...asking if she'd see me, because
I wasn't getting a response from them...
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...and at the meeting,
she actually offered me...
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...this position that opened up.
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That's it. I'm serious.
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10:30 a.m., the president meets
with minister of health, Dr. Fabius...
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M-A-K-A-B-U-A...
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Then it's time for the press secretary'smeeting with her communications staff...
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... who try to anticipatethe direction of the news.
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The Ugandans are on schedule.
Setup's begun.
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It's a little windy out there,
but Audio said the mikes will be fine.
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The president is not taking questions.
It's just the prepared statement.
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- They know that.
- Let's hope he does.
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They might ask you something
about Congresswoman Wyatt...
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...getting chummy with the Palestinians.
- Okay.
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And we've had a change
in the schedule.
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- No!
- Not already!
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You begin every day juggling a very
precise schedule, which completely...
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...completely falls apart midmorning.
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Guaranteed.
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You know those Eagle Rangers?
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They apparently got lost.
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So we're gonna have to
postpone until 2.
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- There might be a weather thing.
- We like the Rose Garden.
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Satellite service says there's only a 30
percent chance of rain, so might be fine.
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- Have you looked out the window?
- Keep an eye on it.
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- Make sure there's a backup plan.
- I'll be with Vatican advance all day...
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...discussing His Eminence's
imminent arrival.
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- I think it's His Holiness.
- Eminence is imminent.
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- Say that three times fast.
- Eminence is imminent...
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...eminence is imminent...
- Everybody back to work.
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Who's following breaking
crime news for me?
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Me. Nothing coming in that
suggests FBI involvement.
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- FBI?
- I'm just keeping Eric on his toes.
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- Everybody get back to work.
- Hold on one second.
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- C.J.
- Yeah.
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I articulate the president's message...
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...and to honestly inform the press,
and through them, the public...
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...about what is happening
on any given day.
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- They need you in Leo's, now.
- All of us?
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They didn't say.
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Okay. No big deal. Okay.
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- I'm so sorry.
- It's all right.
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You think the director of the FBI
will let us in this?
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Hard to tell.
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I gather he's a pretty independent guy.
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- He is.
- And not afraid of the limelight.
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So typical morning so far?
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- Yes and no.
- Because we're here?
234
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I don't have to tell you
about the Heisenberg Principle.
235
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The act of observing a phenomenon
changes it.
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All right.
237
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They signed the waivers.
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- I've seen your films.
- Yeah? Excuse me.
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- Wait a minute.
- Good work.
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Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
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Director Arnold, this is Todd
Schumaker and Agent Casper.
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Director Arnold
has a situation unfolding.
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It's not for White House
comment at this time.
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We don't believe you'll be asked about it,
but we thought you should be aware.
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- Well, I appreciate that.
- We have six federal agents...
246
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...surrounding a remote cabin
on Shaw Island...
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...in the San Juans, 20 miles
from Washington state.
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A man named Jamal Othman,
a naturalized Yemeni-American...
249
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...is inside with his family.
250
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I'm sorry, is he being brought up
on charges or...?
251
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Othman was under investigation
for arms trafficking.
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Our agents tracked him
to his current location...
253
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...where gunfire was exchanged
90 minutes ago.
254
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- Gunfire?
- The president has been notified.
255
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We'll let you know when it resolves.
256
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Why do you think I'm not gonna
be asked questions about this?
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Shaw Island is only accessible
by ferry and by float plane.
258
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If this story breaks,
it'll take news crews about...
259
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...45 minutes, an hour and a half.
260
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Our Seattle field office media rep
is already setting up on-site.
261
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He's prepared to handle the press.
262
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- When you say gunfire, I mean...
- Thank you, C.J.
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- All right. I'm just...
- Thank you.
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Thank you.
265
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I am here to articulate the president's
message and to honestly...
266
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...inform the press and,
through them, the public...
267
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...about what is happening
on any given day.
268
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- When we return...
- C.J., they have it.
269
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... breaking news turnsthe White House upside down.
270
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Is this another Casey Creek?
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The White House released
the journal numbers...
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- You have to calm down!
- Okay. Journal numbers...
273
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Early in the day,before the briefing...
274
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... reporters from the major outletsmeet for an informal gaggle...
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...with the secretary.
- Why was the FBI director here?
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- He briefs the president twice a week.
- He did yesterday...
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...so I thought something's up.
As far as you know...?
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- He's briefing the president.
- Is there a danger that the president's...?
279
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Do I ever have to lie to the press?
280
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Sometimes, lots of times...
281
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...I withhold information
for valid reasons.
282
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But you can't lie.
You risk damaging your credibility...
283
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...in front of a bunch of smart people.
284
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And if they stop trusting you,
the system's broken.
285
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Do you think she ever has
to lie to the press?
286
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That's tough to answer
in front of a camera.
287
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No, I don't think C.J. lies.
288
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I think that the press secretary must...
289
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...present what's best for the
White House and for the country.
290
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And sometimes those are
hard decisions to make.
291
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- is not over. Speaking of which,
we need to wrap up.
292
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Am I skeptical of what she tells me?
Absolutely. It's my job to be skeptical.
293
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The public relies on me
to question their White House.
294
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We get to do that in
a free society.
295
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You could say that's at
the core of our freedom.
296
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We get to question power.
297
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Yeah, I don't...
I don't buy into that.
298
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I mean, the truth, I know,
is an elusive idea.
299
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But there is a time and a place
for when certain facts...
300
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...can be dispensed to the press
and to the public.
301
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What prepares a young girlborn and raised in Dayton, Ohio...
302
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... for a position as spokespersonfor the White House...
303
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... and president of the United States?
304
00:16:40,498 --> 00:16:42,791
Well, I got a lot of drive
from my father.
305
00:16:43,131 --> 00:16:48,051
But it's actually my mother who I think
about almost every single day I'm here.
306
00:16:48,270 --> 00:16:51,111
She was, like a lot of women,
for better or for worse...
307
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...the communicator in our family.
308
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The go-between.
309
00:16:55,959 --> 00:16:59,001
She told us what my dad
and grandpa had said...
310
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...or she softened
what they had meant to say.
311
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She was a natural.
She would've understood this job.
312
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The pope will have the chair
we agreed upon.
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One of the hardest things to learn:
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There are so many true crises...
315
00:17:12,590 --> 00:17:16,132
...so many lurking situations that could
be dangerous for the president...
316
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...it's hard not to get caught up in the
adrenaline and make everything lethal.
317
00:17:20,321 --> 00:17:22,995
- in allowing the president's audience
to be shared.
318
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What does that involve?
Shots of the president kissing his ring?
319
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- Are you uncomfortable asking for this?
- Well, is the pope Catholic?
320
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- Excuse us.
- I'm afraid I don't...
321
00:17:33,066 --> 00:17:36,322
Would you excuse us
for just a moment, please?
322
00:17:36,827 --> 00:17:39,869
He's gonna chastise the president
on birth control in front of...
323
00:17:40,045 --> 00:17:42,885
Okay, you're not listening.
You need to go in and apologize.
324
00:17:43,053 --> 00:17:46,393
If he doesn't want his audience
with the pope to be public, it won't.
325
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If he does, that's a headache
way over your pay grade. Okay?
326
00:17:50,575 --> 00:17:55,293
- Okay.
- It's more than picking your battles...
327
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...marshalling your energy.
328
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It's about grace under fire.
329
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All war metaphors.
330
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I guess that's it. Being able to tell
when it's a matter of life or death.
331
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- Where's your mother now?
- She died.
332
00:18:11,636 --> 00:18:14,559
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- That's okay.
333
00:18:14,728 --> 00:18:18,733
- How about your father?
- He's in Dayton, Ohio.
334
00:18:18,906 --> 00:18:22,662
- And how's he?
- He's...
335
00:18:22,834 --> 00:18:25,164
Actually, he's suffering
from Alzheimer's and...
336
00:18:25,342 --> 00:18:29,727
I know that her dad is struggling,
and I think that's a perfect example.
337
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I mean, in any other profession,
she would have the time...
338
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She is knowingly not doing
what she needs to do...
339
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...to be with her father,
who is elderly and struggling...
340
00:18:44,062 --> 00:18:47,734
...because she has this particular
opportunity and position.
341
00:18:47,907 --> 00:18:49,903
That's a very difficult choice to make.
342
00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,835
I don't think she has... I think she
understands the choice she's making.
343
00:18:54,008 --> 00:18:58,844
And I think it's also the choice
that her father would want her to make.
344
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And I think she knows that.
But it makes it very difficult.
345
00:19:02,365 --> 00:19:03,743
She has such great instincts.
346
00:19:06,209 --> 00:19:11,843
I think that she is so agile,
and her wit and her charm...
347
00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:14,561
...and I think the people...
348
00:19:14,776 --> 00:19:18,448
The press really respect her,
and so that she can keep...
349
00:19:18,620 --> 00:19:21,960
...a very strong but friendly
relationship with the press.
350
00:19:22,130 --> 00:19:25,755
And I think that that's important.
What do I know? But this is my opinion.
351
00:19:25,933 --> 00:19:28,095
You are interviewing me.
352
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- 3:00.
- Nope.
353
00:19:29,819 --> 00:19:32,065
- 3: 15. 3:30.
- No. No.
354
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- 3:45.
- He has a conference call.
355
00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:36,999
- 4:00.
- He has a NEC thing at 4:00 I can't push.
356
00:19:37,174 --> 00:19:40,631
If the Eagle troops make it back,
we can move it to the Mural Room...
357
00:19:40,809 --> 00:19:42,889
...and make it a spray.
- What time?
358
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- 4:30.
- No.
359
00:19:45,656 --> 00:19:49,828
You heard any buzz out of Seattle?
The PI, The Times, anyone?
360
00:19:50,587 --> 00:19:54,343
Are you the sound guy? I'm supposed
to make sure the levels aren't too high.
361
00:19:56,020 --> 00:20:01,190
Because last time there was feedback,
and it's... Do you need help with that?
362
00:20:01,661 --> 00:20:04,620
You know why I'm asking?
Because he's about to head out, and...
363
00:20:04,795 --> 00:20:07,291
Correction. He is heading out.
364
00:20:07,469 --> 00:20:09,632
I told them to wait until...
365
00:20:10,269 --> 00:20:13,775
Of course I'm nervous. I've got him
in front of cameras, and you're not...
366
00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:16,026
What do you wanna hear?
I'm panicked too?
367
00:20:16,203 --> 00:20:20,838
You know what? The director said this
was gonna be settled an hour ago.
368
00:20:21,175 --> 00:20:25,228
- characterize USAID funds asa cash cow for Cuban dissidents.
369
00:20:25,438 --> 00:20:28,278
Are you watching? He's taking...
The Ugandans aren't taking...
370
00:20:28,446 --> 00:20:31,619
- He's taking a question.
- I'm watching. He's taking a question.
371
00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:35,587
Secretary Berryhill and myself aredeeply troubled by the repeated jailings...
372
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... of political dissidents in Cuba,especially...
373
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- Oh, boy.
...as 15,000 desperate Cuban citizens...
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... continue to risk life and limbto reach our shores every year.
375
00:20:45,871 --> 00:20:49,663
America looks forward to the daywhen aid to Cuban citizens...
376
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... will no longer be necessary.
377
00:20:51,638 --> 00:20:56,642
Yeah. Yeah. He never says it exactly
the way I would...
378
00:20:56,820 --> 00:20:58,198
...but that's the fun part.
379
00:20:58,408 --> 00:20:59,821
- C.J., they have it.
- Hold on.
380
00:20:59,996 --> 00:21:02,408
Wait, I gotta go. Who has what?
381
00:21:02,586 --> 00:21:05,296
Someone called in to a radio drive-time
from Shaw Island.
382
00:21:05,470 --> 00:21:08,429
Federal agents set up a perimeter
on the property next to his.
383
00:21:08,604 --> 00:21:10,481
- Was gunfire mentioned?
- Yeah.
384
00:21:10,651 --> 00:21:13,741
- Okay.
- What do we do?
385
00:21:14,203 --> 00:21:16,746
She's a great teacher, is what she is...
386
00:21:16,919 --> 00:21:22,136
...and I think my job really is to protect
her, to help her protect the president.
387
00:21:22,352 --> 00:21:24,847
I pulled the records you asked
for from Casey Creek.
388
00:21:25,026 --> 00:21:27,986
The investigation reports
are on your desk. That blue binder.
389
00:21:28,202 --> 00:21:31,909
FBI predicts 45 minutes for cameras
to be there. I bet aerial coverage in 20.
390
00:21:32,506 --> 00:21:34,003
Yeah.
391
00:21:34,219 --> 00:21:38,176
- Poker face. It breaks, look surprised.
- Yeah.
392
00:21:38,398 --> 00:21:41,404
We're showing you live imagesfrom Shaw Island, Washington...
393
00:21:41,574 --> 00:21:44,069
Twenty-three minutes later,MSNBC carried...
394
00:21:44,248 --> 00:21:46,958
... the first live helicopter coverageof Shaw Island.
395
00:21:47,131 --> 00:21:50,304
A suspected arms traffickerappears to have sequestered himself...
396
00:21:50,474 --> 00:21:53,731
... in a small cabinin the northwest corner of the island.
397
00:21:53,901 --> 00:21:57,276
There has been no official commenton whether Mr. Othman is alone...
398
00:21:57,453 --> 00:21:59,080
... or whether he has hostages.
399
00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:03,754
But you can see the cabin now wheregunfire was exchanged two hours ago.
400
00:22:03,930 --> 00:22:06,092
Federal agents have cordoned offthe area...
401
00:22:06,270 --> 00:22:09,562
There's a misconception that I'm here
to stymie reporters...
402
00:22:09,738 --> 00:22:11,449
...or to mislead the public...
403
00:22:11,618 --> 00:22:15,493
...to spin or even hide the truth, when,
in fact, any good press secretary...
404
00:22:15,672 --> 00:22:17,549
...aims to do just the opposite.
405
00:22:17,761 --> 00:22:20,257
- So the FBI director...?
- I still don't know, Greg.
406
00:22:20,477 --> 00:22:23,104
- C.J.
- Mark, I don't have anything yet.
407
00:22:23,277 --> 00:22:25,404
No comment on the dog?
408
00:22:25,575 --> 00:22:28,617
My guy's got a vet on Shaw Island,
says the Othman family dog...
409
00:22:28,793 --> 00:22:31,503
...is in his office
with an FBI agent's bullet in it.
410
00:22:31,676 --> 00:22:33,554
Is this gonna be another Casey Creek?
411
00:22:33,724 --> 00:22:37,895
- the initial outburst this morning. Stateand local authorities have recently...
412
00:22:38,070 --> 00:22:41,326
Off the record? I hope not.
413
00:22:41,538 --> 00:22:45,044
Five years earlier, the FBI's mishandlingof a standoff in Casey Creek...
414
00:22:45,215 --> 00:22:48,257
... which resulted in the shooting deathof the suspect's wife...
415
00:22:48,433 --> 00:22:52,355
... was a tragedy that hauntedthe new president's first term.
416
00:22:52,528 --> 00:22:54,988
But if the incident at Casey Creekwas a tragedy...
417
00:22:55,202 --> 00:22:58,125
... the investigation that followedwas considered by many...
418
00:22:58,295 --> 00:22:59,626
... to be an extended farce.
419
00:22:59,799 --> 00:23:03,139
Instead, the FBI will strictly adhereto the guidelines...
420
00:23:03,309 --> 00:23:06,066
The FBI directoris still failing to cooperate.
421
00:23:06,234 --> 00:23:08,195
As you know, the attorney general...
422
00:23:08,407 --> 00:23:12,412
There were calls for the director tostep down and the president to fire him.
423
00:23:12,586 --> 00:23:19,182
The FBI has confirmed the tragic lossof Brian Anuletti.
424
00:23:19,355 --> 00:23:23,277
Casey Creek also hauntedPresident Bartlet's young press secretary.
425
00:23:23,450 --> 00:23:26,373
C.J. Cregg's naivet�about the power of her podium...
426
00:23:26,543 --> 00:23:31,297
... led many to question her abilitiesto deliver the news of the nation.
427
00:23:31,474 --> 00:23:34,148
It would be monthsbefore she regained the confidence...
428
00:23:34,315 --> 00:23:38,023
... of the White House press corpsand the Bartlet administration.
429
00:23:38,201 --> 00:23:40,911
Did the agent mistakePamela Charlton for her husband...
430
00:23:41,085 --> 00:23:43,545
... when they shot herin the doorway of her home?
431
00:23:43,717 --> 00:23:46,677
I can 't speak to specifics.The director and the president...
432
00:23:46,851 --> 00:23:48,432
... were in constant contact.
433
00:23:48,606 --> 00:23:50,603
When you say constant contact,is that...?
434
00:23:50,779 --> 00:23:53,322
The president was briefed dailyseveral times a day...
435
00:23:53,495 --> 00:23:56,122
... by the attorney generaland the director of the FBI.
436
00:23:56,295 --> 00:23:58,969
The president knewsnipers were given the green light...
437
00:23:59,137 --> 00:24:01,049
...to use deadly force?- I have no idea.
438
00:24:01,226 --> 00:24:04,732
C.J., FBI rules of engagement specifythat no action may be taken...
439
00:24:04,903 --> 00:24:06,900
... unless innocentsare in imminent danger.
440
00:24:07,076 --> 00:24:10,285
Did the director discuss suspendingthose rules with the president?
441
00:24:10,461 --> 00:24:13,753
No, though some of the agentsthought the rules had been suspended.
442
00:24:13,929 --> 00:24:17,804
So, C.J., so there...? There wasa breakdown in communication?
443
00:24:17,982 --> 00:24:19,360
No, I didn 't say that.
444
00:24:19,529 --> 00:24:21,656
The rules are predicatedon the Constitution.
445
00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:24,204
Are you saying the FBIsuspended the Constitution?
446
00:24:24,376 --> 00:24:25,707
I'm not saying that either.
447
00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:30,016
My job is making sure the press and,
through them, the public, is informed.
448
00:24:30,184 --> 00:24:31,979
I tell them the truth.
449
00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:36,617
That's my goal.
450
00:24:36,787 --> 00:24:39,282
When we return,will mistakes of the past...
451
00:24:39,503 --> 00:24:43,294
... create a new crisisfor the Bartlet administration?
452
00:24:45,311 --> 00:24:47,854
We are about 200 yardsfrom the cabin.
453
00:24:48,027 --> 00:24:52,745
Now, we have no answer yet fromthe FBI about who fired the first shots.
454
00:24:52,958 --> 00:24:56,250
The FBI has cleared the airspace hereabove Shaw Island...
455
00:24:56,468 --> 00:24:59,225
... and we are toldthat this is standard procedure.
456
00:24:59,435 --> 00:25:02,691
And with reports of a family dogallegedly shot by federal agents...
457
00:25:02,862 --> 00:25:05,322
... the question on everyone's mindtoday is:
458
00:25:05,494 --> 00:25:07,538
Is this another Casey Creek?
459
00:25:07,751 --> 00:25:11,423
- Are you saying the FBI suspended the...?
- Wow, look how young you look.
460
00:25:11,595 --> 00:25:14,174
I wonder how old I'm gonna look
by this time tomorrow.
461
00:25:14,771 --> 00:25:16,601
Don't answer that.
462
00:25:18,072 --> 00:25:20,699
I'm sorry we didn't brief you
about the dog...
463
00:25:20,872 --> 00:25:22,667
...but it wasn't for comment, anyway.
464
00:25:22,836 --> 00:25:25,843
The director wanted you in the loop
to extend a show of faith...
465
00:25:26,012 --> 00:25:28,852
It was a show of something,
but if I'd been truly briefed...
466
00:25:29,020 --> 00:25:31,314
...I could have told you
this wasn't going away.
467
00:25:31,486 --> 00:25:34,492
Well, the director was confident
that the situation would...
468
00:25:34,662 --> 00:25:36,289
His confidence is starting to...
469
00:25:36,459 --> 00:25:37,789
Okay. Did you need me?
470
00:25:37,963 --> 00:25:41,885
- Leo wanted me to remind you...
- Oh, yeah. I know my line.
471
00:25:43,813 --> 00:25:46,190
- I think you look better now.
- I do too.
472
00:25:46,362 --> 00:25:47,859
- You do.
- Yeah.
473
00:25:48,034 --> 00:25:50,790
Even in the midst of brewing storms,the press briefing...
474
00:25:50,959 --> 00:25:52,871
... is a constant centerpiece of the day.
475
00:25:53,048 --> 00:25:56,055
Normally, the press secretary's chanceto combat speculation...
476
00:25:56,224 --> 00:25:57,721
... and set the record straight.
477
00:25:57,895 --> 00:25:59,226
Up until WWll...
478
00:26:02,074 --> 00:26:05,865
...even the general public could walk
right up to the door of the White House.
479
00:26:06,044 --> 00:26:10,049
And the press office, that was born
under Teddy Roosevelt.
480
00:26:10,264 --> 00:26:12,724
We knew our way around
the West Wing.
481
00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:15,399
We knew the staff, the president.
482
00:26:15,571 --> 00:26:17,568
There was no press room.
483
00:26:17,744 --> 00:26:23,425
So we'd hang out in the lobby
and just wait for the news of the day.
484
00:26:23,803 --> 00:26:28,224
If Jim had anything for us,
we'd gather around with our notebooks.
485
00:26:28,818 --> 00:26:31,528
And sometimes
he'd just come out and say:
486
00:26:31,743 --> 00:26:35,415
"Nothing more today, fellas.
Go on home."
487
00:26:36,966 --> 00:26:38,927
That couldn't happen now.
488
00:26:39,139 --> 00:26:42,479
- C.J., did the FBI fire the first shot?
- Just wait till the briefing.
489
00:26:42,649 --> 00:26:43,980
Is it Othman or Oathman?
490
00:26:44,154 --> 00:26:45,484
- Othman.
- Oathman.
491
00:26:45,658 --> 00:26:47,738
- Which one is it?
- Othman. I double-checked.
492
00:26:47,914 --> 00:26:51,754
You know, from time to time,
I look in on the midday briefing...
493
00:26:52,344 --> 00:26:53,841
...and it all comes back.
494
00:26:54,057 --> 00:26:55,804
My heart starts to race.
495
00:26:56,021 --> 00:26:57,934
My stomach churns.
496
00:26:58,152 --> 00:27:02,870
Then I mix myself a martini
and I thank God it is not me anymore.
497
00:27:03,041 --> 00:27:04,538
- C.J.
- Yeah, Steve.
498
00:27:04,713 --> 00:27:09,467
What would the president say to those
who fear a repeat of Casey Creek?
499
00:27:09,644 --> 00:27:13,899
The president is aware of the situation
and hopeful for a peaceful resolution.
500
00:27:14,073 --> 00:27:17,781
Has he asked for an explanation of why
a dog was shot by agents at the scene?
501
00:27:17,959 --> 00:27:20,455
We're tracking the situation
but do not interfere...
502
00:27:20,634 --> 00:27:23,212
...with ongoing law-enforcement efforts.
Katie.
503
00:27:23,433 --> 00:27:27,569
I'm following up. There are reports
agents fired the first shots. Is this true?
504
00:27:27,737 --> 00:27:29,068
I won't speculate.
505
00:27:29,242 --> 00:27:31,785
Can't we safely say Othman
didn't shoot his own dog?
506
00:27:31,958 --> 00:27:34,965
Again, the White House doesn't
comment on an ongoing operation.
507
00:27:35,134 --> 00:27:38,093
Was the director called to the
White House by the president...
508
00:27:38,268 --> 00:27:41,274
...or did he come on his own?
- They meet twice a week...
509
00:27:41,444 --> 00:27:44,153
So you don't know if they discussed
the standoff?
510
00:27:44,327 --> 00:27:49,212
- We're getting word the FBI is issuing...
- Yeah, I'm just getting that now.
511
00:27:51,264 --> 00:27:53,094
I have a statement to read.
512
00:27:53,269 --> 00:27:56,276
Our negotiator establishedtelephone contact with Mr. Othman...
513
00:27:56,445 --> 00:27:58,442
... inside the residenceand has learned...
514
00:27:58,618 --> 00:28:00,698
... one of the Othman childrenwas injured...
515
00:28:00,916 --> 00:28:02,960
... in the initial exchange of gunfire.
516
00:28:03,131 --> 00:28:05,674
I have no particularsabout the extent of the injury.
517
00:28:05,847 --> 00:28:09,020
Othman has agreed to allowan ambulance to approach the cabin...
518
00:28:09,232 --> 00:28:11,394
... and let at leastone other family member...
519
00:28:11,572 --> 00:28:14,614
... help evacuate the injured childto receive medical treatment.
520
00:28:14,790 --> 00:28:17,119
I have nothing further at this time.
521
00:28:17,297 --> 00:28:21,552
- C.J.
- Excuse me. Excuse me.
522
00:28:22,938 --> 00:28:26,230
The FBI has cleared the airspace hereabove Shaw Island...
523
00:28:26,406 --> 00:28:29,829
... and we are toldthat this is standard procedure.
524
00:28:31,630 --> 00:28:33,175
He's in with Leo.
525
00:28:33,343 --> 00:28:38,311
- moments ago, and as you can see,has stopped at the turnoff to the lane.
526
00:28:38,483 --> 00:28:40,111
- approaching the cabin.
527
00:28:40,322 --> 00:28:41,652
They're in the Oval.
528
00:28:41,826 --> 00:28:45,284
The breakneck pace we live at,
the 24-hour news cycle.
529
00:28:45,503 --> 00:28:48,759
Is this good for the country?
Is it inescapable?
530
00:28:48,971 --> 00:28:51,514
How do we reflect, get perspective?
531
00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:53,565
- They're on a call.
- With the director?
532
00:28:53,735 --> 00:28:55,113
I can't interrupt.
533
00:29:07,817 --> 00:29:09,814
- Okay.
- Armed agents around the cabin...
534
00:29:09,990 --> 00:29:14,827
Well, there are times when
it's what's called a closed hold...
535
00:29:15,005 --> 00:29:17,881
...when certain members of the staff...
536
00:29:18,055 --> 00:29:22,976
...until, again,
all the information is ready to go out...
537
00:29:23,195 --> 00:29:25,738
...some people aren't included.
That's happened to me.
538
00:29:25,911 --> 00:29:29,583
It's happened to everybody
on the staff at one point or another.
539
00:29:31,176 --> 00:29:32,804
What do you mean?
540
00:29:35,898 --> 00:29:38,441
It's Claudia Jean. It's...
541
00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:44,834
I'm at work.
I'm at the White House, Daddy.
542
00:29:47,264 --> 00:29:49,677
Is there a nurse there?
543
00:29:51,485 --> 00:29:54,527
I'm sorry you don't like it,
but I can't come back right now.
544
00:29:54,744 --> 00:29:56,491
I can't be there right now.
545
00:29:56,666 --> 00:30:00,422
I'm very, very sorry, and I love you
so much, but I can't be there.
546
00:30:00,594 --> 00:30:03,517
And I will be there as soon as I can.
547
00:30:03,687 --> 00:30:06,896
Hopefully next weekend,
like we talked about.
548
00:30:07,071 --> 00:30:09,746
All right, Daddy.
549
00:30:24,246 --> 00:30:26,242
The injured childis the primary concern.
550
00:30:26,419 --> 00:30:28,831
President Bartlet can 'tor he won 't ride herd.
551
00:30:29,010 --> 00:30:31,767
They were a nice family.The FBI hounded them.
552
00:30:31,977 --> 00:30:34,983
- from authorities since this standoffbegan five hours ago.
553
00:30:35,152 --> 00:30:36,815
Their phone was being tapped...
554
00:30:37,033 --> 00:30:40,242
Cowboy Arnold's there,shooting up dogs and children.
555
00:30:40,417 --> 00:30:42,544
Nobody respects the jobour federal agents...
556
00:30:42,716 --> 00:30:45,556
... do every day more than me,but where is the leadership?
557
00:30:45,724 --> 00:30:47,768
Oh, sure, it's racial profiling.
558
00:30:47,981 --> 00:30:49,811
As tensions mountedin the West Wing...
559
00:30:49,987 --> 00:30:53,327
... the press secretary was keptat arm 's length about negotiations...
560
00:30:53,497 --> 00:30:56,040
... and the condition of the childon Shaw Island.
561
00:30:56,213 --> 00:31:00,218
And, of course, we've got that tradition
of the flak jacket. You heard about that.
562
00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:02,685
- No, tell me.
- Well, we've got this flak jacket.
563
00:31:02,857 --> 00:31:04,984
It goes from one press secretary
to the next.
564
00:31:05,155 --> 00:31:09,113
We all put little notes in the pockets,
you know, words of wisdom...
565
00:31:09,292 --> 00:31:11,039
...to the next guy on the job.
566
00:31:11,256 --> 00:31:13,835
- Like what?
- I couldn't tell you that.
567
00:31:14,014 --> 00:31:16,141
Part of the tradition
is it remains private.
568
00:31:16,354 --> 00:31:18,981
The Roadless Rules Conservation Area
announcement...
569
00:31:19,154 --> 00:31:22,280
...originally scheduled for 12 p.m.
has been moved to 3 p.m.
570
00:31:22,497 --> 00:31:24,874
C.J.? Agent Casper's here.
571
00:31:27,595 --> 00:31:29,176
- Agent...?
- Hi.
572
00:31:29,350 --> 00:31:32,892
What...? I'm sorry.
I'm not sure this is a really good idea.
573
00:31:33,069 --> 00:31:35,113
The entire fourth estate
is camped outside.
574
00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:37,280
Seriously,
I'm gonna have to kick you out.
575
00:31:37,457 --> 00:31:41,046
The president, the attorney general
and the director asked me to stop by...
576
00:31:41,218 --> 00:31:43,214
...so I wouldn't say
that's a good idea.
577
00:31:43,391 --> 00:31:44,852
You were in the Oval.
578
00:31:45,020 --> 00:31:46,851
Just left. It's okay.
579
00:31:47,026 --> 00:31:49,153
And first off, I wanted to...
580
00:31:49,324 --> 00:31:52,200
On behalf of the director,
I want to apologize.
581
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:56,252
The media rep on Shaw screwed up.
582
00:31:56,470 --> 00:31:59,180
Never should have issued a statement
without telling you.
583
00:31:59,353 --> 00:32:01,683
Appreciate him not doing it
while I'm on the air.
584
00:32:01,902 --> 00:32:03,982
Agreed. Bad move.
Won't happen again.
585
00:32:04,159 --> 00:32:06,120
What makes you say that?
586
00:32:06,290 --> 00:32:09,463
That I'm not gonna answer
until you close that.
587
00:32:09,633 --> 00:32:11,546
- Want the cameras off?
- Yes, please.
588
00:32:11,722 --> 00:32:13,053
Okay.
589
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,356
When we return,an explosion on Shaw Island...
590
00:32:17,531 --> 00:32:20,205
... threatens the worstfor the Bartlet administration.
591
00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:22,202
- No comment.
- No comment.
592
00:32:23,464 --> 00:32:25,342
- Want the cameras off?
- Yes, please.
593
00:32:25,512 --> 00:32:27,223
Okay.
594
00:32:28,813 --> 00:32:32,319
C.J. Cregg's closed door wasa vivid reminder to the press corps...
595
00:32:32,490 --> 00:32:35,616
... that the press secretarywas in control of their feeding time.
596
00:32:36,168 --> 00:32:39,091
Their hunger for updated informationwas only intensified...
597
00:32:39,260 --> 00:32:41,672
... by the continued lull in actionon Shaw Island.
598
00:32:41,892 --> 00:32:43,473
It's a clear breach of policy...
599
00:32:43,647 --> 00:32:47,189
He doesn't have the bullet,
or that the FBI confiscated the bullet?
600
00:32:47,367 --> 00:32:50,742
Carol. We know Agent Casper's in there.
Is she being briefed?
601
00:32:50,918 --> 00:32:54,009
It's like a debate team.
You don't argue for the other side.
602
00:32:54,220 --> 00:32:57,476
There's an inherent aspect of spin
that's just human nature.
603
00:32:57,646 --> 00:33:00,356
You try to strengthen and clarify
your point of view.
604
00:33:01,031 --> 00:33:04,906
If you choose not to advertise
your vulnerabilities, is that a cover-up?
605
00:33:05,084 --> 00:33:08,590
You know what? Could you make sure
people don't walk in and out of here?
606
00:33:08,761 --> 00:33:10,924
I'm sorry about that.
I just spoke with Eric.
607
00:33:11,102 --> 00:33:13,858
And don't ever let the press
have free rein back here.
608
00:33:14,027 --> 00:33:16,356
This answer is too long-winded
for you to use...
609
00:33:16,576 --> 00:33:22,090
...but I think my job is public,
and yet for all its visibility, it's not.
610
00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:27,435
There's a misconception that I'm here to
stymie reporters or to mislead the public.
611
00:33:27,607 --> 00:33:30,448
To spin or even hide the truth.
612
00:33:30,658 --> 00:33:34,033
Better way to put it: I'm here
to articulate the president's message...
613
00:33:34,252 --> 00:33:37,508
...and to honestly inform the press,
and through them, the public...
614
00:33:37,678 --> 00:33:41,350
...about what is happening
on any given day.
615
00:33:41,523 --> 00:33:45,148
- surrounded a cabin locateddeep in the woods on Shaw Island...
616
00:33:45,325 --> 00:33:48,082
... a remote locationoff the Washington state coast.
617
00:33:48,250 --> 00:33:51,340
What we know is that there wasan initial exchange of gunfire...
618
00:33:51,510 --> 00:33:53,387
You waiting for something?
619
00:33:53,557 --> 00:33:56,017
- whose last name we only haveas Othman.
620
00:33:56,190 --> 00:33:59,030
You wanted to see my day,
this is my day.
621
00:34:00,536 --> 00:34:03,078
The extent of those injuriesis yet to be determined.
622
00:34:03,252 --> 00:34:05,628
I just got a call
from Jill at the Times...
623
00:34:05,801 --> 00:34:08,973
...and she told me that you
went on the record with her.
624
00:34:09,144 --> 00:34:11,722
I didn't go on the record with her
about anything.
625
00:34:11,902 --> 00:34:14,064
I was rescheduling
an appointment for C. J...
626
00:34:14,242 --> 00:34:17,664
That is not your job.
Your job is "no comment."
627
00:34:17,877 --> 00:34:19,255
- I have to talk to you.
- Okay?
628
00:34:19,423 --> 00:34:22,264
- Understood, I'll take care of it.
- All right. What's up?
629
00:34:23,769 --> 00:34:27,477
Research has it that Mrs. Othman
isn't Yemeni-American.
630
00:34:27,655 --> 00:34:31,363
She's the daughter of a schoolteacher
and an auto worker.
631
00:34:31,542 --> 00:34:33,169
Born in Detroit.
632
00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:35,668
- Has it gotten out yet?
- No. Not yet.
633
00:34:35,846 --> 00:34:37,889
I want you to stay on it.
And be discreet.
634
00:34:38,060 --> 00:34:41,436
- Hey, hey, they're moving!
- an emergency vehicle on the scene.
635
00:34:41,612 --> 00:34:44,738
Yes, okay, now it appears we havethe ambulance doors opening.
636
00:34:44,913 --> 00:34:46,791
- Carol!
- And they are...
637
00:34:46,961 --> 00:34:49,291
We have a stretcherrolling out of the ambulance.
638
00:34:49,468 --> 00:34:51,679
I see two EMTs.They've removed a stretcher...
639
00:34:51,892 --> 00:34:54,435
... and they are heading in the directionof the cabin.
640
00:34:54,608 --> 00:34:58,994
As a reminder, the new SOP doesspecify that snipers are not to fire...
641
00:34:59,205 --> 00:35:02,746
...when children are in harm 's way.- Yes, I can see the EMTs approaching.
642
00:35:02,924 --> 00:35:06,215
They don 't appear to be goingall the way... Oh, the door's opening.
643
00:35:06,392 --> 00:35:08,519
The door of the cabin is?
644
00:35:09,025 --> 00:35:12,816
Okay, we have an explosion,or a flash of some kind near the cabin.
645
00:35:12,994 --> 00:35:15,751
We do have gunfire comingfrom the direction of the cabin.
646
00:35:15,919 --> 00:35:17,297
What are you seeing now?
647
00:35:17,507 --> 00:35:20,430
Get me 10 minutes in the Oval Office.
Call over there now.
648
00:35:20,641 --> 00:35:23,137
I can no longer see the EMTsor the children.
649
00:35:23,316 --> 00:35:26,358
- There's... Someone may be down.- Gunshots are continuing.
650
00:35:26,533 --> 00:35:28,114
We see agents now on the move.
651
00:35:28,288 --> 00:35:31,960
I see five, six members of SWA Tstorming towards the cabin.
652
00:35:32,175 --> 00:35:33,969
Andrew! Andrew!
653
00:35:35,309 --> 00:35:39,183
- lost sight of the children as they cameout of the cabin. They may be down.
654
00:35:41,242 --> 00:35:44,582
We do have more gunfire comingfrom the direction of the cabin...
655
00:35:44,752 --> 00:35:46,416
... and from the surrounding woods.
656
00:35:46,591 --> 00:35:47,922
Come with me.
657
00:35:51,815 --> 00:35:53,276
- C.J.
- No comment.
658
00:36:06,816 --> 00:36:08,479
This is Charlie.
659
00:36:08,655 --> 00:36:10,235
Okay. Thanks.
660
00:36:11,454 --> 00:36:14,794
Reschedule the announcement for
tomorrow. You've got the NEC waiting.
661
00:36:14,965 --> 00:36:16,426
No, I'll stick my head in.
662
00:36:16,594 --> 00:36:20,052
I'll get on your schedule in the morning
for a final prep for questions.
663
00:36:20,230 --> 00:36:22,476
I think we can guess
what those questions are.
664
00:36:22,653 --> 00:36:23,984
Yes, sir.
665
00:36:24,158 --> 00:36:25,869
- In the Mural Room.
- Here they are.
666
00:36:26,038 --> 00:36:28,034
Are these our young,
wayward adventurers?
667
00:36:28,211 --> 00:36:30,921
- The Eagle Rangers.
- Welcome to the White House, fellas.
668
00:36:31,094 --> 00:36:32,425
Hi. Come on in.
669
00:36:32,599 --> 00:36:34,226
How you doing?
670
00:36:34,395 --> 00:36:36,308
It's good to see you. Good. Good.
671
00:36:36,485 --> 00:36:38,232
I'll have a word with you later.
672
00:36:38,407 --> 00:36:41,117
- So who among you...
- We're in here.
673
00:36:41,290 --> 00:36:43,869
...objects to staying another night
at the Marriott?
674
00:36:44,048 --> 00:36:46,591
While airwaves were filledwith conflicting reports...
675
00:36:46,764 --> 00:36:48,642
... of what happened on Shaw Island...
676
00:36:48,854 --> 00:36:52,110
... the Bartlet administrationdropped away from the breaking news...
677
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,786
... and resumed its day. Was therecontention within the administration?
678
00:36:55,958 --> 00:36:58,881
Would further departuresfrom standard procedure be revealed?
679
00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,628
From inside the West Wing,we could only speculate...
680
00:37:01,808 --> 00:37:03,435
... with the rest of the country.
681
00:37:03,605 --> 00:37:05,066
- Really?
- That's right, sir.
682
00:37:05,276 --> 00:37:08,236
- Thank you, fellas.
- See you at 10 a.m. in the Rose Garden.
683
00:37:08,410 --> 00:37:10,157
Have a good night. Yes, sir.
684
00:37:11,335 --> 00:37:14,342
- You holding up?
- Oh, yes, sir.
685
00:37:14,511 --> 00:37:18,433
Yes. I guess there's an inherent
tension there, I won't deny it.
686
00:37:18,606 --> 00:37:21,696
Conventional wisdom says
you can't serve two masters. I do.
687
00:37:21,866 --> 00:37:23,993
- But your first is...?
- Or, I tell myself I do.
688
00:37:24,206 --> 00:37:27,165
Some of you are up against
evening-news deadlines...
689
00:37:27,381 --> 00:37:30,091
...so we'd like to bring
Agent Mike Casper to the podium.
690
00:37:31,769 --> 00:37:34,645
He'll have a statement
and then take your questions. Mike.
691
00:37:37,536 --> 00:37:40,495
Approximately one hour ago,
agents apprehended Jamal Othman...
692
00:37:40,670 --> 00:37:43,926
...who had been holed up with his family
in a seven-hour standoff...
693
00:37:44,096 --> 00:37:45,927
...on Shaw Island in Washington state.
694
00:37:46,102 --> 00:37:48,479
ATF officials recovered
two cases of explosives...
695
00:37:48,651 --> 00:37:50,647
...which had been wired
through the cabin.
696
00:37:50,824 --> 00:37:52,820
Othman was in control
of their detonation.
697
00:37:52,997 --> 00:37:56,954
Mr. Othman received a gunshot wound
to the left shoulder, condition is stable.
698
00:37:57,134 --> 00:38:00,343
The standoff was initiated when
Othman opened fire this morning...
699
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,139
...and released an attack dog
on federal agents...
700
00:38:03,318 --> 00:38:05,695
...attempting to serve him
with an arrest warrant.
701
00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:08,959
One agent sustained severe bites
to the face and throat.
702
00:38:09,127 --> 00:38:11,088
His condition is critical at this time.
703
00:38:11,300 --> 00:38:14,425
His name is being withheld
until his family can be notified.
704
00:38:14,601 --> 00:38:17,097
The youngest Othman child
also sustained injuries...
705
00:38:17,275 --> 00:38:19,105
...in the initial exchange of gunfire.
706
00:38:19,281 --> 00:38:24,796
Hoda Othman, age 6, was struck
by flying glass and went into shock.
707
00:38:24,964 --> 00:38:27,756
She and the other five children,
as well as Mrs. Othman...
708
00:38:27,931 --> 00:38:29,594
...have been safely evacuated.
709
00:38:29,770 --> 00:38:32,979
The daughter is in stable condition.
I'll take your questions now.
710
00:38:33,154 --> 00:38:35,911
Agent Casper, what are the charges
against Mr. Othman?
711
00:38:36,079 --> 00:38:39,336
On the evening news on that March daythree years ago...
712
00:38:39,506 --> 00:38:43,047
... speculations of improprietywere initially overtaken by relief...
713
00:38:43,225 --> 00:38:44,888
... at the positive outcome.
714
00:38:45,064 --> 00:38:46,441
In a stunning conclusion...
715
00:38:46,610 --> 00:38:51,530
... the FBI Hostage Rescue and SWA T,using a flash-bang as a distraction...
716
00:38:51,708 --> 00:38:54,880
... stormed the cabin moments afteran injured child was safely...
717
00:38:55,051 --> 00:38:58,223
- Okay, what do you got for me?
- Call from the first lady's office.
718
00:38:58,394 --> 00:39:01,020
The Richard Tyler burgundy gown
she wore was donated...
719
00:39:01,193 --> 00:39:04,783
...to the Costume Institute at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in January.
720
00:39:04,954 --> 00:39:07,581
- Did you...?
- I faxed Chris a copy of the receipt.
721
00:39:07,754 --> 00:39:09,750
- Thank you.
- The Vatican team was sorry...
722
00:39:09,927 --> 00:39:12,803
...they didn't say goodbye
and look forward to seeing you.
723
00:39:12,977 --> 00:39:15,104
- They didn't seem put off?
- I don't think so.
724
00:39:15,276 --> 00:39:17,736
That Renato guy
asked me out to dinner.
725
00:39:17,908 --> 00:39:20,035
- You gotta go.
- Oh, I don't know. He seemed...
726
00:39:20,206 --> 00:39:22,785
"A guy I dated from the Vatican"?
Can't pass that up.
727
00:39:22,964 --> 00:39:26,422
Within a few hours, the actionin the West Wing's corridors...
728
00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,311
... slowed to a steady hum.
729
00:39:29,483 --> 00:39:31,527
- Good night.
- Good night, Jack.
730
00:39:31,698 --> 00:39:33,409
Thank you for everything today.
731
00:39:33,620 --> 00:39:38,291
I'll be working, so if you need anything,
I'll be here.
732
00:39:38,467 --> 00:39:39,798
- Okay.
- Working.
733
00:39:39,972 --> 00:39:42,812
- Thanks, Andrew. I appreciate it.
- Bye, Andrew.
734
00:39:42,980 --> 00:39:45,024
Is she a good boss?
735
00:39:45,195 --> 00:39:48,451
She's the best boss,
and I couldn't have a better job.
736
00:39:50,293 --> 00:39:52,337
I really look at C.J. as my mentor.
737
00:39:52,550 --> 00:39:55,675
They say that a mentor's
a wise and trusted guide or friend.
738
00:39:55,851 --> 00:39:58,941
I would say that C.J.
is all of those things.
739
00:39:59,152 --> 00:40:02,159
It would be weeks before the chargesagainst Mr. Othman...
740
00:40:02,328 --> 00:40:06,083
... would become public knowledge, butat the end of our day with C.J. Cregg...
741
00:40:06,256 --> 00:40:09,548
...Access got a previewof what America would later learn.
742
00:40:09,766 --> 00:40:11,846
- Good day.
- Not bad.
743
00:40:12,022 --> 00:40:15,528
I counted six rounds you went
with the rope-a-dope in that briefing.
744
00:40:15,700 --> 00:40:17,993
I'm starting to take pride in it.
745
00:40:18,165 --> 00:40:20,958
That sounds sick.
746
00:40:21,132 --> 00:40:23,294
Is there anything I should know
for tomorrow?
747
00:40:23,472 --> 00:40:26,514
The director wants to wait until
he's sure it's a clean sweep...
748
00:40:26,690 --> 00:40:29,482
...before announcing all the charges.
- That makes sense.
749
00:40:29,657 --> 00:40:32,996
The confiscated blueprints are
the most damning evidence, of course...
750
00:40:33,167 --> 00:40:37,006
...but Othman's contacts with the Bahji
network already netted a dozen arrests.
751
00:40:37,178 --> 00:40:40,518
Wow, this is...
This was big for the FBI.
752
00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:42,185
It was big for all of us.
753
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:46,579
Big enough to put Casey Creek
in the past?
754
00:40:47,583 --> 00:40:49,330
We'll see.
755
00:40:51,845 --> 00:40:53,842
The next day,most of the media coverage...
756
00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:57,810
... mentioned the administration 'sprevious debacle at Casey Creek.
757
00:40:58,030 --> 00:41:00,787
Over the next nine months,100 charges were handed down...
758
00:41:00,955 --> 00:41:04,081
... in dozens of arrestsconnected to the Othman conspiracy.
759
00:41:04,256 --> 00:41:07,132
In the end, 11 domestic terroristswere sentenced...
760
00:41:07,307 --> 00:41:09,184
... and convicted in federal courts.
761
00:41:09,354 --> 00:41:12,896
Last July, Jamal Othman diedof complications from kidney failure...
762
00:41:13,073 --> 00:41:15,996
... in federal prison, where he wasserving a life sentence...
763
00:41:16,166 --> 00:41:19,541
... for conspiracy to commit terrorism.
764
00:41:20,428 --> 00:41:21,925
Stop.
765
00:41:22,141 --> 00:41:25,314
Sometimes you have to just let yourself
get beaten up.
766
00:41:25,484 --> 00:41:28,610
But sometimes it's better to be
beaten up for 24 hours...
767
00:41:28,785 --> 00:41:30,448
...than beaten up for the long run.
768
00:41:30,624 --> 00:41:33,120
Although the long run's something
I have no sense of.
769
00:41:33,298 --> 00:41:36,674
When I go home at night, I'm thinking
about the next day's schedule.
770
00:41:39,859 --> 00:41:42,782
Rain? That's what they said for today.
771
00:41:42,951 --> 00:41:45,162
Keep it in the Rose Garden for now.
772
00:41:45,333 --> 00:41:49,504
Director Arnold continues to elicitcontroversy as head of the FBI...
773
00:41:49,679 --> 00:41:53,351
... and C.J. Cregg, who allowed us toshare a day with her in the West Wing...
774
00:41:53,523 --> 00:41:56,101
... remains the only womanto have served two terms...
775
00:41:56,281 --> 00:41:59,371
... as the White House press secretary.72282
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