The American President (1995)

Richard Dreyfuss: Senator Rumson

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Quotes 

• [President Shepherd watches his opponent finish a speech on CNN] 

  President Andrew Shepherd : Oh, wait a minute, here comes my favorite part.

  Bob Rumson : My name is Bob Rumson, and I'm running for President!

  President Andrew Shepherd : Sure glad he cleared that up, because that crowd was about to buy some Amway products!

• [Watching Bob Rumson on television] 

  Bob Rumson : Last night, the cost of those liberal programs was raised to include the blood of 22 American soldiers. Now, Mr. Shepherd's read a lot of books, but it doesn't take a Harvard degree to see this one coming a mile down the road.

  President Andrew Shepherd : I went to Stanford, you blowhole!

• Bob Rumson : [singing giddily that an aide has found a compromising photo of Sydney]  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

• [Watching Rumson on television with Andrew] 

  Bob Rumson : I don't even know what we call her. Is she the First Mistress?

  Sydney Ellen Wade : Oh, man... my father heard that.