1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. C.J., I've got my own press secretary.Copy !req
3. When she tells you something,
it's from this office.Copy !req
4. Where do you get the authority
to direct me to the men's room?Copy !req
5. - Bring Sam Seaborn.
- Sam has enough without a booty call.Copy !req
6. It's not a booty call.Copy !req
7. - Do you flirt with me to get a story?
- I'm doing it to flirt with you.Copy !req
8. Jenny's asking for a divorce.Copy !req
9. - You're kidding me.
- No.Copy !req
10. Yellowstone was the nation's
first national park. March 1, 1872.Copy !req
11. It's getting late. Are we through?Copy !req
12. We're through with work.
But this part's fun.Copy !req
13. - Which part?
- Where I get to teach you something.Copy !req
14. - You're not tired?
- No.Copy !req
15. - Perhaps if you got into bed...
- I'm a national park buff, Josh.Copy !req
16. - I'm sorry?
- I'm a national park buff.Copy !req
17. - I bet you didn't know that about me.
- I didn't, but I'm not surprised.Copy !req
18. - Why is that?
- You're quite a nerd, Mr. President.Copy !req
19. - Really?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
20. - That was said with respect?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
21. Is it nerd-like to know
Everglades National Park is...Copy !req
22. the largest subtropical wilderness
in the U.S. and has mangrove forests?Copy !req
23. - Just a little.
- There are 54 national parks.Copy !req
24. - You've been to all of them?
- I have. I should show you my slides.Copy !req
25. - Would you?
- Grand Canyon...Copy !req
26. Bryce Canyon, Badlands. Capitol
Reef, Acadia, often overlooked.Copy !req
27. Feel free to keep talking,
but I need to go...Copy !req
28. so I can be in my office
in four hours.Copy !req
29. - Dry Tortugas?
- I can't go until you give permission.Copy !req
30. Petrified Forest, Cascades, Joshua
Tree. Shenandoah, here in Virginia!Copy !req
31. We should organize
a staff field trip to Shenandoah.Copy !req
32. I could be the guide.
What do you think?Copy !req
33. - A good place to dump your body.
- What was that?Copy !req
34. - Did I say that out loud?
- And I was gonna let you go home.Copy !req
35. - But instead?
- We're gonna talk about Yosemite.Copy !req
36. Thank you.
- Thanks, Tony.Copy !req
37. Let me pay.
- No.Copy !req
38. I said I was taking you out.Copy !req
39. - But this is my hotel, Mallory.
- Dad.Copy !req
40. - How much is a cup of coffee here?
- $6.50.Copy !req
41. - You want to pay the check?
- No.Copy !req
42. - Leo?
- Congressman Skinner.Copy !req
43. - You know my daughter?
- How are you?Copy !req
44. - Good to see you.
- Congrats.Copy !req
45. - To all of us.
- Right.Copy !req
46. The banking bill's gonna pass?
Congratulations.Copy !req
47. Thank you. You haven't
told me about your mother.Copy !req
48. - What do you want to know?
- Is she...?Copy !req
49. I don't know. Tell me anything.Copy !req
50. - You could call and ask how she is.
- Or I could just ask you.Copy !req
51. - But asking me won't do any good.
- I'm getting that impression.Copy !req
52. - What's that?
- Opera tickets. It's our subscription.Copy !req
53. - Mom doesn't want them?
- No.Copy !req
54. - Did you ask her?
- Yes.Copy !req
55. While you were asking that,
you couldn't ask how she's doing?Copy !req
56. I had a chance to give you up
for adoption.Copy !req
57. Too late.Copy !req
58. - Why can't you say congratulations?
- On the banking bill? I did.Copy !req
59. - You were smirking, rolling your eyes.
- I was doing neither.Copy !req
60. - You were doing it with your voice.
- Father, you've gone 'round the bend.Copy !req
61. - Want the tickets?
- Yes.Copy !req
62. You wanna walk me back to work?Copy !req
63. Sure.Copy !req
64. Till 2 a.m.?
- Yes.Copy !req
65. - Talking about national parks?
- The president was talking.Copy !req
66. - We beat the banking lobby!
- It'll pass?Copy !req
67. We beat them.Copy !req
68. - You're confident?
- Yes.Copy !req
69. Did you and Josh talk
till 2 a.m. about parks?Copy !req
70. - Everglades Park...
- Mr. President.Copy !req
71. - I've got to take this so I can gloat.
- Enjoy yourself.Copy !req
72. - Talk about this today. This is it!
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
73. By the way, the California live oak...Copy !req
74. - Mr. President.
- Right.Copy !req
75. - Have a good day.
- Twelfth-round knockout, C.J.!Copy !req
76. Good morning.
Good morning, Mr. Vice President.Copy !req
77. Let's take our seats. President's gonna
be late, and he wanted me to start.Copy !req
78. I welcome you to our third cabinet
meeting. Our first in six months.Copy !req
79. The president would want me
to point out...Copy !req
80. these meetings offer a chance
to come together, exchange ideas...Copy !req
81. and discuss our goals
for the future.Copy !req
82. Surely our first goal has to be
finding a way to work with Congress.Copy !req
83. We need to reach out
to the House and to...Copy !req
84. Morning, Mr. President.
Mr. President.Copy !req
85. This is the saddest-looking cabinet...
Look at this.Copy !req
86. I have an agriculture secretary
who's never eaten a vegetable.Copy !req
87. Sit down. You're freaking me out.
Morning, Leo.Copy !req
88. Good morning, sir.Copy !req
89. - Are you taking minutes?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
90. What's your name?Copy !req
91. - Mildred, sir.
- I'm the president. What'd I miss?Copy !req
92. The vice president.
"President's gonna be late... "Copy !req
93. Would you skip down?Copy !req
94. "The president would want me to point
out these meetings are a chance... "Copy !req
95. Actually, I find these meetings
to be mind-numbing...Copy !req
96. but Leo tells me they're required,
so let's get it over with.Copy !req
97. "Our first goal is finding
a way to work with Congress. "Copy !req
98. - Who said that?
- I did.Copy !req
99. Our first goal should be finding
a way to work with Congress?Copy !req
100. Yes, sir.Copy !req
101. You don't think our first goal is to
find a way to best serve the people?Copy !req
102. I didn't say that.Copy !req
103. Really? Let's have a look.Copy !req
104. That's what it says here.
Want Mildred to read it again?Copy !req
105. - No. Thank you, sir.
- Okay.Copy !req
106. - Anything else?
- No, sir.Copy !req
107. Good.
Now, let's get to work.Copy !req
108. - It's good. It's a little flat.
- Yeah. I think so too.Copy !req
109. - My writing's been flat lately.
- It's not you, it's me.Copy !req
110. - You did the best you could.
- What do you mean?Copy !req
111. - You reached your potential.
- I can do better.Copy !req
112. - I can too.
- You saying I can't?Copy !req
113. I'm saying you're fine and I'm flat.Copy !req
114. - What is it?
We can't find our talent.Copy !req
115. Heard anything
about the banking bill?Copy !req
116. - What do you mean?
- I'm hearing some stuff.Copy !req
117. - We're fine.
- You sure?Copy !req
118. - I'm having lunch with Crane.
- When?Copy !req
119. Lunchtime.Copy !req
120. - I shouldn't be nervous?
- No.Copy !req
121. Okay.Copy !req
122. - It couldn't have gone far, right?
- No.Copy !req
123. Somewhere in this building
is our talent.Copy !req
124. Yes.Copy !req
125. C.J.
- Danny.Copy !req
126. - How are you?
- How is it my staff lets you in?Copy !req
127. - They like me.
- They're supposed to like me.Copy !req
128. - What do you need?
- The president roughed up Hoynes.Copy !req
129. - From who?
- Whom.Copy !req
130. - Where'd you hear it?
- Got 50 cents?Copy !req
131. Read about it in my paper.
Want to have dinner?Copy !req
132. - No. Tell me more.
- Did it happen?Copy !req
133. - On the record? Absolutely not.
- Off the record?Copy !req
134. - What else is new?
- I thought so. Have dinner with me.Copy !req
135. I'm good-looking. People don't notice
right away. I like seafood.Copy !req
136. Danny.Copy !req
137. I'm a good conversationalist
and good at kayaking.Copy !req
138. - I can't.
- I can teach you.Copy !req
139. No, you idiot,
I mean I can't have dinner.Copy !req
140. Okay.Copy !req
141. Yesterday at 10:00,
these two guys, as a joke...Copy !req
142. posted false information
about a tiny start-up company...Copy !req
143. and its stock shot up.Copy !req
144. By 2:30, the hoax had been uncovered
and the stock adjusted.Copy !req
145. But by the end of the day, this
company which nobody had heard of...Copy !req
146. closed out as the 12th highest
traded issue on the NASDAQ.Copy !req
147. This just in:
The Internet is not a fad.Copy !req
148. Thank you, sir.
- Thank you, all.Copy !req
149. - Mr. Vice President?
- What do you need?Copy !req
150. The cabinet meeting?
Anything to talk about?Copy !req
151. Talk about? I've had dreams about
killing you. What does that mean?Copy !req
152. - I heard about the meeting.
- Nothing happened.Copy !req
153. - I heard different.
- You heard wrong.Copy !req
154. - Okay.
- Let's go!Copy !req
155. - Sam?
- Yeah.Copy !req
156. Heard about the cabinet meeting?
The president took Hoynes for a ride.Copy !req
157. - Who's talking?
- I don't know.Copy !req
158. Hi, Mallory.
Let me know if you hear anything.Copy !req
159. Hi.
- How you doing?Copy !req
160. Pretty good. I had breakfast with
my father and walked him back.Copy !req
161. - Can I talk to you a second?
- Sure.Copy !req
162. - What's up?
- So...Copy !req
163. Here's the thing.
Do you by any chance like opera?Copy !req
164. - The opera?
- Yes.Copy !req
165. To go and watch and listen to?Copy !req
166. - Yes, Sam.
- Why do you ask?Copy !req
167. I have two tickets to the Beijing
Opera tonight at the Kennedy Center.Copy !req
168. My father's seats.Copy !req
169. - Beijing Opera?
- Yes.Copy !req
170. - You're asking me on a date.
- No.Copy !req
171. I'm asking you if you'd like to go...Copy !req
172. to see a renowned opera company
perform a work native to its culture.Copy !req
173. Right. In what way
will it not be a date?Copy !req
174. There will be no sex for you
at the end of the evening.Copy !req
175. Okay.Copy !req
176. - So what do you say?
- Well...Copy !req
177. I am an absolute nut
for Chinese opera.Copy !req
178. The Chinese being known
for their romantic melodies.Copy !req
179. With your guarantee there won't
be sex, I can't say no.Copy !req
180. Good, then.Copy !req
181. - I'll come and get you at 7:30.
- Yeah.Copy !req
182. Know what's good about this?Copy !req
183. If you hadn't offered
opera and no sex...Copy !req
184. all I'd be doing later is watching
football, so this works out great.Copy !req
185. - 7:30.
- Yes, indeed.Copy !req
186. - Leo will be in in a minute.
- Thanks.Copy !req
187. - What's your thing about?
- Nothing.Copy !req
188. - What's your thing about?
- Nothing.Copy !req
189. - What do you need?
- We're not here together.Copy !req
190. Somebody go first.Copy !req
191. Concanon heard the president
and Hoynes...Copy !req
192. - The cabinet meeting? It's nothing.
- Then why is he asking?Copy !req
193. - Who talked?
- He won't say.Copy !req
194. - It's Hoynes.
- We need that.Copy !req
195. - What should I do?
- Deal with it.Copy !req
196. You're a real details man,
aren't you, Leo?Copy !req
197. Deal with it.Copy !req
198. What do you want?Copy !req
199. - I can come back another...
- What?Copy !req
200. Mallory had an extra ticket to
the opera and she asked me to go.Copy !req
201. - Mallory who?
- Mallory, your daughter.Copy !req
202. - Mallory, my daughter...
- Yes.Copy !req
203. asked you to the opera with tickets
belonging to me and her mother?Copy !req
204. - The woman who used to be my wife?
- We won't be doing anything.Copy !req
205. - Like what?
- Let's stay away from that.Copy !req
206. - Best that we do. I'm fine.
- You're fine. You're sure?Copy !req
207. - Somebody should use them.
- Thank you.Copy !req
208. - Go back to work, Sam.
- Yeah.Copy !req
209. I'm fine.Copy !req
210. Nitrogen and hydrogen.Copy !req
211. Dick Brenner says we send a rocket
with a liquid hydrogen payload...Copy !req
212. when we can put a man on Mars
for $25 billion? That's a steal.Copy !req
213. Where do you get nitrogen
to get him back?Copy !req
214. Mars is made out of nitrogen.
We'll build a gas station.Copy !req
215. We're done. Maybe we should all take
a science course. Thank you, all.Copy !req
216. C.J. Cregg asked for a minute.Copy !req
217. - I could've seen that coming.
- Mr. Vice President.Copy !req
218. Whoever Danny's been
talking to, it wasn't me.Copy !req
219. I'd just like to keep it
from becoming a story.Copy !req
220. What can I do?Copy !req
221. What happened
and how did Danny find out?Copy !req
222. Nothing happened,
and I have no idea how he found out.Copy !req
223. The implication I leaked information
is as stupid as it is insulting.Copy !req
224. I'd like to remind you whatever regard
you hold for me personally...Copy !req
225. you are addressing
the office of the vice president.Copy !req
226. - Yes, sir.
- Anything else?Copy !req
227. - No, sir.
- Good. Let's go.Copy !req
228. - Let's go.
- What's up?Copy !req
229. - Banking bill's gonna pass.
- Crane's sure?Copy !req
230. - Said it was in the bag.
- How was lunch?Copy !req
231. - In the bag.
- No, it's not.Copy !req
232. - I just got done with Crane.
- He's behind.Copy !req
233. - What?
- What'd they attach?Copy !req
234. - A land use rider.
Who?Copy !req
235. - Broderick and Eaton.
- Broderick and Eaton?Copy !req
236. Big Sky Federal Reserve.
They want to strip-mine Montana.Copy !req
237. - We don't care.
- We do care!Copy !req
238. Not today.
Since when are you outdoorsy?Copy !req
239. - This is about retribution.
- Yeah, no kidding.Copy !req
240. We need to see the president.Copy !req
241. Yeah, we need to see the president.Copy !req
242. - Broderick and Eaton?
- Yes.Copy !req
243. I can only say the president was
interested in the policy's effects.Copy !req
244. But the White House is optimistic
about the chances of the bill?Copy !req
245. - Very.
- You're not concerned about the rider?Copy !req
246. Sorry?Copy !req
247. You're not concerned
about the rider attachment?Copy !req
248. It's being worked out.
I'll go into detail later.Copy !req
249. - Could you do it now?
- Then you won't need me later.Copy !req
250. - C.J...
- Later. Thank you, everybody.Copy !req
251. - Bonnie, find Toby.
- Land use rider was a shock.Copy !req
252. This is a restricted area.
There are signs.Copy !req
253. - Where?
- There are usually signs.Copy !req
254. - You guys mind me back here?
No.Copy !req
255. - Seems someone took your legs out.
- First, you're wrong.Copy !req
256. Second, shut up. Third, Hoynes says he
didn't talk to you and I believe him.Copy !req
257. He's pissed at me.
Fourth, shut up again!Copy !req
258. - It wasn't Hoynes.
- I know that now.Copy !req
259. I enjoy movies, music. I'm not wild
about ice skating, but I'll do it.Copy !req
260. - Say goodbye to Danny.
Bye.Copy !req
261. A day's work for a day's pay.Copy !req
262. Toby's in his office.
Should I say you're coming?Copy !req
263. - No, I'd like to keep this a surprise.
- Never mind.Copy !req
264. - Big Sky Federal Reserve.
- In Montana?Copy !req
265. What happened?Copy !req
266. Eaton and Broderick got
a rider into the report.Copy !req
267. Eaton and Broderick
attached the land use rider?Copy !req
268. Surprised they're interested
in strip-mining?Copy !req
269. I'm surprised
they're interested in anything.Copy !req
270. It's retaliatory, sir.
For the campaign.Copy !req
271. - What did I do during the campaign?
- You won.Copy !req
272. - They want to strip-mine Big Sky?
- Mr. President.Copy !req
273. - Swallow it.
- I knew it.Copy !req
274. - It's the right thing.
- It's not!Copy !req
275. Over here, please.Copy !req
276. The banking reform bill
is the ball game.Copy !req
277. Let's not get into a contest over
rocks uninhabitable most of the year.Copy !req
278. They're attractive rocks.Copy !req
279. Sam meant we don't need
the environmental lobby.Copy !req
280. That's not what I meant. What I meant
is, it'll save real people real money.Copy !req
281. - Tough.
- What do you do?Copy !req
282. - Veto it.
- It's our bill.Copy !req
283. He's right. Send a signal to the banks
that we will not be held hostage.Copy !req
284. Tell them we'd rather be held hostage
by wildlife activists.Copy !req
285. That position always works.Copy !req
286. And it's important we carry Montana
and its three electoral votes.Copy !req
287. I knew Sam would sell off states.
I was hoping he'd start with Delaware.Copy !req
288. - Toby?
- Let me speak to some people.Copy !req
289. Leo?
- Yeah.Copy !req
290. I don't like these people, Toby.
I don't want to lose.Copy !req
291. - Yes, sir.
- What's next?Copy !req
292. - Hey.
- Hey.Copy !req
293. - Don't get up. It's fine.
- Did you need something?Copy !req
294. - I came to see what you were doing.
- No appointments?Copy !req
295. The night was blocked,
but the thing got canceled.Copy !req
296. - Take the night off, sir.
- No.Copy !req
297. - I've still got 400 pages to read.
- Leave it till tomorrow.Copy !req
298. I don't like being there with no one.Copy !req
299. - Call Abbey, turn on the football game.
- Maybe later.Copy !req
300. Okay.Copy !req
301. - You had breakfast with Mal?
- Yep.Copy !req
302. How's she doing?Copy !req
303. - She's pissed at me.
- You ignored her mother.Copy !req
304. - Come on.
- That's what it looks like to her.Copy !req
305. - But she sees the job.
- No, she doesn't.Copy !req
306. Anyone would have to see it to believe
it. And if they did, would it matter?Copy !req
307. She's her mother's daughter,
and you made her mother cry.Copy !req
308. You really threw some sunshine
down on that one. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
309. I'm right next door all night.Copy !req
310. Me too.Copy !req
311. Okay.Copy !req
312. - Josh?
- Yeah.Copy !req
313. - Mandy wants to see you.
- Can you tell her I'm not in?Copy !req
314. No, I think the ship's sailed
on that one.Copy !req
315. How you doing?Copy !req
316. Let me say this. It's a good bill.Copy !req
317. - The banking bill is a good bill.
- And it works for us.Copy !req
318. No more 24% credit card interest,
more savings than a tax cut...Copy !req
319. no unjustified holds on deposits.
These I can work with.Copy !req
320. I have no argument!
But when they could strip-mine...Copy !req
321. You never climbed a tree.
You don't care about Big Sky.Copy !req
322. I don't. I do care about
hanging a sign that says:Copy !req
323. "Republicans and Congress, feel free
to slap us around to show us you can. "Copy !req
324. - You don't like Broderick and Eaton.
- That's not the point.Copy !req
325. - It is the point.
- How?Copy !req
326. When you're competitive and combative,
you juice up the president.Copy !req
327. - I'll keep that in mind.
- No, you won't. You never do.Copy !req
328. - Josh?
- Yeah. Gotta run.Copy !req
329. I'm not done with you.Copy !req
330. Thanks, Liz.Copy !req
331. Excuse me, Mr. McGarry?Copy !req
332. - Call me Leo, will you?
- I'll try.Copy !req
333. - What do you need?
- Message from Nancy Becker.Copy !req
334. Tomorrow is the transportation
secretary's birthday.Copy !req
335. The president usually sends a letter.Copy !req
336. Yeah. Tell Communications.
They'll give it to a staffer.Copy !req
337. Yes, sir.Copy !req
338. Wait.Copy !req
339. - Nancy Becker needs it tonight?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
340. - Give it to Sam.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
341. - Sam.
- Charlie!Copy !req
342. - How do I look?
- Good.Copy !req
343. Went to the gym, got a shower
and shave. Got my shoes shined too.Copy !req
344. Know why? I'm going to the opera
tonight, which will be excruciating.Copy !req
345. But I'm gonna do it anyway.Copy !req
346. There's a birthday, and Leo wants you
to write a message from the president.Copy !req
347. He wants me? He wants me
to write a birthday message?Copy !req
348. Nancy Becker needs it tonight.Copy !req
349. You sure he doesn't want
someone who isn't overqualified?Copy !req
350. He specifically asked for you.Copy !req
351. - What time is it?
- Ten after 7.Copy !req
352. Somebody! Anybody!Copy !req
353. Write a two-page memo on the
history and accomplishments of...Copy !req
354. the assistant secretary of
transportation. It's under control.Copy !req
355. Are you listening to me?
- Yes.Copy !req
356. What was the last thing I said?Copy !req
357. - You said, "Are you listening to me?"
- Toby!Copy !req
358. I'm not the one to talk to
about the bill. I feel hatred.Copy !req
359. - Toward whom?
- Today it's Broderick and Eaton.Copy !req
360. - Excuse me. What's going on?
- Hey.Copy !req
361. Tell him that signing the bill,
thus swallowing the strip-mining pill...Copy !req
362. would not foreclose a PR approach
trumpeting bank reforms...Copy !req
363. while also excoriating
a strip-mining scam...Copy !req
364. which is what I'm happy to call it.
Tell him that.Copy !req
365. Toby? Mandy wants you to recommend to
the president that we do it her way.Copy !req
366. - Do you understand what she said?
- No, but she's confident.Copy !req
367. - I would like to talk to Josh again.
- Talk to anyone, but I need to work.Copy !req
368. Thank you.Copy !req
369. Mandy?Copy !req
370. You cut your noses off
to spite your faces.Copy !req
371. - I wanted to ask you something.
- What?Copy !req
372. - You know Danny Concanon?
- Yeah.Copy !req
373. He's sniffing around
about the cabinet meeting.Copy !req
374. No big deal,
but I want him to back off.Copy !req
375. - Make a trade.
- Yeah?Copy !req
376. Give him a half-hour
with the president.Copy !req
377. - Thanks.
- Will you help me with Josh and Toby?Copy !req
378. The president's been messed with.
At the 11 th hour, he got clipped.Copy !req
379. Josh and Toby get geared up for this.
You can't talk them down.Copy !req
380. - You're idiots, you know that?
- We actually do know that.Copy !req
381. - This is fine.
- Excellent!Copy !req
382. They had you write this?
You're not a little overqualified?Copy !req
383. I was happy to do it.Copy !req
384. - I appreciate it.
- No problem.Copy !req
385. Listen, as long as you're on it
and you don't mind...Copy !req
386. why don't we take advantage of it
and really do a job?Copy !req
387. It's his 50th birthday. Give it the
Sam Seaborn quill. What do you think?Copy !req
388. I'd be honored, sir.Copy !req
389. Take your time. Bring the next draft
when it's ready.Copy !req
390. - I appreciate it, Sam.
- My pleasure.Copy !req
391. - Did you get a shoeshine, Sam?
- Yes, I did!Copy !req
392. Hey, Sam!Copy !req
393. - Hello.
- Are you ready to go?Copy !req
394. I'd like to say, first,
you look beautiful.Copy !req
395. - Thank you.
- I mean that.Copy !req
396. - What would you like to say second?
- Can we talk in my office?Copy !req
397. - Hello.
- Hello.Copy !req
398. - May I discuss your story?
- Cabinet meeting, sure.Copy !req
399. I don't believe
one of the cabinet officers...Copy !req
400. They weren't the only ones
in the room.Copy !req
401. - I'm gonna fire her.
- Don't. It's not nice.Copy !req
402. The president would like you
not to pursue this.Copy !req
403. To show his gratitude, he'll give you
30 minutes on any subject you like.Copy !req
404. That sounds good, but it's not enough.Copy !req
405. - What else?
- I'd like you to sing.Copy !req
406. - Danny.
- Little song.Copy !req
407. - Will you take it?
- Yes.Copy !req
408. Thank you.Copy !req
409. - C.J.
- Yeah.Copy !req
410. Anybody gets fired,
I'll write about why.Copy !req
411. Understood.Copy !req
412. The assistant secretary
of transportation?Copy !req
413. - Can I ask you a few questions?
- Sure.Copy !req
414. In the campaign, you wrote a good
portion of the stump speech, right?Copy !req
415. The acceptance speech,
the inaugural, State of the Union.Copy !req
416. Now you're asked
to write a birthday card?Copy !req
417. - Birthday message.
- For the secretary of transportation?Copy !req
418. - It's the assistant secretary...
- The assistant secretary.Copy !req
419. Yes. One of them.Copy !req
420. If you didn't want to go,
you should have said so.Copy !req
421. If you chickened out,
you should have called.Copy !req
422. - I didn't.
- I'm dressed up.Copy !req
423. - My shoes are shined.
- Shut up.Copy !req
424. This just came up.Copy !req
425. It's his 50th birthday.
They couldn't have seen it coming?Copy !req
426. - Fair point.
- I'm going home.Copy !req
427. Don't go. Give me a half-hour
for the new draft.Copy !req
428. A new draft?Copy !req
429. - Yes.
- You've already done a draft?Copy !req
430. You need more than one draft
on a birthday card?Copy !req
431. - Birthday message.
- Sam.Copy !req
432. Half-hour.
We'll get there by intermission.Copy !req
433. There'll be death and shrieking
in the second act.Copy !req
434. Go.Copy !req
435. - You look fantastic...
- Go!Copy !req
436. We're gonna want a new draft
by the end of the week. Thank you.Copy !req
437. - Toby?
- Yes?Copy !req
438. - Know what I think?
- What?Copy !req
439. It wasn't Broderick and Eaton.
I don't think they have the muscle.Copy !req
440. - I think it was Crane.
- Yeah.Copy !req
441. Honest to God, I think it was Crane.
Your friend, Crane.Copy !req
442. Yeah.Copy !req
443. - The guy who said it would go through.
- Yeah.Copy !req
444. You're not bothered by this?Copy !req
445. We've reached the end. I don't
care how, and I'm ready to move on.Copy !req
446. How?Copy !req
447. - Let's tell them to sign it.
- Not yet!Copy !req
448. - It's over. We did fine.
- We got screwed!Copy !req
449. Not so bad.Copy !req
450. But Crane and Broderick and Eaton?Copy !req
451. - It was their turn.
- I'm still working on it.Copy !req
452. - The president needs something.
- I got a few hours.Copy !req
453. Suit yourself.Copy !req
454. Good evening.
- Is he free?Copy !req
455. - He's reading.
- I can come back.Copy !req
456. Go in. He's looking for company.Copy !req
457. - Hey, C.J.
- Good evening, am I disturbing you?Copy !req
458. - No, no. Sit down.
- What's going on?Copy !req
459. - When will we have a solution?
- For the land use rider?Copy !req
460. I want the bill,
and I don't want to give in.Copy !req
461. A classic conundrum.
Speaking of conundrums...Copy !req
462. - I don't want to hear about Hoynes.
- Mr. President...Copy !req
463. - Is Danny gonna make it a thing?
- No.Copy !req
464. - What did you give him?
- A half-hour sit-down on the record.Copy !req
465. Sold.Copy !req
466. Sir? The vice president
wasn't the one who talked.Copy !req
467. - Sure, he was.
- I don't think so.Copy !req
468. I'm pretty sure it was
the woman taking minutes.Copy !req
469. - Mildred?
- Yeah.Copy !req
470. - Let's drop it.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
471. - Anything else?
- No, sir.Copy !req
472. - Okay, get out of here.
- Thank you.Copy !req
473. Here we go.Copy !req
474. - Come on!
- I'm under enough pressure.Copy !req
475. - It's a card!
- I was asked by the president.Copy !req
476. - What did you say?
- I was asked by the president.Copy !req
477. Did you tell my father
we were going out?Copy !req
478. Yes, I did.Copy !req
479. Excuse me.Copy !req
480. Okay, here we go.Copy !req
481. Nope!Copy !req
482. Findings, which didn't support us,
due to committee speculation...Copy !req
483. need to be referred to the OMB.
Yours unhappily. Copy that to Josh.Copy !req
484. What will the president do
about Big Sky?Copy !req
485. When he tells me, I'll tell you.
What's next?Copy !req
486. - Excuse me, Margaret. Hello.
- Hey, baby.Copy !req
487. Don't "Hey, baby" me,
you addle-minded Machiavellian jerk!Copy !req
488. - Should I step out?
- Sounds like it.Copy !req
489. - You gave him that idiot assignment!
- Yes.Copy !req
490. - Why?
- Because I felt like it!Copy !req
491. Your mom has a genuine beef. I widowed
her when I took over the campaign.Copy !req
492. But I haven't done anything to you.Copy !req
493. Working in the White House doesn't
allow flexibility for leisure...Copy !req
494. as you've discovered tonight.
I'm done being blamed.Copy !req
495. - You make Sam write a birthday card.
- A birthday message.Copy !req
496. - Why?
- Just my sense of humor.Copy !req
497. - Hey, Mal.
- Good evening.Copy !req
498. - Margaret! You're all dressed up.
- Yes, I am.Copy !req
499. Yes, sir?
- Could you bring me today's schedule?Copy !req
500. - Yes, sir.
- Thank you.Copy !req
501. You look a little glum, Mallory.Copy !req
502. Did you have plans with someone
who had to cancel...Copy !req
503. because they made a commitment
to a common and higher purpose?Copy !req
504. You're a coconspirator on this.Copy !req
505. Thank you. These are some
things your father did today.Copy !req
506. He met with the CIA...Copy !req
507. and received a briefing about
stores of plutonium in a country...Copy !req
508. which is not on
our Christmas card list.Copy !req
509. He brokered a compromise
for funding of something trivial...Copy !req
510. but I can't remember what...
Oh, yes, the U.S. Army.Copy !req
511. He met with my chief counsel
as it's possible...Copy !req
512. I've broken several laws and may
serve time in prison after resigning.Copy !req
513. - How'd that go?
- We're fine.Copy !req
514. Cool. He received a security briefing
and wrote a position paper.Copy !req
515. And he's been counseling me
on a decision I have to make.Copy !req
516. By the way, this was a very light day.Copy !req
517. Due respect, Mr. President,
what's your point?Copy !req
518. That's a perfectly fair question.Copy !req
519. I can take it from here, sir.Copy !req
520. Okay. I'm right next door.Copy !req
521. My point is...Copy !req
522. give your dad a break.
He's your father.Copy !req
523. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
524. - Are you blowing me off?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
525. Okay.Copy !req
526. - I'm not blaming you.
- It feels like you are.Copy !req
527. - Let me fix that.
- Okay.Copy !req
528. Let's you and I catch the second act.Copy !req
529. Is there any other way
we can fix this?Copy !req
530. Did you hear the president
tell you about my day?Copy !req
531. - Yes.
- And now Chinese opera?Copy !req
532. - Okay, coffee and dessert.
- Now you're talking!Copy !req
533. - We should ask Sam.
- By all means, let's ask Sam.Copy !req
534. Be nice to him.Copy !req
535. - I'll be gone for a while!
Okay.Copy !req
536. I'll be nice. I'll be nice.Copy !req
537. This is getting serious.Copy !req
538. Good news.Copy !req
539. - Hello.
- Hello, Sam.Copy !req
540. You're off the hook.
We'd like you to join us for coffee.Copy !req
541. Also my father has something
he'd like to say to you. Dad?Copy !req
542. - Is this really necessary?
- I believe it is.Copy !req
543. I gave you the thing because
I was pissed. Blah, blah, blah.Copy !req
544. - Well said, Dad.
- Anyway, I'm sorry about that.Copy !req
545. Yeah, I figured. Mind if I skip
coffee? I want to nail this.Copy !req
546. - The first draft was fine.
- I want to nail it.Copy !req
547. - Your first draft was fine.
- But still...Copy !req
548. - You want to nail it?
- I do.Copy !req
549. You're so exactly like him.Copy !req
550. That is the nicest thing
you've ever said to me. Thank you.Copy !req
551. Let's go.Copy !req
552. I'll be back in an hour.Copy !req
553. All right. Here we go.Copy !req
554. Mr. President?
- Yes?Copy !req
555. The vice president, sir.Copy !req
556. Yeah, okay.Copy !req
557. - Evening, sir.
- How are you, John?Copy !req
558. - Fine, sir.
- Good. What can I do for you?Copy !req
559. We should straighten out
this thing from this morning.Copy !req
560. C.J.'s talked to Concanon.
We're fine.Copy !req
561. - Actually, I meant between us.
- That's a different story.Copy !req
562. I was not Concanon's source. You can
believe that or not, but it is true.Copy !req
563. Okay.Copy !req
564. - Well, good night, Mr. President.
- Good night, John.Copy !req
565. John?Copy !req
566. What did I ever do to you?Copy !req
567. What did I do to make you
treat me this way?Copy !req
568. What did I ever do to you
except deliver the South?Copy !req
569. You shouldn't have made me beg.
I was asking you to be vice president.Copy !req
570. You had just kicked my ass
in a primary.Copy !req
571. I'm younger than you.
I have my career to think of.Copy !req
572. Then don't stand there
and ask the question, John.Copy !req
573. It weakened me right out of the gate.Copy !req
574. You shouldn't have made me beg.Copy !req
575. I'm glad C.J. straightened
things out with Danny.Copy !req
576. - Good night, Mr. President.
- Good night, John.Copy !req
577. This bill will stop the banking lobby
from getting bank deregulation.Copy !req
578. - Who am I talking to about this?
- Madison.Copy !req
579. You don't think it's worth
giving up some land?Copy !req
580. - There's a gain to beating the lobby.
- And a cost if it goes with a rider!Copy !req
581. I know you want to win,
but you did, you won!Copy !req
582. - No, we're tied.
- If that's the best, you call it a win.Copy !req
583. It's not a win. Donna, tell Leo
I'll have a solution very soon.Copy !req
584. - Do you have a solution?
- Does it look like it?Copy !req
585. - No.
- Then assume I don't.Copy !req
586. I can put a best face on it.Copy !req
587. You can put a best face on
a turnpike collision, I'm not moved.Copy !req
588. You're fighting the wrong fights
and for the wrong reasons.Copy !req
589. That's all.Copy !req
590. - What was that about?
- Nothing.Copy !req
591. - You sure?
- Yeah.Copy !req
592. Where's the Madison stuff?
It's 20 minutes, I need it faster.Copy !req
593. We're working, but the
computer files are antiquated.Copy !req
594. All right. Wait, what?Copy !req
595. - I said they're...
- They're antiquated.Copy !req
596. Yeah.Copy !req
597. - They're antiquated.
- What's wrong with you?Copy !req
598. Tell the president I'm ready
to see him at his convenience.Copy !req
599. - You sure?
- Yeah.Copy !req
600. Hm.Copy !req
601. - I tell you...
- Am I bothering you?Copy !req
602. - I'm not relaxed!
- Maybe you need some wine.Copy !req
603. - Maybe you shouldn't stand there.
- Let me try.Copy !req
604. - I'll nail it.
- Tell him to let me try.Copy !req
605. - The Antiquities Act.
- The Antiquities Act?Copy !req
606. That's creative.Copy !req
607. The president is empowered to make
any federal land a park.Copy !req
608. - Big Sky.
- Go tell him.Copy !req
609. - Wanna come?
- No.Copy !req
610. What are you doing?Copy !req
611. - I want to nail this.
- What is it?Copy !req
612. - It's a birthday card.
- For who?Copy !req
613. - I don't know.
- It's a birthday message.Copy !req
614. - Let me try.
- One more try!Copy !req
615. The two of you need to put
your heads down on your desk.Copy !req
616. You're starting off bad.Copy !req
617. Both black and grizzly bears
inhabit Glacier Park, Charlie.Copy !req
618. Hikers are told to talk or sing
to keep them at bay.Copy !req
619. If I see a bear,
I'm supposed to sing to it, sir?Copy !req
620. - It's not as silly as it sounds.
- It sounds pretty silly.Copy !req
621. I suppose.Copy !req
622. - Anything else?
- Yes.Copy !req
623. Glacier Park was the 10th.
We have 44 to go.Copy !req
624. Forty-five.Copy !req
625. - I quit.
- I hear you.Copy !req
626. - Have a good night.
- Good night, Mr. President.Copy !req
627. - What you got?
- The Antiquities Act.Copy !req
628. You're going to establish
Big Sky National Park.Copy !req
629. Yeah.Copy !req
630. - I can do this?
- Yeah.Copy !req
631. You know it's a bunch of rocks?Copy !req
632. I'm sure someone with
your knowledge of the dork-like...Copy !req
633. can find a tree or a ferret
the public has a right to visit.Copy !req
634. More than a right, Josh.
It's a treat.Copy !req
635. - You would enjoy nature.
- I've tried nature, sir.Copy !req
636. The Antiquities Act.
This is simplicity itself.Copy !req
637. - Yes, sir.
- Good job.Copy !req
638. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
639. Thank you. I'm going to bed.Copy !req
640. - Good night, Mr. President.
- Good night.Copy !req
641. - Mr. President?
- Yeah?Copy !req
642. We talk about enemies
more than we used to.Copy !req
643. What?Copy !req
644. We talk about enemies
more than we used to.Copy !req
645. I wanted to mention that.Copy !req
646. Yeah.Copy !req
647. - Good night, Mr. President.
- Good night.Copy !req