The West Wing (TV Series)
Enemies (1999)
Martin Sheen: President Josiah Bartlet
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Quotes
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President Josiah Bartlet : [the President is telling an unenthusiastic Josh about National Parks] Shenandoah National Park. Right here in Virginia. We should organize a staff field trip to Shenandoah. I can even act as the guide. What do you think?
Josh Lyman : [audibly but under his breath] Good a place as any to dump your body.
President Josiah Bartlet : What was that?
Josh Lyman : Did I say that out loud?
President Josiah Bartlet : See? And I was going to let you go home.
Josh Lyman : But instead?
President Josiah Bartlet : We're going to talk about Yosemite.
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Josh Lyman : You're quite a nerd, Mr. President.
President Josiah Bartlet : Really?
Josh Lyman : Yes, sir.
President Josiah Bartlet : I assume that was said with all due respect?
Josh Lyman : Yes, sir.
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President Josiah Bartlet : [to Mallory] These are some of the things your father did today.
[Reading]
President Josiah Bartlet : He met with the director of the C.I.A., and received an intelligence briefing regarding stores of plutonium in a country which, shall we just say is not on our Christmas card list. He brokered a compromise among democrats for funding of something fairly trivial, but I can't remember quite what it was, oh yes, the U.S. Army, yes. He met with chief counsel to discuss the news that it's possible I've broken some federal laws this week and may have to serve from one to three years in prison after resigning my office in disgrace.
[to Leo]
President Josiah Bartlet : How'd that go by the way?
Leo McGarry : We're fine.
President Josiah Bartlet : Cool. He received a security briefing, a Central American briefing, and wrote a position paper, and he's been counseling me throughout the day of a bad decision I have to make. Oh, and by the way, this was a very light day.
Mallory O'Brian : Due respect, Mr. President... what's your point?
President Josiah Bartlet : Uh... that's a perfectly fair question
Leo McGarry : You know what, sir? I can take it from here.
President Josiah Bartlet : Okay.
Leo McGarry : Thank you.
President Josiah Bartlet : I'm right next door.
Leo McGarry : Thank you.
President Josiah Bartlet : [Heads for his office, but stops] Oh, my point is... give your dad a break. He's your father.