1 00:00:03,504 --> 00:00:04,938 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:07,208 So what's your problem? 3 00:00:07,275 --> 00:00:08,809 He did everything right. 4 00:00:08,876 --> 00:00:10,444 He did everything you do 5 00:00:10,511 --> 00:00:12,446 if your intent is to perpetrate a fraud. 6 00:00:12,513 --> 00:00:13,981 We want to see some polling. 7 00:00:14,048 --> 00:00:15,015 Why? 8 00:00:15,083 --> 00:00:16,617 We need to know what to do next. 9 00:00:16,684 --> 00:00:18,286 What kind of questions could they ask that won't 10 00:00:18,352 --> 00:00:20,521 trip an alarm? Josh trusts Joey Lucas. 11 00:00:20,588 --> 00:00:23,191 We need you to put a poll in the field 12 00:00:23,257 --> 00:00:25,893 without asking the questions we can't ask. 13 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:27,328 I was almost sure I saw you 14 00:00:27,395 --> 00:00:29,130 give the President an injection of something. 15 00:00:29,197 --> 00:00:30,398 ABBEY: It was Betaseron. 16 00:00:30,464 --> 00:00:33,067 It reduces the frequency of the attacks. 17 00:00:33,134 --> 00:00:38,172 Tobacco has spent $380 million to the government's 36... 18 00:00:38,239 --> 00:00:40,741 "They perpetrated a fraud against the public." 19 00:00:40,808 --> 00:00:42,676 They want to get these people. 20 00:00:42,743 --> 00:00:44,812 We're not big tobacco. 21 00:00:56,524 --> 00:00:57,758 Eagle's moving. 22 00:00:57,825 --> 00:00:59,393 PRESIDENT: He talked to her on the phone? 23 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:00,961 He talked to her at the airport. 24 00:01:01,028 --> 00:01:02,163 But he called her on the phone? 25 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:03,631 To get her to the airport. 26 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:05,166 Yeah, but I'm saying, did she hang up the phone 27 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:06,900 turn to her friends and say 28 00:01:06,967 --> 00:01:09,137 "You're never going to believe why I'm getting on a plane"? 29 00:01:09,203 --> 00:01:10,804 He told her she was coming out 30 00:01:10,871 --> 00:01:12,806 to do some polling on subsurface agriculture. 31 00:01:12,873 --> 00:01:14,142 What the hell is that? 32 00:01:14,208 --> 00:01:15,476 It's vegetables that grow underground. 33 00:01:15,543 --> 00:01:17,878 He told her she was coming out here 34 00:01:17,945 --> 00:01:20,481 to find out if Americans are eating more beets. 35 00:01:20,548 --> 00:01:22,150 Is this a joke? 36 00:01:22,216 --> 00:01:23,984 It was Josh, Mr. President. 37 00:01:24,051 --> 00:01:25,819 It was a job done well. 38 00:01:25,886 --> 00:01:27,288 You want to start 39 00:01:27,355 --> 00:01:28,689 not trusting Josh? 40 00:01:28,756 --> 00:01:30,023 Let's go. 41 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,792 Where are we going? 42 00:01:31,859 --> 00:01:33,161 The basement. Why? 43 00:01:33,227 --> 00:01:34,828 'Cause I don't like the way it looks 44 00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:36,997 the seven of us meeting in the middle of the night. 45 00:01:37,064 --> 00:01:39,133 You like the way it looks if we're meeting in the basement? 46 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,502 Let's go. 47 00:01:43,571 --> 00:01:45,506 These numbers are going to be meaningless. 48 00:01:45,573 --> 00:01:47,007 Yeah. 49 00:01:47,074 --> 00:01:48,376 A Governor from an industrial state... 50 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:49,610 It's posed as a hypothetical 51 00:01:49,677 --> 00:01:51,345 before people have any education on... 52 00:01:51,412 --> 00:01:52,746 Yeah. 53 00:01:52,813 --> 00:01:54,415 Plus, there's no way to factor existing approval numbers 54 00:01:54,482 --> 00:01:56,784 particularly when it comes to matters of trust. 55 00:01:56,850 --> 00:01:58,486 Sagittarius. 56 00:02:02,256 --> 00:02:03,357 Are they on their way? 57 00:02:03,424 --> 00:02:04,592 Yeah. 58 00:02:06,427 --> 00:02:07,861 They're on their way? 59 00:02:07,928 --> 00:02:09,663 Yeah. 60 00:02:13,567 --> 00:02:16,604 Joey, your flight was all right? 61 00:02:18,239 --> 00:02:20,107 Your flight, uh 62 00:02:20,174 --> 00:02:21,542 was all okay? 63 00:02:21,609 --> 00:02:22,443 These numbers aren't going 64 00:02:22,510 --> 00:02:24,144 to mean anything, right? 65 00:02:24,212 --> 00:02:26,780 With the hypothetical and lack of context? 66 00:02:26,847 --> 00:02:27,915 Plus the preexisting level of trust... 67 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:28,949 Yeah. 68 00:02:29,016 --> 00:02:30,117 I'm saying he's got 69 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:31,151 numbers like Walter Cronkite. 70 00:02:31,219 --> 00:02:33,787 Yeah. 71 00:02:33,854 --> 00:02:40,160 Is there anything in there that we're going to like? 72 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:46,166 We are, in fact, eating more beets. 73 00:02:46,234 --> 00:02:49,002 Okay. 74 00:02:49,069 --> 00:02:51,205 PRESIDENT: Good evening. 75 00:02:51,272 --> 00:02:53,173 Mr. President, you remember Joey Lucas? 76 00:02:53,241 --> 00:02:54,342 Yeah. 77 00:02:54,408 --> 00:02:55,576 And her interpreter, Kenny. 78 00:02:55,643 --> 00:02:57,978 Joey, did you make photocopies of that? 79 00:02:58,045 --> 00:02:59,313 No, sir. 80 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:01,749 Good. Let's get started. 81 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:07,621 Mr. President 82 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:09,122 I polled 1,170 83 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:10,991 registered voters in Michigan 84 00:03:11,058 --> 00:03:14,228 giving their Governor a hypothetical concealed... 85 00:03:14,295 --> 00:03:15,796 Excuse me. 86 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:18,566 How many people in this room know Kenny's last name? 87 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:23,337 It's fine. 88 00:03:23,404 --> 00:03:25,773 I believe this operation is no longer covert. 89 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:28,442 Mr. President, Kenny's been with me for 11 years. 90 00:03:28,509 --> 00:03:30,644 To trust me is to trust him. 91 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:33,814 Josh? 92 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:36,216 Yeah. 93 00:03:37,285 --> 00:03:39,320 Go ahead. 94 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:44,124 1,170 registered voters 95 00:03:44,191 --> 00:03:45,526 in Michigan were polled 96 00:03:45,593 --> 00:03:46,594 giving their Governor 97 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:48,329 a hypothetical, concealed 98 00:03:48,396 --> 00:03:49,397 degenerative illness. 99 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:50,964 These are the results. 100 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:53,233 "Do you agree that it's okay 101 00:03:53,301 --> 00:03:56,304 for the Governor to lie about his health?" 102 00:03:56,370 --> 00:04:00,173 17% agree, 83% disagree. 103 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,143 "Would you be as likely or less likely 104 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:04,978 "to vote for the Governor 105 00:04:05,045 --> 00:04:07,915 now that you know he has a degenerative illness?" 106 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:10,117 71% say less likely. 107 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:13,253 The largest bloc of likely voters 108 00:04:13,321 --> 00:04:15,489 are women over 55. 109 00:04:15,556 --> 00:04:18,559 78% of those women say 110 00:04:18,626 --> 00:04:20,494 they wouldn't vote for a candidate with MS. 111 00:04:20,561 --> 00:04:22,363 We just lost Florida. 112 00:04:24,231 --> 00:04:27,301 This may be the worst stat, sir. 113 00:04:27,368 --> 00:04:30,003 74% believe MS to be fatal. 114 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:34,442 They may be right. 115 00:04:34,508 --> 00:04:35,976 62% of Democrats aren't 116 00:04:36,043 --> 00:04:37,210 going to vote for you. 117 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,580 65% of those 118 00:04:39,647 --> 00:04:41,248 describing themselves as liberal 119 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:42,516 aren't going to vote for you 120 00:04:42,583 --> 00:04:44,318 because you lied. 121 00:04:46,587 --> 00:04:49,590 Joey, is there any good news in there at all? 122 00:04:49,657 --> 00:04:51,825 No, sir. 123 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,041 The UN Observer Group. 124 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:42,376 Which consists of...? 125 00:05:42,443 --> 00:05:44,277 400 technical advisors and observers 126 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,213 and 65 unarmed security specialists. 127 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:47,715 And the OAS? 128 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:49,550 They've got about 200 observers. 129 00:05:49,617 --> 00:05:51,018 What happened last night? 130 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:52,620 Citing improper permits 131 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:55,723 Colonel Bazan's soldiers surrounded Carrefour Liberte... 132 00:05:55,789 --> 00:05:56,424 Liberty Square. 133 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:57,825 Yeah. ...to prevent 134 00:05:57,891 --> 00:05:59,793 a victory rally by supporters of Dessaline. 135 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:01,895 Some of the crowd refused to disperse and shots were fired. 136 00:06:01,962 --> 00:06:03,397 Anybody killed? 137 00:06:03,464 --> 00:06:05,332 Two people. 138 00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:06,834 Additionally, Rene Ducasse 139 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:09,069 the newly designated Minister of Justice, was arrested 140 00:06:09,136 --> 00:06:11,472 and soldiers have surrounded the house of the Chief Justice. 141 00:06:11,539 --> 00:06:13,407 They're saying to protect him from death threats. 142 00:06:13,474 --> 00:06:15,275 Our intelligence says he's under house arrest. 143 00:06:15,342 --> 00:06:17,445 Most troubling are personnel carriers with Haitian troops 144 00:06:17,511 --> 00:06:19,312 parked in front of virtually every police station 145 00:06:19,379 --> 00:06:20,648 in Port-au-Prince. 146 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:22,315 This is a sign that the army 147 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:23,584 plans to take power 148 00:06:23,651 --> 00:06:25,786 from the Gendarme Nationale. 149 00:06:25,853 --> 00:06:27,588 Where's the President-elect? 150 00:06:27,655 --> 00:06:28,889 Sir, we can't find him. 151 00:06:28,956 --> 00:06:29,890 I'm sorry? 152 00:06:29,957 --> 00:06:30,658 At this moment 153 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:32,392 we can't find Dessaline. 154 00:06:32,460 --> 00:06:33,827 And that's not the most troubling...? 155 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:35,295 Jake, what the hell do you mean you can't...? 156 00:06:35,362 --> 00:06:36,664 He never showed up for a 4:00 p.m. 157 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:38,031 courtesy conference with Gilbert Tass 158 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:39,467 and calls made to the party headquarters 159 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:40,901 and both of his houses went unanswered. 160 00:06:40,968 --> 00:06:43,103 Armed forces radio says he's fled the country 161 00:06:43,170 --> 00:06:44,605 but the Dominicans say no. 162 00:06:44,672 --> 00:06:45,906 What about intelligence? 163 00:06:45,973 --> 00:06:47,941 It's not like we can just call around. 164 00:06:48,008 --> 00:06:49,443 It's chaos down there. 165 00:06:49,510 --> 00:06:50,844 Nobody knows anything. 166 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:58,118 Leo? 167 00:06:58,185 --> 00:07:00,387 Let's evacuate the nonessential personnel 168 00:07:00,454 --> 00:07:01,522 from the embassy. 169 00:07:01,589 --> 00:07:02,756 DANDRIDGE: Mr. President 170 00:07:02,823 --> 00:07:04,224 any move to evacuate the embassy 171 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:06,059 even the nonessentials, will be a highly visible signal 172 00:07:06,126 --> 00:07:07,895 that the U.S. has no confidence in the Dessaline government. 173 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:10,297 At the moment, there is no Dessaline government. 174 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:11,665 There is no Dessaline. 175 00:07:11,732 --> 00:07:12,900 And I just got done 176 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:14,702 pulling nine dead bodies out of Colombia. 177 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,336 Evacuate the nonessentials 178 00:07:16,403 --> 00:07:18,105 get some Marines at the embassy 179 00:07:18,171 --> 00:07:20,107 and somebody brief Fitzwallace. 180 00:07:20,173 --> 00:07:21,642 Yes, sir. 181 00:07:21,709 --> 00:07:23,210 Thank you, Mr. President. 182 00:07:29,382 --> 00:07:31,885 Sagittarius. 183 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:36,990 Why not a presidential address? 184 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:38,492 Ten, 15 minutes. 185 00:07:38,559 --> 00:07:39,827 "I have this illness 186 00:07:39,893 --> 00:07:42,696 "I concealed it, I apologize. 187 00:07:42,763 --> 00:07:43,697 "Let me tell you about it. 188 00:07:43,764 --> 00:07:45,298 Let me reduce your fears." 189 00:07:45,365 --> 00:07:46,534 It's too cold. It's not too cold. 190 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,168 He needs to be with the First Lady. 191 00:07:48,235 --> 00:07:49,737 In some decorative room? Sitting with his wife weakens him. 192 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:50,904 Let's put him behind the Kennedy desk 193 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:52,339 let's put him in the East Room 194 00:07:52,405 --> 00:07:53,774 let's put him in the briefing room... 195 00:07:53,841 --> 00:07:55,408 Sam, he's going to go on TV and say he lied. 196 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,911 I don't want him doing it behind the Seal of the President. 197 00:07:57,978 --> 00:08:00,113 You think without the Seal, people are going to forget that he's the President? 198 00:08:00,180 --> 00:08:01,749 We'll do a 30-minute live special for one of the news magazines. 199 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,684 Live, live-to-tape or tape? 200 00:08:03,751 --> 00:08:06,053 Live. I don't want a producer editing what he says. 201 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:07,788 What if we want to edit what he says? 202 00:08:07,855 --> 00:08:09,322 That's our tough luck. 203 00:08:09,389 --> 00:08:11,024 When? 204 00:08:11,091 --> 00:08:12,860 How about Thursday night? Wednesday night. 205 00:08:12,926 --> 00:08:15,195 Why? 'Cause Thursday night is where they pay their bills 206 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:17,197 and it's going to be tough enough getting 30 minutes and not telling them why 207 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:18,866 without cutting into their bread and butter during May sweeps. 208 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:20,133 Oh, who gives a damn about May sweeps? 209 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,168 They do, Sam. 210 00:08:26,073 --> 00:08:29,009 All right. 30 minutes, Dateline special 211 00:08:29,076 --> 00:08:31,579 Wednesday night, night after tomorrow 212 00:08:31,645 --> 00:08:34,548 President and First Lady in the Mural Room. 213 00:08:34,615 --> 00:08:36,416 And we follow that with a press conference. 214 00:08:36,483 --> 00:08:37,918 Why? 215 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:39,286 To control the story as long as possible. 216 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:40,988 Once he gets done with Russert or Diane 217 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,890 or Stone Phillips or whoever the hell does this 218 00:08:42,956 --> 00:08:44,892 I'm going to need every reporter in the western hemisphere 219 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:46,326 in a room where I can see them. 220 00:08:46,393 --> 00:08:48,028 And we put a team of medical experts up there. 221 00:08:48,095 --> 00:08:49,529 And we have 48 hours to find them. 222 00:08:49,597 --> 00:08:50,931 Hang on. If we take him 223 00:08:50,998 --> 00:08:52,700 from the Mural Room to a press conference 224 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:54,234 isn't a smart reporter going to ask 225 00:08:54,301 --> 00:08:56,269 "Mr. President, are you planning on seeking reelection?" 226 00:08:59,607 --> 00:09:02,242 "A smart repor..." 227 00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:04,244 Sam, Ted Baxter is going to ask 228 00:09:04,311 --> 00:09:07,180 "Mr. President, are you planning on seeking reelection?" 229 00:09:09,349 --> 00:09:13,253 So we're going to need an answer to that, too. 230 00:09:15,689 --> 00:09:17,424 You're getting an eight-speaker stereo? No. 231 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:18,726 Six speakers? No. 232 00:09:18,792 --> 00:09:20,227 How many speakers? 233 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:22,763 I have two ears. How many speakers do I need? 234 00:09:22,830 --> 00:09:24,264 At least six and a sub-woofer. 235 00:09:24,331 --> 00:09:26,767 I'm not getting a sub-woofer. 236 00:09:26,834 --> 00:09:28,568 How about the tow package? 237 00:09:28,636 --> 00:09:30,103 The tow package? 238 00:09:30,170 --> 00:09:31,438 To tow your boat. 239 00:09:31,504 --> 00:09:33,106 I don't have a boat. 240 00:09:33,173 --> 00:09:34,441 What about a camper? 241 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:35,609 No. 242 00:09:35,676 --> 00:09:36,944 What do you tow? 243 00:09:37,010 --> 00:09:38,245 Groceries. 244 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:40,714 You could probably put those in the trunk. Yeah. 245 00:09:40,781 --> 00:09:42,382 Tinted windows? Hey. 246 00:09:42,449 --> 00:09:43,884 Hello, Josh. 247 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:45,152 Mrs. Landingham's picking up a new car today. 248 00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:46,519 Really? 249 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:48,121 Yes, and I wish I hadn't told anyone. 250 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:50,257 Why do men think a woman can't buy a car without a man? 251 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:51,792 It's an old stereotype, Mrs. L. 252 00:09:51,859 --> 00:09:53,526 Did you get the extended service warranty? 253 00:09:53,593 --> 00:09:54,895 No. 254 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:55,929 Women. 255 00:09:56,764 --> 00:09:57,965 What do you want? 256 00:09:58,031 --> 00:09:59,232 I got a message Leo wanted to see me. 257 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:00,701 He's in his office. 258 00:10:00,768 --> 00:10:01,835 Did you get the tow package? 259 00:10:01,902 --> 00:10:02,803 See? 260 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:05,305 He's in his office. 261 00:10:05,372 --> 00:10:08,308 Margaret! 262 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:11,144 Where's Josh? 263 00:10:11,211 --> 00:10:12,279 He's on his way. 264 00:10:12,345 --> 00:10:14,314 He remembers where my office is, right? 265 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:15,949 Leo, calm down. I'm right here. He's right here. 266 00:10:16,016 --> 00:10:16,984 Get out. 267 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:21,454 This report is staggering. 268 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:23,090 I know. 269 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:25,993 Justice has 31 lawyers and staff. 270 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:28,796 Tobacco has 1,893 lawyers 271 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:31,598 and 2,783 paralegals. 272 00:10:31,665 --> 00:10:34,234 This isn't a typo, right? 273 00:10:34,301 --> 00:10:35,669 No. 274 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:37,337 We've spent $8.7 million on outside counsel. 275 00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:39,606 They've spent 192. 276 00:10:39,673 --> 00:10:41,742 The $61.3 million 277 00:10:41,809 --> 00:10:43,476 they've spent on travel expenses 278 00:10:43,543 --> 00:10:45,478 is twice as much as we've spent on our entire case. 279 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:46,880 Yes. 280 00:10:46,947 --> 00:10:49,783 Who oversees the Justice Department budget? 281 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:51,118 The Subcommittee on Commerce 282 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:52,686 Justice, State and the Judiciary. 283 00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:54,287 Who's the ranking minority member? Ritter. 284 00:10:54,354 --> 00:10:56,790 Talk to him and find out what the problem is. 285 00:10:56,857 --> 00:10:58,525 Yeah. Josh? 286 00:10:58,591 --> 00:11:00,360 How's it going downstairs? 287 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:03,130 They'll have an answer on it by the end of the day. 288 00:11:03,196 --> 00:11:04,664 It's looking like 30 minutes on Dateline 289 00:11:04,732 --> 00:11:06,133 and a press conference 290 00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:08,501 but Leo, it's also looking like any scenario 291 00:11:08,568 --> 00:11:09,870 is going to require a firm position 292 00:11:09,937 --> 00:11:13,206 from the President on reelection. 293 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:16,476 Well, we'll have that answer by the end of the day, too. 294 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:17,244 Will we? Yes. 295 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:18,946 Leo... 296 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:20,447 He just got Joey's numbers in the middle of the night. 297 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:22,349 Give me the day. Don't you think it would help him 298 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:25,953 if he had a discussion among... ( knocking ) 299 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:29,456 ...a discussion among the rest of us? 300 00:11:31,291 --> 00:11:33,727 Excuse me. 301 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:49,977 What? 302 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:52,012 Two of Dessaline's bodyguards were shot. 303 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:53,513 We think he's headed to our embassy. 304 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:54,647 How do we know? 305 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:55,816 Peter Bratt got a message through. 306 00:11:55,883 --> 00:11:57,650 What is Peter Bratt doing down here? 307 00:11:57,717 --> 00:11:59,987 He went down for the inauguration 308 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:01,755 and he may well have Dessaline 309 00:12:01,822 --> 00:12:02,823 in the trunk of his car. 310 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:04,591 The trunk of his car? Yes, sir. 311 00:12:04,657 --> 00:12:05,826 Did we evacuate the nonessentials? 312 00:12:05,893 --> 00:12:07,127 They're on their way. 313 00:12:07,194 --> 00:12:09,062 A C-9's waiting for them on the runway. 314 00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:11,031 Mr. President, if we don't take Dessaline 315 00:12:11,098 --> 00:12:14,067 he'll be convicted in a 20-minute trial, imprisoned for life 316 00:12:14,134 --> 00:12:15,969 or probably executed by the junta. 317 00:12:16,036 --> 00:12:17,737 I'm sorry, sir, but this is an internal affair in Haiti 318 00:12:17,805 --> 00:12:19,439 and the U.S. has no place choosing sides. 319 00:12:19,506 --> 00:12:22,509 Of course we're choosing sides-- there was a free election. 320 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:23,811 We saw to it there was 321 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:25,512 a free election, and Dessaline won. 322 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,880 If we grant asylum 323 00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:28,515 we'll officially be in a standoff with Bazan. 324 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,851 And the best way for Bazan to elevate his stature in Haiti 325 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,085 is stage a standoff with the U.S. 326 00:12:32,152 --> 00:12:33,854 Plus, Bazan can surround the embassy 327 00:12:33,921 --> 00:12:35,755 saying he's searching for a wanted criminal 328 00:12:35,823 --> 00:12:38,225 and obviously, he can take everyone in the embassy hostage. 329 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:41,394 Mr. President, there will never be real elections 330 00:12:41,461 --> 00:12:44,397 in Haiti if the military thinks it can simply kill the winner. 331 00:12:44,464 --> 00:12:47,100 Also, I'd like to point out, sir, that we encouraged 332 00:12:47,167 --> 00:12:49,903 Dessaline to run-- in fact, we strongly encouraged it-- 333 00:12:49,970 --> 00:12:51,671 and now he's in the trunk of a car. 334 00:12:51,738 --> 00:12:52,873 The car's at the gate. 335 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,341 I got the gate right here. 336 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:56,443 Let him in. 337 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:57,444 Sir... 338 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:58,545 Let him in! 339 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:03,016 Tell them to let him in. 340 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:13,160 He's in. 341 00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:20,901 Do we put Hoynes up there? 342 00:13:20,968 --> 00:13:23,470 At the press conference? 343 00:13:23,536 --> 00:13:24,905 Do we put Hoynes up there? 344 00:13:24,972 --> 00:13:26,173 There's never been a more important time 345 00:13:26,239 --> 00:13:27,540 to emphasize the vice presidency. 346 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:28,942 The Vice President's presence 347 00:13:29,009 --> 00:13:30,677 underlines the health risk to the President. 348 00:13:30,743 --> 00:13:32,412 And it's good to underscore that the President anticipated 349 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:34,381 this problem with his selection of the Vice President. 350 00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:36,249 But it will also serve to underscore that he anticipated 351 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:37,885 the problem and didn't tell anybody about it. 352 00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:39,686 Hoynes was one of the first people to know. 353 00:13:39,752 --> 00:13:41,421 If he's there, it's a breathing demonstration that he signed off 354 00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:42,956 on the President's health and joined the ticket. 355 00:13:43,023 --> 00:13:44,257 And he'll get bombarded with questions 356 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:46,093 about what he did or didn't know 357 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,361 and the press corps will impanel themselves as a grand jury. 358 00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:50,230 Then let them, C.J.! 359 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:51,831 We did something wrong or we didn't. 360 00:13:51,899 --> 00:13:53,366 Well, fantastic, Sam. 361 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:55,635 I didn't realize it was that simple. 362 00:13:55,702 --> 00:13:57,337 ( knocking ) 363 00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:09,116 There's a situation developing in Port-au-Prince. 364 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:10,884 I have to get ready to brief. 365 00:14:21,761 --> 00:14:23,330 Sam... 366 00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:26,099 can Josiah Bartlet function as President? 367 00:14:26,166 --> 00:14:28,468 I'm not a medical expert. 368 00:14:29,669 --> 00:14:31,204 Right. 369 00:14:32,672 --> 00:14:37,110 Toby, there is responsibility and the future 370 00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:38,345 and an obligation to the party 371 00:14:38,411 --> 00:14:40,047 and if he is not going to run 372 00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:41,514 then he's got to point to Hoynes 373 00:14:41,581 --> 00:14:42,582 and say this is our guy. 374 00:14:43,917 --> 00:14:46,319 Well, what if they ask Hoynes 375 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,022 "In the meantime, can Bartlet function as President?" 376 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:51,091 He'll say yes. 377 00:14:52,359 --> 00:14:56,729 What if he says, "I'm not a medical expert"? 378 00:14:56,796 --> 00:14:59,832 MAN: The President of Haiti was taken to the embassy 379 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:00,968 in the trunk of a car? 380 00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:02,502 JOSH: Yes. 381 00:15:02,569 --> 00:15:03,971 I've lived too long. 382 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,838 Well, don't go anywhere, 'cause I need you. 383 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:08,175 I mean it, Lyman, this is going to get worse 384 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,842 before it's going to get better. 385 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:11,344 You may be right, but Haiti's 386 00:15:11,411 --> 00:15:13,480 actually not what I wanted to talk to you about. 387 00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:14,647 Tobacco? 388 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:16,916 Yeah. Andy, the President wants to get behind 389 00:15:16,984 --> 00:15:18,751 a $30 million appropriations bill 390 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:20,887 that the Justice Department's had in your committee 391 00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:22,289 for a few months now. 392 00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:24,257 They need the money to continue the case. 393 00:15:24,324 --> 00:15:25,192 I know. 394 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,994 Has the Chairman scheduled a vote? 395 00:15:27,060 --> 00:15:28,328 He's not going to. 396 00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:30,763 He's not going to schedule a vote? 397 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,500 Kalmbach's going to dance with the girl that brung him. 398 00:15:33,566 --> 00:15:35,635 How much tobacco money has he taken? 399 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:36,636 From the last campaign? 400 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:37,637 Yeah. 401 00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:38,972 $460,000 in PACs. 402 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:40,974 Is there a nose count? 403 00:15:41,041 --> 00:15:42,542 Yeah, it's 8-7 against. 404 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:43,610 Along party lines? 405 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,245 No, believe it or not. 406 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:48,315 We've got two Republicans; they've got two Democrats. 407 00:15:48,381 --> 00:15:50,083 They've got two Democrats? 408 00:15:50,150 --> 00:15:51,051 Warren and Rossitter. 409 00:15:51,118 --> 00:15:52,052 Warren and Rossitter 410 00:15:52,119 --> 00:15:53,520 aren't even from the South. 411 00:15:53,586 --> 00:15:55,588 They have ideological problems with the case. 412 00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:59,026 This is a phenomenally important case; it's historic. 413 00:15:59,092 --> 00:16:01,928 It has to be won, and we're fighting it 414 00:16:01,995 --> 00:16:03,596 with paper clips and a slingshot. 415 00:16:03,663 --> 00:16:06,633 We were wondering when you guys were going to notice. 416 00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:17,310 Hi. 417 00:16:17,377 --> 00:16:18,511 Hi. 418 00:16:18,578 --> 00:16:20,113 Have a seat. 419 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:21,614 I was told you wanted to see me. 420 00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:23,850 Yeah, Donna. 421 00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:27,654 Uh... I'm going to tell you something shocking 422 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,757 except we don't have time to be shocked. 423 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:34,794 So I need you to just hear it and go back to work. 424 00:16:34,861 --> 00:16:37,964 Yeah. 425 00:16:38,031 --> 00:16:41,834 Eight years ago, the President was diagnosed with MS. 426 00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:43,836 He concealed it during the election 427 00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:46,005 but we're going public Wednesday night 428 00:16:46,073 --> 00:16:47,307 with a live network interview 429 00:16:47,374 --> 00:16:48,841 and a press conference. 430 00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:52,212 This is what Josh is going to be working on 24 hours 431 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:54,447 and he's going to need your help 432 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,583 and he's going to need you to know 433 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:57,784 and so I'm telling you. 434 00:16:57,850 --> 00:16:59,619 Yeah. 435 00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:07,494 You're the first person on the assistant level 436 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,162 to find out. 437 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:10,630 Margaret doesn't know 438 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:13,266 Bonnie and Ginger don't know, Donna... 439 00:17:13,333 --> 00:17:15,535 Mrs. Landingham doesn't know. 440 00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:19,172 Is the President in a lot of pain 441 00:17:19,239 --> 00:17:20,840 or discomfort right now? 442 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:22,509 No, he's in remission. 443 00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:23,810 Okay. 444 00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:28,581 Is there anything else? 445 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:31,184 I want to impress upon you how important it is 446 00:17:31,251 --> 00:17:32,885 that this not be discussed beyond... 447 00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:35,155 Yeah. 448 00:17:43,763 --> 00:17:46,266 You want to know where you made your mistake? 449 00:17:46,333 --> 00:17:48,268 I didn't make a mistake. 450 00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:50,403 You probably did, and here's where you went wrong. 451 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:51,404 Where? 452 00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:53,005 You went to the dealership alone. 453 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:54,174 Yes. That was a mistake. 454 00:17:54,241 --> 00:17:55,475 Because the dealer would load me up 455 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:56,976 with a lot of extras I don't need? 456 00:17:57,043 --> 00:17:58,178 That's right. 457 00:17:58,245 --> 00:17:59,379 Like, uh, a tow package? 458 00:17:59,446 --> 00:18:01,114 How are you going to tow your camper 459 00:18:01,181 --> 00:18:02,182 without a tow package? 460 00:18:02,249 --> 00:18:03,683 I have never been camping. 461 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:05,318 Neither have I, and I was hoping you'd take me. 462 00:18:05,385 --> 00:18:06,619 I'd be sitting there fishing 463 00:18:06,686 --> 00:18:08,888 listening to the Orioles on a transistor radio. 464 00:18:08,955 --> 00:18:10,123 What would I be doing? 465 00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:12,024 Warding off bears, that kind of thing. 466 00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,360 How much did you pay? 467 00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:14,827 We don't talk about money, dear. 468 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,463 Can you tell me how much you paid below sticker? 469 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:18,965 I didn't pay anything below sticker. 470 00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:20,567 What do you mean? In my own defense 471 00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:22,469 I didn't pay anything above sticker, either. 472 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:24,137 Mrs. Landingham, seriously. Charlie... 473 00:18:24,204 --> 00:18:25,838 No seriously, you paid sticker price? 474 00:18:25,905 --> 00:18:27,039 Yes. Why? 475 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:28,441 That was the price. Mrs. Landingham... 476 00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:29,876 Says so right on the sticker. 477 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:31,077 Who pays sticker price? I do. 478 00:18:31,144 --> 00:18:32,812 You got to let me go back there with you. 479 00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:34,314 I wasn't duped, Charlie. You paid sticker price. 480 00:18:34,381 --> 00:18:35,782 I'm a government employee. 481 00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:37,850 That doesn't necessarily mean you're a fool. 482 00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:39,186 No, but it means I'm not allowed 483 00:18:39,252 --> 00:18:40,487 to accept gifts of a certain value. 484 00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,088 It's not a gift. Of course it is. 485 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:43,623 The price tag says one thing 486 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,125 and the dealer is giving it to me for something less. 487 00:18:46,193 --> 00:18:48,027 That's what happens when you buy a car. 488 00:18:48,094 --> 00:18:49,028 Not me. 489 00:18:49,095 --> 00:18:50,096 I was looking for Leo. 490 00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:51,198 He's in the Situation Room. 491 00:18:51,264 --> 00:18:55,668 That's usually a good sign. 492 00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,204 LEO: How many are they saying? 493 00:18:57,270 --> 00:18:58,371 MOSLEY: They can't say. 494 00:18:58,438 --> 00:18:59,439 Well, how many are they estimating? 495 00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:00,407 It changes every minute. 496 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:01,608 How many this minute? 497 00:19:01,674 --> 00:19:03,276 Nancy. The cavalry. 498 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,077 You guys need some adult supervision? 499 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:06,446 No, we need the cavalry. 500 00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:08,815 Nah. Jeff, what's the latest estimate? 501 00:19:08,881 --> 00:19:10,283 It's about 500 soldiers 502 00:19:10,350 --> 00:19:12,452 maybe 300 of them with AR-15s. 503 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:14,421 We sold those to them, right? 504 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,756 Well, until a few hours ago, they were on our side. 505 00:19:16,823 --> 00:19:18,425 Still... 506 00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:21,428 Yeah. The AR-15s aren't the only thing they've got. 507 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,696 They've got two Bradleys with 120-millimeter cannons 508 00:19:23,763 --> 00:19:24,797 and a couple of artillery tubes. 509 00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:26,266 What do we have? 510 00:19:26,333 --> 00:19:28,701 37 Marines with M-14s and Beretta side arms. 511 00:19:28,768 --> 00:19:30,136 What happens when the first shot is fired? 512 00:19:30,203 --> 00:19:32,339 Sally, get me hooked up to operations. 513 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:33,673 Yes, ma'am. 514 00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:35,908 Embassy Marines aren't lawn jockeys. 515 00:19:35,975 --> 00:19:37,377 They're not decorative. 516 00:19:37,444 --> 00:19:39,111 They're trained in restraint 517 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:40,513 and they're trained well. 518 00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:42,114 SALLY: Operations, ma'am. Thank you. 519 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,684 Nancy, if they take the embassy, how are we going to know? 520 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:46,553 Are they going to send some kind of note? 521 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,255 Sidney, I need com-con status. This is a few minutes old. 522 00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:49,922 Yes, ma'am. 523 00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:53,125 There's no note, Leo. They're taking the embassy. 524 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,727 Fitz, this is Nancy. 525 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:58,931 I think we should mobilize the 8-80th Hostage Task Force 526 00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:00,867 out of Parris Island. 527 00:20:05,638 --> 00:20:07,607 as well as amphibious carriers out of Mayport, Florida 528 00:20:07,674 --> 00:20:09,409 are being dispatched to the region 529 00:20:09,476 --> 00:20:11,644 and are expected to be there in 36 hours 530 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:13,646 and aircraft will be in a combat radius 531 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:15,815 of 300 to 400 miles within 12 hours 532 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:17,550 and you'll get more details on that 533 00:20:17,617 --> 00:20:18,751 when the Pentagon briefs at 3:00. 534 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:20,219 REPORTERS: C.J.... Katie? 535 00:20:20,287 --> 00:20:21,821 Should we be reading anything into the fact 536 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:23,656 that the Pentagon's briefing and not State? 537 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:25,525 State'll brief later in the day. 538 00:20:25,592 --> 00:20:27,327 Is one option recognizing the Bazan government? 539 00:20:27,394 --> 00:20:28,428 There is no Bazan government. 540 00:20:28,495 --> 00:20:29,762 Yeah, but is one option being...? 541 00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:31,298 You're not taking me there, Mark. 542 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:32,799 C.J., is the U.S. prepared to invade Haiti? 543 00:20:32,865 --> 00:20:34,334 It should be clear 544 00:20:34,401 --> 00:20:35,902 that we're talking about two separate issues: 545 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:37,804 One is a democratically-elected President 546 00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:40,039 whose people are being denied their leader by an armed militia 547 00:20:40,106 --> 00:20:42,008 the other is the lives of the Americans in the embassy 548 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,110 and the American Marines who are guarding them. 549 00:20:44,176 --> 00:20:45,278 You didn't answer my question. 550 00:20:45,345 --> 00:20:46,379 How about that. 551 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:48,214 I'll be back in a few hours. 552 00:20:48,281 --> 00:20:50,950 REPORTERS: C.J., C.J., C.J.... 553 00:20:56,889 --> 00:20:57,857 Is he here? 554 00:20:57,924 --> 00:20:59,392 He's in the Mural Room. 555 00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:00,960 I look all right? 556 00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:02,362 You look pretty tired. 557 00:21:02,429 --> 00:21:04,697 That's what you're saying to me? 558 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:12,772 You're sure there's nothing I can get for you, Mr. Hacket? 559 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:15,542 No, Bonnie, thanks. I'm fine. 560 00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:19,379 Paul. 561 00:21:19,446 --> 00:21:20,713 Good afternoon, Claudia. 562 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:21,881 Bonnie, thank you. 563 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:23,650 Would you stand outside the door, please 564 00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:25,184 and knock if anybody wants to come in? 565 00:21:25,251 --> 00:21:26,953 Sure. 566 00:21:28,087 --> 00:21:29,356 ( door closes ) 567 00:21:29,422 --> 00:21:30,923 She took me in through the basement. 568 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:32,759 Yeah. 569 00:21:32,825 --> 00:21:34,794 I've been in this building 200 or 300 times. 570 00:21:34,861 --> 00:21:36,496 Never came in through the basement. 571 00:21:36,563 --> 00:21:37,997 What do you got in front? 572 00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:39,065 The White House Press Corps. 573 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,600 Yeah? 574 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:43,169 I need 30 minutes, night after tomorrow. 575 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:44,337 C.J., what the hell 576 00:21:44,404 --> 00:21:45,171 are you guys planning for Haiti? 577 00:21:45,237 --> 00:21:46,205 It's not Haiti. 578 00:21:46,272 --> 00:21:47,273 What is it? 579 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:48,841 I'm not going to tell you. 580 00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:50,343 What am I supposed to tell my news director? 581 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:51,378 Tell him it's your network. 582 00:21:51,444 --> 00:21:52,945 It's not my network. 583 00:21:53,012 --> 00:21:54,647 It belongs to a company that belongs to stockholders. 584 00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:56,215 So what am I supposed to tell my news director? 585 00:21:56,282 --> 00:21:57,884 That we need 30 minutes Wednesday night. 586 00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:59,285 On Wednesday morning, I'll tell you why. 587 00:21:59,352 --> 00:22:00,653 You pick the interviewer. 588 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,088 They'll have ten hours to prepare. 589 00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:04,424 Just the President? 590 00:22:04,491 --> 00:22:06,726 The President and First Lady. 591 00:22:06,793 --> 00:22:07,727 On our set? 592 00:22:07,794 --> 00:22:09,195 In this room. 593 00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:12,231 So, we just get the interviewer and the network logo? 594 00:22:12,298 --> 00:22:14,066 No network logo. 595 00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:15,234 C.J.... Paul, I've got to get two other networks and CNN 596 00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:16,803 to pick this up live. 597 00:22:16,869 --> 00:22:18,538 Bad enough it's going to be your guy and not theirs 598 00:22:18,605 --> 00:22:20,039 but they'll run an old Petticoat Junction 599 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:23,443 before they put your network brand on their air. 600 00:22:24,411 --> 00:22:25,878 C.J.... 601 00:22:25,945 --> 00:22:27,046 Yeah? 602 00:22:27,113 --> 00:22:28,047 Between friends... 603 00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:29,181 Yeah? 604 00:22:29,248 --> 00:22:32,485 Is the water over your head? 605 00:22:32,552 --> 00:22:36,288 No. The water's exactly at my head. 606 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:39,692 I'll talk to Jeremy. 607 00:22:39,759 --> 00:22:41,594 Paul, we'll start to leak Wednesday morning 608 00:22:41,661 --> 00:22:42,995 to soften up the ground a little 609 00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:44,363 but anything leaks before then 610 00:22:44,431 --> 00:22:45,698 and I'll take my business across the street. 611 00:22:45,765 --> 00:22:48,034 Yeah. 612 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:51,170 JOSH: Well, I was surprised when Andy gave me the nose count 613 00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:54,941 because I wasn't aware of any ties to tobacco you have. 614 00:22:55,007 --> 00:22:55,742 We don't. 615 00:22:55,808 --> 00:22:56,943 Yeah. 616 00:22:57,009 --> 00:22:58,077 I don't. Do you? 617 00:22:58,144 --> 00:22:59,979 No. No, we grow no tobacco in my state 618 00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:01,548 and I'd have to check 619 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:03,483 but I don't think I've taken contributions. 620 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:05,284 However, we are both former U.S. Attorneys 621 00:23:05,351 --> 00:23:06,419 and it's the suit itself 622 00:23:06,486 --> 00:23:07,420 we find troubling. 623 00:23:07,487 --> 00:23:08,455 The suit? 624 00:23:08,521 --> 00:23:09,722 The suit alleges that 625 00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:11,624 the tobacco companies have been engaged 626 00:23:11,691 --> 00:23:13,225 in a broad conspiracy of lies since the 1950s. 627 00:23:13,292 --> 00:23:14,761 Yes. 628 00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:16,629 How exactly are the Justice Department litigators 629 00:23:16,696 --> 00:23:17,764 going to demonstrate that? 630 00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:19,131 Well, I-I'm not a litigator 631 00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:21,200 and I don't work at the Justice Department 632 00:23:21,267 --> 00:23:23,936 and there's a reason why both those things are true 633 00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:26,072 but I wouldn't think it'd be that hard to prove 634 00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:27,840 that the tobacco companies have lied 635 00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:29,576 since we already know they did. 636 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,478 ROSSITTER: Every Surgeon General since 1964 637 00:23:31,544 --> 00:23:34,146 has warned the public about smoking 638 00:23:34,213 --> 00:23:35,414 and since 1966 639 00:23:35,482 --> 00:23:36,983 through Congressional mandate 640 00:23:37,049 --> 00:23:39,085 a pack of cigarettes has had to carry a warning label. 641 00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:41,588 Turning around now and saying we've been had 642 00:23:41,654 --> 00:23:42,989 is frankly ridiculous. 643 00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:45,558 Are you saying that the people who start smoking 644 00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:47,894 and get addicted to nicotine are too stupid to live? 645 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,862 No. I'm saying they're too stupid 646 00:23:49,929 --> 00:23:51,498 to be protected by the courts. 647 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,999 Too stupid to be...?! 648 00:23:53,065 --> 00:23:55,802 Every day the Justice Department uncovers evidence 649 00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:58,805 that cigarette companies knew far better than the rest of us 650 00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:00,840 that smoking causes death and disease 651 00:24:00,907 --> 00:24:02,542 to say nothing of the CEOs 652 00:24:02,609 --> 00:24:04,611 being the last seven people on earth 653 00:24:04,677 --> 00:24:07,079 to discover that nicotine was addictive. 654 00:24:07,146 --> 00:24:09,749 Josh, your administration wants to prosecute a suit 655 00:24:09,816 --> 00:24:11,317 they know is hopeless 656 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:14,320 so they can score points at the expense of an industry 657 00:24:14,386 --> 00:24:15,822 that funds your opponents. 658 00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:17,924 It's politically correct extortion 659 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:20,627 and that's why it's unlikely the appropriations bill 660 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:22,829 will make it out of the subcommittee. 661 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:30,169 It's almost 3:00. 662 00:24:30,236 --> 00:24:35,341 By 7:00, 3,000 new people will have taken up smoking. 663 00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:39,679 2,800 of them will be under 18. 664 00:24:45,251 --> 00:24:47,253 Thanks. 665 00:24:55,595 --> 00:24:58,064 Good afternoon, ma'am. 666 00:24:58,130 --> 00:24:59,932 Sagittarius. 667 00:25:05,938 --> 00:25:09,909 Good afternoon, Mrs. Bartlet. 668 00:25:09,976 --> 00:25:12,545 What do we use this place for when we're not... 669 00:25:12,612 --> 00:25:14,046 using it for this? 670 00:25:14,113 --> 00:25:16,282 I think... I know we used it to plan 671 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:17,884 some of the millennium things. 672 00:25:17,950 --> 00:25:20,753 It didn't used to be the photo office? 673 00:25:20,820 --> 00:25:22,722 I don't know, ma'am. I could check it out. 674 00:25:22,789 --> 00:25:24,223 Would you like to sit down? 675 00:25:24,290 --> 00:25:26,593 Yeah. 676 00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:35,902 What we're talking about 677 00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:37,436 is 30 minutes with an interviewer. 678 00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:39,772 The questions will be entirely about the medical history. 679 00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:41,608 There'll be no questions about the law. 680 00:25:41,674 --> 00:25:42,742 C.J. got them to agree to that? 681 00:25:42,809 --> 00:25:44,076 She will Wednesday morning 682 00:25:44,143 --> 00:25:45,377 when she tells them what it's about. 683 00:25:45,444 --> 00:25:46,746 Why will they agree? 684 00:25:46,813 --> 00:25:48,314 'Cause if they don't, they lose the story. 685 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,683 It's all right with me. 686 00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:52,184 So, I'd like to go through the story 687 00:25:52,251 --> 00:25:53,720 get a sense of what you're going to say 688 00:25:53,786 --> 00:25:55,154 run it by Oliver Babish, and spend 689 00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:56,656 the next couple of days going over it with you. 690 00:25:56,723 --> 00:25:57,990 That sounds fine, Sam, but you know 691 00:25:58,057 --> 00:25:59,626 I'm kind of seeing someone right now. 692 00:25:59,692 --> 00:26:00,860 Yeah. It's not serious, but it could be. 693 00:26:00,927 --> 00:26:02,028 You know what I'm saying? 694 00:26:02,094 --> 00:26:03,930 Ma'am... 695 00:26:05,832 --> 00:26:09,969 Ten years ago, he began experiencing fatigue 696 00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:15,241 and signs of paraparesis of the anterior femoral muscles. 697 00:26:15,307 --> 00:26:17,143 In laymen's terms? 698 00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:20,246 He had a tingling pain in his thigh. 699 00:26:20,312 --> 00:26:22,048 And those symptoms subsided. 700 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,150 Yes. 701 00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:25,618 And two years later? 702 00:26:25,685 --> 00:26:29,822 My husband experienced neuropathy 703 00:26:29,889 --> 00:26:31,858 and presented symptoms of optic neuritis 704 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,626 with partial unilateral nerve paresis. 705 00:26:33,693 --> 00:26:35,027 Mrs. Bartlet... 706 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:37,964 Dr. Bartlet. 707 00:26:38,030 --> 00:26:39,431 Yes, ma'am. 708 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:42,001 The language 709 00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:43,836 you use... 710 00:26:43,903 --> 00:26:45,672 Why aren't the President and I doing this together? 711 00:26:45,738 --> 00:26:47,139 I'm sorry? 712 00:26:47,206 --> 00:26:49,241 Somebody's doing this with the President 713 00:26:49,308 --> 00:26:52,478 and I was asking why we're not doing it at the same time. 714 00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:54,246 Is it so you can compare our stories? 715 00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:56,849 Yes. 716 00:26:59,385 --> 00:27:00,987 The language you use... 717 00:27:01,053 --> 00:27:06,325 Two years later, he felt numbing and dizziness. 718 00:27:19,271 --> 00:27:21,741 Look... Section 2635 719 00:27:21,808 --> 00:27:24,176 of the guidelines laid out in Ethical Conduct 720 00:27:24,243 --> 00:27:26,345 for Employees of the Executive Branch 721 00:27:26,412 --> 00:27:28,948 Final Regulations, Issued by the U.S. Office 722 00:27:29,015 --> 00:27:30,482 of Government Ethics... 723 00:27:30,549 --> 00:27:32,985 Mrs. Landingham... Section 2635 724 00:27:33,052 --> 00:27:36,088 wherein White House employees are specifically enjoined 725 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:39,291 from receiving or soliciting gifts over $20 in value. 726 00:27:39,358 --> 00:27:42,228 They want to give me a $19 discount on my car 727 00:27:42,294 --> 00:27:43,730 I'll take it. 728 00:27:44,931 --> 00:27:46,365 CHARLIE: He's waiting for you. 729 00:27:46,432 --> 00:27:48,434 Thank you. 730 00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:54,006 PRESIDENT: What happened? 731 00:27:54,073 --> 00:27:57,476 We shot three Haitian soldiers on the runway. 732 00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:58,945 They boarded the plane? 733 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:00,679 Ground traffic control stopped the plane. 734 00:28:00,747 --> 00:28:02,514 When the soldiers boarded it 735 00:28:02,581 --> 00:28:04,751 they were told they'd illegally boarded 736 00:28:04,817 --> 00:28:06,052 a U.S. Air Force C-9. 737 00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:08,420 They were told to drop their weapons. 738 00:28:08,487 --> 00:28:10,056 They were told again. 739 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:11,958 Two staff sergeants in the bulkhead 740 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:13,726 had a clear shot and took them. 741 00:28:13,793 --> 00:28:15,594 They dumped the bodies on the tarmac 742 00:28:15,661 --> 00:28:17,396 and made an emergency takeoff. 743 00:28:17,463 --> 00:28:18,630 Leo... Sir... 744 00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:19,732 That wasn't supposed to happen. 745 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:20,767 Look, if... 746 00:28:20,833 --> 00:28:22,634 I evacuated the nonessentials 747 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,236 specifically so that wouldn't happen. 748 00:28:24,303 --> 00:28:26,138 And we came two minutes... I gave the order six hours ago. 749 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,474 They had to... Six hours ago I gave the order! 750 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:30,843 What the hell were they still doing on a runway?! 751 00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:32,278 They had to be collected, sir. 752 00:28:32,344 --> 00:28:33,746 They weren't all in one place. 753 00:28:33,813 --> 00:28:34,747 We shot three men... 754 00:28:34,814 --> 00:28:35,748 That's what you do. 755 00:28:35,815 --> 00:28:36,949 We what? 756 00:28:37,016 --> 00:28:38,117 A foreign hostile puts his foot 757 00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:39,786 on an American military plane 758 00:28:39,852 --> 00:28:41,220 that's an attack, and rules of engagement 759 00:28:41,287 --> 00:28:43,055 give us every right to repel. 760 00:28:43,122 --> 00:28:45,424 And I'm sure these guys had their handbooks with them! 761 00:28:45,491 --> 00:28:48,060 These guys were there to keep the plane on the ground. 762 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:50,596 The plane is up in the air? 763 00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:51,931 Yes, sir. 764 00:28:51,998 --> 00:28:53,665 What's happening on the ground? 765 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,368 We're communicating through diplomatic back channels. 766 00:28:56,435 --> 00:28:57,369 Who are we using? 767 00:28:57,436 --> 00:28:58,537 The Canadian Ambassador 768 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:00,572 Dominican intelligence. 769 00:29:00,639 --> 00:29:02,374 And what does Bazan want? 770 00:29:02,441 --> 00:29:03,209 Dessaline. 771 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:04,643 On what charge? 772 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:06,178 That as Treasury Minister 773 00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:09,281 he embezzled $18 million earmarked for humanitarian aid. 774 00:29:09,348 --> 00:29:11,884 I'm sold. 775 00:29:19,191 --> 00:29:22,962 Margaret, get me the Secretary of State. 776 00:29:23,029 --> 00:29:24,196 You're right, you know. 777 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:25,364 I should be bringing them in 778 00:29:25,431 --> 00:29:26,565 on reelection. 779 00:29:26,632 --> 00:29:27,466 I should be talking to them. 780 00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:29,168 Yeah. 781 00:29:29,235 --> 00:29:31,070 I don't want to make the same mistakes over again. 782 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:33,372 Yeah, not when there are so many new mistakes we can make. 783 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:34,640 Yeah. 784 00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:36,175 Let's start tonight. 785 00:29:36,242 --> 00:29:39,145 Around 9:00, we'll meet in the residence. 786 00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:41,380 Scott 787 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:42,714 I'm with the President. 788 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,551 We're going to need to invoke 1070 at OAS. 789 00:29:56,028 --> 00:29:57,296 Good evening, Mr. President. 790 00:29:57,363 --> 00:29:58,764 Bob Cratchit. 791 00:29:58,831 --> 00:30:01,367 Oh, sir, surely you have better things to do than annoy me. 792 00:30:01,433 --> 00:30:02,935 Never. You bought a new car? Yes, sir. 793 00:30:03,002 --> 00:30:04,470 And you paid sticker price? 794 00:30:04,536 --> 00:30:05,737 Section 2635... 795 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,306 You need to look at the next page-- 796 00:30:07,373 --> 00:30:09,541 Subsection "B," Paragraph 4, Mammy Yokum. 797 00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:10,542 You know, I could beat you up 798 00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:11,810 anytime I want, sir. 799 00:30:11,878 --> 00:30:13,479 Secret Service would have you down 800 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:14,713 like a calf at a rodeo. 801 00:30:14,780 --> 00:30:16,115 "The definition of 'gift' 802 00:30:16,182 --> 00:30:18,117 "excludes opportunities and benefits 803 00:30:18,184 --> 00:30:20,953 "including favorable rates and commercial discounts 804 00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:23,856 available to the public at large." 805 00:30:23,923 --> 00:30:25,791 I did look at the next page. 806 00:30:25,858 --> 00:30:27,059 And? 807 00:30:27,126 --> 00:30:29,295 I work next door to the Oval Office, sir. 808 00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:31,430 Caesar's wife must be above reproach. 809 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:38,204 Is the reason you didn't tell me you were getting a new car...? 810 00:30:38,270 --> 00:30:42,174 Did you think I was going to think it was an extravagance? 811 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:46,812 You don't think I think you should have a new car? 812 00:30:46,879 --> 00:30:49,148 Delores, have you ever had a new car? 813 00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:51,918 No. 814 00:30:51,984 --> 00:30:54,553 No, Henry would go to Calvin Hilly in Concord 815 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,622 and Calvin would give him a good deal 816 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:58,324 on something reliable. 817 00:30:58,390 --> 00:31:00,893 How about you let me find out what you were supposed to pay 818 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,361 and write you a check for the difference? 819 00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:03,762 Oh, no. 820 00:31:03,829 --> 00:31:05,631 Thank you, but I'm buying this car myself. 821 00:31:05,697 --> 00:31:07,133 This car is going to feel good. 822 00:31:07,199 --> 00:31:08,367 Is it a nice one? 823 00:31:08,434 --> 00:31:09,501 It's a beauty. 824 00:31:09,568 --> 00:31:10,602 It's blue 825 00:31:10,669 --> 00:31:12,038 it has air conditioning-- 826 00:31:12,104 --> 00:31:13,572 I told them I could just roll down the windows 827 00:31:13,639 --> 00:31:15,007 but it comes with it anyway-- 828 00:31:15,074 --> 00:31:16,976 Consumer Reports rates it very high 829 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:18,410 it's very safe 830 00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:20,346 and when you get inside, there's this... 831 00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:21,380 Smell? 832 00:31:21,447 --> 00:31:22,314 How did you know? 833 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:24,016 It's the smell of freedom... 834 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:26,185 and the chemicals they treat the dashboard with. 835 00:31:26,252 --> 00:31:27,453 When are you picking it up? 836 00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:29,255 Right now. Do me a favor, would you? 837 00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:30,822 Come back here after you pick it up. 838 00:31:30,889 --> 00:31:32,424 I'd like to talk to you about something. 839 00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:33,625 Yes, sir. 840 00:31:33,692 --> 00:31:34,793 And put the car in the driveway. 841 00:31:34,860 --> 00:31:36,162 I'd like to kick the tires. 842 00:31:36,228 --> 00:31:37,129 Why? 843 00:31:37,196 --> 00:31:38,464 It's an expression, Fannie Mae. 844 00:31:38,530 --> 00:31:39,598 Go get your car. 845 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:45,171 What happens is basically that small stones in the inner ear 846 00:31:45,237 --> 00:31:47,839 which respond to gravity become dislodged 847 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,642 and that'll cause benign positional vertigo. 848 00:31:50,709 --> 00:31:51,777 You all right? 849 00:31:51,843 --> 00:31:53,212 Yes, ma'am. 850 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:55,614 Sure you don't want some acetylsalicylic acid? 851 00:31:55,681 --> 00:31:56,715 Aspirin, my brother. 852 00:31:56,782 --> 00:31:58,450 What a dumb major you had. 853 00:31:58,517 --> 00:31:59,551 Good evening. 854 00:31:59,618 --> 00:32:00,886 Oh, Oliver. 855 00:32:00,953 --> 00:32:02,521 Do you know what peripheral 856 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:03,956 neuropathy indicates? 857 00:32:04,023 --> 00:32:05,557 No, but I don't really care that much. 858 00:32:05,624 --> 00:32:06,858 Sam, would you mind for a minute? 859 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,060 No. 860 00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:09,761 B-12 deficiency. 861 00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:11,998 Thank you. Sure. 862 00:32:12,064 --> 00:32:14,100 ( sighing ) 863 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,502 Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you about... 864 00:32:16,568 --> 00:32:18,804 Dr. Bartlet. 865 00:32:18,870 --> 00:32:20,572 When did I stop being Dr. Bartlet? 866 00:32:20,639 --> 00:32:22,508 When in the campaign did I decide 867 00:32:22,574 --> 00:32:24,676 that women were going to like me more 868 00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:26,212 if I called myself "Missus"? 869 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:28,847 When did I decide that women were that stupid? 870 00:32:28,914 --> 00:32:31,250 Ma'am, I want you to get your own lawyer. 871 00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:33,319 I have my own lawyer. Pat's a family lawyer. 872 00:32:33,385 --> 00:32:35,621 I want you to get someone for this. I'll give you eight names. 873 00:32:35,687 --> 00:32:38,257 You, Pat and the President whittle it down to three. I'll pick the one. 874 00:32:38,324 --> 00:32:41,327 Can we do this after the broadcast Wednesday night? 875 00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:43,295 No, I want you to do it right away because I don't think 876 00:32:43,362 --> 00:32:45,231 you should do the broadcast Wednesday night. 877 00:32:45,297 --> 00:32:47,899 Why? Because I don't think you should answer questions without a lawyer. 878 00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:49,635 Sam said they're not going to get into issues of legality. 879 00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:51,503 I don't know how they're going to avoid it. 880 00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:53,939 Oliver... Herman Vikram was the original specialist, right? 881 00:32:54,006 --> 00:32:55,474 Yeah. 882 00:32:55,541 --> 00:32:56,942 It was Vikram who put him on prednisone. Yeah. 883 00:32:57,009 --> 00:32:58,377 Then almost four years ago 884 00:32:58,444 --> 00:33:01,213 you put him on Interferon Beta 1-b. 885 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:01,880 Yeah. 886 00:33:01,947 --> 00:33:04,183 Betaseron. Yeah. 887 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:07,919 You did it, not Vikram. 888 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,355 It was in consultation with Vikram. 889 00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:10,589 But Vikram didn't write the prescription. 890 00:33:10,656 --> 00:33:12,324 I thought under the circumstances 891 00:33:12,391 --> 00:33:13,659 it would be wrong to involve 892 00:33:13,725 --> 00:33:14,960 another doctor. 893 00:33:15,027 --> 00:33:16,662 So you wrote these prescriptions to yourself 894 00:33:16,728 --> 00:33:18,030 and then had them filled where? 895 00:33:18,097 --> 00:33:19,665 At the Dunwich Women's Health Clinic. 896 00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:21,967 And then had them shipped to various locations? 897 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:23,001 It was the campaign. 898 00:33:23,069 --> 00:33:24,002 One location was 899 00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:25,304 Phoenix? Probably. 900 00:33:25,371 --> 00:33:27,639 Another was St. Louis. Yeah. 901 00:33:27,706 --> 00:33:30,076 You violated the medical ethics rules 902 00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:32,178 of three State Boards-- New Hampshire 903 00:33:32,244 --> 00:33:34,580 Arizona, and Missouri. 904 00:33:34,646 --> 00:33:36,915 "The Board may take disciplinary action 905 00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:38,650 "against any person who is engaged 906 00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:40,752 in dishonest or unprofessional conduct." 907 00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:43,455 They were extraordinary circumstances, Oliver. 908 00:33:43,522 --> 00:33:47,159 I gave my husband excellent medical care 909 00:33:47,226 --> 00:33:48,760 and I'll line up tenured professors 910 00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:49,828 who will say so. 911 00:33:49,895 --> 00:33:51,363 Did you keep medical records? 912 00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:52,598 No. 913 00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:54,166 "...or any person who has failed to maintain 914 00:33:54,233 --> 00:33:55,734 "adequate medical records or documentation 915 00:33:55,801 --> 00:33:59,138 on diagnostic and therapeutic treatment." 916 00:33:59,205 --> 00:34:01,473 The AMA's code of ethics pretty well spells out 917 00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:04,176 the egregiousness of treating your own family members. 918 00:34:04,243 --> 00:34:05,711 We do it anyway. 919 00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:08,947 We write prescriptions for migraines, antibiotics... 920 00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:10,949 Can I ask you, as the President's physician 921 00:34:11,016 --> 00:34:12,351 have you ever asked him 922 00:34:12,418 --> 00:34:14,320 if he's ever had any extramarital affairs? 923 00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:15,921 No. 924 00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:17,956 Isn't that a crucial question 925 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:21,227 in the diagnosing of autoimmune diseases? 926 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:28,267 I'd like to be next to my husband when he does this. 927 00:34:28,334 --> 00:34:30,702 I'd like you to get your own lawyer. 928 00:34:34,373 --> 00:34:35,774 Is there anything else? 929 00:34:35,841 --> 00:34:37,176 No. 930 00:34:37,243 --> 00:34:39,445 Thank you, Dr. Bartlet. 931 00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:54,193 ( door closes ) 932 00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:07,105 You need this? 933 00:35:09,908 --> 00:35:11,210 I didn't even see you there. 934 00:35:11,277 --> 00:35:12,711 I haven't seen you all day. 935 00:35:12,778 --> 00:35:13,912 I've been with... 936 00:35:13,979 --> 00:35:15,714 ( clearing throat ) 937 00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:17,082 ...you know, tobacco. 938 00:35:17,149 --> 00:35:18,484 You need this? 939 00:35:18,550 --> 00:35:19,851 Yeah. 940 00:35:19,918 --> 00:35:21,320 Josh, the President wants you at a meeting tonight 941 00:35:21,387 --> 00:35:23,522 in the residence around 9:00. 942 00:35:23,589 --> 00:35:25,224 I'll tell you what that is. 943 00:35:25,291 --> 00:35:27,659 That's the Blue Ribbon Commission on Reform. 944 00:35:27,726 --> 00:35:30,596 Let me tell you, I'm going to be collecting benefits 945 00:35:30,662 --> 00:35:31,763 or, you know, not 946 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,499 by the time we get this Blue Ribbon thing up. 947 00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:34,600 Josh. 948 00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:36,435 Yeah? 949 00:35:37,836 --> 00:35:39,971 Um... 950 00:35:40,038 --> 00:35:41,573 I'm trying to... 951 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,909 See, this is why I'll never have a career as a... 952 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,211 Donna, what? Sagittarius. 953 00:35:51,417 --> 00:35:52,551 Are you all right? 954 00:35:52,618 --> 00:35:54,220 Yeah. 955 00:35:55,053 --> 00:35:56,355 There's an empty office 956 00:35:56,422 --> 00:35:57,723 next to the conference room downstairs. 957 00:35:57,789 --> 00:35:59,057 I moved two couches in 958 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:00,826 and there's some pillows and blankets. 959 00:36:00,892 --> 00:36:02,194 C.J. putting the lid on? 960 00:36:02,261 --> 00:36:03,562 Right now 961 00:36:03,629 --> 00:36:05,231 and Leo's ready for you now. 962 00:36:09,034 --> 00:36:10,269 The OAS has agreed to meet 963 00:36:10,336 --> 00:36:11,670 in an emergency session tomorrow morning 964 00:36:11,737 --> 00:36:13,472 but we're still waiting for confirmation. 965 00:36:13,539 --> 00:36:15,541 Can you tell us exactly what you're going to say to them? 966 00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:17,576 Yes, but first we're going to say it to them. 967 00:36:17,643 --> 00:36:19,478 C.J., one more question on the Haitian casualties. 968 00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:21,079 Sorry, Mark, we're out of time, but we'll pick it up 969 00:36:21,146 --> 00:36:22,113 with our lightning round tomorrow. 970 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:23,382 I'm calling a full lid. 971 00:36:23,449 --> 00:36:24,416 Any developments throughout the night 972 00:36:24,483 --> 00:36:25,684 and you'll be paged. 973 00:36:25,751 --> 00:36:27,052 Thanks for your patience, everybody. 974 00:36:27,118 --> 00:36:29,187 Thank you, C.J. Thank you, C.J. 975 00:36:29,255 --> 00:36:30,222 Leo's ready for you. 976 00:36:30,289 --> 00:36:31,457 Thanks. 977 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:43,201 Leo. 978 00:36:43,269 --> 00:36:45,337 This is insane, plain and simple. 979 00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:46,505 What's insane? 980 00:36:46,572 --> 00:36:47,973 Oh, never mind. What isn't? 981 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:49,408 You don't think it's crazy? 982 00:36:49,475 --> 00:36:51,109 I don't even know what we're talking about. 983 00:36:51,176 --> 00:36:52,611 We're firming up strategy 984 00:36:52,678 --> 00:36:55,247 on what will define the future of this presidency 985 00:36:55,314 --> 00:36:57,082 and we don't know if this President 986 00:36:57,148 --> 00:36:58,917 is interested in the future. 987 00:36:58,984 --> 00:37:00,319 We have to have a discussion 988 00:37:00,386 --> 00:37:02,120 and we have to have it tonight. 989 00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,889 We're having a discussion. 990 00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:05,056 When? Tonight. 991 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:06,692 Okay, then. 992 00:37:06,758 --> 00:37:08,894 Good evening. 993 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:09,995 Good evening, Josh. 994 00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:11,363 Leo, would you 995 00:37:11,430 --> 00:37:12,564 excuse us for a second? 996 00:37:12,631 --> 00:37:14,366 Toby, can I talk to you outside? 997 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:23,909 You told Donna. 998 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:25,110 Yeah. 999 00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:26,312 Why didn't you let me? 1000 00:37:26,378 --> 00:37:28,013 You hadn't yet. 1001 00:37:31,182 --> 00:37:32,418 How'd she take it? 1002 00:37:33,819 --> 00:37:36,422 If everybody out there takes it the way she did 1003 00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:37,889 we may be okay. 1004 00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:41,059 If a few more people in here took it the way she did 1005 00:37:41,126 --> 00:37:42,428 that'd be all right, too. 1006 00:37:44,363 --> 00:37:45,864 Was that for me? 1007 00:37:45,931 --> 00:37:47,533 That was for me. 1008 00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:50,702 Tobacco. 1009 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:52,070 Kalmbach's not going to let it 1010 00:37:52,137 --> 00:37:53,104 come to a vote in the subcommittee 1011 00:37:53,171 --> 00:37:54,473 which for the moment is fine 1012 00:37:54,540 --> 00:37:55,841 'cause if he did, it'd be 8-7 against. 1013 00:37:55,907 --> 00:37:56,842 Party lines? 1014 00:37:56,908 --> 00:37:58,043 No. 1015 00:37:58,109 --> 00:37:59,845 We have Stacy and Miner 1016 00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:03,415 but Warren and Rossitter are voting against. 1017 00:38:03,482 --> 00:38:05,250 They have ideological 1018 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:06,352 problems with the case. 1019 00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:07,953 What do you want to do now? 1020 00:38:08,019 --> 00:38:09,788 Stick some dynamite up Warren and Rossitter's ass. 1021 00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:13,024 Yeah, the problem is, Rossitter sits on the Judiciary Committee 1022 00:38:13,091 --> 00:38:15,594 and I don't know how many enemies on Judiciary 1023 00:38:15,661 --> 00:38:17,128 we want to make right now. 1024 00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:18,163 LEO: Both of you listen. 1025 00:38:18,229 --> 00:38:19,831 We're not going to stop 1026 00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:26,638 soften, detour, postpone, circumvent, obfuscate or trade 1027 00:38:26,705 --> 00:38:28,640 a single one of our goals 1028 00:38:28,707 --> 00:38:31,209 to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense 1029 00:38:31,276 --> 00:38:36,214 is coming our way in the next few days, weeks and months. 1030 00:38:36,281 --> 00:38:38,650 When did we decide this? 1031 00:38:40,352 --> 00:38:41,319 Just now. 1032 00:38:41,387 --> 00:38:42,554 Light 'em up. 1033 00:38:44,089 --> 00:38:45,557 You got a recommendation for me? 1034 00:38:45,624 --> 00:38:46,992 30 minutes Wednesday night. Live. 1035 00:38:47,058 --> 00:38:48,627 Live to tape? Live. 1036 00:38:48,694 --> 00:38:50,362 In the Mural Room? Yeah. They pick 1037 00:38:50,429 --> 00:38:53,298 the interviewer, it's carried on all the networks and CNN. 1038 00:38:53,365 --> 00:38:54,800 I give it to them ten hours before. 1039 00:38:54,866 --> 00:38:56,402 And that's followed by a press conference. 1040 00:38:56,468 --> 00:38:57,869 There isn't another step we can take 1041 00:38:57,936 --> 00:38:59,705 until we know what the President's intentions are. 1042 00:38:59,771 --> 00:39:02,040 We need a discussion, and I hate to sound shrill 1043 00:39:02,107 --> 00:39:03,308 but it can't wait another night. 1044 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,876 We're having a discussion. 1045 00:39:04,943 --> 00:39:05,877 When? Tonight. 1046 00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:07,212 Really? Yeah. 1047 00:39:07,278 --> 00:39:08,279 C.J.: That's great. 1048 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:09,314 Good evening. 1049 00:39:09,381 --> 00:39:10,449 Sam, what do you know? 1050 00:39:10,516 --> 00:39:12,017 I know that fluid accumulating 1051 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:15,020 in the semicircular canals of the vestibulo-cochlear nerve 1052 00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:17,255 is usually what'll account for dizziness. 1053 00:39:17,322 --> 00:39:19,858 Leo, I want to state 1054 00:39:19,925 --> 00:39:23,061 right here, right now, in terms so plain and clear as to command their assent... 1055 00:39:23,128 --> 00:39:24,896 We're having a meeting tonight. 1056 00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,698 The whole country is going to assume he's not running 1057 00:39:26,765 --> 00:39:28,534 when he announces the thing. We're having a meeting. 1058 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:30,068 The press is going to assume... We're having a meeting! 1059 00:39:30,135 --> 00:39:31,737 Really? Yeah. 1060 00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:32,738 That's great. 1061 00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:34,039 Yeah. 1062 00:39:39,177 --> 00:39:40,378 Why doesn't everybody 1063 00:39:40,446 --> 00:39:42,313 grab something to eat 1064 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:43,782 be back at 9:00, and you'll get called 1065 00:39:43,849 --> 00:39:45,116 to come over to the residence. 1066 00:39:45,183 --> 00:39:48,987 Josh, walk out with me. 1067 00:39:49,054 --> 00:39:52,290 I mean it-- set one off under these guys. 1068 00:39:52,357 --> 00:39:53,859 How about I have C.J. 1069 00:39:53,925 --> 00:39:56,261 make a statement at her briefing? 1070 00:39:56,327 --> 00:39:57,395 A strong statement. 1071 00:39:57,463 --> 00:39:59,064 "The President calls on Congress 1072 00:39:59,130 --> 00:40:01,500 "to fund the Justice Department's tobacco lawsuit 1073 00:40:01,567 --> 00:40:03,902 at the levels necessary to continue this litigation." 1074 00:40:03,969 --> 00:40:06,572 "The American people deserve their day in court." 1075 00:40:06,638 --> 00:40:08,674 "And this Administration won't sit on the bench 1076 00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:11,242 "while well-fed members of the Appropriations Committee 1077 00:40:11,309 --> 00:40:13,111 "choke off funding for a lawsuit 1078 00:40:13,178 --> 00:40:16,515 "aimed at the perpetrators of hundreds of thousands of negligent homicides 1079 00:40:16,582 --> 00:40:18,550 while filling their campaign war chests." 1080 00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:19,818 Light 'em up. 1081 00:40:27,959 --> 00:40:30,095 Charlie? 1082 00:40:31,697 --> 00:40:34,666 Leo, there was an accident at 18th and Potomac. 1083 00:40:34,733 --> 00:40:37,969 Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here. 1084 00:40:38,036 --> 00:40:39,304 What happened? 1085 00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:40,806 There was a drunk driver 1086 00:40:40,872 --> 00:40:43,441 and they ran the light at 18th and Potomac. 1087 00:40:43,509 --> 00:40:45,110 They ran it at a high speed. 1088 00:40:45,176 --> 00:40:46,845 Charlie, is she all right? 1089 00:40:48,379 --> 00:40:49,948 No. 1090 00:40:50,015 --> 00:40:51,717 She's dead. 1091 00:41:11,603 --> 00:41:13,872 Is he alone? 1092 00:41:13,939 --> 00:41:15,607 Yeah.