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-->-- '''President Andrew Shepherd''', the climactic [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech World of Cardboard]] / [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech Reason You Suck]] Speech
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-->-- '''President Andrew Shepherd''', the climactic [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech World of Cardboard]] / [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech Reason You Suck]] Speech
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'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
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'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
long.
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'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
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'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
yes.
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'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?\\
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'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?\\UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}?\\
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'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's girlfriend!\\
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'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,.Wade. You're the President's girlfriend!\\
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'''Leo Solomon:''' ''*stony glare*'' What is it?
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a Virginia Ham!
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's girlfriend!
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a Virginia Ham!
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's girlfriend!
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'''Leo Solomon:''' ''*stony glare*'' What is it?
it?\\
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a VirginiaHam!
Ham!\\
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President'sgirlfriend!girlfriend!\\
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a Virginia
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's
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'''Leo Solomon:''' ''*stony glare*'' [...] There's never an egg timer around when you need one.
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'''Leo Solomon:''' ''*stony glare*'' What is it?
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a Virginia Ham!
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's girlfriend!
'''Leo Solomon:''' [...] There's never an egg timer around when you need one.
'''Sydney:''' A ham! ''*laughs out loud*'' He sent me a Virginia Ham!
'''Secretary:''' Dig it, Ms. Wade,. You're the President's girlfriend!
'''Leo Solomon:''' [...] There's never an egg timer around when you need one.
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'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.\\
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'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.UsefulNotes/{{FBI}}.\\
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'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
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'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,...Film/ItsAWonderfulLife, Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
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perhaps the greatest quote ever
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->'''Lewis:''' People want leadership, Mr. President. And in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to ''anyone'' who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it, they'll crawl through the desert to a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
->'''Shepherd:''' ({{beat}}) Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand... because ''they don't know the '''difference.'''''
->'''Shepherd:''' ({{beat}}) Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand... because ''they don't know the '''difference.'''''
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'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. When you get the White House operator give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]\\
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'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. 456-1414. When you get the White House operator operator, give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]\\
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'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.\\
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'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass "nice ass" remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.\\
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'''President Shepherd:''' The pole also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear.\\
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'''President Shepherd:''' The pole poll also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear.\\
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'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
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'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if If there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
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'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat?\\
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'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat?\\
bat?
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->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? Coffee or something?\\
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->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? doughnut? Coffee or something?\\
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->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} ...]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
->'''Sydney:''' ...Mr. President. You have asked me to join you in representing our country. I'm honored, I'm, equal to the task, I won't let you down, Sir!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, Sydney, this is just dinner, we're not going to be doing ''espionage'' or anything.
->'''Sydney:''' No, of course! I'm a little, um... ah... What do I do? [nervous laugh] I mean, you know, where do I ''go'', I mean, would you- will you, meet me, should I--
->'''President Shepherd:''' I'm gonna have a very nice woman named Marsha Bridgeport call you, and she's the White House Social Secretary and she's gonna help you with anything, You, Want. Now - when she calls you, and tells you her name is Marsha Bridgeport, it'll help if you give her the benefit of the doubt.
->[Lucy is putting her dad's tie on him]
->'''Shepherd:''' That's, that's a little tight, Luce.
->'''Lucy:''' Its supposed to be tight! It's supposed to make you look regal.
->'''Shepherd:''' Is it supposed to cut off the blood flow to my face?
->'''Shepherd:''' You know I'm a little nervous.
->'''Lucy:''' You'll be ''fine!'' Just be yourself.
->'''Shepherd:''' Be myself.
->'''Lucy:''' Yeah and um... complement her shoes.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...Her ''shoes''.
->'''Lucy:''' Yeah. Girls like that.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...'Kay. Thanks.
->'''A.J.:''' Sydney, come on in. You look beautiful!
->'''Sydney:''' Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doing here.
->'''A.J.:''' I promise you there's no hidden agenda. This is my wife Esther, you know each other.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney! [walks over] Andrew Shepherd; we spoke on the phone.
->'''Sydney:''' Yes sir. I remember.
->'''President Shepherd:''' 'Scuse me one minute. [walks away]
->'''Esther [=MacInerney=]:''' The President told me how you to met, Sydney. I think it's ''priceless''.
->'''Sydney:''' I don't know what happened. One minute I was calling him a mockery of an environmental leader and the next I'm minute I had a date.
->'''Esther:''' Men ''like'' being insulted by women, makes them feel ''loved'', don't ask me why.
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we get to the bottom of the stairs I've gotta do a thing, but you'll be escourted to--
->'''Sydney:''' They took me through it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, good.
->'''Sydney:''' Do you do this often, sir?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well this is actually only our second state dinner! The, first one was for the emperor of Japan... who died shortly after, so we stopped having them for a while just in case.
->'''Sydney:''' No I, I meant do you go out on, do you often...
->'''President Shepherd:''' Do I date a lot?
->'''Sydney:''' Yeah!
->'''President Shepherd:''' No! How 'bout you?
->'''Sydney:''' Me? Well, lately I seem to be going out on a lot of first dates.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well then you're experianced at this?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, you can ask me anything.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well how are we doing so far?
->'''Sydney:''' It's hard to say at this point, so far its just your typical first date stuff.
->[They reach the bottom of the stairs. Cameras flash and a band starts playing]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Damn, and I wanted to be different from the other guys.
->'''Announcer:''' Ladies and Gentlemen! The President of the United States! Accompanied by... [continues speaking]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [to Sydney] Oh, by the way; nice shoes.
->'''Sydney:''' [quietly] [-Mr. President. The president and Mrs. D'Astier look bored.-] [cut to them staring into space] [-They're not talking to anyone.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-They're hamered. Esther, you speak French?-]
->'''Esther:''' Latin.
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-I thought you spoke French.-]
->'''Esther:''' No, Latin.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Great, next time Julius Caesar comes to town you're our gal! Sydney, I don't suppose-
->'''Sydney:''' Monsieur le President, nous sommes tous habilles, nous avons ce merveilleux orchestre, une piece magnifique...comment se fait-il que les invites ne dansent pas?
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly, to A.J. & Esther, pointing at Sydney] [-That's my date.-]
->'''President D'Astier:''' Je ne connais pas la tradition en Amerique, mais dans mon pays, si les invites de Louis XVI et Marie Antoinette avaient ose danser devant le roi et la reine, ils auraient perdu la tete.
->'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''
->'''Madame D'Astier:''' Absolument.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, you didn't dissolve our trade agreements, did you?
->'''Sydney:''' No, I just said we're sitting in this beautiful room, listening to the music of this, wonderful orchestra, and I wondered why no one was dancing.
->'''President D'Astier:''' [in heavy French Accent] And I informed Ms. Wade that in my country, a guest at the palace of Louis XVI and Mari Antoinette, would soon find their head in a guillotine if they made the, impertinent gesture of, dancing without so much as a by-your-leave, from the king and the queen. [laughs]
->'''A.J.:''' Bet no one accused Lois of being soft on crime. [all chuckle]
->'''Sydney:''' There's a lesson there, Mr. President.
->'''President Shepherd:''' More beheadings in the White House!
->'''A.J.:''' Bob Rumson would embrace it!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Yes, I'm sure he would. ...But I have a better idea. [stands up, turns to Sydney] Would you like to dance?
->[Sydney and Shepherd are dancing; everyone else is watching them]
->'''Sydney:''' [nervous sigh] I don't know how you do it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Its Arthur Murray, six lessons
->'''Sydney:''' [giggles] That's not what I mean. Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you right now, with two questions: Who's this girl, and why is the President dancing with her?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, can you get me the number of a local florist?
->'''Janie:''' I'll take care of it Sir, where do you want them sent?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, I wanna do it myself; I just, need the number.
->'''Janie:''' ...I don't understand.
->'''President Shepherd:''' [glances around uncertainly] ...I, want the phone number of, a florist.
->'''Janie:''' ...You just, want the phone number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Yeah.
->'''Janie:''' I don't understand Sir, is there a problem--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I wanna send some flowers, I wanna do it myself, I don't wanna staff it out, I don't wanna issue an executive order, I just, want the number.
->'''Janie:''' ...I'll, get it for you, right away! Sir.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} ...]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
->'''Sydney:''' ...Mr. President. You have asked me to join you in representing our country. I'm honored, I'm, equal to the task, I won't let you down, Sir!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, Sydney, this is just dinner, we're not going to be doing ''espionage'' or anything.
->'''Sydney:''' No, of course! I'm a little, um... ah... What do I do? [nervous laugh] I mean, you know, where do I ''go'', I mean, would you- will you, meet me, should I--
->'''President Shepherd:''' I'm gonna have a very nice woman named Marsha Bridgeport call you, and she's the White House Social Secretary and she's gonna help you with anything, You, Want. Now - when she calls you, and tells you her name is Marsha Bridgeport, it'll help if you give her the benefit of the doubt.
->[Lucy is putting her dad's tie on him]
->'''Shepherd:''' That's, that's a little tight, Luce.
->'''Lucy:''' Its supposed to be tight! It's supposed to make you look regal.
->'''Shepherd:''' Is it supposed to cut off the blood flow to my face?
->'''Shepherd:''' You know I'm a little nervous.
->'''Lucy:''' You'll be ''fine!'' Just be yourself.
->'''Shepherd:''' Be myself.
->'''Lucy:''' Yeah and um... complement her shoes.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...Her ''shoes''.
->'''Lucy:''' Yeah. Girls like that.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...'Kay. Thanks.
->'''A.J.:''' Sydney, come on in. You look beautiful!
->'''Sydney:''' Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doing here.
->'''A.J.:''' I promise you there's no hidden agenda. This is my wife Esther, you know each other.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney! [walks over] Andrew Shepherd; we spoke on the phone.
->'''Sydney:''' Yes sir. I remember.
->'''President Shepherd:''' 'Scuse me one minute. [walks away]
->'''Esther [=MacInerney=]:''' The President told me how you to met, Sydney. I think it's ''priceless''.
->'''Sydney:''' I don't know what happened. One minute I was calling him a mockery of an environmental leader and the next I'm minute I had a date.
->'''Esther:''' Men ''like'' being insulted by women, makes them feel ''loved'', don't ask me why.
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we get to the bottom of the stairs I've gotta do a thing, but you'll be escourted to--
->'''Sydney:''' They took me through it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, good.
->'''Sydney:''' Do you do this often, sir?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well this is actually only our second state dinner! The, first one was for the emperor of Japan... who died shortly after, so we stopped having them for a while just in case.
->'''Sydney:''' No I, I meant do you go out on, do you often...
->'''President Shepherd:''' Do I date a lot?
->'''Sydney:''' Yeah!
->'''President Shepherd:''' No! How 'bout you?
->'''Sydney:''' Me? Well, lately I seem to be going out on a lot of first dates.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well then you're experianced at this?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, you can ask me anything.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well how are we doing so far?
->'''Sydney:''' It's hard to say at this point, so far its just your typical first date stuff.
->[They reach the bottom of the stairs. Cameras flash and a band starts playing]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Damn, and I wanted to be different from the other guys.
->'''Announcer:''' Ladies and Gentlemen! The President of the United States! Accompanied by... [continues speaking]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [to Sydney] Oh, by the way; nice shoes.
->'''Sydney:''' [quietly] [-Mr. President. The president and Mrs. D'Astier look bored.-] [cut to them staring into space] [-They're not talking to anyone.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-They're hamered. Esther, you speak French?-]
->'''Esther:''' Latin.
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-I thought you spoke French.-]
->'''Esther:''' No, Latin.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Great, next time Julius Caesar comes to town you're our gal! Sydney, I don't suppose-
->'''Sydney:''' Monsieur le President, nous sommes tous habilles, nous avons ce merveilleux orchestre, une piece magnifique...comment se fait-il que les invites ne dansent pas?
->'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly, to A.J. & Esther, pointing at Sydney] [-That's my date.-]
->'''President D'Astier:''' Je ne connais pas la tradition en Amerique, mais dans mon pays, si les invites de Louis XVI et Marie Antoinette avaient ose danser devant le roi et la reine, ils auraient perdu la tete.
->'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''
->'''Madame D'Astier:''' Absolument.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, you didn't dissolve our trade agreements, did you?
->'''Sydney:''' No, I just said we're sitting in this beautiful room, listening to the music of this, wonderful orchestra, and I wondered why no one was dancing.
->'''President D'Astier:''' [in heavy French Accent] And I informed Ms. Wade that in my country, a guest at the palace of Louis XVI and Mari Antoinette, would soon find their head in a guillotine if they made the, impertinent gesture of, dancing without so much as a by-your-leave, from the king and the queen. [laughs]
->'''A.J.:''' Bet no one accused Lois of being soft on crime. [all chuckle]
->'''Sydney:''' There's a lesson there, Mr. President.
->'''President Shepherd:''' More beheadings in the White House!
->'''A.J.:''' Bob Rumson would embrace it!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Yes, I'm sure he would. ...But I have a better idea. [stands up, turns to Sydney] Would you like to dance?
->[Sydney and Shepherd are dancing; everyone else is watching them]
->'''Sydney:''' [nervous sigh] I don't know how you do it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Its Arthur Murray, six lessons
->'''Sydney:''' [giggles] That's not what I mean. Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you right now, with two questions: Who's this girl, and why is the President dancing with her?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, can you get me the number of a local florist?
->'''Janie:''' I'll take care of it Sir, where do you want them sent?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, I wanna do it myself; I just, need the number.
->'''Janie:''' ...I don't understand.
->'''President Shepherd:''' [glances around uncertainly] ...I, want the phone number of, a florist.
->'''Janie:''' ...You just, want the phone number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Yeah.
->'''Janie:''' I don't understand Sir, is there a problem--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I wanna send some flowers, I wanna do it myself, I don't wanna staff it out, I don't wanna issue an executive order, I just, want the number.
->'''Janie:''' ...I'll, get it for you, right away! Sir.
to:
->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:'''phone?\\
'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get thisnumber?
->'''Presidentnumber?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the{{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:'''{{FBI}}.\\
'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'dcall!
->'''Presidentcall!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good atthat.
->'''Sydney:'''that.\\
'''Sydney:''' Uh...{{CIA}}?
->'''President{{CIA}}?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I wascalling.
->'''Sydney:'''calling.\\
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intenseconfusion]]]
->'''Presidentconfusion]]]\\
'''President Shepherd:'''Sydney?
->'''Sydney:'''Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} ...]]]
->'''President]]]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
->'''Sydney:''' ...Mr. President. You have asked me to join you in representing our country. I'm honored, I'm, equal to the task, I won't let you down,Sir!
->'''PresidentSir!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, Sydney, this is just dinner, we're not going to be doing ''espionage'' oranything.
->'''Sydney:'''anything.\\
'''Sydney:''' No, of course! I'm a little, um... ah... What do I do? [nervous laugh] I mean, you know, where do I ''go'', I mean, would you- will you, meet me, shouldI--
->'''PresidentI--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I'm gonna have a very nice woman named Marsha Bridgeport call you, and she's the White House Social Secretary and she's gonna help you with anything, You, Want. Now - when she calls you, and tells you her name is Marsha Bridgeport, it'll help if you give her the benefit of the doubt.
->[Lucy is putting her dad's tie onhim]
->'''Shepherd:'''him]\\
'''Shepherd:''' That's, that's a little tight,Luce.
->'''Lucy:'''Luce.\\
'''Lucy:''' Its supposed to be tight! It's supposed to make you lookregal.
->'''Shepherd:'''regal.\\
'''Shepherd:''' Is it supposed to cut off the blood flow to my face?
->'''Shepherd:''' You know I'm a littlenervous.
->'''Lucy:'''nervous.\\
'''Lucy:''' You'll be ''fine!'' Just beyourself.
->'''Shepherd:'''yourself.\\
'''Shepherd:''' Bemyself.
->'''Lucy:'''myself.\\
'''Lucy:''' Yeah and um... complement hershoes.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...shoes.\\
'''Shepherd:''' ...Her''shoes''.
->'''Lucy:'''''shoes''.\\
'''Lucy:''' Yeah. Girls likethat.
->'''Shepherd:''' ...that.\\
'''Shepherd:''' ...'Kay. Thanks.
->'''A.J.:''' Sydney, come on in. You lookbeautiful!
->'''Sydney:'''beautiful!\\
'''Sydney:''' Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doinghere.
->'''A.here.\\
'''A.J.:''' I promise you there's no hidden agenda. This is my wife Esther, you know eachother.
->'''Presidentother.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney! [walks over] Andrew Shepherd; we spoke on thephone.
->'''Sydney:'''phone.\\
'''Sydney:''' Yes sir. Iremember.
->'''Presidentremember.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' 'Scuse me one minute. [walksaway]
->'''Estheraway]\\
'''Esther [=MacInerney=]:''' The President told me how you to met, Sydney. I think it's''priceless''.
->'''Sydney:'''''priceless''.\\
'''Sydney:''' I don't know what happened. One minute I was calling him a mockery of an environmental leader and the next I'm minute I had adate.
->'''Esther:'''date.\\
'''Esther:''' Men ''like'' being insulted by women, makes them feel ''loved'', don't ask mewhy.
why.\\
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we get to the bottom of the stairs I've gotta do a thing, but you'll beescourted to--
->'''Sydney:'''escorted to--\\
'''Sydney:''' They took me throughit.
->'''Presidentit.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Ah,good.
->'''Sydney:'''good.\\
'''Sydney:''' Do you do this often,sir?
->'''Presidentsir?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well this is actually only our second state dinner! The, first one was for the emperor of Japan... who died shortly after, so we stopped having them for a while just incase.
->'''Sydney:'''case.\\
'''Sydney:''' No I, I meant do you go out on, do youoften...
->'''Presidentoften...\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Do I date alot?
->'''Sydney:''' Yeah!
->'''Presidentlot?\\
'''Sydney:''' Yeah!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No! How 'boutyou?
->'''Sydney:'''you?\\
'''Sydney:''' Me? Well, lately I seem to be going out on a lot of firstdates.
->'''Presidentdates.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well then you'reexperianced experienced at this?
->'''Sydney:'''this?\\
'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, you can ask meanything.
->'''Presidentanything.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well how are we doing sofar?
->'''Sydney:'''far?\\
'''Sydney:''' It's hard to say at this point, so far its just your typical first datestuff.
->[Theystuff.\\
[They reach the bottom of the stairs. Cameras flash and a band startsplaying]
->'''Presidentplaying]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Damn, and I wanted to be different from the otherguys.
->'''Announcer:'''guys.\\
'''Announcer:''' Ladies and Gentlemen! The President of the United States! Accompanied by... [continuesspeaking]
->'''Presidentspeaking]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [to Sydney] Oh, by the way; nice shoes.
->'''Sydney:''' [quietly] [-Mr. President. The president and Mrs. D'Astier look bored.-] [cut to them staring into space] [-They're not talking to anyone.-]
->'''President-]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-They'rehamered. hammered. Esther, you speak French?-]
->'''Esther:''' Latin.
->'''PresidentFrench?-]\\
'''Esther:''' Latin.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-I thought you spoke French.-]
->'''Esther:'''-]\\
'''Esther:''' No,Latin.
->'''PresidentLatin.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Great, next time Julius Caesar comes to town you're our gal! Sydney, I don'tsuppose-
->'''Sydney:'''suppose-\\
'''Sydney:''' Monsieur le President, nous sommes tous habilles, nous avons ce merveilleux orchestre, une piece magnifique...comment se fait-il que les invites ne dansentpas?
->'''Presidentpas?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly, to A.J. & Esther, pointing at Sydney] [-That's my date.-]
->'''President-]\\
'''President D'Astier:''' Je ne connais pas la tradition en Amerique, mais dans mon pays, si les invites de Louis XVI et Marie Antoinette avaient ose danser devant le roi et la reine, ils auraient perdu latete.
->'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''
->'''Madametete.\\
'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''\\
'''Madame D'Astier:'''Absolument.
->'''PresidentAbsolument.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, you didn't dissolve our trade agreements, didyou?
->'''Sydney:'''you?\\
'''Sydney:''' No, I just said we're sitting in this beautiful room, listening to the music of this, wonderful orchestra, and I wondered why no one wasdancing.
->'''Presidentdancing.\\
'''President D'Astier:''' [in heavy French Accent] And I informed Ms. Wade that in my country, a guest at the palace of Louis XVI and Mari Antoinette, would soon find their head in a guillotine if they made the, impertinent gesture of, dancing without so much as a by-your-leave, from the king and the queen.[laughs]
->'''A.[laughs]\\
'''A.J.:''' Bet no one accused Lois of being soft on crime. [allchuckle]
->'''Sydney:'''chuckle]\\
'''Sydney:''' There's a lesson there, Mr.President.
->'''PresidentPresident.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' More beheadings in the WhiteHouse!
->'''A.House!\\
'''A.J.:''' Bob Rumson would embraceit!
->'''Presidentit!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Yes, I'm sure he would. ...But I have a better idea. [stands up, turns to Sydney] Would you like to dance?
->[Sydney and Shepherd are dancing; everyone else is watchingthem]
->'''Sydney:'''them]\\
'''Sydney:''' [nervous sigh] I don't know how you doit.
->'''Presidentit.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Its Arthur Murray, sixlessons
->'''Sydney:'''lessons.\\
'''Sydney:''' [giggles] That's not what I mean. Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you right now, with two questions: Who's this girl, and why is the President dancing withher?
->'''Presidenther?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, can you get me the number of a localflorist?
->'''Janie:'''florist?\\
'''Janie:''' I'll take care of it Sir, where do you want themsent?
->'''Presidentsent?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, I wanna do it myself; I just, need thenumber.
->'''Janie:''' ...number.\\
'''Janie:''' ...I don'tunderstand.
->'''Presidentunderstand.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [glances around uncertainly] ...I, want the phone number of, aflorist.
->'''Janie:''' ...florist.\\
'''Janie:''' ...You just, want the phonenumber?
->'''Presidentnumber?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Yeah.
->'''Janie:'''Yeah.\\
'''Janie:''' I don't understand Sir, is there aproblem--
->'''Presidentproblem--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I wanna send some flowers, I wanna do it myself, I don't wanna staff it out, I don't wanna issue an executive order, I just, want thenumber.
->'''Janie:''' ...number.\\
'''Janie:''' ...I'll, get it for you, right away! Sir.
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Uh...
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:'''
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} ...
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sydney, Congress doesn't take this long]].
->'''Sydney:''' ...Mr. President. You have asked me to join you in representing our country. I'm honored, I'm, equal to the task, I won't let you down,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Ah, Sydney, this is just dinner, we're not going to be doing ''espionage'' or
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' No, of course! I'm a little, um... ah... What do I do? [nervous laugh] I mean, you know, where do I ''go'', I mean, would you- will you, meet me, should
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' I'm gonna have a very nice woman named Marsha Bridgeport call you, and she's the White House Social Secretary and she's gonna help you with anything, You, Want. Now - when she calls you, and tells you her name is Marsha Bridgeport, it'll help if you give her the benefit of the doubt.
->[Lucy is putting her dad's tie on
->'''Shepherd:'''
'''Shepherd:''' That's, that's a little tight,
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Its supposed to be tight! It's supposed to make you look
->'''Shepherd:'''
'''Shepherd:''' Is it supposed to cut off the blood flow to my face?
->'''Shepherd:''' You know I'm a little
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' You'll be ''fine!'' Just be
->'''Shepherd:'''
'''Shepherd:''' Be
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Yeah and um... complement her
->'''Shepherd:''' ...
'''Shepherd:''' ...Her
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Yeah. Girls like
->'''Shepherd:''' ...
'''Shepherd:''' ...'Kay. Thanks.
->'''A.J.:''' Sydney, come on in. You look
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Thanks. I have no idea what I'm doing
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' I promise you there's no hidden agenda. This is my wife Esther, you know each
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney! [walks over] Andrew Shepherd; we spoke on the
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Yes sir. I
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' 'Scuse me one minute. [walks
->'''Esther
'''Esther [=MacInerney=]:''' The President told me how you to met, Sydney. I think it's
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' I don't know what happened. One minute I was calling him a mockery of an environmental leader and the next I'm minute I had a
->'''Esther:'''
'''Esther:''' Men ''like'' being insulted by women, makes them feel ''loved'', don't ask me
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we get to the bottom of the stairs I've gotta do a thing, but you'll be
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' They took me through
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Ah,
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Do you do this often,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well this is actually only our second state dinner! The, first one was for the emperor of Japan... who died shortly after, so we stopped having them for a while just in
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' No I, I meant do you go out on, do you
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Do I date a
->'''Sydney:''' Yeah!
->'''President
'''Sydney:''' Yeah!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No! How 'bout
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Me? Well, lately I seem to be going out on a lot of first
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well then you're
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, you can ask me
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well how are we doing so
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' It's hard to say at this point, so far its just your typical first date
->[They
[They reach the bottom of the stairs. Cameras flash and a band starts
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Damn, and I wanted to be different from the other
->'''Announcer:'''
'''Announcer:''' Ladies and Gentlemen! The President of the United States! Accompanied by... [continues
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [to Sydney] Oh, by the way; nice shoes.
->'''Sydney:''' [quietly] [-Mr. President. The president and Mrs. D'Astier look bored.-] [cut to them staring into space] [-They're not talking to anyone.
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-They're
->'''Esther:''' Latin.
->'''President
'''Esther:''' Latin.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly] [-I thought you spoke French.
->'''Esther:'''
'''Esther:''' No,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Great, next time Julius Caesar comes to town you're our gal! Sydney, I don't
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Monsieur le President, nous sommes tous habilles, nous avons ce merveilleux orchestre, une piece magnifique...comment se fait-il que les invites ne dansent
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [quietly, to A.J. & Esther, pointing at Sydney] [-That's my date.
->'''President
'''President D'Astier:''' Je ne connais pas la tradition en Amerique, mais dans mon pays, si les invites de Louis XVI et Marie Antoinette avaient ose danser devant le roi et la reine, ils auraient perdu la
->'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''
->'''Madame
'''Sydney:''' ...''Really!''\\
'''Madame D'Astier:'''
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, you didn't dissolve our trade agreements, did
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' No, I just said we're sitting in this beautiful room, listening to the music of this, wonderful orchestra, and I wondered why no one was
->'''President
'''President D'Astier:''' [in heavy French Accent] And I informed Ms. Wade that in my country, a guest at the palace of Louis XVI and Mari Antoinette, would soon find their head in a guillotine if they made the, impertinent gesture of, dancing without so much as a by-your-leave, from the king and the queen.
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Bet no one accused Lois of being soft on crime. [all
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' There's a lesson there, Mr.
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' More beheadings in the White
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Bob Rumson would embrace
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Yes, I'm sure he would. ...But I have a better idea. [stands up, turns to Sydney] Would you like to dance?
->[Sydney and Shepherd are dancing; everyone else is watching
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' [nervous sigh] I don't know how you do
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Its Arthur Murray, six
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' [giggles] That's not what I mean. Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you right now, with two questions: Who's this girl, and why is the President dancing with
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well first of all the two hundred pairs of eyes are not focused on me, they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade... [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments because she said yes]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, can you get me the number of a local
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' I'll take care of it Sir, where do you want them
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' No, I wanna do it myself; I just, need the
->'''Janie:''' ...
'''Janie:''' ...I don't
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [glances around uncertainly] ...I, want the phone number of, a
->'''Janie:''' ...
'''Janie:''' ...You just, want the phone
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' ...
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' I don't understand Sir, is there a
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I wanna send some flowers, I wanna do it myself, I don't wanna staff it out, I don't wanna issue an executive order, I just, want the
->'''Janie:''' ...
'''Janie:''' ...I'll, get it for you, right away! Sir.
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'''Lewis:''' Well, we should have a consensus on how the White House is gonna handle it.\\
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->'''Janie:''' The 10:15 event has been moved inside to the Indian Treaty Room.
->'''President Shepherd:''' 10:15 is American Fisheries?
->'''Janie:''' Yes sir, they're giving you a two hundred pound halibut.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, make a note; we need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish.
->'''Janie:''' Yes sir!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I'm kidding.
->'''Janie:''' ...Of course, sir.
->'''Janie:''' Mr. Rothschild asked to have a moment with you this morning, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Is he upset about the speech last night?
->'''Janie:''' He seemed... concerned.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well, it wouldn't be a Monday morning unless Lewis was concerned about something I did Sunday night.
->[Elevator doors open]
->'''Lewis:''' You skipped a whole paragraph.
->'''President Shepherd:''' And Monday morning it is!
->'''Lewis:''' Mr. President, I really do believe--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by half.
->'''Lewis:''' I don't drink coffee, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat?
->'''Janie:''' Happy birthday, Laura!
->'''President Shepherd:''' [Loudly] Laura, happy birthday! [To Janie] [-I should send her flowers.-]
->'''Janie:''' You already did, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Three years ago we were elected to the White House by one of the narrowest margins in history. Today, Kodak here tells us ''sixty-three'' percent of registered voters think we're doing a good job.
->'''Leon Kodak:''' [Jokingly] Wait a sec. You- You wanted me to poll ''registered'' voters?
->'''President Shepherd:''' The pole also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear.
->'''Robin [=McCall=]:''' Can I tell my morning press gaggle that gun control is--
->'''A.J. [=MacInerney=]:''' ''Crime control'', Robin. ''Gun control'' means that we're ''wimps'' and we're soft on crime.
->'''Lucy Shepherd:''' What'cha got behind your back?
->'''President Shepherd:''' I have a little surprise for you.
->'''Lucy:''' Is it a dirt bike?
->'''President Shepherd:''' [Chuckles] No. [Hands her a thick book]
->'''Lucy:''' Is it a really ''old'' seventh-grade textbook of yours that you're gonna make me read cover to cover and discuss at dinner and drive me crazy with it's--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well, I'm not comfortable with the "really old" part, but everything else you said was true.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Luce... take a look at this book. This is exciting stuff. It's about who we are, and what we want. Read what it says on the first page!
->'''Lucy:''' "Property of Gilmore Junior High".
->'''President Shepherd:''' The ''next'' page, Luce.
->'''Lucy:''' "We the people... of the United States... in order to form a more perfect union--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Now ya see what I mean, it ''grabs'' you right off the bat; this is a ''page turner''!
->'''Lucy:''' [Smiles in a way that says "sure, dad"] [[SarcasmMode I can't wait]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well good, because its ''possible'' this subject may come up at dinner tonight.
->'''Lucy:''' Do you see it as part of your job to torture me?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, just one of the perks. See you tonight, honey. [walks out]
->'''Lucy:''' [Plays "Hail to The Chief" on trombone - poorly]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [shakes head, smiling]
->'''A.J.:''' Goodnight, Mr. President.
->'''President Shepherd:''' A.J.
->'''A.J.:''' Yes, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we're out of the office... alone... you can call me Andy.
->'''A.J.:''' ...I beg your pardon?
->'''President Shepherd:''' You were the best man at my wedding for crying out loud, call me Andy!
->'''A.J.:''' Whatever you say, Mr. President. Goodnight sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Goodnight, A.J.
->'''Sydney:''' [To guard] Hi; I'm Sydney Ellen Wade--
->'''Susan:''' He just needs your driver's license.
->'''Sydney:''' --I'm from Virginia--
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't care.
->'''Sydney:''' --I'm here for a meeting with Mr. [=MacInerney=]--
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't need to know that.
->'''Sydney:''' Forgive me! This is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to ''savor'' the Capra-esque quality.
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't know what Capra-esque means.
->'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
->'''A.J.:''' ...Now the President is willing to go it alone on this, but he's asking for, and frankly he's expecting the full support of the GDC.
->'''Sydney:''' The President's expecting our full support.
->'''A.J.:''' Yes, he is.
->'''Sydney:''' The President's ''dreaming'', A.J. The President has--
->'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--
->[President Shepherd walks in behind Sydney, but motions for A.J. to remain seated]
->'''Sydney:''' --''critically'' misjudged reality. If he honestly thinks that the environmental community is going to ''whistle a happy tune'', while ''rallying support'' around this ''pitifully lame mockery'' of environmental leadership, just because he's a ''nice guy'' and he's done better than his predecessors, then your boss is the Chief Executive of Fantasyland!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Let's take him out back and beat the shit out of him!
->'''A.J.:''' Good morning Mr. President, how are you today?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Couldn't be better. My apologies for the interruption; A.J. suggested I come by and say hello. You wouldn't be Sydney Ellen Wade by any chance, would you?
->'''Sydney:''' [mortified] Mr. President, I'm... uh... don't know what to say. I... I'm speechless.
->'''President Shepherd:''' All evidence to the contrary.
->'''President Shepherd:''' 10:15 is American Fisheries?
->'''Janie:''' Yes sir, they're giving you a two hundred pound halibut.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, make a note; we need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish.
->'''Janie:''' Yes sir!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I'm kidding.
->'''Janie:''' ...Of course, sir.
->'''Janie:''' Mr. Rothschild asked to have a moment with you this morning, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Is he upset about the speech last night?
->'''Janie:''' He seemed... concerned.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well, it wouldn't be a Monday morning unless Lewis was concerned about something I did Sunday night.
->[Elevator doors open]
->'''Lewis:''' You skipped a whole paragraph.
->'''President Shepherd:''' And Monday morning it is!
->'''Lewis:''' Mr. President, I really do believe--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by half.
->'''Lewis:''' I don't drink coffee, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat?
->'''Janie:''' Happy birthday, Laura!
->'''President Shepherd:''' [Loudly] Laura, happy birthday! [To Janie] [-I should send her flowers.-]
->'''Janie:''' You already did, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Three years ago we were elected to the White House by one of the narrowest margins in history. Today, Kodak here tells us ''sixty-three'' percent of registered voters think we're doing a good job.
->'''Leon Kodak:''' [Jokingly] Wait a sec. You- You wanted me to poll ''registered'' voters?
->'''President Shepherd:''' The pole also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear.
->'''Robin [=McCall=]:''' Can I tell my morning press gaggle that gun control is--
->'''A.J. [=MacInerney=]:''' ''Crime control'', Robin. ''Gun control'' means that we're ''wimps'' and we're soft on crime.
->'''Lucy Shepherd:''' What'cha got behind your back?
->'''President Shepherd:''' I have a little surprise for you.
->'''Lucy:''' Is it a dirt bike?
->'''President Shepherd:''' [Chuckles] No. [Hands her a thick book]
->'''Lucy:''' Is it a really ''old'' seventh-grade textbook of yours that you're gonna make me read cover to cover and discuss at dinner and drive me crazy with it's--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well, I'm not comfortable with the "really old" part, but everything else you said was true.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Luce... take a look at this book. This is exciting stuff. It's about who we are, and what we want. Read what it says on the first page!
->'''Lucy:''' "Property of Gilmore Junior High".
->'''President Shepherd:''' The ''next'' page, Luce.
->'''Lucy:''' "We the people... of the United States... in order to form a more perfect union--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Now ya see what I mean, it ''grabs'' you right off the bat; this is a ''page turner''!
->'''Lucy:''' [Smiles in a way that says "sure, dad"] [[SarcasmMode I can't wait]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well good, because its ''possible'' this subject may come up at dinner tonight.
->'''Lucy:''' Do you see it as part of your job to torture me?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, just one of the perks. See you tonight, honey. [walks out]
->'''Lucy:''' [Plays "Hail to The Chief" on trombone - poorly]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [shakes head, smiling]
->'''A.J.:''' Goodnight, Mr. President.
->'''President Shepherd:''' A.J.
->'''A.J.:''' Yes, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' When we're out of the office... alone... you can call me Andy.
->'''A.J.:''' ...I beg your pardon?
->'''President Shepherd:''' You were the best man at my wedding for crying out loud, call me Andy!
->'''A.J.:''' Whatever you say, Mr. President. Goodnight sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Goodnight, A.J.
->'''Sydney:''' [To guard] Hi; I'm Sydney Ellen Wade--
->'''Susan:''' He just needs your driver's license.
->'''Sydney:''' --I'm from Virginia--
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't care.
->'''Sydney:''' --I'm here for a meeting with Mr. [=MacInerney=]--
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't need to know that.
->'''Sydney:''' Forgive me! This is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to ''savor'' the Capra-esque quality.
->'''Susan:''' He doesn't know what Capra-esque means.
->'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
->'''A.J.:''' ...Now the President is willing to go it alone on this, but he's asking for, and frankly he's expecting the full support of the GDC.
->'''Sydney:''' The President's expecting our full support.
->'''A.J.:''' Yes, he is.
->'''Sydney:''' The President's ''dreaming'', A.J. The President has--
->'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--
->[President Shepherd walks in behind Sydney, but motions for A.J. to remain seated]
->'''Sydney:''' --''critically'' misjudged reality. If he honestly thinks that the environmental community is going to ''whistle a happy tune'', while ''rallying support'' around this ''pitifully lame mockery'' of environmental leadership, just because he's a ''nice guy'' and he's done better than his predecessors, then your boss is the Chief Executive of Fantasyland!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Let's take him out back and beat the shit out of him!
->'''A.J.:''' Good morning Mr. President, how are you today?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Couldn't be better. My apologies for the interruption; A.J. suggested I come by and say hello. You wouldn't be Sydney Ellen Wade by any chance, would you?
->'''Sydney:''' [mortified] Mr. President, I'm... uh... don't know what to say. I... I'm speechless.
->'''President Shepherd:''' All evidence to the contrary.
to:
->'''Janie:''' The 10:15 event has been moved inside to the Indian Treaty Room.
->'''PresidentRoom.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' 10:15 is AmericanFisheries?
->'''Janie:'''Fisheries?\\
'''Janie:''' Yes sir, they're giving you a two hundred poundhalibut.
->'''Presidenthalibut.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, make a note; we need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really bigfish.
->'''Janie:'''fish.\\
'''Janie:''' Yessir!
->'''Presidentsir!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I'mkidding.
->'''Janie:''' ...kidding.\\
'''Janie:''' ...Of course, sir.
->'''Janie:''' Mr. Rothschild asked to have a moment with you this morning,sir.
->'''Presidentsir.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Is he upset about the speech lastnight?
->'''Janie:'''night?\\
'''Janie:''' He seemed...concerned.
->'''Presidentconcerned.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well, it wouldn't be a Monday morning unless Lewis was concerned about something I did Sundaynight.
->[Elevatornight.\\
[Elevator doorsopen]
->'''Lewis:'''open]\\
'''Lewis:''' You skipped a wholeparagraph.
->'''Presidentparagraph.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' And Monday morning it is!
->'''Lewis:''' Mr. President, I really dobelieve--
->'''Presidentbelieve--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it byhalf.
->'''Lewis:'''half.\\
'''Lewis:''' I don't drink coffee,sir.
->'''Presidentsir.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseballbat?
bat?\\
->'''Janie:''' Happy birthday,Laura!
->'''PresidentLaura!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [Loudly] Laura, happy birthday! [To Janie] [-I should send her flowers.-]
->'''Janie:'''-]\\
'''Janie:''' You already did, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Three years ago we were elected to the White House by one of the narrowest margins in history. Today, Kodak here tells us ''sixty-three'' percent of registered voters think we're doing a goodjob.
->'''Leonjob.\\
'''Leon Kodak:''' [Jokingly] Wait a sec. You- You wanted me to poll ''registered''voters?
->'''Presidentvoters?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' The pole also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear. \n->'''Robin \\
'''Robin [=McCall=]:''' Can I tell my morning press gaggle that gun controlis--
->'''A.is--\\
'''A.J. [=MacInerney=]:''' ''Crime control'', Robin. ''Gun control'' means that we're ''wimps'' and we're soft on crime.
->'''Lucy Shepherd:''' What'cha got behind yourback?
->'''Presidentback?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I have a little surprise foryou.
->'''Lucy:'''you.\\
'''Lucy:''' Is it a dirtbike?
->'''Presidentbike?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [Chuckles] No. [Hands her a thickbook]
->'''Lucy:'''book]\\
'''Lucy:''' Is it a really ''old'' seventh-grade textbook of yours that you're gonna make me read cover to cover and discuss at dinner and drive me crazy withit's--
->'''Presidentit's--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well, I'm not comfortable with the "really old" part, but everything else you said was true.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Luce... take a look at this book. This is exciting stuff. It's about who we are, and what we want. Read what it says on the firstpage!
->'''Lucy:'''page!\\
'''Lucy:''' "Property of Gilmore JuniorHigh".
->'''PresidentHigh".\\
'''President Shepherd:''' The ''next'' page,Luce.
->'''Lucy:'''Luce.\\
'''Lucy:''' "We the people... of the United States... in order to form a more perfectunion--
->'''Presidentunion--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Now ya see what I mean, it ''grabs'' you right off the bat; this is a ''pageturner''!
->'''Lucy:'''turner''!\\
'''Lucy:''' [Smiles in a way that says "sure, dad"] [[SarcasmMode I can'twait]].
->'''Presidentwait]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well good, because its ''possible'' this subject may come up at dinnertonight.
->'''Lucy:'''tonight.\\
'''Lucy:''' Do you see it as part of your job to tortureme?
->'''Presidentme?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, just one of the perks. See you tonight, honey. [walksout]
->'''Lucy:'''out]\\
'''Lucy:''' [Plays "Hail to The Chief" on trombone -poorly]
->'''Presidentpoorly]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' [shakes head, smiling]
->'''A.J.:''' Goodnight, Mr.President.
->'''PresidentPresident.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' A.J.
->'''A.J.\\
'''A.J.:''' Yes,sir.
->'''Presidentsir.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' When we're out of the office... alone... you can call meAndy.
->'''A.Andy.\\
'''A.J.:''' ...I beg yourpardon?
->'''Presidentpardon?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You were the best man at my wedding for crying out loud, call meAndy!
->'''A.Andy!\\
'''A.J.:''' Whatever you say, Mr. President. Goodnightsir.
->'''Presidentsir.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Goodnight, A.J.
->'''Sydney:''' [To guard] Hi; I'm Sydney EllenWade--
->'''Susan:'''Wade--\\
'''Susan:''' He just needs your driver'slicense.
->'''Sydney:'''license.\\
'''Sydney:''' --I'm fromVirginia--
->'''Susan:'''Virginia--\\
'''Susan:''' He doesn'tcare.
->'''Sydney:'''care.\\
'''Sydney:''' --I'm here for a meeting with Mr.[=MacInerney=]--
->'''Susan:'''[=MacInerney=]--\\
'''Susan:''' He doesn't need to knowthat.
->'''Sydney:'''that.\\
'''Sydney:''' Forgive me! This is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to ''savor'' the Capra-esquequality.
->'''Susan:'''quality.\\
'''Susan:''' He doesn't know what Capra-esquemeans.
->'''Guard:'''means.\\
'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
->'''A.J.:''' ...Now the President is willing to go it alone on this, but he's asking for, and frankly he's expecting the full support of theGDC.
->'''Sydney:'''GDC.\\
'''Sydney:''' The President's expecting our fullsupport.
->'''A.support.\\
'''A.J.:''' Yes, heis.
->'''Sydney:'''is.\\
'''Sydney:''' The President's ''dreaming'', A.J. The Presidenthas--
->'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--
->[Presidenthas--\\
'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--\\
[President Shepherd walks in behind Sydney, but motions for A.J. to remainseated]
->'''Sydney:'''seated]\\
'''Sydney:''' --''critically'' misjudged reality. If he honestly thinks that the environmental community is going to ''whistle a happy tune'', while ''rallying support'' around this ''pitifully lame mockery'' of environmental leadership, just because he's a ''nice guy'' and he's done better than his predecessors, then your boss is the Chief Executive ofFantasyland!
->'''PresidentFantasyland!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Let's take him out back and beat the shit out ofhim!
->'''A.him!\\
'''A.J.:''' Good morning Mr. President, how are youtoday?
->'''Presidenttoday?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Couldn't be better. My apologies for the interruption; A.J. suggested I come by and say hello. You wouldn't be Sydney Ellen Wade by any chance, wouldyou?
->'''Sydney:'''you?\\
'''Sydney:''' [mortified] Mr. President, I'm... uh... don't know what to say. I... I'mspeechless.
speechless.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' All evidence to the contrary.
->'''President Shepherd:'''All evidence Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Yes sir?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You have a second?\\
'''Sydney:''' Uh... Of course.\\
[They walk into the hall]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I thought maybe we might talk in private, someplace less intimidating? [loudly] ''Janie?'' [to Sydney] This is Janie Basdin, my personal aid; Janie would you show Ms. Wade to thecontrary.
rec room, please.\\
'''Janie:''' This way.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I'll be with you in a sec.\\
[Janie shows Sydney into the Oval Office]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [walks in through side door] Sorry to keep you waiting.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. President, I--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Is it all right if I call you Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Of course. Mr. President--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Have you ever been in the Oval Office?\\
'''Sydney:''' Ahh, ah, I've just been on the regular tour. Didn't make it through...\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I hear its pretty good.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. president, what you saw in there was nothing more than vanity run amok. I was trying showing off for a colleague who doesn't think very much of me. It would be a ''real'' injustice for you to hold the GDC accountable for my behavior today; on top of which, I am monumentally sorry for having insulted you like that.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Are you under the impression I'm ''mad'' at you?\\
'''Sydney:''' Well... ah--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, seldom does the day go by when I'm not burned in effigy.\\
'''Sydney:''' Not by a professional political operative standing thirty feet from he Oval Office!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, I'll grant you that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? Coffee or something?\\
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} narrow-eyed stare]]] Sir, I'm a little intimidated by my surroundings; and yes, I have gotten off to a rocky and somewhat stilted beginning, but don't let that diminish the weight of my message. The GDC has been at every president for the last decade and a half, that ''global warming'' is a calamity; the effects of which will be second only to nuclear war. The best scientists in the world have given you every reason to take the GDC seriously, but I'm gonna give you one more. If you don't live up to the deal you just made, come New Hampshire we're gonna go shopping for a new candidate. [turns and stalks to the door]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You can't do that, Sydney.\\
'''Sydney:''' With all due respect, Mr. President, who's going to stop me?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well if you go through ''that'' door, the United States Secret Service. That's my private office.\\
'''Sydney:''' Ah.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You have to go out that door. [-Over there.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Two ball in the side. [sinks it cleanly]\\
'''A.J.:''' Nice shot, Mr. president.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''"Nice shot Mr. President"'' You won't even call me by my name when we're playing ''pool?''\\
'''A.J.:''' I will not do it playing pool, I will not do it in school. I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I Am.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''At ease, A.J., at ease!''
->'''A.J.:''' Also, Sydney Wade called.\\
[Shepherd fumbles shot; A.J. raises eyebrows]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney Wade?\\
'''A.J.:''' She wanted to apologies one more time for her behavior. [-'Scuse me, sir.-] [clears throat] Three in the side.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Did she say anything ''about'' me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Ms. Wade?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' When she called.\\
'''A.J.:''' Did she say anything about you?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well no, it was just that we had a... nice couple'a minutes together. She threatened me, I patronized her, we didn't have anything to eat but, ah, I thought there was a connection.\\
'''A.J.:''' [-'Scuse me, sir.-] Thirteen in the corner.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Well no sir, but [[DeadpanSnarker I could pass her a note before study hall]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Well tell me this. Hypothetically--\\
'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker I feel a nightmare coming on]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' What would happen if I called Sydney Wade and asked her to be my date at the state dinner on Thursday evening?\\
'''A.J.:''' ...You're not serious.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Don't I sound serious?\\
'''A.J.:''' The President can't just go out on a date.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well why not? Jefferson did, Wilson did. Wilson was widowed during his first term, he met a woman named Edith Galt, he dated her, courted her, and married her. And somewhere in there he managed to form a League of Nations.\\
'''A.J.:''' Mr. President... This is an election year. If you're looking for female companionship, we ''can'' make certain arrangements that will ensure total privacy--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''I don't want you to get me a '''girl''', A.J.; what is this, Vegas?!''\\
'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker No sir]], [[CaptainObvious this is the White House]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' And I'm talking about something that is in ''no way'' a conflict with my oath of office. I'm a ''single adult!'' I met a woman who I'd like to see again socially. Now how is that different from what Wilson did?\\
'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
->'''President Shepherd:''' This is not the ''business'' of the American people.\\
'''A.J.:''' With all due respect sir, the American people have a funny way of deciding on their ''own'' what ''is'', and is ''not'' their business.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Well, she did say you were ''taller'' than she'd thought you'd be.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well that's ''something''.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] No Richard, no! No, I don't wanna hear your Andrew Shepherd impersonation.\\
'''Beth Wade:''' I wanna hear it.\\
'''Sydney:''' [on phone] ...I'm hanging up now, Richard. ...Ah, tonight I was gonna go to bed early and wake up when there's a new president. [hangs up, sighs] The president must think I'm a third-rate jerk.\\
'''Beth Wade:''' No, if he thinks you're a jerk, I'm sure he thinks you're a ''first-rate'' jerk.\\
'''Sydney:''' I tell you one thing, boy, I regrouped! You gotta give me that. I pulled it together at the end. I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and I made it absolutely clear that from now on he who doesn't take the GDC seriously does so at his ''peril''!\\
'''Beth:''' And then you walked out the wrong door.\\
'''Sydney:''' Are you going to be throwing that at me the rest of my life?\\
'''Beth:''' That's my current plan, yes.
->[apartment phone rings]\\
'''Sydney:''' Ah. That's gonna be Leo Solomon, he said he'll call at nine. [picks up phone] Hello?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Yeah, hi, is this Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Leo?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this is Andrew Shepherd.\\
'''Sydney:''' [disbelievingly] ''Oh'', its ''Andrew Shepherd''! Yeah, you're hilarious, Richard. You're just a regular riot.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard, this is Andrew Shepherd.\\
'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, I'm so glad you called, because I forgot to tell you today what a nice ''ass'' you have; I'm also impressed that you were able to get my phone number given the fact that ''I don't have a phone''. Goodnight, Richard.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard-- [Sydney hangs up] [Shepherd stares at the phone] This used to be easier.
->[apartment phone rings]\\
'''Sydney:''' I don't believe this!\\
'''Beth:''' You want me to deal with him?\\
'''Sydney:''' No way! I may choke in front of Shepherd; Richard Reynolds, I can handle. [picks up phone] Hello?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Are you ''learning impaired?''\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, do me a favor; hang up the phone.\\
'''Sydney:''' ...What?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. When you get the White House operator give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]\\
'''Sydney:''' [-Oh my god...-] This isn't happening to me.\\
'''Beth:''' What's going on?\\
'''Sydney:''' No, it's not possible I did this twice in one day. [dials phone]\\
'''Operator:''' Good evening, the White House. [{{Beat}}] Hello?\\
'''Sydney:''' Hi! My name's Sydney Ellen Wade; I'd like to, ah--\\
'''Operator:''' The President's expecting your call, ma'am, I'll put you right through. [beep] [click]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Hello.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, it's my fault, I shouldn't have called you at home. Should I call you at the office tomorrow?\\
'''Sydney:''' No, no! Of course not! I mean yes, you can call me anytime you want. It-- this is fine, right now is fine. When I said of course not I meant, y-- You know what, the hell with it. I'm moving to another country.
->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' 10:15 is American
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' Yes sir, they're giving you a two hundred pound
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, make a note; we need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' Yes
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Janie, I'm
->'''Janie:''' ...
'''Janie:''' ...Of course, sir.
->'''Janie:''' Mr. Rothschild asked to have a moment with you this morning,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Is he upset about the speech last
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' He seemed...
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well, it wouldn't be a Monday morning unless Lewis was concerned about something I did Sunday
->[Elevator
[Elevator doors
->'''Lewis:'''
'''Lewis:''' You skipped a whole
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' And Monday morning it is!
->'''Lewis:''' Mr. President, I really do
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by
->'''Lewis:'''
'''Lewis:''' I don't drink coffee,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Hit yourself over the head with a baseball
->'''Janie:''' Happy birthday,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [Loudly] Laura, happy birthday! [To Janie] [-I should send her flowers.
->'''Janie:'''
'''Janie:''' You already did, sir.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Three years ago we were elected to the White House by one of the narrowest margins in history. Today, Kodak here tells us ''sixty-three'' percent of registered voters think we're doing a good
->'''Leon
'''Leon Kodak:''' [Jokingly] Wait a sec. You- You wanted me to poll ''registered''
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' The pole also tells us what we already know. We don't get our crime bill through Congress, those numbers are gonna be a memory. So starting today, we're shifting it into gear.
'''Robin [=McCall=]:''' Can I tell my morning press gaggle that gun control
->'''A.
'''A.J. [=MacInerney=]:''' ''Crime control'', Robin. ''Gun control'' means that we're ''wimps'' and we're soft on crime.
->'''Lucy Shepherd:''' What'cha got behind your
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' I have a little surprise for
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Is it a dirt
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [Chuckles] No. [Hands her a thick
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Is it a really ''old'' seventh-grade textbook of yours that you're gonna make me read cover to cover and discuss at dinner and drive me crazy with
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well, I'm not comfortable with the "really old" part, but everything else you said was true.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Luce... take a look at this book. This is exciting stuff. It's about who we are, and what we want. Read what it says on the first
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' "Property of Gilmore Junior
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' The ''next'' page,
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' "We the people... of the United States... in order to form a more perfect
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Now ya see what I mean, it ''grabs'' you right off the bat; this is a ''page
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' [Smiles in a way that says "sure, dad"] [[SarcasmMode I can't
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Well good, because its ''possible'' this subject may come up at dinner
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' Do you see it as part of your job to torture
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' No, just one of the perks. See you tonight, honey. [walks
->'''Lucy:'''
'''Lucy:''' [Plays "Hail to The Chief" on trombone -
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' [shakes head, smiling]
->'''A.J.:''' Goodnight, Mr.
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' A.
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Yes,
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' When we're out of the office... alone... you can call me
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' ...I beg your
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' You were the best man at my wedding for crying out loud, call me
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Whatever you say, Mr. President. Goodnight
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Goodnight, A.J.
->'''Sydney:''' [To guard] Hi; I'm Sydney Ellen
->'''Susan:'''
'''Susan:''' He just needs your driver's
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' --I'm from
->'''Susan:'''
'''Susan:''' He doesn't
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' --I'm here for a meeting with Mr.
->'''Susan:'''
'''Susan:''' He doesn't need to know
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' Forgive me! This is my first time at the White House. I'm trying to ''savor'' the Capra-esque
->'''Susan:'''
'''Susan:''' He doesn't know what Capra-esque
->'''Guard:'''
'''Guard:''' Yeah I do. Creator/FrankCapra. Great American director, ItsAWonderfulLife, MrSmithGoesToWashington,... Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia, knock 'em dead.
->'''A.J.:''' ...Now the President is willing to go it alone on this, but he's asking for, and frankly he's expecting the full support of the
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' The President's expecting our full
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Yes, he
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' The President's ''dreaming'', A.J. The President
->'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--
->[President
'''Susan:''' SYDNEY--\\
[President Shepherd walks in behind Sydney, but motions for A.J. to remain
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' --''critically'' misjudged reality. If he honestly thinks that the environmental community is going to ''whistle a happy tune'', while ''rallying support'' around this ''pitifully lame mockery'' of environmental leadership, just because he's a ''nice guy'' and he's done better than his predecessors, then your boss is the Chief Executive of
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Let's take him out back and beat the shit out of
->'''A.
'''A.J.:''' Good morning Mr. President, how are you
->'''President
'''President Shepherd:''' Couldn't be better. My apologies for the interruption; A.J. suggested I come by and say hello. You wouldn't be Sydney Ellen Wade by any chance, would
->'''Sydney:'''
'''Sydney:''' [mortified] Mr. President, I'm... uh... don't know what to say. I... I'm
'''President Shepherd:''' All evidence to the contrary.
->'''President Shepherd:'''
'''Sydney:''' Yes sir?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You have a second?\\
'''Sydney:''' Uh... Of course.\\
[They walk into the hall]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I thought maybe we might talk in private, someplace less intimidating? [loudly] ''Janie?'' [to Sydney] This is Janie Basdin, my personal aid; Janie would you show Ms. Wade to the
'''Janie:''' This way.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I'll be with you in a sec.\\
[Janie shows Sydney into the Oval Office]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [walks in through side door] Sorry to keep you waiting.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. President, I--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Is it all right if I call you Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Of course. Mr. President--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Have you ever been in the Oval Office?\\
'''Sydney:''' Ahh, ah, I've just been on the regular tour. Didn't make it through...\\
'''President Shepherd:''' I hear its pretty good.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. president, what you saw in there was nothing more than vanity run amok. I was trying showing off for a colleague who doesn't think very much of me. It would be a ''real'' injustice for you to hold the GDC accountable for my behavior today; on top of which, I am monumentally sorry for having insulted you like that.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Are you under the impression I'm ''mad'' at you?\\
'''Sydney:''' Well... ah--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, seldom does the day go by when I'm not burned in effigy.\\
'''Sydney:''' Not by a professional political operative standing thirty feet from he Oval Office!\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, I'll grant you that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? Coffee or something?\\
'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} narrow-eyed stare]]] Sir, I'm a little intimidated by my surroundings; and yes, I have gotten off to a rocky and somewhat stilted beginning, but don't let that diminish the weight of my message. The GDC has been at every president for the last decade and a half, that ''global warming'' is a calamity; the effects of which will be second only to nuclear war. The best scientists in the world have given you every reason to take the GDC seriously, but I'm gonna give you one more. If you don't live up to the deal you just made, come New Hampshire we're gonna go shopping for a new candidate. [turns and stalks to the door]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You can't do that, Sydney.\\
'''Sydney:''' With all due respect, Mr. President, who's going to stop me?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well if you go through ''that'' door, the United States Secret Service. That's my private office.\\
'''Sydney:''' Ah.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' You have to go out that door. [-Over there.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Two ball in the side. [sinks it cleanly]\\
'''A.J.:''' Nice shot, Mr. president.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''"Nice shot Mr. President"'' You won't even call me by my name when we're playing ''pool?''\\
'''A.J.:''' I will not do it playing pool, I will not do it in school. I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I Am.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''At ease, A.J., at ease!''
->'''A.J.:''' Also, Sydney Wade called.\\
[Shepherd fumbles shot; A.J. raises eyebrows]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney Wade?\\
'''A.J.:''' She wanted to apologies one more time for her behavior. [-'Scuse me, sir.-] [clears throat] Three in the side.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Did she say anything ''about'' me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Ms. Wade?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' When she called.\\
'''A.J.:''' Did she say anything about you?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well no, it was just that we had a... nice couple'a minutes together. She threatened me, I patronized her, we didn't have anything to eat but, ah, I thought there was a connection.\\
'''A.J.:''' [-'Scuse me, sir.-] Thirteen in the corner.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Well no sir, but [[DeadpanSnarker I could pass her a note before study hall]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ...Well tell me this. Hypothetically--\\
'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker I feel a nightmare coming on]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' What would happen if I called Sydney Wade and asked her to be my date at the state dinner on Thursday evening?\\
'''A.J.:''' ...You're not serious.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Don't I sound serious?\\
'''A.J.:''' The President can't just go out on a date.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well why not? Jefferson did, Wilson did. Wilson was widowed during his first term, he met a woman named Edith Galt, he dated her, courted her, and married her. And somewhere in there he managed to form a League of Nations.\\
'''A.J.:''' Mr. President... This is an election year. If you're looking for female companionship, we ''can'' make certain arrangements that will ensure total privacy--\\
'''President Shepherd:''' ''I don't want you to get me a '''girl''', A.J.; what is this, Vegas?!''\\
'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker No sir]], [[CaptainObvious this is the White House]].\\
'''President Shepherd:''' And I'm talking about something that is in ''no way'' a conflict with my oath of office. I'm a ''single adult!'' I met a woman who I'd like to see again socially. Now how is that different from what Wilson did?\\
'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
->'''President Shepherd:''' This is not the ''business'' of the American people.\\
'''A.J.:''' With all due respect sir, the American people have a funny way of deciding on their ''own'' what ''is'', and is ''not'' their business.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?\\
'''A.J.:''' Well, she did say you were ''taller'' than she'd thought you'd be.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Well that's ''something''.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] No Richard, no! No, I don't wanna hear your Andrew Shepherd impersonation.\\
'''Beth Wade:''' I wanna hear it.\\
'''Sydney:''' [on phone] ...I'm hanging up now, Richard. ...Ah, tonight I was gonna go to bed early and wake up when there's a new president. [hangs up, sighs] The president must think I'm a third-rate jerk.\\
'''Beth Wade:''' No, if he thinks you're a jerk, I'm sure he thinks you're a ''first-rate'' jerk.\\
'''Sydney:''' I tell you one thing, boy, I regrouped! You gotta give me that. I pulled it together at the end. I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and I made it absolutely clear that from now on he who doesn't take the GDC seriously does so at his ''peril''!\\
'''Beth:''' And then you walked out the wrong door.\\
'''Sydney:''' Are you going to be throwing that at me the rest of my life?\\
'''Beth:''' That's my current plan, yes.
->[apartment phone rings]\\
'''Sydney:''' Ah. That's gonna be Leo Solomon, he said he'll call at nine. [picks up phone] Hello?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Yeah, hi, is this Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Leo?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this is Andrew Shepherd.\\
'''Sydney:''' [disbelievingly] ''Oh'', its ''Andrew Shepherd''! Yeah, you're hilarious, Richard. You're just a regular riot.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard, this is Andrew Shepherd.\\
'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, I'm so glad you called, because I forgot to tell you today what a nice ''ass'' you have; I'm also impressed that you were able to get my phone number given the fact that ''I don't have a phone''. Goodnight, Richard.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard-- [Sydney hangs up] [Shepherd stares at the phone] This used to be easier.
->[apartment phone rings]\\
'''Sydney:''' I don't believe this!\\
'''Beth:''' You want me to deal with him?\\
'''Sydney:''' No way! I may choke in front of Shepherd; Richard Reynolds, I can handle. [picks up phone] Hello?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?\\
'''Sydney:''' Are you ''learning impaired?''\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, do me a favor; hang up the phone.\\
'''Sydney:''' ...What?\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. When you get the White House operator give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]\\
'''Sydney:''' [-Oh my god...-] This isn't happening to me.\\
'''Beth:''' What's going on?\\
'''Sydney:''' No, it's not possible I did this twice in one day. [dials phone]\\
'''Operator:''' Good evening, the White House. [{{Beat}}] Hello?\\
'''Sydney:''' Hi! My name's Sydney Ellen Wade; I'd like to, ah--\\
'''Operator:''' The President's expecting your call, ma'am, I'll put you right through. [beep] [click]\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Hello.\\
'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.\\
'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, it's my fault, I shouldn't have called you at home. Should I call you at the office tomorrow?\\
'''Sydney:''' No, no! Of course not! I mean yes, you can call me anytime you want. It-- this is fine, right now is fine. When I said of course not I meant, y-- You know what, the hell with it. I'm moving to another country.
->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
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->'''Sydney:''' Yes sir?
->'''President Shepherd:''' You have a second?
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... Of course.
->[They walk into the hall]
->'''President Shepherd:''' I thought maybe we might talk in private, someplace less intimidating? [loudly] ''Janie?'' [to Sydney] This is Janie Basdin, my personal aid; Janie would you show Ms. Wade to the rec room, please.
->'''Janie:''' This way.
->'''President Shepherd:''' I'll be with you in a sec.
->[Janie shows Sydney into the Oval Office]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [walks in through side door] Sorry to keep you waiting.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. President, I--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Is it all right if I call you Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Of course. Mr. President--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Have you ever been in the Oval Office?
->'''Sydney:''' Ahh, ah, I've just been on the regular tour. Didn't make it through...
->'''President Shepherd:''' I hear its pretty good.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. president, what you saw in there was nothing more than vanity run amok. I was trying showing off for a colleague who doesn't think very much of me. It would be a ''real'' injustice for you to hold the GDC accountable for my behavior today; on top of which, I am monumentally sorry for having insulted you like that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Are you under the impression I'm ''mad'' at you?
->'''Sydney:''' Well... ah--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, seldom does the day go by when I'm not burned in effigy.
->'''Sydney:''' Not by a professional political operative standing thirty feet from he Oval Office!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, I'll grant you that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? Coffee or something?
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} narrow-eyed stare]]] Sir, I'm a little intimidated by my surroundings; and yes, I have gotten off to a rocky and somewhat stilted beginning, but don't let that diminish the weight of my message. The GDC has been at every president for the last decade and a half, that ''global warming'' is a calamity; the effects of which will be second only to nuclear war. The best scientists in the world have given you every reason to take the GDC seriously, but I'm gonna give you one more. If you don't live up to the deal you just made, come New Hampshire we're gonna go shopping for a new candidate. [turns and stalks to the door]
->'''President Shepherd:''' You can't do that, Sydney.
->'''Sydney:''' With all due respect, Mr. President, who's going to stop me?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well if you go through ''that'' door, the United States Secret Service. That's my private office.
->'''Sydney:''' Ah.
->'''President Shepherd:''' You have to go out that door. [-Over there.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Two ball in the side. [sinks it cleanly]
->'''A.J.:''' Nice shot, Mr. president.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''"Nice shot Mr. President"'' You won't even call me by my name when we're playing ''pool?''
->'''A.J.:''' I will not do it playing pool, I will not do it in school. I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I Am.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''At ease, A.J., at ease!''
->'''A.J.:''' Also, Sydney Wade called.
->[Shepherd fumbles shot; A.J. raises eyebrows]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney Wade?
->'''A.J.:''' She wanted to apologies one more time for her behavior. [-'Scuse me, sir.-] [clears throat] Three in the side.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Did she say anything ''about'' me?
->'''A.J.:''' Ms. Wade?
->'''President Shepherd:''' When she called.
->'''A.J.:''' Did she say anything about you?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well no, it was just that we had a... nice couple'a minutes together. She threatened me, I patronized her, we didn't have anything to eat but, ah, I thought there was a connection.
->'''A.J.:''' [-'Scuse me, sir.-] Thirteen in the corner.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?
->'''A.J.:''' Well no sir, but [[DeadpanSnarker I could pass her a note before study hall]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Well tell me this. Hypothetically--
->'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker I feel a nightmare coming on]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' What would happen if I called Sydney Wade and asked her to be my date at the state dinner on Thursday evening?
->'''A.J.:''' ...You're not serious.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Don't I sound serious?
->'''A.J.:''' The President can't just go out on a date.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well why not? Jefferson did, Wilson did. Wilson was widowed during his first term, he met a woman named Edith Galt, he dated her, courted her, and married her. And somewhere in there he managed to form a League of Nations.
->'''A.J.:''' Mr. President... This is an election year. If you're looking for female companionship, we ''can'' make certain arrangements that will ensure total privacy--
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''I don't want you to get me a '''girl''', A.J.; what is this, Vegas?!''
->'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker No sir]], [[CaptainObvious this is the White House]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' And I'm talking about something that is in ''no way'' a conflict with my oath of office. I'm a ''single adult!'' I met a woman who I'd like to see again socially. Now how is that different from what Wilson did?
->'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
->'''President Shepherd:''' This is not the ''business'' of the American people.
->'''A.J.:''' With all due respect sir, the American people have a funny way of deciding on their ''own'' what ''is'', and is ''not'' their business.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?
->'''A.J.:''' Well, she did say you were ''taller'' than she'd thought you'd be.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well that's ''something''.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] No Richard, no! No, I don't wanna hear your Andrew Shepherd impersonation.
->'''Beth Wade:''' I wanna hear it.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] ...I'm hanging up now, Richard. ...Ah, tonight I was gonna go to bed early and wake up when there's a new president. [hangs up, sighs] The president must think I'm a third-rate jerk.
->'''Beth Wade:''' No, if he thinks you're a jerk, I'm sure he thinks you're a ''first-rate'' jerk.
->'''Sydney:''' I tell you one thing, boy, I regrouped! You gotta give me that. I pulled it together at the end. I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and I made it absolutely clear that from now on he who doesn't take the GDC seriously does so at his ''peril''!
->'''Beth:''' And then you walked out the wrong door.
->'''Sydney:''' Are you going to be throwing that at me the rest of my life?
->'''Beth:''' That's my current plan, yes.
->[apartment phone rings]
->'''Sydney:''' Ah. That's gonna be Leo Solomon, he said he'll call at nine. [picks up phone] Hello?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Yeah, hi, is this Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Leo?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this is Andrew Shepherd.
->'''Sydney:''' [disbelievingly] ''Oh'', its ''Andrew Shepherd''! Yeah, you're hilarious, Richard. You're just a regular riot.
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard, this is Andrew Shepherd.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, I'm so glad you called, because I forgot to tell you today what a nice ''ass'' you have; I'm also impressed that you were able to get my phone number given the fact that ''I don't have a phone''. Goodnight, Richard.
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard-- [Sydney hangs up] [Shepherd stares at the phone] This used to be easier.
->[apartment phone rings]
->'''Sydney:''' I don't believe this!
->'''Beth:''' You want me to deal with him?
->'''Sydney:''' No way! I may choke in front of Shepherd; Richard Reynolds, I can handle. [picks up phone] Hello?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Are you ''learning impared?''
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, do me a favor; hang up the phone.
->'''Sydney:''' ...What?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. When you get the White House operator give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]
->'''Sydney:''' [-Oh my god...-] This isn't happening to me.
->'''Beth:''' What's going on?
->'''Sydney:''' No, it's not possible I did this twice in one day. [dials phone]
->'''Operator:''' Good evening, the White House. [{{Beat}}] Hello?
->'''Sydney:''' Hi! My name's Sydney Ellen Wade; I'd like to, ah--
->'''Operator:''' The President's expecting your call, ma'am, I'll put you right through. [beep] [click]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hello.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, it's my fault, I shouldn't have called you at home. Should I call you at the office tomorrow?
->'''Sydney:''' No, no! Of course not! I mean yes, you can call me anytime you want. It-- this is fine, right now is fine. When I said of course not I meant, y-- You know what, the hell with it. I'm moving to another country.
->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?
->'''President Shepherd:''' You have a second?
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... Of course.
->[They walk into the hall]
->'''President Shepherd:''' I thought maybe we might talk in private, someplace less intimidating? [loudly] ''Janie?'' [to Sydney] This is Janie Basdin, my personal aid; Janie would you show Ms. Wade to the rec room, please.
->'''Janie:''' This way.
->'''President Shepherd:''' I'll be with you in a sec.
->[Janie shows Sydney into the Oval Office]
->'''President Shepherd:''' [walks in through side door] Sorry to keep you waiting.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. President, I--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Is it all right if I call you Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Of course. Mr. President--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Have you ever been in the Oval Office?
->'''Sydney:''' Ahh, ah, I've just been on the regular tour. Didn't make it through...
->'''President Shepherd:''' I hear its pretty good.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. president, what you saw in there was nothing more than vanity run amok. I was trying showing off for a colleague who doesn't think very much of me. It would be a ''real'' injustice for you to hold the GDC accountable for my behavior today; on top of which, I am monumentally sorry for having insulted you like that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Are you under the impression I'm ''mad'' at you?
->'''Sydney:''' Well... ah--
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney, seldom does the day go by when I'm not burned in effigy.
->'''Sydney:''' Not by a professional political operative standing thirty feet from he Oval Office!
->'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, I'll grant you that.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, um... Are you hungry? I skipped breakfast; you wanna... have a donut? Coffee or something?
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} narrow-eyed stare]]] Sir, I'm a little intimidated by my surroundings; and yes, I have gotten off to a rocky and somewhat stilted beginning, but don't let that diminish the weight of my message. The GDC has been at every president for the last decade and a half, that ''global warming'' is a calamity; the effects of which will be second only to nuclear war. The best scientists in the world have given you every reason to take the GDC seriously, but I'm gonna give you one more. If you don't live up to the deal you just made, come New Hampshire we're gonna go shopping for a new candidate. [turns and stalks to the door]
->'''President Shepherd:''' You can't do that, Sydney.
->'''Sydney:''' With all due respect, Mr. President, who's going to stop me?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well if you go through ''that'' door, the United States Secret Service. That's my private office.
->'''Sydney:''' Ah.
->'''President Shepherd:''' You have to go out that door. [-Over there.-]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Two ball in the side. [sinks it cleanly]
->'''A.J.:''' Nice shot, Mr. president.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''"Nice shot Mr. President"'' You won't even call me by my name when we're playing ''pool?''
->'''A.J.:''' I will not do it playing pool, I will not do it in school. I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I Am.
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''At ease, A.J., at ease!''
->'''A.J.:''' Also, Sydney Wade called.
->[Shepherd fumbles shot; A.J. raises eyebrows]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney Wade?
->'''A.J.:''' She wanted to apologies one more time for her behavior. [-'Scuse me, sir.-] [clears throat] Three in the side.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Did she say anything ''about'' me?
->'''A.J.:''' Ms. Wade?
->'''President Shepherd:''' When she called.
->'''A.J.:''' Did she say anything about you?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well no, it was just that we had a... nice couple'a minutes together. She threatened me, I patronized her, we didn't have anything to eat but, ah, I thought there was a connection.
->'''A.J.:''' [-'Scuse me, sir.-] Thirteen in the corner.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?
->'''A.J.:''' Well no sir, but [[DeadpanSnarker I could pass her a note before study hall]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' ...Well tell me this. Hypothetically--
->'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker I feel a nightmare coming on]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' What would happen if I called Sydney Wade and asked her to be my date at the state dinner on Thursday evening?
->'''A.J.:''' ...You're not serious.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Don't I sound serious?
->'''A.J.:''' The President can't just go out on a date.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well why not? Jefferson did, Wilson did. Wilson was widowed during his first term, he met a woman named Edith Galt, he dated her, courted her, and married her. And somewhere in there he managed to form a League of Nations.
->'''A.J.:''' Mr. President... This is an election year. If you're looking for female companionship, we ''can'' make certain arrangements that will ensure total privacy--
->'''President Shepherd:''' ''I don't want you to get me a '''girl''', A.J.; what is this, Vegas?!''
->'''A.J.:''' [[DeadpanSnarker No sir]], [[CaptainObvious this is the White House]].
->'''President Shepherd:''' And I'm talking about something that is in ''no way'' a conflict with my oath of office. I'm a ''single adult!'' I met a woman who I'd like to see again socially. Now how is that different from what Wilson did?
->'''A.J.:''' The difference is, ''he'' didn't have to be president on television. You said it yourself a million times. if there'd been a TV in every living room, sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair.
->'''President Shepherd:''' This is not the ''business'' of the American people.
->'''A.J.:''' With all due respect sir, the American people have a funny way of deciding on their ''own'' what ''is'', and is ''not'' their business.
->'''President Shepherd:''' She didn't say ''anything'' about me?
->'''A.J.:''' Well, she did say you were ''taller'' than she'd thought you'd be.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well that's ''something''.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] No Richard, no! No, I don't wanna hear your Andrew Shepherd impersonation.
->'''Beth Wade:''' I wanna hear it.
->'''Sydney:''' [on phone] ...I'm hanging up now, Richard. ...Ah, tonight I was gonna go to bed early and wake up when there's a new president. [hangs up, sighs] The president must think I'm a third-rate jerk.
->'''Beth Wade:''' No, if he thinks you're a jerk, I'm sure he thinks you're a ''first-rate'' jerk.
->'''Sydney:''' I tell you one thing, boy, I regrouped! You gotta give me that. I pulled it together at the end. I stood in the middle of the Oval Office and I made it absolutely clear that from now on he who doesn't take the GDC seriously does so at his ''peril''!
->'''Beth:''' And then you walked out the wrong door.
->'''Sydney:''' Are you going to be throwing that at me the rest of my life?
->'''Beth:''' That's my current plan, yes.
->[apartment phone rings]
->'''Sydney:''' Ah. That's gonna be Leo Solomon, he said he'll call at nine. [picks up phone] Hello?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Yeah, hi, is this Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Leo?
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this is Andrew Shepherd.
->'''Sydney:''' [disbelievingly] ''Oh'', its ''Andrew Shepherd''! Yeah, you're hilarious, Richard. You're just a regular riot.
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard, this is Andrew Shepherd.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, yeah, I'm so glad you called, because I forgot to tell you today what a nice ''ass'' you have; I'm also impressed that you were able to get my phone number given the fact that ''I don't have a phone''. Goodnight, Richard.
->'''President Shepherd:''' No, this isn't Richard-- [Sydney hangs up] [Shepherd stares at the phone] This used to be easier.
->[apartment phone rings]
->'''Sydney:''' I don't believe this!
->'''Beth:''' You want me to deal with him?
->'''Sydney:''' No way! I may choke in front of Shepherd; Richard Reynolds, I can handle. [picks up phone] Hello?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?
->'''Sydney:''' Are you ''learning impared?''
->'''President Shepherd:''' Listen, do me a favor; hang up the phone.
->'''Sydney:''' ...What?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hang up the phone, then dial four five six, one four one four. When you get the White House operator give her your name, and tell her you want to speak to the president. [hangs up]
->'''Sydney:''' [-Oh my god...-] This isn't happening to me.
->'''Beth:''' What's going on?
->'''Sydney:''' No, it's not possible I did this twice in one day. [dials phone]
->'''Operator:''' Good evening, the White House. [{{Beat}}] Hello?
->'''Sydney:''' Hi! My name's Sydney Ellen Wade; I'd like to, ah--
->'''Operator:''' The President's expecting your call, ma'am, I'll put you right through. [beep] [click]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Hello.
->'''Sydney:''' Mr. President. Um, I-- I-- I'm-- sure there's an appropriate thing to say at this moment, um; probably some formal apology for the nice ass remark would be in order, I just... I don't quite know how to word it.
->'''President Shepherd:''' Nah, it's my fault, I shouldn't have called you at home. Should I call you at the office tomorrow?
->'''Sydney:''' No, no! Of course not! I mean yes, you can call me anytime you want. It-- this is fine, right now is fine. When I said of course not I meant, y-- You know what, the hell with it. I'm moving to another country.
->'''President Shepherd:''' What did you mean when you said that you didn't have a phone?
->'''Sydney:''' Oh, I just moved to Washington over the weekend, and my apartment isn't ready yet, this is my sister's apartment... come to think of it, how ''did'' you get this number?
->'''President Shepherd:''' How did I get the number, that's a good question. Um... I don't know, probably the {{FBI}}.
->'''Sydney:''' Oh the ''FBI''. Sure! Cause... If you wanna find someone and you're the President, that's who you'd call!
->'''President Shepherd:''' You know who else is good at that.
->'''Sydney:''' Uh... {{CIA}}?
->'''President Shepherd:''' Well yeah, but I was thinking of the, Internal Revenue Service; they have these computer files that, uh... Well, I [cough] should stop stalling. Um, as you probably know the French have elected themselves a new president, and we're having a formal state dinner at the White House and I was wondering, and uh, you're under no obligation at all but I thought it might be fun and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go! With me, and uh... that's it, that's why I was calling.
->'''Sydney:''' [[[{{Beat}} expression of intense confusion]]]
->'''President Shepherd:''' Sydney?