1 00:00:27,566 --> 00:00:30,336 [Reagan] He said to his wife, "What do you mean change the baby? 2 00:00:30,503 --> 00:00:33,306 I'm a ball player. That's not my line of work." 3 00:00:33,472 --> 00:00:37,676 And she turned around with her hands on her hips and she communicated. 4 00:00:37,843 --> 00:00:39,945 - [crowd laughs] - She said, "Look, Buster, 5 00:00:40,113 --> 00:00:41,847 you lay the diaper out like a diamond. 6 00:00:42,014 --> 00:00:43,949 You put second base on home plate. 7 00:00:44,117 --> 00:00:46,152 Put the baby's bottom on the pitcher's mound. 8 00:00:46,319 --> 00:00:48,887 Hook up first and third, slide home underneath. 9 00:00:49,054 --> 00:00:51,724 And if it starts to rain, the game ain't called. 10 00:00:51,857 --> 00:00:53,526 You start all over again." 11 00:00:53,659 --> 00:00:56,129 [crowd laughing, applauding] 12 00:00:56,295 --> 00:00:57,930 So I'm going to communicate. 13 00:00:59,031 --> 00:01:02,868 Now, I know that we can't make things right overnight, 14 00:01:03,035 --> 00:01:06,105 but we will make them right. 15 00:01:06,239 --> 00:01:09,108 Our destiny is not our fate. 16 00:01:09,242 --> 00:01:11,910 It is our choice. 17 00:01:12,044 --> 00:01:16,382 You and your forbears help build this nation. 18 00:01:16,515 --> 00:01:19,385 - [camera shutter clicking] - Now, help us rebuild it. 19 00:01:20,553 --> 00:01:21,787 Thank you very much. 20 00:01:23,989 --> 00:01:25,558 [camera shutter clicking] 21 00:01:34,533 --> 00:01:35,968 Thank you, Mr. President. 22 00:01:36,101 --> 00:01:37,370 Good job, Mr. President. 23 00:01:39,438 --> 00:01:40,639 Rawhide's on the move. 24 00:01:42,408 --> 00:01:43,476 [officer on radio] All clear. 25 00:01:43,609 --> 00:01:45,077 Went great, sir. 26 00:01:45,211 --> 00:01:47,112 Boy, a trip down memory lane. 27 00:01:47,246 --> 00:01:50,149 Haven't seen him in decades, Roy, with AFL-CIO. 28 00:01:50,283 --> 00:01:54,620 Oh, he said the two of you fought with a guy in Hollywood, named Sorrell. 29 00:01:54,753 --> 00:01:56,822 Sorrell. Herb Sorrell. 30 00:01:56,955 --> 00:01:59,124 Yes, he was working for the Soviets, 31 00:01:59,258 --> 00:02:01,894 trying to infiltrate Hollywood through the unions. 32 00:02:02,795 --> 00:02:05,464 Roy and I used to call him "sore-as-hell" after that. 33 00:02:05,598 --> 00:02:07,433 - What's next on the agenda? - [Brady chuckles] 34 00:02:07,566 --> 00:02:09,101 [indistinct radio chatter] 35 00:02:09,235 --> 00:02:10,769 - [camera shutter clicking] - [crowd shouting] 36 00:02:10,936 --> 00:02:12,104 [officer on radio] Rawhide coming through the south exit. 37 00:02:12,238 --> 00:02:13,439 Prepare the chopper... 38 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,775 [crowd shouting] 39 00:02:16,942 --> 00:02:18,644 [Reagan] My mother used to say, 40 00:02:18,811 --> 00:02:21,880 "Everything in life happens for a reason, 41 00:02:22,047 --> 00:02:24,750 even the most disheartening setbacks. 42 00:02:24,917 --> 00:02:27,953 And in the end, everything, 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,056 even seemingly random twists of fate 44 00:02:31,224 --> 00:02:33,859 is all a part of the divine plan." 45 00:02:33,992 --> 00:02:35,194 [gunshot] 46 00:02:36,629 --> 00:02:38,531 [two gunshots] 47 00:02:40,266 --> 00:02:42,034 [gunshot lands] 48 00:02:42,167 --> 00:02:46,272 [crowd shouting, screaming] 49 00:02:46,405 --> 00:02:48,641 [tense music playing] 50 00:02:51,143 --> 00:02:52,711 - [bleep] - [indistinct shouting] 51 00:02:52,845 --> 00:02:54,213 [officer] Get him out! Get him out! 52 00:02:57,450 --> 00:02:59,752 Details are very sketchy at this moment. 53 00:02:59,918 --> 00:03:02,855 We don't know precisely what happened. We don't know the sequence. 54 00:03:03,021 --> 00:03:05,258 First of all, the president is safe. 55 00:03:05,424 --> 00:03:07,159 That is just as-- 56 00:03:07,326 --> 00:03:08,794 - Pardon me please. - [staff] Bob Berkowitz. 57 00:03:08,961 --> 00:03:09,995 Hello, Bob? 58 00:03:13,332 --> 00:03:16,001 I'll wait for somebody in the back room to come up here and tell us. 59 00:03:16,168 --> 00:03:19,472 We had been reporting to you that the president was not injured. 60 00:03:19,638 --> 00:03:22,508 The White House has confirmed now just in the last few minutes 61 00:03:22,675 --> 00:03:25,210 that President Reagan has indeed been shot. 62 00:03:25,378 --> 00:03:27,746 - He isn't communicating. - [camera shutter clicking] 63 00:03:27,913 --> 00:03:29,682 - [female reporter] Larry, can we ask you a question? - [male reporter] Larry, 64 00:03:29,848 --> 00:03:31,850 is there any evidence the assassin was working for the Soviets? 65 00:03:32,017 --> 00:03:34,186 - [female reporter] Larry... - I can't say. That's it. 66 00:03:34,353 --> 00:03:35,754 We have gotten confirm... 67 00:03:38,457 --> 00:03:41,394 [tense music playing] 68 00:03:45,097 --> 00:03:47,866 [reporter] Communists have seized power by force in Russia. 69 00:03:48,033 --> 00:03:52,104 [revolutionary] Anyone standing in the way of revolution will be removed. 70 00:03:56,575 --> 00:04:00,212 [Churchill] An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent. 71 00:04:02,881 --> 00:04:07,753 [Dick] The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and war. 72 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:12,190 They spread and go on the evil side of poverty and strife. 73 00:04:12,358 --> 00:04:16,329 They reach their full growth when the hope of a better life has died. 74 00:04:16,495 --> 00:04:20,132 We must keep that hope alive! 75 00:04:20,299 --> 00:04:22,735 [reporter 1] The world witnessed a new level of destruction 76 00:04:22,901 --> 00:04:24,337 in the first atomic bomb. 77 00:04:24,503 --> 00:04:26,104 This show of atomic force 78 00:04:26,271 --> 00:04:28,073 is only a warning of things to come. 79 00:04:33,245 --> 00:04:36,615 [reporter 2] Soviet Union has by violence and intimidation 80 00:04:36,782 --> 00:04:40,753 bordered the rights of Poland, Ukraine, and Czechoslovakia 81 00:04:40,919 --> 00:04:44,189 holding millions in a prison unable to escape. 82 00:04:44,357 --> 00:04:46,859 [reporter 3] The world is focused today on Berlin 83 00:04:47,025 --> 00:04:48,694 where East and West face off. 84 00:04:48,861 --> 00:04:50,863 The Soviet regime looks to close its border 85 00:04:51,029 --> 00:04:52,765 in East Germany against those fleeing 86 00:04:52,931 --> 00:04:54,433 the totalitarian crackdown. 87 00:04:57,302 --> 00:04:58,837 [reporter 2] Castro's takeover of Cuba 88 00:04:58,971 --> 00:05:00,706 secures the Soviets a base 89 00:05:00,873 --> 00:05:03,175 for nuclear aggression aimed at the United States. 90 00:05:14,820 --> 00:05:17,189 [Kennedy] Now, it is time for this nation to take 91 00:05:17,322 --> 00:05:20,559 a clearly leading role in space achievement, 92 00:05:20,726 --> 00:05:24,430 which in many ways may hold the key to our future on Earth. 93 00:05:30,002 --> 00:05:31,303 [whooshing] 94 00:05:52,425 --> 00:05:53,959 [car horns honking] 95 00:05:54,092 --> 00:05:57,029 [phone ringing] 96 00:05:57,162 --> 00:05:58,397 [receiver thuds] 97 00:06:00,298 --> 00:06:02,568 [Russian official] Do you still worry they are listening? 98 00:06:02,735 --> 00:06:07,606 [Viktor] They stopped listening to me a long time ago. 99 00:06:07,773 --> 00:06:10,643 [Russian officia] Not me. I'm sending him to see you. 100 00:06:10,809 --> 00:06:13,579 [Viktor] This is no longer a fight for old men. 101 00:06:13,746 --> 00:06:16,949 [Russian official] Perhaps not, but he's our youngest cabinet member 102 00:06:17,115 --> 00:06:19,452 being groomed to be the next president. 103 00:06:19,618 --> 00:06:21,019 He has little experience, 104 00:06:21,186 --> 00:06:23,922 but some of us believe he can be the next leader. 105 00:06:24,857 --> 00:06:28,193 However, he will need to learn from our mistakes. 106 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,095 [Viktor] You mean my mistakes? 107 00:06:31,363 --> 00:06:33,432 [Russian official] Ah, try to look at this as an opportunity 108 00:06:33,566 --> 00:06:35,468 to make things right. 109 00:06:35,634 --> 00:06:38,471 [Viktor] Does anyone else know he's coming to see me? 110 00:06:38,637 --> 00:06:40,539 [Russian official] Let's hope not. 111 00:06:45,544 --> 00:06:46,612 [knock on door] 112 00:06:46,745 --> 00:06:48,614 [footsteps approaching] 113 00:06:48,747 --> 00:06:51,049 - [doorknob clicks] - [door creaks] 114 00:06:51,183 --> 00:06:52,551 - Hello. - Hello. 115 00:06:52,685 --> 00:06:54,186 I'm here to see Viktor Petrovich. 116 00:06:55,253 --> 00:06:56,354 Please come in. 117 00:06:57,022 --> 00:06:57,956 Thank you. 118 00:06:58,090 --> 00:07:00,058 [dog barking in distance] 119 00:07:09,502 --> 00:07:11,269 Thank you for seeing me, Comrade. 120 00:07:11,403 --> 00:07:12,905 "Comrade"? 121 00:07:13,038 --> 00:07:15,474 We don't use that term much any longer. 122 00:07:15,608 --> 00:07:16,775 Offered in respect. 123 00:07:17,776 --> 00:07:20,746 For you, and a time that deserves equal respect. 124 00:07:20,879 --> 00:07:22,447 1981. 125 00:07:22,581 --> 00:07:23,482 Oh. 126 00:07:25,017 --> 00:07:25,951 Special. 127 00:07:27,419 --> 00:07:28,420 [mutters] 128 00:07:30,022 --> 00:07:30,923 So... 129 00:07:32,925 --> 00:07:36,595 what brings the rising star of Mother Russia 130 00:07:36,729 --> 00:07:38,797 to visit with a-- an old spy? 131 00:07:38,931 --> 00:07:39,832 [chuckles] 132 00:07:41,266 --> 00:07:43,435 To ask just one question of you. 133 00:07:46,939 --> 00:07:47,840 Why? 134 00:07:50,943 --> 00:07:53,178 - "Why"? - If I'm about to regain 135 00:07:53,311 --> 00:07:56,615 our rightful place in this world, I must know 136 00:07:56,749 --> 00:07:59,752 why we failed 30 years ago. 137 00:07:59,885 --> 00:08:02,020 Why we gave up without even a fight? 138 00:08:03,656 --> 00:08:08,861 Why did we allow ourselves to become a mere shadow of our once great nation? 139 00:08:08,994 --> 00:08:10,428 Wiser men than I... 140 00:08:11,396 --> 00:08:13,766 have already answered that. 141 00:08:13,899 --> 00:08:15,634 Not to my satisfaction. 142 00:08:16,969 --> 00:08:19,538 What makes you think I am more capable? 143 00:08:19,672 --> 00:08:21,273 Because of who you are, Comrade. 144 00:08:21,406 --> 00:08:23,475 [tense music sting] 145 00:08:23,609 --> 00:08:24,777 What you did. 146 00:08:26,612 --> 00:08:27,780 And you were there. 147 00:08:31,083 --> 00:08:32,317 Yes, I was there. 148 00:08:34,687 --> 00:08:35,788 I was there. 149 00:08:45,163 --> 00:08:47,532 [tense music playing] 150 00:08:52,470 --> 00:08:54,472 [Viktor] My official title was Analyst 151 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,475 at the Committee for State Security, 152 00:08:57,610 --> 00:08:59,511 our beloved KGB. 153 00:08:59,678 --> 00:09:02,480 But I was a psychologist 154 00:09:02,648 --> 00:09:05,984 profiling those who could become threats to our nation, 155 00:09:06,151 --> 00:09:08,721 sometimes decades away. 156 00:09:12,524 --> 00:09:14,526 [Brezhnev coughing] 157 00:09:14,660 --> 00:09:16,528 - Mm, ah. - [thuds] 158 00:09:16,695 --> 00:09:18,831 [Viktor] Some say I was responsible 159 00:09:18,997 --> 00:09:21,600 - for the fall of the Soviet Union. - [door closes] 160 00:09:21,734 --> 00:09:23,869 Let's rest this little stagnation. 161 00:09:25,003 --> 00:09:27,572 Yes? What is it, Comrade? 162 00:09:29,642 --> 00:09:30,575 [Viktor] The actor. 163 00:09:31,844 --> 00:09:35,280 [paper rustling] 164 00:09:44,322 --> 00:09:45,624 He will win. 165 00:09:45,758 --> 00:09:48,560 I've been warning about this man for many years. 166 00:09:50,428 --> 00:09:51,529 Prepare a file. 167 00:09:52,530 --> 00:09:54,466 Uh... Comrade Secretary, 168 00:09:54,599 --> 00:09:58,871 I have prepared dozens of these documents. 169 00:10:01,874 --> 00:10:04,542 Yes, and I appreciate that, 170 00:10:05,377 --> 00:10:07,079 Comrade Petrovich. 171 00:10:08,446 --> 00:10:10,282 But go prepare another. 172 00:10:13,418 --> 00:10:14,419 Of course. 173 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,763 [door opens, closes] 174 00:10:24,930 --> 00:10:26,999 [Viktor] Yes, I was there. 175 00:10:30,969 --> 00:10:33,972 When I began as analyst, we had one goal: 176 00:10:34,139 --> 00:10:37,676 spreading communism to every corner of the globe. 177 00:10:37,810 --> 00:10:39,712 [speaking Russian] 178 00:10:39,878 --> 00:10:42,981 [Viktor] Some countries we invaded with military force, 179 00:10:43,148 --> 00:10:45,984 but we had special plans for the USA. 180 00:10:46,151 --> 00:10:49,621 We sought to break them down from within, 181 00:10:49,788 --> 00:10:52,958 strategically infiltrating their society 182 00:10:53,992 --> 00:10:55,928 even their movie industry. 183 00:10:58,463 --> 00:11:00,632 [whirring] 184 00:11:00,766 --> 00:11:05,771 My assignment was to track and influence their key players 185 00:11:05,904 --> 00:11:08,941 and to merge their labor unions into one 186 00:11:09,074 --> 00:11:11,009 which we could control. 187 00:11:12,010 --> 00:11:14,880 But it's the wrong question you ask. 188 00:11:15,013 --> 00:11:19,718 History is never about when, where why, how. 189 00:11:19,852 --> 00:11:22,320 It always comes down to who. 190 00:11:25,157 --> 00:11:27,292 - You ready? - Yes, sir, I'm ready. 191 00:11:27,459 --> 00:11:29,627 All right. Ronald Reagan, 192 00:11:29,795 --> 00:11:33,531 come give us that Hollywood smile. 193 00:11:33,665 --> 00:11:36,668 [Viktor] And I just so happened to have been assigned 194 00:11:36,835 --> 00:11:38,136 to "The Crusader." 195 00:11:39,171 --> 00:11:41,639 That is what we mockingly called him. 196 00:11:42,808 --> 00:11:45,043 It became my obsession 197 00:11:46,044 --> 00:11:49,347 to understand what was beneath the facade. 198 00:11:49,514 --> 00:11:54,787 And I learned to never leave a detail behind as unimportant, 199 00:11:54,953 --> 00:11:55,854 because... 200 00:11:57,189 --> 00:11:58,991 it is all important. 201 00:12:00,492 --> 00:12:03,528 [Jane] After we get married, how many sons are we gonna have? 202 00:12:03,695 --> 00:12:05,497 Well, how many do you want? 203 00:12:05,663 --> 00:12:07,732 Well, it would be nice to have a full team. 204 00:12:07,900 --> 00:12:10,936 [chuckles] What's your favorite sport? 205 00:12:11,103 --> 00:12:12,270 That's the trouble. 206 00:12:12,404 --> 00:12:13,371 Football. 207 00:12:18,310 --> 00:12:20,412 Cut! And print it! 208 00:12:20,545 --> 00:12:23,248 Nice work, Ron and Jane. Moving on to the next shot. 209 00:12:23,381 --> 00:12:26,018 Well, that felt pretty natural. 210 00:12:26,151 --> 00:12:27,619 Really? What part? 211 00:12:27,752 --> 00:12:28,954 [director] Let's move into those baby blues. 212 00:12:29,087 --> 00:12:30,388 - [puffs smoke] - [lighter clicks] 213 00:12:30,522 --> 00:12:33,091 ["Swinging On A Star" playing] 214 00:12:44,302 --> 00:12:48,440 ♪ Mmm, would you like to swing on a star? ♪ 215 00:12:48,606 --> 00:12:52,177 ♪ Carry moonbeams home in a jar? ♪ 216 00:12:52,344 --> 00:12:55,447 ♪ And be better off than you are? ♪ 217 00:12:57,082 --> 00:12:59,084 ♪ Or would you rather be a mule? ♪ 218 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:02,888 [Eddie] But we're more than actors. 219 00:13:03,021 --> 00:13:06,158 - We're symbols, leaders. - Yes. 220 00:13:06,291 --> 00:13:08,927 We should be speaking to the important issues of the day. 221 00:13:09,061 --> 00:13:10,963 Oh, Eddie. Give it a rest, will you? 222 00:13:11,096 --> 00:13:12,597 Leave that to the writers. 223 00:13:12,730 --> 00:13:14,666 [Dalton] You're still new here, Reagan. 224 00:13:14,799 --> 00:13:17,335 Trust me, the studios control every word I write. 225 00:13:17,469 --> 00:13:18,670 And God help me, if I don't write, 226 00:13:18,803 --> 00:13:20,305 or you don't read what they tell us to. 227 00:13:20,438 --> 00:13:21,940 Uh, they're paying the bills, Dalton. 228 00:13:22,074 --> 00:13:23,508 - They should have some say. - Yes. 229 00:13:23,641 --> 00:13:24,910 I mean, we're doing pretty well, aren't we? 230 00:13:25,043 --> 00:13:27,079 - I think so. - You don't get it, Holden. 231 00:13:27,212 --> 00:13:29,848 All we are is a mouthpiece to a system, 232 00:13:29,982 --> 00:13:32,985 to a society, a society that ignores the working man. 233 00:13:33,118 --> 00:13:34,252 Trust me, it won't last. 234 00:13:35,620 --> 00:13:37,990 Well, what do you mean by that, Dalton? 235 00:13:38,123 --> 00:13:39,357 Exactly what it says. 236 00:13:39,491 --> 00:13:41,193 Honey, come on. Let's go dance. 237 00:13:41,326 --> 00:13:43,295 Just a second, honey. No, no, really, 238 00:13:43,428 --> 00:13:45,430 explain it to me. I'd like to know. 239 00:13:45,563 --> 00:13:49,801 Well, let's just say this whole American Dream thing 240 00:13:49,935 --> 00:13:52,104 doesn't exactly apply to everyone equally. 241 00:13:52,237 --> 00:13:54,006 And some of us aren't sitting still for it. 242 00:13:54,139 --> 00:13:55,840 We're doing something about it. 243 00:13:55,974 --> 00:13:57,209 Doing what? 244 00:13:57,976 --> 00:14:00,612 Dalton, maybe we should talk about this some other time. 245 00:14:01,479 --> 00:14:04,016 At some point, you're gonna need to pick a side. 246 00:14:05,083 --> 00:14:08,853 [sharp exhale] Well, not tonight. [chuckles] 247 00:14:08,987 --> 00:14:11,623 Tonight, the only thing I'm gonna pick is my dance partner 248 00:14:11,756 --> 00:14:13,892 and I'm dancing with my beautiful wife. 249 00:14:14,826 --> 00:14:17,162 If you'll excuse me, fellas, and lady. 250 00:14:17,295 --> 00:14:18,663 - [Dalton scoffs] - We'll be back. 251 00:14:20,732 --> 00:14:24,970 [Viktor] He did not initially appear to be a great concern for us. 252 00:14:25,137 --> 00:14:27,672 He was too busy enjoying his honeymoon. 253 00:14:27,839 --> 00:14:31,243 Not to mention, the Hollywood glitz and glamour. 254 00:14:31,376 --> 00:14:33,145 [camera shutter clicking] 255 00:14:33,311 --> 00:14:37,149 [Viktor] To understand what made this man unique, 256 00:14:37,315 --> 00:14:40,485 I needed to understand the boy. 257 00:14:46,224 --> 00:14:48,927 - [car approaching] - [horse whinnying] 258 00:14:49,094 --> 00:14:52,064 [Viktor] He grew up in a small town in the middle of America. 259 00:14:52,197 --> 00:14:53,498 [horse whinnying] 260 00:14:53,665 --> 00:14:55,934 [Viktor] His father had a nickname for him. 261 00:14:57,035 --> 00:14:58,436 They called him "Dutch." 262 00:15:04,876 --> 00:15:09,347 He had experience speaking to crowds at an early age, 263 00:15:10,515 --> 00:15:12,250 as his mother, Nelle, 264 00:15:12,417 --> 00:15:16,688 pushed him to read poetry and Bible verses at their church. 265 00:15:16,821 --> 00:15:19,691 "If my people which are called by my name, 266 00:15:19,824 --> 00:15:21,459 shall humble themselves and pray, 267 00:15:21,593 --> 00:15:25,097 seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, 268 00:15:25,230 --> 00:15:28,400 then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, 269 00:15:28,533 --> 00:15:30,435 and heal their land." 270 00:15:30,602 --> 00:15:31,703 [Dutch] Are we God's people? 271 00:15:31,836 --> 00:15:33,638 Well, anybody can be God's people 272 00:15:33,771 --> 00:15:35,473 so long as they choose Him. 273 00:15:35,607 --> 00:15:38,210 How did you memorize those verses so fast? 274 00:15:38,343 --> 00:15:40,378 I don't know. I just read it and remembered. 275 00:15:41,113 --> 00:15:43,715 It's a gift, Dutch. You have to look for those talents 276 00:15:43,848 --> 00:15:45,817 because God has a purpose for your life. 277 00:15:45,950 --> 00:15:47,452 Something only you can do. 278 00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,655 [horse whinnying in distance] 279 00:15:50,788 --> 00:15:51,823 [chuckles] 280 00:15:54,392 --> 00:15:57,729 [Jack] "Unfortunately, Miss Brenda, your dear husband, Shamus, 281 00:15:57,862 --> 00:16:00,665 drowned to death in the vat at the Guinness brewery." 282 00:16:00,798 --> 00:16:04,469 "Oh, me poor Shamus, please tell me he went quick." 283 00:16:04,602 --> 00:16:05,837 "No," said the old priest. 284 00:16:05,970 --> 00:16:08,606 "The old bugger got up three times to pee!" 285 00:16:08,740 --> 00:16:09,674 [laughter] 286 00:16:10,908 --> 00:16:14,812 [Viktor] His father, Jack, was a charismatic storyteller 287 00:16:14,979 --> 00:16:17,582 and Dutch idolized him for that. 288 00:16:17,715 --> 00:16:19,117 [patrons shouting] 289 00:16:20,085 --> 00:16:23,288 [Viktor] But he saw that talent drown 290 00:16:23,455 --> 00:16:25,290 in the bottom of a bottle. 291 00:16:25,423 --> 00:16:27,192 - [Dutch] Jack. - [Jack groans] 292 00:16:27,325 --> 00:16:29,027 - Jack, come on. - [grunts] 293 00:16:29,161 --> 00:16:30,428 - [bottles clink] - Come on, Jack. 294 00:16:31,329 --> 00:16:34,632 [Dutch grunting] 295 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:37,035 [Nelle] Did you get fired again? 296 00:16:37,169 --> 00:16:38,936 [Jack] They didn't fire me. I quit. 297 00:16:39,071 --> 00:16:41,873 - You quit? - I got big things cooking, Nelle! 298 00:16:42,006 --> 00:16:43,208 [Nelle] Spare me, Jack! 299 00:16:43,341 --> 00:16:45,043 We are already late on rent. 300 00:16:45,177 --> 00:16:48,446 Do not force our children to move yet again. 301 00:16:48,580 --> 00:16:51,616 - [Jack] Blah-blah-blah-blah! - [thudding] 302 00:16:56,188 --> 00:16:58,623 [footsteps tapping] 303 00:16:58,756 --> 00:17:00,458 Why does Jack drink so much whiskey? 304 00:17:03,461 --> 00:17:04,496 It makes him forget. 305 00:17:06,198 --> 00:17:07,199 Forget what? 306 00:17:09,867 --> 00:17:11,869 [sighs] All he wanted to be. 307 00:17:13,205 --> 00:17:14,739 All he knows he never will be. 308 00:17:17,509 --> 00:17:19,211 Does God have a plan for his life? 309 00:17:19,344 --> 00:17:22,080 Oh, Dutch, of course He does. 310 00:17:23,515 --> 00:17:26,584 Unfortunately, Jack has other plans for now. 311 00:17:28,052 --> 00:17:28,986 Hey. 312 00:17:30,955 --> 00:17:32,023 Open this. 313 00:17:32,157 --> 00:17:34,025 It's from me and Reverend Cleaver. 314 00:17:36,861 --> 00:17:38,396 [Viktor] They call it... 315 00:17:38,563 --> 00:17:40,398 dime-store novel 316 00:17:40,565 --> 00:17:43,268 about a boy with a drunk for a father. 317 00:17:44,068 --> 00:17:46,171 The boy finds God 318 00:17:46,338 --> 00:17:49,441 and he is elected to the American Congress. 319 00:17:49,574 --> 00:17:50,542 [birds chirping] 320 00:17:50,675 --> 00:17:52,777 Well, you have to be 12, 321 00:17:53,811 --> 00:17:55,680 and you go through membership and confirmation class-- 322 00:17:55,813 --> 00:17:56,748 I know that, sir, 323 00:17:57,882 --> 00:17:58,950 but it has to be now. 324 00:17:59,984 --> 00:18:01,919 I read the book 325 00:18:02,053 --> 00:18:03,588 and I wanna be like that man. 326 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,935 Ronald Wilson Reagan, I baptize you 327 00:18:18,069 --> 00:18:21,973 in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 328 00:18:25,610 --> 00:18:27,812 Dutch reads this book. 329 00:18:27,945 --> 00:18:29,481 This book was a roadmap for him 330 00:18:29,614 --> 00:18:32,784 of the world where good triumphs over evil. 331 00:18:32,917 --> 00:18:35,119 This book. Here, look. 332 00:18:39,291 --> 00:18:40,658 Russian copy. 333 00:18:52,036 --> 00:18:54,639 [Viktor] But to find what I was really looking for, 334 00:18:54,806 --> 00:18:57,742 I had to go back to Reagan, the lifeguard. 335 00:18:59,411 --> 00:19:00,612 Help! 336 00:19:00,745 --> 00:19:02,647 - Help! - [woman] Somebody save her! 337 00:19:02,814 --> 00:19:04,816 - Although he would later claim... - Help! 338 00:19:04,982 --> 00:19:06,918 - ...to have saved 77 lives... - Help me! 339 00:19:07,084 --> 00:19:08,653 - ...over those summers... - Help! 340 00:19:08,820 --> 00:19:11,589 - There was a question as to whether... - Help! 341 00:19:11,723 --> 00:19:13,725 Hold on, hold on. I got you. I got you. 342 00:19:13,891 --> 00:19:16,461 ...those were all legitimate. 343 00:19:16,594 --> 00:19:18,296 - You okay? - Yeah. 344 00:19:19,130 --> 00:19:20,031 Yeah. 345 00:19:22,334 --> 00:19:23,468 Almost there. 346 00:19:23,601 --> 00:19:25,203 - [man coughing] - There you go. 347 00:19:25,370 --> 00:19:28,139 [Viktor] He also learned that performing his duty 348 00:19:28,306 --> 00:19:31,876 - would not always result in praise. - [man panting] 349 00:19:32,009 --> 00:19:34,612 What the hell are you doing? I was fine. 350 00:19:34,746 --> 00:19:36,648 You trying to make me look like a fool? 351 00:19:36,781 --> 00:19:37,949 I'm sorry. 352 00:19:43,521 --> 00:19:45,357 - [indistinct command] - [overlapping chatter] 353 00:19:45,490 --> 00:19:46,858 Thirty-six, thirty-two. 354 00:19:46,991 --> 00:19:48,993 Set! Hut! 355 00:19:49,126 --> 00:19:50,295 [grunting] 356 00:19:51,095 --> 00:19:52,864 - Yeah! - [whistle blows] 357 00:19:52,997 --> 00:19:54,799 [coach] Good practice, gentlemen. Bring it all in. 358 00:19:54,932 --> 00:19:56,601 [indistinct chatter] 359 00:19:56,768 --> 00:20:00,171 - [Viktor] At his university... - Fellas, I got tough news. 360 00:20:00,338 --> 00:20:04,409 ...he was bringing people together and solving problems. 361 00:20:05,977 --> 00:20:07,845 - [Reagan] Hey, Coach! - [player] Next week, right? 362 00:20:07,979 --> 00:20:09,381 Coach. 363 00:20:09,514 --> 00:20:11,182 How come Sal and Palmer aren't traveling with us? 364 00:20:11,316 --> 00:20:13,251 - They're colored. - I can see that. Thanks, Coach. 365 00:20:13,385 --> 00:20:15,520 - Hotel wouldn't take 'em. - [knock on door] 366 00:20:19,391 --> 00:20:22,026 [Jack] Come on in, boys. Welcome to Hotel Reagan. 367 00:20:22,159 --> 00:20:24,362 [chuckles] There's a room upstairs for you, boys. 368 00:20:24,496 --> 00:20:25,930 I hope you don't mind sharing with Dutch. 369 00:20:26,063 --> 00:20:27,899 - His brother says he snores. - [laughter] 370 00:20:28,032 --> 00:20:30,034 - [door closes] - That there is the Reagan training table. 371 00:20:30,167 --> 00:20:31,102 [Sal] Thank you, sir. 372 00:20:31,969 --> 00:20:33,338 Come on in. [chuckles] 373 00:20:34,539 --> 00:20:36,508 I knew you'd come through, Jack. 374 00:20:36,641 --> 00:20:38,876 - [percussion chimes] - [stick thuds] 375 00:20:39,010 --> 00:20:41,879 It's 8:00 p.m., I'm Dutch Reagan. Here now the news. 376 00:20:42,013 --> 00:20:43,915 The new German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, 377 00:20:44,048 --> 00:20:46,384 declares that his intentions in rebuilding Germany 378 00:20:46,518 --> 00:20:49,621 are peaceful and will comply with all international agreements. 379 00:20:49,787 --> 00:20:52,557 - [Viktor] And it was radio... - Yeah, sure they are. 380 00:20:52,724 --> 00:20:55,427 ...through which he began to show his skills. 381 00:20:57,529 --> 00:21:01,198 But I finally traced his disdain for communism. 382 00:21:01,333 --> 00:21:02,867 It's hell on Earth. 383 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,503 People are frightened, hungry, divided. 384 00:21:05,670 --> 00:21:09,874 [Viktor] ...back to when a dissident of our country visited his church. 385 00:21:10,007 --> 00:21:13,778 State runs and controls everything to the smallest detail. 386 00:21:14,746 --> 00:21:17,749 Your speech, your actions, even your thoughts. 387 00:21:18,683 --> 00:21:21,886 You know what they took away from us first thing? 388 00:21:22,019 --> 00:21:22,920 God. 389 00:21:23,721 --> 00:21:24,922 Church like this. 390 00:21:25,056 --> 00:21:27,091 You will not find it in the Soviet Union. 391 00:21:27,224 --> 00:21:28,760 They closed down most of them. 392 00:21:28,893 --> 00:21:32,630 And the clergy, many are dead or disappeared. 393 00:21:32,764 --> 00:21:37,001 Americans should know more about the communists 394 00:21:37,134 --> 00:21:38,336 because it's coming here. 395 00:21:39,203 --> 00:21:43,841 Freedom is only one generation away from extinction. 396 00:21:43,975 --> 00:21:47,612 [applause] 397 00:21:47,779 --> 00:21:50,515 [Viktor] And just like that, 398 00:21:52,149 --> 00:21:53,851 the seed was planted. 399 00:21:57,088 --> 00:21:59,591 - [alarm bell rings] - [bugle call blares] 400 00:21:59,724 --> 00:22:00,858 [Reagan] And remember, 401 00:22:00,992 --> 00:22:03,294 loose lips sink ships. 402 00:22:03,428 --> 00:22:05,262 This is Ronald Reagan. 403 00:22:05,397 --> 00:22:07,098 So until next time, 404 00:22:07,231 --> 00:22:08,800 so long, 405 00:22:08,933 --> 00:22:11,135 - and God bless America. - [director] Cut. 406 00:22:11,268 --> 00:22:14,005 - That's a wrap on Reagan today. - Excuse me? 407 00:22:14,138 --> 00:22:16,708 Oh, Mr. Warner. That's a wrap, everyone. 408 00:22:16,841 --> 00:22:18,009 [bell rings] 409 00:22:18,142 --> 00:22:19,711 Am I in trouble, boss? 410 00:22:19,844 --> 00:22:22,279 Let's have a walk. Congratulations. 411 00:22:22,414 --> 00:22:25,950 Vice president of Screen Actors Guild, huh? I'm impressed. 412 00:22:26,083 --> 00:22:28,620 You know you stepped into a hornet's nest, don't you? 413 00:22:28,753 --> 00:22:30,522 - [indistinct chatter] - How's that? 414 00:22:31,456 --> 00:22:34,826 There's about to be another war right here in Hollywood, 415 00:22:34,959 --> 00:22:37,462 with the commies on one side, the mob on the other. 416 00:22:38,262 --> 00:22:40,064 And you're caught right in the middle, son. 417 00:22:40,197 --> 00:22:41,999 Okay, Jack. Hey. 418 00:22:42,133 --> 00:22:44,368 Let's get one thing straight, okay? 419 00:22:44,502 --> 00:22:46,804 I'm not gonna do any union busting for you 420 00:22:46,938 --> 00:22:48,740 just because I'm on your payroll. 421 00:22:48,873 --> 00:22:50,241 It's a conflict of interest for me. 422 00:22:50,374 --> 00:22:52,810 It's not about busting up the unions. 423 00:22:52,944 --> 00:22:54,311 But it's this new group, this, uh... 424 00:22:54,446 --> 00:22:56,581 Yeah, the Conference for the Studio of Unions. 425 00:22:56,714 --> 00:22:58,382 Herb Sorrell, he's a commie. 426 00:22:58,516 --> 00:23:01,553 - Yeah. - They're not just talking strike. 427 00:23:01,686 --> 00:23:04,522 They're talking about taking over all the unions. 428 00:23:04,656 --> 00:23:08,726 Well, if it's a turf war, just let them work it out. That's all. 429 00:23:08,860 --> 00:23:10,762 They're not gonna work it out, they're gonna fight it out, 430 00:23:10,895 --> 00:23:12,530 and that's where you come in. 431 00:23:12,664 --> 00:23:14,331 The actors are the biggest union. 432 00:23:14,466 --> 00:23:16,434 If they go to Sorrell, I'm telling you right now, 433 00:23:16,568 --> 00:23:17,935 the commies win. 434 00:23:18,069 --> 00:23:20,204 - That ain't happening here. - Well, look, 435 00:23:20,337 --> 00:23:22,840 I don't feel comfortable getting into the middle of something. 436 00:23:22,974 --> 00:23:24,942 Do you think you're gonna be a leading man forever? 437 00:23:25,076 --> 00:23:27,344 You need to face the facts, son. 438 00:23:27,479 --> 00:23:30,582 This war took the best years of your life. 439 00:23:30,715 --> 00:23:34,285 You got, what, five years of smiling for the camera 440 00:23:34,418 --> 00:23:36,087 until they put you out to pasture? 441 00:23:36,220 --> 00:23:38,623 - Well, thanks for the pep talk, Jack. - Or... 442 00:23:41,025 --> 00:23:42,460 do you make a difference? 443 00:23:45,429 --> 00:23:46,764 A real difference. 444 00:23:48,833 --> 00:23:50,768 [soft music plays] 445 00:24:08,553 --> 00:24:11,589 The movies are a platform. 446 00:24:11,723 --> 00:24:15,927 That we, as actors, are proud and privileged to be a part of. 447 00:24:16,794 --> 00:24:21,165 We are the face and the lifeblood of American movies. 448 00:24:21,298 --> 00:24:23,635 And so we must be vigilant 449 00:24:23,768 --> 00:24:25,770 and make ourselves aware of others 450 00:24:25,903 --> 00:24:28,005 that may seek to use our platform 451 00:24:28,139 --> 00:24:31,509 to use us for their own purposes. 452 00:24:31,643 --> 00:24:34,646 [applause] 453 00:24:35,713 --> 00:24:38,482 ♪ Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some ♪ 454 00:24:38,650 --> 00:24:41,619 ♪ Until I first met you, I was lonesome ♪ 455 00:24:41,786 --> 00:24:44,956 ♪ And when you came in sight, dear, my heart grew light ♪ 456 00:24:45,122 --> 00:24:47,892 ♪ And this old world seemed new to me ♪ 457 00:24:48,059 --> 00:24:50,795 ♪ You're really swell, I have to admit you ♪ 458 00:24:50,962 --> 00:24:53,898 ♪ Deserve expressions that really fit you ♪ 459 00:24:54,065 --> 00:24:55,833 - * And so I've racked my brain... ♪ - [lighter clinks] 460 00:24:55,967 --> 00:24:57,702 Was it something I said? 461 00:24:57,835 --> 00:25:00,972 I'm just curious. [long sigh] 462 00:25:01,105 --> 00:25:03,608 Are you an actor or a politician? 463 00:25:03,741 --> 00:25:06,844 Jane, not here. Not now. Please. 464 00:25:06,978 --> 00:25:10,347 If you put as much work into your career 465 00:25:10,481 --> 00:25:12,383 as you do making your speeches, 466 00:25:12,516 --> 00:25:14,318 you'd have an Oscar by now. 467 00:25:14,451 --> 00:25:16,020 - Jane... - [women laughing] 468 00:25:16,153 --> 00:25:18,690 This is SAG. This is our union. 469 00:25:18,823 --> 00:25:20,992 And being Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild 470 00:25:21,125 --> 00:25:23,728 is like a gift from God. I really feel 471 00:25:23,861 --> 00:25:26,030 like I can do something that matters here. 472 00:25:27,098 --> 00:25:31,235 Is there anything worse than an actor with a cause? 473 00:25:32,303 --> 00:25:35,406 [long sigh] Kill your career if you must, Ronnie, 474 00:25:35,539 --> 00:25:37,842 but spare me your damn speeches. 475 00:25:39,310 --> 00:25:41,145 You are an actor. 476 00:25:41,278 --> 00:25:43,080 - That is your job. - Jane, just don't. 477 00:25:43,214 --> 00:25:44,816 - Not politics! - Please don't. 478 00:25:47,151 --> 00:25:48,052 [glass thuds] 479 00:25:52,824 --> 00:25:56,227 ["Stormy Weather" playing] 480 00:25:58,329 --> 00:26:00,097 [indistinct background chatter] 481 00:26:09,741 --> 00:26:12,944 - [insects trilling] - [siren wailing in distance] 482 00:26:21,185 --> 00:26:22,954 - [Reagan] No. - What do you mean "no"? 483 00:26:23,087 --> 00:26:24,922 Higher wages, better working conditions. 484 00:26:25,056 --> 00:26:27,358 That's what we all want. That's what we're all going for. 485 00:26:27,491 --> 00:26:28,960 And you wanna shut it all down? 486 00:26:30,061 --> 00:26:31,763 What is it that you really want? 487 00:26:31,896 --> 00:26:34,231 One union, and united. 488 00:26:34,365 --> 00:26:36,233 Look, you don't wanna go to war with us, Reagan. 489 00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:39,236 - [bangs table] - [suspenseful music plays] 490 00:26:39,403 --> 00:26:41,205 [Viktor] But what nobody knew 491 00:26:41,372 --> 00:26:44,709 was that Reagan was an FBI informant. 492 00:26:44,876 --> 00:26:46,543 His codename T-10, 493 00:26:47,544 --> 00:26:51,783 and he was exposing our growing influence in Hollywood. 494 00:26:51,949 --> 00:26:53,450 [judge] Mr. Warner, can you provide the name 495 00:26:53,584 --> 00:26:55,219 of the leader of the organization 496 00:26:55,352 --> 00:26:57,088 attempting to infiltrate your studio? 497 00:26:57,221 --> 00:26:58,823 - [shutter clicking] - [whirring] 498 00:26:58,956 --> 00:27:00,124 His name is Sorrell. 499 00:27:02,026 --> 00:27:03,494 Herb Sorrell. 500 00:27:03,627 --> 00:27:04,962 We're not joining you, Herb. 501 00:27:06,931 --> 00:27:10,601 [crowd jeering, shouting] 502 00:27:12,469 --> 00:27:14,105 - [gasps] - [gun clacks] 503 00:27:14,238 --> 00:27:16,140 Put it down. It's okay. 504 00:27:16,273 --> 00:27:17,942 [man] Settle down. Settle down. 505 00:27:18,075 --> 00:27:19,343 You don't get it, do you? 506 00:27:19,476 --> 00:27:20,477 We own this town. 507 00:27:20,611 --> 00:27:21,946 You don't own me. 508 00:27:22,079 --> 00:27:24,181 You don't own them. 509 00:27:24,315 --> 00:27:26,517 You wanna take a vote right now? Go ahead. 510 00:27:26,650 --> 00:27:29,520 Let's put it to a vote! See what happens. 511 00:27:29,653 --> 00:27:31,122 - See what happens. - [crowd agreeing] 512 00:27:31,255 --> 00:27:32,690 [tense music playing] 513 00:27:32,824 --> 00:27:35,626 - [crowd shouting] - [siren wailing] 514 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,829 - [shouting] - [men grunting] 515 00:27:37,962 --> 00:27:40,832 - [dog barking] - [whistle blowing] 516 00:27:40,965 --> 00:27:42,499 [dog barking] 517 00:27:45,602 --> 00:27:48,105 [judge] Mr. Hayden, in your opinion, 518 00:27:48,272 --> 00:27:51,809 why weren't the communist's efforts successful? 519 00:27:52,944 --> 00:27:55,379 [Hayden] There was just one problem. 520 00:27:55,512 --> 00:27:58,716 They ran into the Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild, 521 00:27:58,850 --> 00:28:00,617 in particular, Ronald Reagan... 522 00:28:02,153 --> 00:28:04,221 who was a one-man battalion against this thing. 523 00:28:04,355 --> 00:28:05,622 Let's go to work. 524 00:28:05,757 --> 00:28:06,958 - [cheering] - Yeah! 525 00:28:09,293 --> 00:28:11,495 [Reagan] As a citizen, I would not like to see 526 00:28:11,628 --> 00:28:13,530 any political party outlawed 527 00:28:13,664 --> 00:28:15,867 on the basis of its ideology. 528 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,669 Democracy is strong enough to stand up for itself 529 00:28:18,803 --> 00:28:20,972 against the inroads of any ideology, 530 00:28:21,105 --> 00:28:23,340 no matter how much we may disagree with it. 531 00:28:23,474 --> 00:28:25,509 Because I still believe, Mr. Chairman, 532 00:28:25,642 --> 00:28:27,578 that democracy can handle it. 533 00:28:29,580 --> 00:28:32,984 [Viktor] He had shut us down. He was clever in his message 534 00:28:33,150 --> 00:28:36,020 that it was okay to be communist, 535 00:28:36,187 --> 00:28:39,356 but not while being paid by us. 536 00:28:41,458 --> 00:28:44,495 [soft music playing] 537 00:28:44,628 --> 00:28:48,065 [camera whirring] 538 00:28:48,199 --> 00:28:50,267 And cut! That's lunch, everybody. 539 00:28:50,401 --> 00:28:52,003 - [crew] Okay. Nice work. - [Jane] You were great too. 540 00:28:52,136 --> 00:28:53,938 - [actor] Can I buy you lunch? - [Jane] Sure. I have time. 541 00:28:54,071 --> 00:28:56,673 - Let's grab a bite. - Honey... 542 00:28:56,841 --> 00:28:59,376 [Viktor] While his wife's career was skyrocketing... 543 00:28:59,510 --> 00:29:00,945 - [Jane] ...commissary or my dress... - [kid] Mama! 544 00:29:01,112 --> 00:29:02,980 [Viktor] ...he was reduced to the sidelines 545 00:29:03,147 --> 00:29:04,281 and their marriage... 546 00:29:05,316 --> 00:29:07,551 - deteriorated. - [kid babbling] Mama... 547 00:29:10,788 --> 00:29:13,858 [Viktor] And to break more his damaged heart, 548 00:29:14,025 --> 00:29:16,360 their third child, Christine, 549 00:29:16,527 --> 00:29:18,930 died the very day she was born. 550 00:29:19,063 --> 00:29:21,966 [mournful music playing] 551 00:29:37,014 --> 00:29:38,215 [Nelle] How's my son? 552 00:29:41,052 --> 00:29:42,419 I lost a child... 553 00:29:43,955 --> 00:29:46,257 marriage, a career. 554 00:29:46,390 --> 00:29:47,959 How do you think your boy is? 555 00:29:50,027 --> 00:29:51,595 You know, Nelle, 556 00:29:51,728 --> 00:29:53,831 I think I kinda missed the boat on that whole purpose thing. 557 00:29:55,599 --> 00:29:58,836 Maybe I'm just Jack all over again. 558 00:29:58,970 --> 00:30:00,137 No, Dutch. 559 00:30:00,271 --> 00:30:01,772 You're not your father. 560 00:30:04,741 --> 00:30:06,477 Just remember 561 00:30:06,610 --> 00:30:11,448 to listen to that small, soft voice, 562 00:30:11,582 --> 00:30:14,018 the one that you can't hear 563 00:30:15,386 --> 00:30:17,754 unless you're alone 564 00:30:18,890 --> 00:30:20,624 and quiet, 565 00:30:20,757 --> 00:30:23,127 and he has your full attention. 566 00:30:25,662 --> 00:30:27,664 Remember whose you are 567 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,035 and whom you serve. 568 00:30:42,914 --> 00:30:44,015 Yes, Sandy? 569 00:30:45,849 --> 00:30:47,151 Can you give an actress five minutes? 570 00:30:47,284 --> 00:30:48,852 Uh... [exhales] 571 00:30:48,986 --> 00:30:51,822 - Of course. - Miss Davis? 572 00:30:51,956 --> 00:30:53,891 Hello. [clears throat] I'm Nancy Davis. 573 00:30:54,025 --> 00:30:55,526 Hello, Nancy Davis. I'm Ron Reagan. 574 00:30:55,659 --> 00:30:57,028 - Yes, I know. - [both chuckle] 575 00:30:58,029 --> 00:30:59,897 - How about a cup of coffee? - Oh, sure. 576 00:31:00,031 --> 00:31:02,466 - Have a seat. - Ah. 577 00:31:02,599 --> 00:31:04,868 I'm afraid I've been a pest to your secretary. 578 00:31:05,002 --> 00:31:07,838 - Oh. - But I persist when it's important. 579 00:31:07,972 --> 00:31:09,840 - Cream, sugar? - Oh, well, 580 00:31:09,974 --> 00:31:11,642 - sure, uh, black. - Oh! 581 00:31:11,775 --> 00:31:13,810 - [coffee pours] - [glass clinks] 582 00:31:13,945 --> 00:31:17,514 Well... how can I help you, Nancy Davis? 583 00:31:18,315 --> 00:31:19,250 Well, 584 00:31:20,017 --> 00:31:23,020 I'm listed as a signer on a letter of support 585 00:31:23,154 --> 00:31:25,256 for two communist sympathizers 586 00:31:25,389 --> 00:31:27,658 but I never signed any such letter. 587 00:31:27,791 --> 00:31:29,260 There's another Nancy Davis. 588 00:31:29,393 --> 00:31:31,095 Oh, I see. 589 00:31:31,228 --> 00:31:34,098 Well, uh, the easiest thing to do, is just change your name. 590 00:31:34,231 --> 00:31:35,766 It happens all the time in Hollywood. 591 00:31:35,899 --> 00:31:38,502 Oh, no. No. I cannot do that, no. 592 00:31:39,536 --> 00:31:41,438 My name is very important to me. 593 00:31:41,572 --> 00:31:42,773 It's-it's my family. 594 00:31:42,906 --> 00:31:44,408 Oh, of course. 595 00:31:44,541 --> 00:31:46,677 Uh, family's important. 596 00:31:46,810 --> 00:31:47,844 Yes. 597 00:31:48,545 --> 00:31:49,580 Very important. 598 00:31:52,583 --> 00:31:54,885 So, uh, I guess there's only one thing left to do, 599 00:31:55,019 --> 00:31:59,056 and that is to launch an exhaustive and a detailed investigation. 600 00:31:59,190 --> 00:32:01,192 Well, of course, I've retained an attorney. 601 00:32:01,325 --> 00:32:02,593 Oh, there won't be any need for that. 602 00:32:02,726 --> 00:32:04,261 We can knock this out over dinner. 603 00:32:04,395 --> 00:32:06,964 - Excuse me? - Yes, uh, we can discuss it then. 604 00:32:07,098 --> 00:32:09,433 But I can't be late. I, uh... 605 00:32:09,566 --> 00:32:12,103 Yes, I have an early studio call tomorrow morning. 606 00:32:12,236 --> 00:32:15,639 Oh, well, I'll have to check my date book. 607 00:32:15,772 --> 00:32:18,609 [chuckles] I'm just gonna-- Just give me... 608 00:32:18,742 --> 00:32:19,610 Yes? 609 00:32:19,743 --> 00:32:21,712 Yes. Um... 610 00:32:24,015 --> 00:32:27,051 Well... Oh, I think I can manage it, 611 00:32:27,184 --> 00:32:28,619 but I have an early call too. 612 00:32:28,752 --> 00:32:30,287 Well, then it's a date! 613 00:32:30,421 --> 00:32:31,788 - Yeah. Yes. - Yeah. 614 00:32:31,922 --> 00:32:32,990 - Okay. - Thank you. 615 00:32:34,891 --> 00:32:36,793 - Pleasure. - Goodbye, for now. 616 00:32:41,298 --> 00:32:42,799 [secretary] Bye, Miss Davis. 617 00:32:42,933 --> 00:32:44,135 [whistles] 618 00:32:44,268 --> 00:32:47,404 [bright music playing] 619 00:32:47,538 --> 00:32:49,106 Okay, Bobby, thanks. 620 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:50,841 I'm gonna take care of that in the morning. 621 00:32:53,210 --> 00:32:55,479 [ballad song playing] 622 00:33:01,752 --> 00:33:02,986 - Well... - Well, it looks like 623 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:04,355 we've shut the place down. 624 00:33:04,488 --> 00:33:06,290 Huh, yes, we did. Here. 625 00:33:13,130 --> 00:33:14,198 - [chuckles] - Oh... 626 00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:17,368 Thank you, Joseph. Uh... 627 00:33:17,501 --> 00:33:19,170 - Miss Davis? - Yes? 628 00:33:19,303 --> 00:33:21,038 I'm gonna get on this first thing in the morning 629 00:33:21,172 --> 00:33:22,806 and I'll make all the calls myself. 630 00:33:22,939 --> 00:33:25,609 Your name will be off that list. 631 00:33:25,742 --> 00:33:26,810 Oh, just like that? 632 00:33:26,943 --> 00:33:28,512 - Just like that. - [chuckles] 633 00:33:28,645 --> 00:33:30,181 So, um, 634 00:33:30,314 --> 00:33:34,285 when-when you're not acting or being SAG president, 635 00:33:34,418 --> 00:33:37,354 what-what do you like to do with your time, Mr. Reagan? 636 00:33:37,488 --> 00:33:40,191 Well, I... I like the outdoors. 637 00:33:40,324 --> 00:33:41,458 Mm-hmm. 638 00:33:41,592 --> 00:33:43,394 - I-I play golf. - Mm. 639 00:33:43,527 --> 00:33:44,461 And... 640 00:33:45,296 --> 00:33:47,464 I-I love riding horses. 641 00:33:47,598 --> 00:33:48,965 Yes. Do you ride? 642 00:33:49,766 --> 00:33:51,568 - Sure, I do. Mm-hmm. - You do? 643 00:33:51,702 --> 00:33:54,738 Well, there's nothing like a relationship with a horse, is there? 644 00:33:54,871 --> 00:33:56,907 They're beautiful animals. 645 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:58,008 - Yeah. - Mm-hmm. 646 00:33:59,009 --> 00:34:01,245 - Ooh! Ooh! - ["Little Girl" playing] 647 00:34:01,378 --> 00:34:02,546 Look, just... 648 00:34:02,679 --> 00:34:04,181 - How do I slow down? - Well, just... 649 00:34:04,315 --> 00:34:06,317 - Ooh! Okay. - You're doing fine. You're doing fine. 650 00:34:06,450 --> 00:34:07,751 [both chuckling] 651 00:34:07,884 --> 00:34:10,254 [breathes shakily] Oh! Oh! 652 00:34:11,455 --> 00:34:13,424 - You look good on a horse. - Oh, thank you. 653 00:34:13,557 --> 00:34:14,991 [horse whinnies] 654 00:34:15,126 --> 00:34:16,560 [Nancy] I have a confession to make. 655 00:34:16,693 --> 00:34:17,694 Oh, what's that? 656 00:34:17,828 --> 00:34:19,696 I don't ride horses. [chuckles] 657 00:34:19,830 --> 00:34:23,567 - Really? You could have fooled me. - Oh! [chuckles] 658 00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:25,669 Well, it's beautiful up here. 659 00:34:25,802 --> 00:34:27,338 Come on over here. 660 00:34:27,471 --> 00:34:30,741 - Yes, it is. - It's like we're a million miles from LA. 661 00:34:30,874 --> 00:34:33,944 Yes. You know, I did my first location shoot here in fact. 662 00:34:34,077 --> 00:34:35,846 - Really? - Yes. 663 00:34:35,979 --> 00:34:37,714 I jumped on the back of that horse, 664 00:34:37,848 --> 00:34:41,252 looked around at all this, and said, "Wow, I'm in heaven." 665 00:34:41,385 --> 00:34:42,719 Oh! 666 00:34:42,853 --> 00:34:44,455 Yeah, it's heaven. 667 00:34:46,190 --> 00:34:49,726 You know, I have a confession to make of my own, Nancy. 668 00:34:49,860 --> 00:34:51,762 - Mmm. - [horse whinnies] 669 00:34:51,895 --> 00:34:53,130 Uh... 670 00:34:53,264 --> 00:34:55,632 I'm what you call "damaged goods." 671 00:34:55,766 --> 00:34:58,135 I'm divorced, I got kids. 672 00:34:58,269 --> 00:35:00,271 I haven't had a decent role in years 673 00:35:01,405 --> 00:35:02,639 and I'm just about broke. 674 00:35:04,007 --> 00:35:05,309 How's that for a come-on? 675 00:35:07,878 --> 00:35:09,646 We're all damaged goods, Ronnie. 676 00:35:13,217 --> 00:35:15,419 What's next for you? I mean... 677 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:18,455 what do you want out of this life? 678 00:35:19,856 --> 00:35:22,326 I don't know, I used to have big ambitions. 679 00:35:22,459 --> 00:35:23,427 Dreams. 680 00:35:24,861 --> 00:35:25,796 Now, I... 681 00:35:26,630 --> 00:35:29,433 I don't know. I just wanna do something good in this world. 682 00:35:30,867 --> 00:35:32,303 Make a difference. 683 00:35:33,537 --> 00:35:35,272 I think you've done that. 684 00:35:36,907 --> 00:35:38,642 I'd like to make a difference too. 685 00:35:42,045 --> 00:35:44,815 But I have figured something out, Ronnie. 686 00:35:46,049 --> 00:35:47,518 - What's that? - It's really hard 687 00:35:47,651 --> 00:35:49,486 to make a difference in this life 688 00:35:51,422 --> 00:35:52,856 when you have to do it alone. 689 00:35:54,658 --> 00:35:58,028 ["Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" playing] 690 00:36:16,413 --> 00:36:17,314 [Nancy] Mmm. 691 00:36:38,335 --> 00:36:40,136 - Are you sure you wanna go? - [baby crying] 692 00:36:40,271 --> 00:36:42,706 You know, this is not exactly Academy Award stuff. 693 00:36:42,839 --> 00:36:44,641 Well, you know we don't like to be apart, 694 00:36:44,775 --> 00:36:46,643 and I love to watch my husband work. 695 00:36:46,777 --> 00:36:48,812 I know, I know, work's work. 696 00:36:49,613 --> 00:36:51,081 [engine starts] 697 00:36:51,214 --> 00:36:52,916 Bye, Patti! 698 00:36:53,049 --> 00:36:54,818 [car revs] 699 00:36:54,951 --> 00:36:58,522 ["This Town" playing] 700 00:37:11,167 --> 00:37:13,537 [crew] Mr. Reagan, your agent's on the line. 701 00:37:13,670 --> 00:37:16,740 Look, Lou, if I go out there, my career, it's... 702 00:37:17,908 --> 00:37:18,909 it's dead. 703 00:37:21,244 --> 00:37:22,546 [sighs] 704 00:37:22,679 --> 00:37:24,247 Lou, listen to me. 705 00:37:25,716 --> 00:37:28,452 I'm not going out there. 706 00:37:28,585 --> 00:37:31,522 It is Pabst Blue Ribbon time! 707 00:37:32,489 --> 00:37:35,692 - What'll you have? - I'll have a Pabst Blue Ribbon! 708 00:37:35,826 --> 00:37:38,529 - I'll take a Pabst, Bonzo! - Oh, yeah. 709 00:37:38,662 --> 00:37:40,364 [audience laughing] 710 00:37:40,497 --> 00:37:42,866 [Ziggy] Looks like it's bedtime for Bonzo, folks! 711 00:37:42,999 --> 00:37:45,702 - [music cue] - [Reagan grunts] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, 712 00:37:45,836 --> 00:37:48,605 and now the Pabst Blue Ribbon dancers! 713 00:37:48,739 --> 00:37:50,140 [audience applauds] 714 00:37:56,279 --> 00:37:57,581 - Mm. - [glass thuds] 715 00:37:57,714 --> 00:37:59,783 [sighs, forced chuckle] 716 00:38:07,624 --> 00:38:09,092 Ladies... 717 00:38:09,225 --> 00:38:11,328 do you happen to have an extra smoke 718 00:38:11,462 --> 00:38:13,296 for a clown? Thank you. 719 00:38:13,430 --> 00:38:15,966 [electricity buzzing] 720 00:38:16,099 --> 00:38:17,468 [lighter clinks, flicks] 721 00:38:17,601 --> 00:38:18,635 [puffs smoke] 722 00:38:20,203 --> 00:38:21,104 [lighter clicks] 723 00:38:23,940 --> 00:38:25,442 - Thanks. - No problem. 724 00:38:36,420 --> 00:38:38,989 - [singer singing] - [crowd cheering] 725 00:38:49,933 --> 00:38:51,134 [electricity buzzing] 726 00:38:51,267 --> 00:38:54,004 - [grunts] - [glass shatters] 727 00:39:00,010 --> 00:39:01,812 [buzzing] 728 00:39:06,450 --> 00:39:10,086 This season, I'm sending all my friends Chesterfields. 729 00:39:10,253 --> 00:39:13,424 [Viktor] Meanwhile, his career as movie star 730 00:39:13,590 --> 00:39:15,058 continued to fade. 731 00:39:15,191 --> 00:39:17,327 Wow! I could've had a V8! 732 00:39:18,328 --> 00:39:19,696 Oh, Ronnie! 733 00:39:19,830 --> 00:39:21,632 That's a super smooth shave. 734 00:39:21,765 --> 00:39:23,567 That's because I used Gillette. 735 00:39:24,968 --> 00:39:28,405 Soothe your skin with Campho-Phenique antiseptic powder. 736 00:39:28,539 --> 00:39:32,476 At the movies or at home, honey, they're the perfect snack. 737 00:39:32,609 --> 00:39:35,011 ICEE. The coldest drink in town 738 00:39:35,145 --> 00:39:37,080 ...at a sweet, low price. 739 00:39:37,213 --> 00:39:39,382 Come on, Colman's. Light my fire. 740 00:39:39,516 --> 00:39:40,417 [bell dings] 741 00:39:42,653 --> 00:39:47,223 [Viktor] He continued to focus on his role as the president of Screen Actors Guild 742 00:39:48,625 --> 00:39:50,827 where he did quite well, actually. 743 00:39:50,961 --> 00:39:54,898 But the movie opportunities started to evaporate. 744 00:39:55,031 --> 00:39:57,400 Yes, he was a B-movie star. This is well-known. 745 00:39:58,469 --> 00:40:02,005 But what does this have to do with losing our Motherland? 746 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,776 Communism is not the Motherland. 747 00:40:07,077 --> 00:40:08,879 They're the Motherland. 748 00:40:10,013 --> 00:40:14,217 Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, Chekhov. 749 00:40:14,350 --> 00:40:16,720 That's the Motherland! The Motherland... 750 00:40:18,421 --> 00:40:19,389 is here! 751 00:40:21,057 --> 00:40:22,959 - [Viktor mumbling] - [aide speaking] 752 00:40:23,093 --> 00:40:25,095 I can't. I must be... 753 00:40:27,898 --> 00:40:29,365 [phone ringing] 754 00:40:35,005 --> 00:40:35,906 [Nancy] Hello? 755 00:40:37,574 --> 00:40:38,542 Oh, no. 756 00:40:39,442 --> 00:40:40,376 Ronnie? 757 00:40:46,517 --> 00:40:48,284 Thank you, Lord, for my mother. 758 00:40:50,587 --> 00:40:51,822 Take care of her. 759 00:40:53,223 --> 00:40:54,591 I know you will. 760 00:40:57,628 --> 00:41:00,631 Your good and faithful servant has come home. 761 00:41:09,673 --> 00:41:12,242 [Viktor] While he mourned the loss of his mother, 762 00:41:12,408 --> 00:41:15,512 and continued to struggle with his career, 763 00:41:15,646 --> 00:41:17,347 the world was passing him by. 764 00:41:18,549 --> 00:41:20,250 [reporter] The United States and Soviet Union 765 00:41:20,416 --> 00:41:21,785 now face off in a new Cold War. 766 00:41:21,952 --> 00:41:23,654 - Nuclear retaliation looms. - [men shouting] 767 00:41:23,787 --> 00:41:26,022 "The purpose of these bases 768 00:41:26,156 --> 00:41:30,827 can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability 769 00:41:30,961 --> 00:41:32,596 against the western hemisphere." 770 00:41:32,763 --> 00:41:34,297 [reporter 2] President Kennedy's blockade 771 00:41:34,464 --> 00:41:37,801 stops the advance of nuclear weapons into Cuba. 772 00:41:41,137 --> 00:41:43,073 [reporter 3] Movements across Germany had stopped 773 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:44,808 as the East Germans built a wall overnight, 774 00:41:44,975 --> 00:41:46,677 separating not only the country, 775 00:41:46,843 --> 00:41:47,978 but neighbors and family. 776 00:41:53,449 --> 00:41:58,154 [Viktor] He became host of TV show for appliance company. 777 00:41:58,321 --> 00:42:01,457 He toured across the country, meeting factory workers 778 00:42:01,592 --> 00:42:02,926 and giving speeches. 779 00:42:03,093 --> 00:42:05,762 He was like politician with no party. 780 00:42:06,763 --> 00:42:10,366 So, he decided to set his sights on something else. 781 00:42:10,533 --> 00:42:16,039 Us. He devoured books about communism, espionage, 782 00:42:16,206 --> 00:42:18,174 our takeover of Eastern Europe, 783 00:42:18,341 --> 00:42:20,543 and the construction of the Berlin Wall. 784 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,817 You know our bed's a lot more comfortable. 785 00:42:26,950 --> 00:42:30,353 Well, unless you prefer, uh, Whittaker Chambers to me? 786 00:42:30,486 --> 00:42:32,689 - Oh, you know that's not true. - [chuckles] 787 00:42:32,823 --> 00:42:34,925 Come to bed, honey. It's late. 788 00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:39,229 [sighs] 789 00:42:39,362 --> 00:42:43,767 You know, all they have are missiles and oil. 790 00:42:44,868 --> 00:42:47,237 If we get them to spend money they don't have, 791 00:42:47,370 --> 00:42:48,739 they can't support themselves. 792 00:42:48,872 --> 00:42:50,774 - The Soviets. - The Soviets. 793 00:42:50,907 --> 00:42:52,743 We've been going about this all wrong. 794 00:42:52,876 --> 00:42:55,445 We don't have to match them missile for missile. 795 00:42:56,312 --> 00:42:58,181 All we have to do 796 00:42:58,314 --> 00:43:00,416 is just keep up the pressure. 797 00:43:00,550 --> 00:43:02,886 We have deeper pockets than they do. 798 00:43:03,019 --> 00:43:05,889 And here I thought I married an actor. 799 00:43:07,157 --> 00:43:09,860 Well, you could always talk to Dick Nixon, 800 00:43:09,993 --> 00:43:13,630 President Kennedy, or any of your political friends. 801 00:43:15,398 --> 00:43:18,201 But why is it that my husband seems to know 802 00:43:18,334 --> 00:43:21,104 what's gonna happen before they do, hmm? 803 00:43:23,006 --> 00:43:25,208 - Well... - Yeah. 804 00:43:25,341 --> 00:43:28,912 I was a lifeguard at a public swimming hole on a river. 805 00:43:29,913 --> 00:43:31,748 And I studied that river. 806 00:43:32,582 --> 00:43:35,752 And I learned how to read the currents. 807 00:43:37,420 --> 00:43:40,590 Not just the ones on the surface. 808 00:43:40,590 --> 00:43:43,660 But also the ones that were deep underneath the water, 809 00:43:44,594 --> 00:43:46,562 flowing way under. 810 00:43:49,232 --> 00:43:50,667 And I got good at it. 811 00:44:01,544 --> 00:44:03,814 I knew people were in trouble before they did. 812 00:44:08,651 --> 00:44:13,957 - [metal thudding] - [seagulls squawking] 813 00:44:14,958 --> 00:44:18,161 Moon, thank you for bringing your brother up here on such short notice. 814 00:44:18,294 --> 00:44:20,363 It wasn't easy, he's not a fan of flying. 815 00:44:20,496 --> 00:44:23,133 Well, we'll remedy that. Thank you for coming, Mr. Reagan. 816 00:44:23,266 --> 00:44:24,968 Thanks for having me, Mr. Tuttle. 817 00:44:25,101 --> 00:44:27,270 [Holmes] Now, we understand that you jumped the aisle 818 00:44:27,403 --> 00:44:29,139 - and switched parties. - Well, 819 00:44:29,272 --> 00:44:32,542 my brother and I both, we came of age under FDR. 820 00:44:32,675 --> 00:44:34,644 Our dad, Jack, he was a huge fan, 821 00:44:34,778 --> 00:44:38,281 and we were proud to be New Deal Democrats. 822 00:44:38,414 --> 00:44:39,950 So why did you leave 'em? 823 00:44:40,083 --> 00:44:41,317 I didn't. 824 00:44:41,451 --> 00:44:43,386 - They left me. - [laughter] 825 00:44:43,519 --> 00:44:45,555 Well, how do you feel about campaigning for Goldwater? 826 00:44:45,688 --> 00:44:47,057 He's gonna get shellacked in November. 827 00:44:47,190 --> 00:44:49,192 No way he takes the White House. 828 00:44:49,325 --> 00:44:52,628 Mr. Tuttle's right, he can't beat LBJ. 829 00:44:52,763 --> 00:44:54,530 I'm curious, Ron. 830 00:44:54,664 --> 00:44:56,867 What would you say is the issue of our time? 831 00:44:58,301 --> 00:45:00,203 No question about it. 832 00:45:00,336 --> 00:45:02,372 Communism and the Soviet Union. 833 00:45:02,505 --> 00:45:05,641 Domestic issues is what I'm more curious about. 834 00:45:07,811 --> 00:45:11,714 What's more domestic than survival, Mr. Tuttle? 835 00:45:11,848 --> 00:45:14,751 Communism is the natural enemy of freedom. 836 00:45:14,885 --> 00:45:18,488 It won't stop attacking us from the outside or the inside. 837 00:45:18,621 --> 00:45:21,224 And it's spreading around the world while we wring our hands 838 00:45:21,357 --> 00:45:22,893 trying to negotiate. 839 00:45:26,963 --> 00:45:29,900 What did I tell you, guys? He's not just a pretty face. 840 00:45:30,033 --> 00:45:32,268 Why don't you put your money where your mouth is, Ron? 841 00:45:32,402 --> 00:45:36,072 Get in the game. Support Goldwater and then run for office. 842 00:45:36,206 --> 00:45:37,874 Well, he'd win State Senator in a landslide. 843 00:45:38,008 --> 00:45:39,910 State Senator. How does that sound? 844 00:45:42,979 --> 00:45:43,880 Well, 845 00:45:44,915 --> 00:45:46,382 I played a senator once. 846 00:45:46,516 --> 00:45:48,451 [chuckling] 847 00:45:48,584 --> 00:45:50,253 But I've never played a governor. 848 00:45:51,321 --> 00:45:53,289 [laughter] 849 00:45:56,993 --> 00:46:01,064 [Viktor] Seventeen years after I had begun following him, 850 00:46:01,231 --> 00:46:05,035 he made his debut on American political stage. 851 00:46:05,201 --> 00:46:08,438 Well, I'd like to suggest to you, there is no such thing as left or right. 852 00:46:08,571 --> 00:46:10,640 There's only up or down. 853 00:46:10,807 --> 00:46:12,375 - Look, there's daddy. - [Reagan] I believe that the issues 854 00:46:12,542 --> 00:46:14,410 confronting us cross party lines. 855 00:46:14,577 --> 00:46:16,479 Now, one side of this campaign 856 00:46:16,612 --> 00:46:19,082 has been telling us that the issues of this election 857 00:46:19,215 --> 00:46:21,651 are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. 858 00:46:22,685 --> 00:46:24,654 The line has been used. 859 00:46:24,787 --> 00:46:26,722 "We've never had it so good." 860 00:46:26,857 --> 00:46:30,326 Somewhere, a perversion has taken place. 861 00:46:30,460 --> 00:46:33,396 Should Moses have told the children of Israel to live 862 00:46:33,529 --> 00:46:35,098 in slavery under the pharaohs? 863 00:46:35,231 --> 00:46:37,233 Should Christ have refused the cross? 864 00:46:37,367 --> 00:46:39,235 Should the patriots have thrown down their guns 865 00:46:39,369 --> 00:46:42,072 and refused to fire the shot heard around the world? 866 00:46:43,306 --> 00:46:45,475 You and I have the courage 867 00:46:45,608 --> 00:46:47,810 to say to our enemies... 868 00:46:47,978 --> 00:46:50,313 there is a price we will not pay. 869 00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:56,219 A point beyond which they must not advance. 870 00:46:56,386 --> 00:46:58,922 We'll preserve for our children this, 871 00:46:59,089 --> 00:47:01,624 the last best hope of man on Earth, 872 00:47:01,791 --> 00:47:04,995 or we'll sentence them to take the last step 873 00:47:05,161 --> 00:47:07,697 into a thousand years of darkness. 874 00:47:08,331 --> 00:47:11,201 When great forces are on the move in the world, 875 00:47:11,334 --> 00:47:16,539 we learn that we are spirits, not animals. 876 00:47:16,672 --> 00:47:19,542 There's something going on in time and space, 877 00:47:19,675 --> 00:47:21,511 beyond time and space, 878 00:47:21,644 --> 00:47:23,479 which, whether we like it or not, 879 00:47:23,613 --> 00:47:25,281 spells duty. 880 00:47:26,116 --> 00:47:27,050 You and I... 881 00:47:28,418 --> 00:47:30,620 have a rendezvous with destiny. 882 00:47:30,753 --> 00:47:33,389 [audience applauds] 883 00:47:35,191 --> 00:47:38,061 [Viktor] Mr. Goldwater lost decisively. 884 00:47:38,861 --> 00:47:41,864 But The Crusader had arrived. 885 00:47:42,032 --> 00:47:46,903 And he was putting us on notice that he was not afraid to take us on. 886 00:47:47,037 --> 00:47:48,972 [audience whistling, applauding] 887 00:47:49,105 --> 00:47:51,674 - [upbeat music playing] - [camera shutter clicking] 888 00:47:55,845 --> 00:47:56,712 [Betty chuckles] 889 00:47:56,846 --> 00:47:57,813 - Hello. - Hello. 890 00:47:57,948 --> 00:47:59,882 Oh, hi! It's you! 891 00:48:00,016 --> 00:48:02,685 - [chuckles] Well, yes. - What are doing you here? 892 00:48:02,818 --> 00:48:04,354 I-- Did I win something? 893 00:48:04,487 --> 00:48:06,756 No. We're canvasing the neighborhood, 894 00:48:06,889 --> 00:48:09,759 and I'm running for governor and I would like your vote. 895 00:48:09,892 --> 00:48:12,762 Well, of course! Of course! I... 896 00:48:13,463 --> 00:48:15,865 Now I'm embarrassed. I forgot your name. 897 00:48:15,999 --> 00:48:18,868 Do his initials help? RR? 898 00:48:19,002 --> 00:48:20,836 [gasps, breathes out] 899 00:48:20,971 --> 00:48:24,540 [inhales deeply] Honey! Roy Rogers is here! 900 00:48:26,542 --> 00:48:28,844 And he's running for governor! 901 00:48:32,515 --> 00:48:34,184 ["Wild Thing" playing] 902 00:48:34,317 --> 00:48:36,252 [crowd whooping, applauding] 903 00:48:38,554 --> 00:48:39,522 [camera shutter clicking] 904 00:48:44,460 --> 00:48:46,896 [Viktor] He was on the US stage now. 905 00:48:48,198 --> 00:48:51,534 But my colleagues still refused to take him seriously. 906 00:48:52,402 --> 00:48:53,703 After all, they said, 907 00:48:54,770 --> 00:48:56,973 "What could state governor do to us?" 908 00:48:57,107 --> 00:48:59,976 [crowd cheering] Reagan! Reagan! 909 00:49:00,110 --> 00:49:02,578 [upbeat music playing] 910 00:49:02,712 --> 00:49:05,315 The police are overburdened. There's just too many of them. 911 00:49:05,448 --> 00:49:07,117 Where are these kids' parents? 912 00:49:07,250 --> 00:49:09,285 Well, they're not all students. Mostly agitators. 913 00:49:09,419 --> 00:49:10,920 They don't even know what they're protesting. 914 00:49:11,054 --> 00:49:12,722 They're just doing it to do it, 915 00:49:12,855 --> 00:49:14,224 and they're getting outside help. 916 00:49:14,357 --> 00:49:15,658 They've issued a new set of demands. 917 00:49:15,791 --> 00:49:17,293 Of course they have. 918 00:49:17,427 --> 00:49:19,662 They want you to present them to them personally. 919 00:49:20,696 --> 00:49:23,433 - The National Guard... is on standby. - [Reagan sighs] 920 00:49:23,566 --> 00:49:25,135 They can be on-site within an hour. 921 00:49:25,268 --> 00:49:27,837 That's going federal. Ramifications for that. 922 00:49:27,970 --> 00:49:30,973 Communities, schools, especially the press. 923 00:49:32,275 --> 00:49:33,643 If they wanna talk, 924 00:49:35,111 --> 00:49:36,446 let's go talk. 925 00:49:38,814 --> 00:49:42,485 [bells tolling] 926 00:49:42,618 --> 00:49:48,091 - [siren whooping] - [crowd shouting] 927 00:49:48,224 --> 00:49:49,359 [protester] Love rules! 928 00:49:49,492 --> 00:49:52,662 Governor Reagan! Make love, not war! 929 00:49:52,795 --> 00:49:55,998 From the looks of him, he can't do either right now. 930 00:49:56,132 --> 00:49:57,967 Bill's gonna meet us inside. 931 00:49:59,235 --> 00:50:00,170 Lead the way. 932 00:50:01,071 --> 00:50:03,373 Peace now! Peace now! 933 00:50:03,506 --> 00:50:06,609 We want to hear you speak openly about this to the state of California! 934 00:50:06,742 --> 00:50:08,644 Well, what do you think I'm doing here? 935 00:50:08,778 --> 00:50:11,814 If you would come out against the police escalation, they might listen. 936 00:50:11,947 --> 00:50:15,451 When did you ever stand up in front of your students 937 00:50:15,585 --> 00:50:17,153 and beg them not to do this? 938 00:50:17,287 --> 00:50:20,856 They told you that they were going to destroy the university 939 00:50:20,990 --> 00:50:23,293 if you sought to go ahead with this construction. 940 00:50:23,426 --> 00:50:26,396 - But they offered to negotiate! - Negotiate what? 941 00:50:26,529 --> 00:50:28,631 All of this happened, professor, the very first time 942 00:50:28,764 --> 00:50:30,633 that some of you who are old enough to know better 943 00:50:30,766 --> 00:50:34,170 let students think that they have the right to choose 944 00:50:34,304 --> 00:50:36,139 which laws they were gonna obey, 945 00:50:36,272 --> 00:50:39,008 as long as it was done in the name of social protest. 946 00:50:39,142 --> 00:50:40,710 I've had enough. 947 00:50:42,378 --> 00:50:44,914 - I'm calling in the National Guard. - [door closes] 948 00:50:45,047 --> 00:50:47,483 [overlapping chatter, shouting] 949 00:50:50,886 --> 00:50:54,690 [footsteps tapping] 950 00:51:03,699 --> 00:51:05,067 Shh! 951 00:51:05,201 --> 00:51:06,936 [protesters laughing] 952 00:51:12,542 --> 00:51:14,577 [Viktor] The protestors pushed him hard, 953 00:51:14,710 --> 00:51:16,346 but he pushed them harder. 954 00:51:17,313 --> 00:51:19,782 - [film clicking] - He was controversial governor, 955 00:51:19,915 --> 00:51:21,784 but limited in what he could accomplish. 956 00:51:21,917 --> 00:51:25,888 At least, as far as the things he cared most about, like us. 957 00:51:27,657 --> 00:51:30,426 He enraged many sympathetic to our cause, 958 00:51:30,560 --> 00:51:33,363 but he also inspired many fanatics 959 00:51:33,496 --> 00:51:34,897 who would go to great lengths 960 00:51:35,064 --> 00:51:37,933 to get a glimpse of their hero. 961 00:51:38,067 --> 00:51:39,435 [dog barking in distance] 962 00:51:39,569 --> 00:51:41,804 Ron, who's this? 963 00:51:42,738 --> 00:51:44,039 Young man, uh... 964 00:51:44,940 --> 00:51:46,041 why are you in my yard? 965 00:51:47,610 --> 00:51:48,978 Hey, Mrs. Gov! 966 00:51:49,111 --> 00:51:51,214 I'm, uh, I'm Dana. 967 00:51:51,347 --> 00:51:53,416 I'm the head writer for Youth for Reagan. 968 00:51:53,549 --> 00:51:55,451 And they're shutting us down. I just want five minutes with the Gov. 969 00:51:55,585 --> 00:51:56,786 Oh, for heaven's sake. 970 00:51:56,919 --> 00:51:58,988 I-I'll be respectful, scouts honor. 971 00:51:59,121 --> 00:52:01,457 I-I won't swear or throw anything. 972 00:52:01,591 --> 00:52:04,059 - And I don't burn buildings. - [Nancy] No, the problem is, 973 00:52:04,194 --> 00:52:06,629 is that the governor is on a very tight schedule 974 00:52:06,762 --> 00:52:08,964 and he won't give you five minutes. 975 00:52:09,098 --> 00:52:11,301 - He'll give you an hour. - Sweet! 976 00:52:11,434 --> 00:52:13,469 No, it's not sweet. You need to go home. 977 00:52:13,603 --> 00:52:16,306 Please, just call the office and I'll make sure you get an appointment, okay? 978 00:52:16,439 --> 00:52:18,774 - Honey? Is everything all right? - Hey, Gov! 979 00:52:18,908 --> 00:52:21,311 These young people spent the night in our yard. 980 00:52:21,444 --> 00:52:23,112 I just wanna talk. Five minutes. 981 00:52:26,449 --> 00:52:28,484 You look tired. How about a cup of coffee? 982 00:52:28,618 --> 00:52:30,920 - Oh. - Hell, yeah, dude! 983 00:52:32,422 --> 00:52:34,790 Thank you. I'm sorry, I mean, Governor. 984 00:52:34,924 --> 00:52:36,759 [whimpers] 985 00:52:39,595 --> 00:52:42,765 [Reagan] So the politician says, "What did I do to deserve this?" 986 00:52:42,898 --> 00:52:45,435 Saint Peter said, "Well, we didn't know what to do with you, 987 00:52:45,568 --> 00:52:47,803 because you're the first politician we've had up here." 988 00:52:50,039 --> 00:52:52,442 [Viktor] Nelle had been gone for a decade, 989 00:52:52,608 --> 00:52:54,677 but The Crusader managed to find others 990 00:52:54,844 --> 00:52:57,413 who shared her fundamentalist beliefs. 991 00:52:57,580 --> 00:52:59,982 And one evening, our surveillance picked up 992 00:53:00,149 --> 00:53:02,918 one of the strangest exchanges I ever heard... 993 00:53:03,085 --> 00:53:05,020 - [camera shutter clicking] - ...involving a pop star, 994 00:53:05,187 --> 00:53:06,789 a preacher, 995 00:53:07,523 --> 00:53:09,158 and a prophecy. 996 00:53:09,292 --> 00:53:11,827 If you continue to walk uprightly before me, 997 00:53:11,961 --> 00:53:15,798 you will dwell at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 998 00:53:19,001 --> 00:53:19,902 Amen. 999 00:53:23,973 --> 00:53:24,874 [exhales] 1000 00:53:25,941 --> 00:53:27,042 Well, that was something. 1001 00:53:29,345 --> 00:53:31,347 All right, well, we should probably head out. 1002 00:53:31,481 --> 00:53:32,748 - Yes, yes. - Thank you, Governor. 1003 00:53:32,882 --> 00:53:34,884 - Thank you, Pat. - Yeah, thanks for coming. 1004 00:53:35,017 --> 00:53:36,185 Yes. [chuckles] 1005 00:53:38,388 --> 00:53:40,089 You can't possibly believe this. 1006 00:53:41,891 --> 00:53:44,327 Doesn't matter if I believe it. 1007 00:53:45,395 --> 00:53:46,529 Did he believe it? 1008 00:53:47,563 --> 00:53:48,531 Who knows? 1009 00:53:51,734 --> 00:53:54,337 [tense music playing] 1010 00:54:00,142 --> 00:54:01,277 [sighs] 1011 00:54:13,389 --> 00:54:16,559 [birds chirping] 1012 00:54:20,330 --> 00:54:23,265 [soft music playing] 1013 00:54:38,714 --> 00:54:40,950 Well, Bill, there she is. 1014 00:54:42,251 --> 00:54:44,387 688 acres in all. 1015 00:54:44,520 --> 00:54:47,289 That sounds about enough. How much they asking? 1016 00:54:47,957 --> 00:54:51,494 Too much for an honest politician. [chuckles] 1017 00:54:51,627 --> 00:54:54,897 Well, there's nothing like stomping around on your own piece of dirt. 1018 00:54:55,030 --> 00:54:56,065 Work and sweat, 1019 00:54:56,198 --> 00:54:57,767 think about your next move. 1020 00:54:57,900 --> 00:55:00,069 [sneers] Next move. 1021 00:55:02,071 --> 00:55:04,306 You know, they taunt, unfortunately. 1022 00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:06,275 Won't last. 1023 00:55:06,409 --> 00:55:08,444 The Soviets, they're here to stay. 1024 00:55:08,578 --> 00:55:12,348 There's nothing a retired governor can do about The Soviets. 1025 00:55:12,482 --> 00:55:14,850 Well, you got a point. Not much. 1026 00:55:16,786 --> 00:55:17,953 But a president... 1027 00:55:19,622 --> 00:55:21,657 Now, he can do a thing or two. 1028 00:55:21,791 --> 00:55:23,926 [chuckles] 1029 00:55:24,059 --> 00:55:26,629 [hopeful music playing] 1030 00:55:36,939 --> 00:55:40,142 "So multiply that by a billion, double that, 1031 00:55:40,275 --> 00:55:43,646 and that's only the surface of how deep it really is. 1032 00:55:44,414 --> 00:55:47,016 'It' being my love for you. 1033 00:55:47,149 --> 00:55:49,619 I really love you mucher than that. 1034 00:55:49,752 --> 00:55:51,787 ITWWW..." 1035 00:55:51,921 --> 00:55:53,556 - In The Whole Wide World. - In The Whole Wide World. 1036 00:55:53,689 --> 00:55:56,459 - [chuckles] Aw. - [chuckles] 1037 00:55:56,592 --> 00:55:59,028 Reminds me of one of your old movies. 1038 00:55:59,161 --> 00:56:01,464 I should have a parasol and a mint julep. 1039 00:56:01,597 --> 00:56:04,299 Well, Nancy Pants, I can row back and get you one. 1040 00:56:04,434 --> 00:56:06,869 [chuckles, breathes deeply] 1041 00:56:14,777 --> 00:56:16,646 Bill thinks I should run for president. 1042 00:56:16,779 --> 00:56:19,682 - Oh, Bill thinks so, does he? - What? 1043 00:56:19,815 --> 00:56:21,751 - You think I'm too old? - No. 1044 00:56:21,884 --> 00:56:24,720 You look 20 years younger than you are. 1045 00:56:24,854 --> 00:56:26,856 Your mind is sharp as a tack. 1046 00:56:26,989 --> 00:56:30,426 Well, you know I can't do this without your support. 1047 00:56:30,560 --> 00:56:32,227 You'll always have my support. 1048 00:56:33,362 --> 00:56:36,532 I know I can't just let you chop wood for the rest of your life. 1049 00:56:36,666 --> 00:56:38,534 - Why not? - [both chuckle] 1050 00:56:41,036 --> 00:56:45,240 I've actually been thinking about what that preacher said by the pool. 1051 00:56:45,374 --> 00:56:46,676 You thought he was a kook. 1052 00:56:46,809 --> 00:56:47,910 I still do. 1053 00:56:49,211 --> 00:56:51,113 But maybe he was onto something. 1054 00:56:52,982 --> 00:56:55,117 You just may need to save us. 1055 00:57:00,856 --> 00:57:02,825 [newscaster] Good evening. Tonight's showdown 1056 00:57:02,992 --> 00:57:05,661 might be the most thrilling convention we've ever seen. 1057 00:57:05,828 --> 00:57:08,197 It's a true toss-up between the incumbent president 1058 00:57:08,363 --> 00:57:11,701 and a serious challenger from within his own party. 1059 00:57:11,834 --> 00:57:13,803 - Dick thinks if he can talk to Drew-- - What? 1060 00:57:13,936 --> 00:57:17,039 Dick thinks that if he can talk to Drew, Pennsylvania might go our way. 1061 00:57:17,172 --> 00:57:19,875 Okay. I heard James Baker had Pennsylvania on lock before. 1062 00:57:20,009 --> 00:57:21,777 - He said they're in play. - We lost Oregon. 1063 00:57:21,911 --> 00:57:23,112 - Oregon? - It's gone. All right? 1064 00:57:23,245 --> 00:57:25,314 Ohio, Indiana, Florida, or Pennsylvania, 1065 00:57:25,447 --> 00:57:28,050 - they'll have to break our way. - Anyone else looking for a Ford hat? How about you? 1066 00:57:28,183 --> 00:57:30,720 I think you need to change that hat. Here you go. 1067 00:57:30,853 --> 00:57:32,588 Oh, that's gonna look good. I'll get rid of this. 1068 00:57:32,722 --> 00:57:34,590 Okay, we may need to rethink that strategy. 1069 00:57:34,724 --> 00:57:36,325 Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania. 1070 00:57:36,458 --> 00:57:38,828 I'll get Schweiker to connect with Drew about Pennsylvania. 1071 00:57:38,961 --> 00:57:41,096 - I'll circle back to Ohio. - Okay. I will take Florida, 1072 00:57:41,230 --> 00:57:43,566 and, Mike, why don't you go talk with Rich and Marilynn... 1073 00:57:43,699 --> 00:57:44,934 - Marilynn. Okay. - ...about Indiana? Okay? 1074 00:57:45,067 --> 00:57:46,769 Hey, hey. We gotta win one for the Gipper. 1075 00:57:46,902 --> 00:57:48,738 - Huh? - Come on! 1076 00:57:48,871 --> 00:57:51,440 - One, two, three! For the Gipper! - Ready, go... What? 1077 00:57:51,607 --> 00:57:53,943 [newscaster] For the next President of the United States, 1078 00:57:54,109 --> 00:57:58,681 California casts all 167 for Governor Ronald Reagan! 1079 00:57:58,814 --> 00:58:01,116 [cheering] 1080 00:58:01,250 --> 00:58:04,253 - Thank you, California. - [laughter] 1081 00:58:04,419 --> 00:58:07,289 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1082 00:58:07,456 --> 00:58:10,760 has 93 votes for Gerald Ford! 1083 00:58:10,893 --> 00:58:12,394 [crowd cheering] 1084 00:58:12,562 --> 00:58:16,732 The state of West Virginia proudly presents its vote 1085 00:58:16,899 --> 00:58:21,170 on behalf of our party's candidate for the presidency... 1086 00:58:24,306 --> 00:58:26,475 Twenty votes for Gerald R. Ford. 1087 00:58:26,609 --> 00:58:29,344 [crowd cheering] 1088 00:58:33,616 --> 00:58:36,719 [buzzing] 1089 00:58:38,287 --> 00:58:41,023 [Viktor] There is no defeat more bitter 1090 00:58:41,156 --> 00:58:42,958 than a political defeat, 1091 00:58:43,125 --> 00:58:46,596 especially if you think it is your last chance. 1092 00:58:46,762 --> 00:58:48,631 [Ford] And right now, I predict 1093 00:58:48,798 --> 00:58:52,001 that the American people are going to say that night, 1094 00:58:52,167 --> 00:58:54,670 "Gerry, you've done a good job! 1095 00:58:54,804 --> 00:58:56,505 Keep right on doing it!" 1096 00:58:57,973 --> 00:58:59,842 Ford stole it, sir. 1097 00:58:59,975 --> 00:59:01,410 He was handing out ambassadorship 1098 00:59:01,543 --> 00:59:03,879 and rides on Air Force One like candy to babies. 1099 00:59:04,013 --> 00:59:06,315 [Reagan sighs] Backstage politics. 1100 00:59:09,184 --> 00:59:10,319 [grunts, exhales] 1101 00:59:11,854 --> 00:59:14,657 What I really wanted, Mike, was to be the guy 1102 00:59:14,824 --> 00:59:17,559 who finally got to say "nyet" to the Soviets. 1103 00:59:22,464 --> 00:59:24,033 Guess it wasn't God's will. 1104 00:59:26,802 --> 00:59:28,904 [Viktor] Democrats and Republicans 1105 00:59:29,071 --> 00:59:32,808 presented a united front against us for 30 years. 1106 00:59:32,975 --> 00:59:37,512 But we sensed an opportunity with the election of Jimmy Carter. 1107 00:59:38,313 --> 00:59:41,917 Then, in 1979, 1108 00:59:42,084 --> 00:59:45,487 my worst fears began to take shape. 1109 00:59:45,655 --> 00:59:48,791 It is a crisis of confidence. 1110 00:59:48,924 --> 00:59:52,962 Yes, Jimmy, it's a crisis of confidence, all right. 1111 00:59:54,563 --> 00:59:56,098 Are you listening to this? 1112 00:59:56,265 --> 00:59:58,467 We can see this crisis drawing down... 1113 00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:01,603 We are the greatest country in the world and we have just forgotten it. 1114 01:00:01,737 --> 01:00:03,272 [Jimmy Carter continues speaking over TV] 1115 01:00:03,405 --> 01:00:05,040 Like I didn't see this coming. 1116 01:00:07,209 --> 01:00:08,477 It's okay to say it, Ronnie. 1117 01:00:11,080 --> 01:00:12,648 Okay. I'll say it. 1118 01:00:14,449 --> 01:00:15,885 I want to run again. 1119 01:00:24,393 --> 01:00:25,294 [sighs] 1120 01:00:27,562 --> 01:00:29,398 What do you think about that? 1121 01:00:30,766 --> 01:00:32,401 If I can do it all again... 1122 01:00:33,769 --> 01:00:35,170 [sighs] 1123 01:00:35,304 --> 01:00:38,640 The public scrutiny, the attacks on your character, 1124 01:00:38,774 --> 01:00:40,075 all the lies. 1125 01:00:42,812 --> 01:00:44,013 But mainly, 1126 01:00:45,147 --> 01:00:46,648 I want you to be happy. 1127 01:00:47,783 --> 01:00:52,521 Well, you've already made me the happiest man in the world. 1128 01:00:52,654 --> 01:00:53,689 [both chuckle] 1129 01:00:58,761 --> 01:01:01,663 I've had to share you my whole life. 1130 01:01:01,797 --> 01:01:04,700 But... that's what I signed up for, 1131 01:01:06,335 --> 01:01:09,104 and who I fell in love with. Hmm. 1132 01:01:09,238 --> 01:01:10,305 [exhales] 1133 01:01:11,807 --> 01:01:13,508 It's not over for you, Ronnie. 1134 01:01:15,344 --> 01:01:16,946 You know what you have to do. 1135 01:01:18,413 --> 01:01:20,015 And this time... 1136 01:01:20,149 --> 01:01:21,383 - Win it. - Win it. 1137 01:01:21,516 --> 01:01:23,953 [Nancy chuckles] 1138 01:01:34,163 --> 01:01:36,298 No, Mr. President, 1139 01:01:36,431 --> 01:01:39,401 we don't have double-digit inflation 1140 01:01:39,534 --> 01:01:41,503 because the people are living too well. 1141 01:01:41,636 --> 01:01:46,208 We have double-digit inflation because the government is living too well. 1142 01:01:47,309 --> 01:01:51,346 Our first priority must always be world peace. 1143 01:01:52,281 --> 01:01:55,684 The use of force is always the last resort. 1144 01:01:55,818 --> 01:01:58,187 These are the kind of elements of a national health insurance 1145 01:01:58,320 --> 01:01:59,922 important to the American people. 1146 01:02:00,055 --> 01:02:04,093 Governor Reagan, again, typically is against such a proposal. 1147 01:02:04,226 --> 01:02:05,494 [sneers] 1148 01:02:05,627 --> 01:02:08,097 - There you go again. - [audience laughs] 1149 01:02:08,230 --> 01:02:12,334 Next Tuesday, you will all go to the polls and make a decision. 1150 01:02:12,467 --> 01:02:14,203 And when you make that decision, 1151 01:02:14,336 --> 01:02:16,505 I think it would be well to ask yourself, 1152 01:02:17,372 --> 01:02:20,142 are you better off than you were four years ago? 1153 01:02:20,309 --> 01:02:24,947 Is it easier to buy things in the store than it was four years ago? 1154 01:02:25,848 --> 01:02:29,384 Is there more or less unemployment in the country? 1155 01:02:29,551 --> 01:02:33,388 Is America as respected throughout the world? 1156 01:02:33,555 --> 01:02:35,991 Do you feel as safe? 1157 01:02:36,158 --> 01:02:41,030 Are we as strong as we were four years ago? 1158 01:02:41,196 --> 01:02:44,233 If your answers are "yes," 1159 01:02:44,399 --> 01:02:47,036 then I think it is obvious who you will vote for. 1160 01:02:48,703 --> 01:02:50,139 But if you don't agree... 1161 01:02:52,607 --> 01:02:55,277 then may I suggest another choice. 1162 01:02:57,679 --> 01:02:59,781 ...and will, to the best of my ability. 1163 01:02:59,915 --> 01:03:02,217 [Berger] Preserve, protect and defend. 1164 01:03:02,351 --> 01:03:04,219 Preserve, protect and defend. 1165 01:03:04,353 --> 01:03:06,221 The Constitution of the United States. 1166 01:03:06,355 --> 01:03:08,623 The Constitution of the United States. 1167 01:03:08,757 --> 01:03:10,893 - So help you God. - So help me God. 1168 01:03:11,026 --> 01:03:12,394 Congratulations, sir. 1169 01:03:13,462 --> 01:03:15,898 [crowd cheering] 1170 01:03:17,199 --> 01:03:20,069 [Reagan] We will again be the exemplar of freedom 1171 01:03:20,235 --> 01:03:23,772 and the beacon of hope for those who do not now have freedom. 1172 01:03:25,107 --> 01:03:27,576 As for the enemies of freedom, 1173 01:03:27,709 --> 01:03:29,411 they will be reminded 1174 01:03:29,578 --> 01:03:32,814 that peace is the highest aspiration 1175 01:03:32,982 --> 01:03:34,884 of the American people. 1176 01:03:35,050 --> 01:03:39,421 We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, 1177 01:03:39,588 --> 01:03:43,225 but we will not surrender for it. 1178 01:03:43,392 --> 01:03:45,627 Now or ever. 1179 01:03:45,760 --> 01:03:47,196 [crowd cheering] 1180 01:03:50,665 --> 01:03:53,635 [tense music playing] 1181 01:03:58,173 --> 01:04:02,144 [hopeful music playing] 1182 01:04:22,497 --> 01:04:26,701 James Baker whips our butt in '76 working for Ford, 1183 01:04:26,835 --> 01:04:29,571 - now he's Chief of Staff. - Well, that's why he's Chief of Staff. 1184 01:04:29,704 --> 01:04:32,807 Ed, someone who agrees with you 80% of the time 1185 01:04:32,942 --> 01:04:35,911 is an 80% friend, not a 20% enemy. 1186 01:04:36,811 --> 01:04:37,879 Excuse me. 1187 01:04:39,281 --> 01:04:41,583 - Mr. Speaker. - Mr. President. 1188 01:04:41,716 --> 01:04:44,419 Congratulations. Welcome to the Bigs. 1189 01:04:44,553 --> 01:04:47,089 Now you enjoy tonight because tomorrow, we go to work. 1190 01:04:47,222 --> 01:04:49,691 Well, I've been well-briefed on you, Tip. 1191 01:04:49,824 --> 01:04:52,361 I've been told I better get a pretty good head start. 1192 01:04:52,494 --> 01:04:55,064 - Ah, that's very Irish of you. - Yes. 1193 01:04:55,197 --> 01:04:58,667 You plan on going ten rounds every day, that's how we do things here. 1194 01:04:58,800 --> 01:05:01,870 All right. Just remember, every day has a 6:00 p.m. 1195 01:05:02,004 --> 01:05:03,405 What do you mean by that, sir? 1196 01:05:03,538 --> 01:05:05,941 Well, after 6:00, we're not political enemies. 1197 01:05:06,075 --> 01:05:07,542 We're just two Irishmen having a beer. 1198 01:05:09,244 --> 01:05:10,179 Deal. 1199 01:05:12,681 --> 01:05:15,684 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the First Lady and President 1200 01:05:15,850 --> 01:05:18,287 of the United States of America. 1201 01:05:18,420 --> 01:05:22,591 [crowd cheering, applauding] 1202 01:05:27,329 --> 01:05:28,763 - Would you do me the honor? - Of course. 1203 01:05:28,930 --> 01:05:30,699 ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ 1204 01:05:32,501 --> 01:05:34,970 ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ 1205 01:05:35,137 --> 01:05:37,806 ♪ My eyes adored you ♪ 1206 01:05:39,408 --> 01:05:41,310 ♪ Like a million miles away from me, 1207 01:05:41,476 --> 01:05:43,578 ♪ You couldn't see how I adored you... ♪ 1208 01:05:43,712 --> 01:05:45,580 Everyone's here for you, 1209 01:05:45,714 --> 01:05:47,316 excited for a new tomorrow. 1210 01:05:48,350 --> 01:05:52,587 Oh. They're just watching me dance with the prettiest girl in the room. 1211 01:05:52,721 --> 01:05:53,722 Huh. 1212 01:05:55,190 --> 01:05:58,460 You know, I've thought about this moment a lot. 1213 01:06:00,229 --> 01:06:01,930 And after '76... 1214 01:06:03,432 --> 01:06:06,235 Well, I just didn't think it would happen. 1215 01:06:09,638 --> 01:06:10,605 I knew. 1216 01:06:12,107 --> 01:06:13,142 I always knew. 1217 01:06:14,343 --> 01:06:17,846 ♪ 'Til we grew into the me and you ♪ 1218 01:06:18,013 --> 01:06:20,915 ♪ Who went our separate ways ♪ 1219 01:06:22,117 --> 01:06:26,321 - * My eyes adored you ♪ - [crowd exclaims, cheers] 1220 01:06:26,488 --> 01:06:28,923 ♪ Though I never laid a hand on you ♪ 1221 01:06:29,058 --> 01:06:30,825 ♪ My eyes adored you... ♪ 1222 01:06:33,728 --> 01:06:37,332 Ladies and gentlemen, The President of the United States. 1223 01:06:41,803 --> 01:06:43,638 [Reagan] Thank you, thank you. 1224 01:06:43,772 --> 01:06:46,608 Everybody, just be seated. 1225 01:06:46,741 --> 01:06:49,578 Good morning, everyone, good morning. 1226 01:06:49,578 --> 01:06:52,314 Now the father can't find his little optimistic son 1227 01:06:52,447 --> 01:06:56,485 so he calls out to him and the little boy pops out of that huge pile of manure, 1228 01:06:56,618 --> 01:06:57,952 says, "Yes, Dad?" 1229 01:06:58,087 --> 01:07:01,022 The father says, "What are you doing in there?" 1230 01:07:01,156 --> 01:07:03,325 And the little boy says, "Well, with all this manure, 1231 01:07:03,458 --> 01:07:06,027 I know there's gotta be a pony in there somewhere." 1232 01:07:06,161 --> 01:07:07,496 [laughter] 1233 01:07:07,629 --> 01:07:10,899 Anyway, that was my father's favorite joke. 1234 01:07:11,032 --> 01:07:15,170 And, ladies and gentlemen, we have a pony ourselves, 1235 01:07:15,304 --> 01:07:17,306 and it's the American people, 1236 01:07:17,439 --> 01:07:20,475 and we're gonna do everything for them that we can. 1237 01:07:20,609 --> 01:07:23,078 We just have to dig 'em out. Mm. 1238 01:07:27,149 --> 01:07:28,883 He wasn't President for one half-hour 1239 01:07:29,017 --> 01:07:31,386 before Iran released the American hostages 1240 01:07:31,520 --> 01:07:33,722 they had been holding for a year and a half. 1241 01:07:34,789 --> 01:07:37,359 It was morning in America, 1242 01:07:37,492 --> 01:07:40,061 as his supporters would say. 1243 01:07:40,195 --> 01:07:42,731 But in just a few days, 1244 01:07:42,864 --> 01:07:48,370 that morning nearly disappears as quickly as it had come. 1245 01:07:50,639 --> 01:07:55,177 You and your forbears built our nation, 1246 01:07:55,310 --> 01:07:57,579 now help us rebuild it. 1247 01:07:57,712 --> 01:07:59,214 Thank you very much. 1248 01:07:59,348 --> 01:08:01,916 - [applause] - [camera shutter clicking] 1249 01:08:11,326 --> 01:08:13,362 No, I like it brighter. Oh, and the yellow, 1250 01:08:13,495 --> 01:08:16,398 - you know, Ronnie loves-- - There's been a shooting at the hotel. 1251 01:08:16,531 --> 01:08:18,200 - What? - It's all right, ma'am. 1252 01:08:18,333 --> 01:08:19,601 Your husband wasn't hit. 1253 01:08:19,734 --> 01:08:20,969 Get me there. 1254 01:08:21,102 --> 01:08:22,371 Ma'am, I can't do that. 1255 01:08:22,504 --> 01:08:24,072 Get me there now or I'm walking. 1256 01:08:25,240 --> 01:08:27,108 [tense music sting] 1257 01:08:27,242 --> 01:08:30,945 [indistinct, overlapping chatter] 1258 01:08:41,456 --> 01:08:43,057 A little hard to breath. 1259 01:08:46,528 --> 01:08:48,897 [muffled, indistinct chatter] 1260 01:08:52,234 --> 01:08:53,502 - Right here under his arm. - [Reagan grunts] 1261 01:08:55,437 --> 01:08:57,272 [siren whoops] 1262 01:08:57,406 --> 01:08:58,607 You told me he wasn't hit. 1263 01:08:58,740 --> 01:09:00,442 - No, he was. - Where was he hit? 1264 01:09:00,575 --> 01:09:01,976 I don't know. They're looking for the bullet. 1265 01:09:02,110 --> 01:09:03,612 - What? - And Jim Brady was shot in the head. 1266 01:09:03,745 --> 01:09:06,147 Miss Reagan, I'm sorry, no one's permitted back there. 1267 01:09:06,281 --> 01:09:08,783 - You don't wanna see him-- - He has to know I'm here. 1268 01:09:09,784 --> 01:09:12,487 - Yeah, okay. - Yes. Excuse me. Excuse me! 1269 01:09:13,655 --> 01:09:15,490 We've given him another 300 cc. 1270 01:09:15,624 --> 01:09:17,125 He's lost a third of his blood already. 1271 01:09:17,259 --> 01:09:19,294 Okay. Get him prepped. 1272 01:09:19,428 --> 01:09:22,264 Where-- where's Nancy? 1273 01:09:22,397 --> 01:09:25,934 - [gasps] Ronnie? - Oh, hey, honey. 1274 01:09:26,067 --> 01:09:28,470 - I forgot to duck. - Oh, honey... 1275 01:09:30,839 --> 01:09:32,040 Try not to talk. 1276 01:09:33,242 --> 01:09:35,844 - I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - You're gonna be okay. 1277 01:09:37,979 --> 01:09:40,282 - You're gonna be okay. - I'm fine. 1278 01:09:40,415 --> 01:09:41,450 [nurse] Mrs. Reagan. 1279 01:09:43,818 --> 01:09:46,855 [tense music playing] 1280 01:09:55,430 --> 01:09:59,133 [machine beeping] 1281 01:09:59,268 --> 01:10:01,636 [surgeon] Good evening, Mr. President. 1282 01:10:01,770 --> 01:10:04,639 - Please tell me you're Republicans. - [laughter] 1283 01:10:04,773 --> 01:10:06,641 Today, Mr. President, 1284 01:10:06,775 --> 01:10:09,411 - we're all Republicans. - [laughter] 1285 01:10:13,482 --> 01:10:16,418 [car horns honking] 1286 01:10:29,030 --> 01:10:31,366 Come here... Nancy... 1287 01:10:32,166 --> 01:10:34,536 [machine beeping] 1288 01:10:40,475 --> 01:10:42,511 [labored] Hi, Nancy Pants. 1289 01:10:42,644 --> 01:10:43,678 Mmm. 1290 01:10:47,749 --> 01:10:49,451 I brought you jelly beans. 1291 01:10:52,220 --> 01:10:54,188 I knew you'd want them when you woke up. 1292 01:10:56,758 --> 01:10:58,960 I had to believe you were waking up. 1293 01:11:00,395 --> 01:11:02,364 I don't do so good without you. 1294 01:11:02,497 --> 01:11:03,898 [sniffles, sobs] 1295 01:11:10,939 --> 01:11:12,206 I should have been there. 1296 01:11:13,408 --> 01:11:15,644 I always walk on your left side. 1297 01:11:15,777 --> 01:11:17,078 No, no. 1298 01:11:18,279 --> 01:11:19,781 No. 1299 01:11:19,914 --> 01:11:21,816 But then it would have been you. 1300 01:11:36,631 --> 01:11:39,601 [birds chirping] 1301 01:11:43,472 --> 01:11:46,441 [machine beeping] 1302 01:11:52,914 --> 01:11:56,818 Boy, you'll do anything to get that damn tax cut. 1303 01:11:56,951 --> 01:12:00,655 I left specific orders. No democrats within 100 yards. 1304 01:12:00,789 --> 01:12:02,290 You'll have to grin and bear it. 1305 01:12:03,925 --> 01:12:06,127 - How you doing, pal? - Well, 1306 01:12:07,128 --> 01:12:09,698 - I don't recommend getting shot. - No. 1307 01:12:11,299 --> 01:12:14,302 [sighs] You know, Tip, I think there is... 1308 01:12:14,436 --> 01:12:16,871 I think there is a reason for all this. 1309 01:12:18,473 --> 01:12:20,609 There's a big job left to be done, and... 1310 01:12:21,976 --> 01:12:24,513 whatever time I have left, it... 1311 01:12:26,114 --> 01:12:27,482 belongs to Him. 1312 01:12:28,617 --> 01:12:30,218 Ah. [inhales] 1313 01:12:30,351 --> 01:12:33,354 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 1314 01:12:33,488 --> 01:12:34,989 I shall fear no evil, 1315 01:12:35,123 --> 01:12:37,158 - for thou art with me." - "...with me." 1316 01:12:37,291 --> 01:12:41,129 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all 1317 01:12:41,262 --> 01:12:43,498 the days of my life. 1318 01:12:43,632 --> 01:12:46,234 And I will dwell in the house of the Lord 1319 01:12:46,367 --> 01:12:47,802 forever." 1320 01:12:47,936 --> 01:12:51,005 [both chuckle] 1321 01:12:51,139 --> 01:12:54,843 You know, you may have been an actor if it wasn't for that mug of yours. 1322 01:12:54,976 --> 01:12:57,746 [laughs] Well, there were too many leading men. 1323 01:12:59,814 --> 01:13:02,050 [Viktor] It should have killed him and it almost did. 1324 01:13:02,183 --> 01:13:05,086 Most people don't know how close it came. 1325 01:13:05,219 --> 01:13:06,588 Did we do it? 1326 01:13:06,721 --> 01:13:08,857 No, we didn't do it, 1327 01:13:09,891 --> 01:13:13,762 which isn't to say that some version of a similar plan 1328 01:13:13,895 --> 01:13:17,031 didn't exist in a drawer somewhere, 1329 01:13:17,165 --> 01:13:18,933 as it certainly does to this day. 1330 01:13:19,067 --> 01:13:23,371 [upbeat music plays] 1331 01:13:23,538 --> 01:13:25,339 - [Mike] You're who? - I'm Dana. 1332 01:13:25,474 --> 01:13:27,375 - I start work today. - [laughs] 1333 01:13:27,509 --> 01:13:29,277 It's... Yeah, right. 1334 01:13:29,410 --> 01:13:31,546 Is this Nofziger's idea of a joke? 1335 01:13:31,680 --> 01:13:33,748 I suggest you leave before the Secret Service get here. 1336 01:13:33,882 --> 01:13:35,750 The Secret Service let me in. 1337 01:13:35,884 --> 01:13:37,251 I mean, you're Mike Deaver, right? 1338 01:13:40,421 --> 01:13:42,390 A speech writer? For the President... 1339 01:13:42,524 --> 01:13:44,092 - [door closes] - ...of the United States? 1340 01:13:44,225 --> 01:13:47,061 - I think that there's been... - Dana, you're finally here. 1341 01:13:47,195 --> 01:13:50,198 Just flew in, sir. I don't even have a place to stay yet. 1342 01:13:50,331 --> 01:13:52,734 Did not spend the night on the lawn, Mr. President. 1343 01:13:52,867 --> 01:13:55,236 - So you know this gentleman? - Yes. 1344 01:13:55,369 --> 01:13:56,638 We go way back. 1345 01:13:57,506 --> 01:13:59,107 Soviet grain report. 1346 01:13:59,240 --> 01:14:02,210 Nice nap. I'll trade ya. 1347 01:14:03,878 --> 01:14:05,814 Well, Dana, I want you to hurry up and settle in 1348 01:14:05,947 --> 01:14:07,616 'cause we have a lot of work to do. 1349 01:14:12,353 --> 01:14:13,254 [door opens] 1350 01:14:14,589 --> 01:14:15,590 [door closes] 1351 01:14:16,925 --> 01:14:17,992 We wear suits here. 1352 01:14:19,561 --> 01:14:21,462 Right on, Mike. Yeah. 1353 01:14:24,465 --> 01:14:27,335 Would you maybe have an extra I could borrow before payday? 1354 01:14:27,468 --> 01:14:28,402 Wh-- 1355 01:14:29,237 --> 01:14:30,271 Let me know. 1356 01:14:31,272 --> 01:14:32,173 [door closes] 1357 01:14:34,208 --> 01:14:37,145 [Stockman] First quarter numbers are below expectations. 1358 01:14:37,278 --> 01:14:38,847 Unemployment hasn't budged. 1359 01:14:38,980 --> 01:14:40,649 I think we should reexamine 1360 01:14:40,782 --> 01:14:43,017 some of the revenue enhancers on the table, sir. 1361 01:14:43,151 --> 01:14:44,653 Revenue enhancers? 1362 01:14:45,754 --> 01:14:48,156 Re-- Is that what you're calling 1363 01:14:48,289 --> 01:14:50,692 tax increases these days in Washington? 1364 01:14:50,825 --> 01:14:53,427 - [laughter] - I told the American people 1365 01:14:53,562 --> 01:14:55,429 that I would lower taxes. 1366 01:14:55,564 --> 01:14:57,298 So if that's what you really think, 1367 01:14:57,431 --> 01:15:00,769 then what the hell are you doing in my administration? 1368 01:15:00,902 --> 01:15:04,305 Mr. President, we simply have to balance this budget. 1369 01:15:04,438 --> 01:15:06,975 You know, I've learned a thing or two about economics. 1370 01:15:07,108 --> 01:15:09,477 I majored in Economics at Eureka College. 1371 01:15:09,611 --> 01:15:12,814 Now, it wasn't your Ivy League college, 1372 01:15:12,947 --> 01:15:15,449 but there I learned about Ibn Khaldun, 1373 01:15:15,584 --> 01:15:17,552 he was a ruler in Egypt. 1374 01:15:17,686 --> 01:15:19,988 And he had a philosophy that really hit home 1375 01:15:20,121 --> 01:15:23,825 when I was in the 94% tax bracket in Hollywood. 1376 01:15:23,958 --> 01:15:27,996 And that is when taxes are low, people have more money. 1377 01:15:28,129 --> 01:15:31,199 And when people have more money, they buy more things. 1378 01:15:31,332 --> 01:15:34,636 Now, these things have to be made by other people 1379 01:15:34,769 --> 01:15:38,873 who have to hire more people to help them do that. 1380 01:15:39,007 --> 01:15:41,409 And as for taxes, 1381 01:15:41,542 --> 01:15:43,645 well, the good Lord only asks for 10%, 1382 01:15:43,778 --> 01:15:46,715 why should Uncle Sam ask for more? 1383 01:15:46,848 --> 01:15:48,516 - [laughter] - Mr. President, 1384 01:15:48,650 --> 01:15:51,152 the Air Traffic Controllers are threatening a strike. 1385 01:15:51,285 --> 01:15:53,254 - Well, can they do that? - No, sir. 1386 01:15:53,387 --> 01:15:54,856 - Legally? - Essential public service, 1387 01:15:54,989 --> 01:15:57,592 they have all signed a no-strike contract. 1388 01:15:57,726 --> 01:15:59,594 A contract is a contract. 1389 01:16:00,695 --> 01:16:02,597 That's the way I learned it. 1390 01:16:02,731 --> 01:16:04,866 They forfeited their jobs. 1391 01:16:06,768 --> 01:16:11,072 [Viktor] If he was willing to risk chaos in his own country, 1392 01:16:11,239 --> 01:16:14,408 we could only imagine what he might do to us. 1393 01:16:15,376 --> 01:16:17,912 - [shutter clicking fast] - [clacks] 1394 01:16:18,046 --> 01:16:22,016 The Soviets are conducting full exercises right out in the open. 1395 01:16:22,150 --> 01:16:24,352 German border is quiet but it looks like they're moving 1396 01:16:24,485 --> 01:16:26,554 some brand new SS-20s by rail. 1397 01:16:26,688 --> 01:16:29,390 That's confirmed. They're 20 miles east of Berlin. 1398 01:16:30,491 --> 01:16:33,795 Each rail car contains a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead. 1399 01:16:33,928 --> 01:16:36,464 John, how many nuclear missiles do they have? 1400 01:16:36,597 --> 01:16:37,766 Thirty-five thousand. 1401 01:16:37,899 --> 01:16:39,901 - Officially. - And us? 1402 01:16:40,034 --> 01:16:41,736 Twenty-five and change, sir. 1403 01:16:41,870 --> 01:16:45,239 So roughly 60,000 nuclear warheads 1404 01:16:45,373 --> 01:16:48,142 pointed at each other, each one can take out a city. 1405 01:16:48,276 --> 01:16:50,111 That's about the size of it, Mr. President. 1406 01:16:50,244 --> 01:16:52,380 So while we have been, 1407 01:16:52,513 --> 01:16:55,116 over the past ten years, reducing our military, 1408 01:16:55,249 --> 01:16:57,151 they've been building up their arsenal 1409 01:16:57,285 --> 01:16:59,320 and thumbing their noses at us, 1410 01:16:59,453 --> 01:17:02,423 violating every treaty that we have with them. 1411 01:17:02,556 --> 01:17:04,793 More than possible, sir, that's exactly what's happening. 1412 01:17:04,926 --> 01:17:08,797 And what have we done about it except take a picture of it? 1413 01:17:08,930 --> 01:17:11,766 Well, after you fire off the first thousand or so, 1414 01:17:11,900 --> 01:17:14,102 there's no one around to keep score, is there? 1415 01:17:14,235 --> 01:17:15,236 It's insane. 1416 01:17:16,370 --> 01:17:19,741 One little mistake, somebody has too much vodka, 1417 01:17:21,109 --> 01:17:22,310 none of this matters. 1418 01:17:23,444 --> 01:17:27,081 [tense music playing] 1419 01:17:27,215 --> 01:17:28,717 - [clacks] - [crowd cheering] 1420 01:17:28,883 --> 01:17:30,719 [reporter] Thousands were gathered in St. Peter's Square 1421 01:17:30,885 --> 01:17:34,322 at the Vatican today, cheering the arrival of the Pope. 1422 01:17:34,488 --> 01:17:38,126 But soon, gunshots turn the celebration into horror, 1423 01:17:38,292 --> 01:17:41,796 as the Pope collapsed into the arms of his aids. 1424 01:17:41,930 --> 01:17:44,432 He's in surgery. The official story 1425 01:17:44,565 --> 01:17:46,935 is that he was grazed but it's worse than that. 1426 01:17:47,068 --> 01:17:49,270 - They gave him his last rites. - [newspaper thuds] 1427 01:17:50,338 --> 01:17:51,806 What do we know? 1428 01:17:51,940 --> 01:17:53,641 [Casey] John Paul is from Poland under Soviet control. 1429 01:17:53,775 --> 01:17:55,777 Polish people want self-rule and democracy. 1430 01:17:55,910 --> 01:17:57,979 Solidarity movement is taking over the nation. 1431 01:17:58,112 --> 01:18:00,281 The Pope is with them, 1432 01:18:00,414 --> 01:18:03,051 basically giving Moscow the middle finger because he can. 1433 01:18:03,184 --> 01:18:05,987 Visit to the homeland is basically the second coming. 1434 01:18:06,120 --> 01:18:09,290 The writing's on the wall, this comes from Moscow via Bulgaria, Mr. President. 1435 01:18:09,423 --> 01:18:11,325 This is KGB all the way. 1436 01:18:11,459 --> 01:18:13,061 Well, that doesn't make sense, Bill. 1437 01:18:13,194 --> 01:18:14,963 They're either gonna create a martyr 1438 01:18:15,096 --> 01:18:17,866 or they're gonna unleash the Catholic Church 1439 01:18:17,999 --> 01:18:19,233 against themselves. 1440 01:18:22,837 --> 01:18:23,905 They're scared. 1441 01:18:25,106 --> 01:18:26,374 [Viktor] The Pope lived. 1442 01:18:27,708 --> 01:18:29,778 And now, The Crusader and the Pope 1443 01:18:29,944 --> 01:18:33,114 shared a bond of having survived an assassin's bullet. 1444 01:18:33,281 --> 01:18:38,219 And his new ally just happened to have a billion followers. 1445 01:18:38,352 --> 01:18:40,654 [crowd cheering] 1446 01:19:08,516 --> 01:19:10,051 [Viktor] Get out of Poland. 1447 01:19:10,218 --> 01:19:11,652 Get out of Afghanistan. 1448 01:19:11,820 --> 01:19:13,754 Throw away ten years of treaties 1449 01:19:13,922 --> 01:19:17,391 and eliminate all nuclear missiles. 1450 01:19:17,558 --> 01:19:21,462 As they say in America, Brezhnev's mind was blown. 1451 01:19:26,600 --> 01:19:27,601 He scribbles 1452 01:19:28,569 --> 01:19:32,440 a personal note to me on yellow paper? 1453 01:19:32,573 --> 01:19:34,876 The President of the United States? 1454 01:19:37,011 --> 01:19:38,579 Now we know who shot him. 1455 01:19:40,248 --> 01:19:41,883 His own State Department. 1456 01:19:42,016 --> 01:19:44,252 [grunts softly] Eh? 1457 01:19:44,385 --> 01:19:46,220 [Viktor] No, thank you. 1458 01:19:46,354 --> 01:19:49,991 - [chuckles] - [alcohol pours] 1459 01:19:50,158 --> 01:19:54,028 [Viktor] And now, enter his new Secretary of State, 1460 01:19:54,195 --> 01:19:58,599 - George Shultz, the Tiger Man. - [Andrei] The who? 1461 01:19:58,732 --> 01:20:01,502 He had a tattoo of a tiger on his ass. 1462 01:20:01,635 --> 01:20:02,803 How do we know that? 1463 01:20:02,937 --> 01:20:05,106 KGB. Here. 1464 01:20:10,744 --> 01:20:13,814 [Reagan] We'll just get this little ceremony over with. 1465 01:20:13,948 --> 01:20:16,951 This is what I used to quit smoking back in the '60s. 1466 01:20:17,085 --> 01:20:18,486 [chuckling] 1467 01:20:18,619 --> 01:20:19,687 Oh, I knew it. 1468 01:20:20,955 --> 01:20:23,257 - I knew it. - [Shultz] What? 1469 01:20:23,391 --> 01:20:25,693 Well, you can tell a lot about a man's character 1470 01:20:25,826 --> 01:20:28,096 by if he chooses just one color 1471 01:20:28,229 --> 01:20:29,597 or if he grabs a handful. 1472 01:20:29,730 --> 01:20:31,099 [Shultz] I see. 1473 01:20:31,232 --> 01:20:33,267 And, uh, what does this say about my character? 1474 01:20:33,401 --> 01:20:35,669 It says that you're focused, 1475 01:20:35,803 --> 01:20:37,371 you're determined, 1476 01:20:37,505 --> 01:20:39,173 and that you're not easily distracted. 1477 01:20:39,307 --> 01:20:40,641 You're gonna do great here. 1478 01:20:41,575 --> 01:20:43,611 Okay, then. [laughs] 1479 01:20:43,744 --> 01:20:47,048 [Reagan] America has hired us to do two things. 1480 01:20:47,181 --> 01:20:50,118 Let them be prosperous again, 1481 01:20:51,185 --> 01:20:52,553 and keep them safe. 1482 01:20:52,686 --> 01:20:54,288 Peace through strength. 1483 01:20:54,422 --> 01:20:55,523 May I speak freely? 1484 01:20:55,656 --> 01:20:56,958 I expect it. 1485 01:20:57,091 --> 01:20:59,493 Clarity is power. 1486 01:20:59,627 --> 01:21:02,496 Now, I believe you are clear in these objectives. 1487 01:21:02,630 --> 01:21:04,498 Now, the rest of the world needs to be. 1488 01:21:04,632 --> 01:21:06,700 As long as those objectives are your objectives. 1489 01:21:06,834 --> 01:21:08,869 They are, Mr. Clark. Which isn't to say 1490 01:21:09,003 --> 01:21:11,672 that I won't push back or voice opinions 1491 01:21:11,805 --> 01:21:14,175 if I see conflict in those objectives. 1492 01:21:14,308 --> 01:21:16,044 That's exactly why I chose you. 1493 01:21:16,177 --> 01:21:17,912 Peace through strength is, it's-- 1494 01:21:18,046 --> 01:21:19,747 It's just a-a bit opaque. 1495 01:21:19,880 --> 01:21:23,417 I-I need you to articulate a message about the Soviets 1496 01:21:23,551 --> 01:21:25,253 that I can take to the world. 1497 01:21:26,720 --> 01:21:28,022 Well, that's simple. 1498 01:21:28,957 --> 01:21:30,058 We win. 1499 01:21:30,191 --> 01:21:31,425 They lose. 1500 01:21:31,559 --> 01:21:32,860 And you can quote me. 1501 01:21:32,994 --> 01:21:35,763 [laughter] 1502 01:21:35,896 --> 01:21:37,331 Well, that's a clear message. 1503 01:21:37,465 --> 01:21:38,366 [chuckles] 1504 01:21:41,402 --> 01:21:44,372 [hopeful music playing] 1505 01:22:07,028 --> 01:22:09,363 - Hey, Dutch, where you going? - Come on, Dutch! 1506 01:22:09,497 --> 01:22:10,764 [laughter] 1507 01:22:10,898 --> 01:22:12,800 - Scaredy-cat! - Four eyes! 1508 01:22:12,933 --> 01:22:14,435 [Nelle] That's the boy that's been threatening you? 1509 01:22:14,568 --> 01:22:16,604 - [Dutch] Every day. - [bully] Get over here! 1510 01:22:18,106 --> 01:22:21,142 - Mama's boy. - He'll be there tomorrow too. 1511 01:22:21,275 --> 01:22:23,577 That's what bullies do until you stand up to them. 1512 01:22:24,578 --> 01:22:26,047 It's time for you to settle this, Dutch. 1513 01:22:27,081 --> 01:22:28,049 Go on. 1514 01:22:31,185 --> 01:22:32,886 [bully taunting] 1515 01:22:33,021 --> 01:22:34,155 Come on, Mama's boy. 1516 01:22:36,924 --> 01:22:39,293 - [bully taunting] - [sidekicks laughing] 1517 01:22:40,928 --> 01:22:42,563 - Get him. - [punch lands] 1518 01:22:42,696 --> 01:22:44,598 - [taunting] - [punches landing] 1519 01:22:44,732 --> 01:22:46,467 - [grunting] - [punches landing] 1520 01:22:56,910 --> 01:23:00,481 [police siren wailing] 1521 01:23:06,454 --> 01:23:08,122 [sighs] 1522 01:23:08,256 --> 01:23:10,658 [pen scratching] 1523 01:23:14,428 --> 01:23:15,929 It's a little soft. 1524 01:23:16,964 --> 01:23:18,132 We'll get it there, sir. 1525 01:23:20,468 --> 01:23:23,104 - Dana? A word. - [door opens] 1526 01:23:23,237 --> 01:23:24,872 - [pen holder clinks] - [door closes] 1527 01:23:30,778 --> 01:23:34,348 Well, I see you still have one foot in California. 1528 01:23:37,451 --> 01:23:41,789 I am about to start the biggest war of this century. 1529 01:23:42,923 --> 01:23:44,058 Maybe of all time. 1530 01:23:45,459 --> 01:23:47,561 And I'm not gonna fire a single shot. 1531 01:23:48,629 --> 01:23:50,398 I'm gonna fight it with words. 1532 01:23:52,100 --> 01:23:56,404 And they have to count every single one of them. 1533 01:23:56,537 --> 01:23:59,140 So say what you mean, 1534 01:23:59,273 --> 01:24:00,641 mean what you say. 1535 01:24:02,376 --> 01:24:04,878 I need the guy who camped out in my yard. 1536 01:24:05,012 --> 01:24:05,979 You understand? 1537 01:24:08,382 --> 01:24:10,751 - [hopeful music playing] - [birds chirping] 1538 01:24:10,884 --> 01:24:12,886 [audience applauds] 1539 01:24:16,124 --> 01:24:17,658 [Reagan] And let us pray 1540 01:24:17,791 --> 01:24:19,893 for the salvation of those who live 1541 01:24:20,027 --> 01:24:22,163 in that totalitarian darkness. 1542 01:24:23,364 --> 01:24:26,033 Let us pray that they will discover 1543 01:24:26,167 --> 01:24:28,001 the joy of knowing God 1544 01:24:28,702 --> 01:24:31,939 and let us be aware that while their unelected leaders 1545 01:24:32,072 --> 01:24:34,442 preach the supremacy of the State, 1546 01:24:34,575 --> 01:24:38,212 declare its omnipotence over individual man 1547 01:24:38,346 --> 01:24:40,281 and predict its eventual domination 1548 01:24:40,414 --> 01:24:42,350 of all the peoples of the Earth, 1549 01:24:42,483 --> 01:24:46,053 they are the focus of evil in the modern world. 1550 01:24:47,521 --> 01:24:48,789 It was C.S. Lewis, 1551 01:24:48,956 --> 01:24:53,227 who in his magnificent Screwtape Letters wrote, 1552 01:24:53,361 --> 01:24:55,896 "The greatest evil is not done 1553 01:24:56,029 --> 01:24:59,533 in those sordid dens of crime that Dickens loved to paint 1554 01:24:59,700 --> 01:25:04,738 nor is it done in the concentration camps and labor camps. 1555 01:25:04,905 --> 01:25:08,276 In them, we see its final result. 1556 01:25:08,442 --> 01:25:10,878 But it is conceived and ordered 1557 01:25:11,044 --> 01:25:15,383 in clear, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices 1558 01:25:15,549 --> 01:25:19,353 by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails 1559 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,589 who do not need to raise their voices, 1560 01:25:21,755 --> 01:25:25,526 but speak in soothing tones of brotherhood and peace." 1561 01:25:26,460 --> 01:25:30,364 Beware the temptation to ignore the facts of history, 1562 01:25:30,531 --> 01:25:34,067 and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire. 1563 01:25:34,202 --> 01:25:35,936 [crowd cheers, applauds] 1564 01:25:36,069 --> 01:25:36,970 Yes! 1565 01:25:41,875 --> 01:25:44,478 I think the President's words were a little irresponsible. 1566 01:25:44,645 --> 01:25:47,581 Last thing we need to do is heat this Cold War up. 1567 01:25:47,748 --> 01:25:50,251 - [scoffs] - While the President clearly thought tonight... 1568 01:25:50,384 --> 01:25:52,353 What is wrong with these people? 1569 01:25:52,486 --> 01:25:54,154 I mean, whose side are they on, anyway? 1570 01:25:54,288 --> 01:25:58,192 Oh, honey, you can't pay any attention to that. 1571 01:25:58,326 --> 01:26:01,829 But I have to. Most of the country is paying attention to them. 1572 01:26:01,962 --> 01:26:05,666 Well, if you think that got their undies in a wad, you just wait. 1573 01:26:06,667 --> 01:26:10,338 We have prevented nuclear war for more than three decades. 1574 01:26:10,471 --> 01:26:14,475 Recently, however, it has become clear we cannot rely solely 1575 01:26:14,608 --> 01:26:18,011 on offensive retaliation to maintain peace. 1576 01:26:18,145 --> 01:26:20,481 I call upon the scientific community, 1577 01:26:20,614 --> 01:26:22,883 those who gave us nuclear weapons 1578 01:26:23,016 --> 01:26:28,222 to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace. 1579 01:26:28,356 --> 01:26:30,991 To build this defensive "missile shield," 1580 01:26:31,158 --> 01:26:34,862 rendering these weapons impotent and obsolete. 1581 01:26:35,028 --> 01:26:36,664 If we take these measures... 1582 01:26:36,830 --> 01:26:40,067 [Viktor] He got the idea from a movie he starred in, in 1940. 1583 01:26:40,934 --> 01:26:45,706 And with his economy booming, he now had the money to spend. 1584 01:26:47,275 --> 01:26:48,642 But it didn't exist. 1585 01:26:48,776 --> 01:26:49,743 Small detail. 1586 01:26:50,944 --> 01:26:53,046 - Small detail? - Let's just say 1587 01:26:53,180 --> 01:26:55,983 he was characteristically optimistic. 1588 01:26:56,116 --> 01:26:57,485 So he was lying. 1589 01:26:57,618 --> 01:26:59,152 Here. Eat something. 1590 01:26:59,287 --> 01:27:00,821 Viktor Petrovich, it didn't exist. 1591 01:27:00,954 --> 01:27:02,189 It was science fiction. 1592 01:27:02,323 --> 01:27:04,992 But the missiles, missiles did! 1593 01:27:05,125 --> 01:27:06,327 Doesn't matter. 1594 01:27:07,060 --> 01:27:09,563 The Crusader was making his move. 1595 01:27:09,697 --> 01:27:11,198 And we knew it. 1596 01:27:14,368 --> 01:27:15,769 And then something happened. 1597 01:27:18,138 --> 01:27:19,206 Like what? 1598 01:27:21,675 --> 01:27:23,711 [engines whirring] 1599 01:27:28,882 --> 01:27:30,884 [FA speaking Korean] 1600 01:27:32,152 --> 01:27:36,023 [whooshing] 1601 01:27:36,189 --> 01:27:39,760 [pilot] Korean Airlines, you are in Soviet airspace. 1602 01:27:39,893 --> 01:27:41,295 Move out now. 1603 01:27:43,531 --> 01:27:44,965 [call button chimes] 1604 01:27:46,099 --> 01:27:49,236 [chattering in Korean] 1605 01:27:52,072 --> 01:27:53,507 [tense music playing] 1606 01:27:53,674 --> 01:27:55,242 [pilot] Command, there is no response. 1607 01:27:55,409 --> 01:27:57,077 Appears to be commercial flight. 1608 01:27:57,244 --> 01:27:59,547 - [comm officer] Shoot it down. - [pilot] Are you sure? 1609 01:27:59,713 --> 01:28:01,482 I see flashing indicators. 1610 01:28:01,649 --> 01:28:04,318 - [comm officer] Shoot it down. - [pilot] Copy that. 1611 01:28:17,865 --> 01:28:21,234 [distant screaming] 1612 01:28:24,605 --> 01:28:26,073 A civilian airliner? 1613 01:28:26,239 --> 01:28:27,708 [Anatoly] CIA spy plane. 1614 01:28:27,875 --> 01:28:29,443 They were warned repeatedly. 1615 01:28:29,577 --> 01:28:31,512 It was a commercial flight! 1616 01:28:31,645 --> 01:28:33,614 Two hundred and sixty-nine people 1617 01:28:33,781 --> 01:28:35,082 are dead, Anatoly, 1618 01:28:35,248 --> 01:28:36,984 including one of our congressman! 1619 01:28:37,117 --> 01:28:39,286 - [man] George... - You crossed a line. 1620 01:28:49,697 --> 01:28:53,534 [reporter 1] Tensions between the Cold War adversaries continue to escalate. 1621 01:28:53,701 --> 01:28:56,437 [reporter 2] President Reagan called it an act of barbarism. 1622 01:28:56,604 --> 01:28:59,640 [reporter 3] NATO forces remain on alert across Europe. 1623 01:28:59,807 --> 01:29:01,975 [reporter 4] Many are concerned at home and abroad 1624 01:29:02,142 --> 01:29:05,312 that these actions bring the United States and the Soviet Union 1625 01:29:05,479 --> 01:29:08,348 a step closer to a direct military conflict. 1626 01:29:09,883 --> 01:29:11,619 [Viktor] And three weeks later, 1627 01:29:11,785 --> 01:29:15,789 our radar systems detected the unthinkable. 1628 01:29:15,923 --> 01:29:17,891 [clanks] 1629 01:29:18,058 --> 01:29:21,061 [Viktor] Triggering a terrifying response of action. 1630 01:29:24,264 --> 01:29:27,234 - This is not a drill. - Do we have confirmation on this? 1631 01:29:27,367 --> 01:29:29,002 Soviets are heating up six sites. 1632 01:29:29,136 --> 01:29:30,871 That's 18 million American lives. 1633 01:29:31,004 --> 01:29:32,139 They think we're launching, sir. 1634 01:29:32,272 --> 01:29:33,474 Prepare for DEFCON 1. 1635 01:29:33,607 --> 01:29:35,576 I need confirmation. 1636 01:29:35,709 --> 01:29:39,847 Mr. President, if this is real, we won't have time for confirmation. 1637 01:29:44,017 --> 01:29:45,586 We need a decision. 1638 01:29:51,124 --> 01:29:53,060 [computer beeping] 1639 01:29:53,193 --> 01:29:57,330 [beeping] 1640 01:30:11,845 --> 01:30:14,782 [tense music playing] 1641 01:30:46,547 --> 01:30:47,648 [phone rings] 1642 01:30:48,516 --> 01:30:50,484 They're aborting, sir. They're standing down. 1643 01:30:50,618 --> 01:30:52,886 - [sighs of relief] - Okay, sir. I'll let them know. 1644 01:30:53,020 --> 01:30:55,656 - [sigh] - We're that close. 1645 01:30:55,789 --> 01:30:58,592 Looks like a flock of geese triggered a positive radar hit. 1646 01:30:58,726 --> 01:30:59,927 - Ah, Jesus. - Ah. 1647 01:31:01,228 --> 01:31:02,630 I can't believe it. 1648 01:31:04,498 --> 01:31:07,801 [Viktor] The Cold War was in full swing. 1649 01:31:07,968 --> 01:31:11,772 The Crusader knew he had to keep the pressure on us, 1650 01:31:11,939 --> 01:31:14,908 but making sure there were no more mistakes. 1651 01:31:16,143 --> 01:31:20,313 But before he could resume his crusade against us, 1652 01:31:20,480 --> 01:31:22,516 he would have to face his voters. 1653 01:31:23,617 --> 01:31:28,155 And let's just say, not everyone thought he was the right choice. 1654 01:31:28,288 --> 01:31:31,091 [geese quacking] 1655 01:31:31,224 --> 01:31:33,994 ["Land of Confusion" by Genesis playing] 1656 01:31:38,165 --> 01:31:40,500 Ah. Goody two-shoes. 1657 01:31:41,334 --> 01:31:46,439 [protesters chanting] 1658 01:31:50,110 --> 01:31:54,948 [protesters chanting] 1659 01:32:15,836 --> 01:32:18,572 [videogame sound effects] 1660 01:32:23,276 --> 01:32:28,548 [protesters chanting] 1661 01:32:35,022 --> 01:32:36,523 [videogame sound effects] 1662 01:32:36,657 --> 01:32:38,158 [gurgling] 1663 01:32:40,227 --> 01:32:43,030 ["Land of Confusion" continues playing] 1664 01:32:47,835 --> 01:32:51,639 Mr. Mondale's poll numbers have been steadily rising. 1665 01:32:51,805 --> 01:32:55,408 Concerns have been raised as the President has stumbled, 1666 01:32:55,575 --> 01:32:57,544 appearing tired in the last debate. 1667 01:32:57,711 --> 01:33:00,213 President Reagan could very well end up 1668 01:33:00,347 --> 01:33:02,115 a one-term president. 1669 01:33:05,518 --> 01:33:07,587 So how do you adjust for inflation, uh, 1670 01:33:07,721 --> 01:33:10,791 between the six and twelve percent projections? 1671 01:33:10,924 --> 01:33:12,793 Well, you know, 1672 01:33:13,727 --> 01:33:17,230 that with the adding of four million... 1673 01:33:17,364 --> 01:33:20,267 - [staff coughing] - [paper rustling] 1674 01:33:21,234 --> 01:33:23,403 Three million new jobs 1675 01:33:23,536 --> 01:33:26,406 and the rate of unemployment being... 1676 01:33:27,908 --> 01:33:28,909 [sighs deeply] 1677 01:33:31,879 --> 01:33:32,946 Okay. 1678 01:33:33,080 --> 01:33:35,415 Stop. Stop. 1679 01:33:36,383 --> 01:33:37,718 I need a break. 1680 01:33:39,252 --> 01:33:41,488 - [switches thudding] - [electricity buzzing] 1681 01:33:41,621 --> 01:33:43,456 [indistinct whispering] 1682 01:33:43,590 --> 01:33:46,259 - [exhales] - Mr. President, we really feel that... 1683 01:33:46,393 --> 01:33:48,061 w-we just need to do this all over again. 1684 01:33:48,195 --> 01:33:50,297 No. I've had enough, Ed. 1685 01:33:51,198 --> 01:33:54,902 Say, M-Mr. President, I forgot, what's your favorite movie? 1686 01:33:56,103 --> 01:33:57,437 The Sound of Music. 1687 01:33:58,438 --> 01:34:00,007 What do you say, you and Mrs. Reagan 1688 01:34:00,140 --> 01:34:01,675 get together and watch it tonight? 1689 01:34:01,809 --> 01:34:03,610 Relax, calm your mind. 1690 01:34:03,744 --> 01:34:05,078 You'll be back in the saddle tomorrow. 1691 01:34:05,212 --> 01:34:07,447 And we'll be ready to go. 1692 01:34:07,580 --> 01:34:09,750 - That's a great idea. - [Reagan] Well... 1693 01:34:10,784 --> 01:34:13,787 when God closes a door, He opens a window, doesn't He? 1694 01:34:13,921 --> 01:34:15,088 [chuckling] 1695 01:34:23,563 --> 01:34:24,998 Gentlemen, 1696 01:34:25,132 --> 01:34:28,168 instead of cramming his head with useless numbers, 1697 01:34:28,301 --> 01:34:30,503 why don't you let Ronnie be Ronnie? 1698 01:34:31,471 --> 01:34:32,372 Okay? 1699 01:34:36,443 --> 01:34:37,778 [sighs] 1700 01:34:37,911 --> 01:34:39,112 Uh, anybody else have... 1701 01:34:39,279 --> 01:34:40,914 Aha. Martha? 1702 01:34:41,048 --> 01:34:42,082 [Martha] Yes, Father. 1703 01:34:42,249 --> 01:34:43,183 You tell me. 1704 01:34:44,517 --> 01:34:46,186 Friedrich told you, Father. 1705 01:34:47,120 --> 01:34:48,688 We were berry picking. 1706 01:34:48,856 --> 01:34:51,925 [von Trapp] I forgot! You were berry picking. 1707 01:34:52,092 --> 01:34:53,626 - [kids] Yes! - We love berry picking. 1708 01:34:53,794 --> 01:34:54,928 - [von Trapp] All afternoon? - Mm-hmm! 1709 01:34:55,095 --> 01:34:57,130 - [Martha] We picked thousands. - Thousands? 1710 01:34:57,297 --> 01:34:59,099 They were all over the place. 1711 01:34:59,266 --> 01:35:00,533 [von Trapp] What kind of berries? 1712 01:35:00,700 --> 01:35:02,469 - [Maria] Blueberries, sir. - Blueberries! 1713 01:35:02,635 --> 01:35:04,171 - Yes! - Yes! Blue! 1714 01:35:05,505 --> 01:35:08,408 [von Trapp] It's, uh, too early for blueberries. 1715 01:35:09,777 --> 01:35:11,411 [Maria] They were strawberries. 1716 01:35:11,578 --> 01:35:14,815 [host] Mr. Trewhitt, your question to President Reagan. 1717 01:35:14,982 --> 01:35:17,951 Mr. President, I wanna raise an issue that I think has been lurking out there 1718 01:35:18,118 --> 01:35:20,387 for two or three weeks, and cast it specifically 1719 01:35:20,520 --> 01:35:22,422 in national security terms. 1720 01:35:22,555 --> 01:35:24,892 You already are the oldest President in history 1721 01:35:25,025 --> 01:35:26,726 and some of your staff say that you were tired 1722 01:35:26,860 --> 01:35:29,729 after your most recent encounter with Mr. Mondale. 1723 01:35:29,863 --> 01:35:32,833 I recall yet that President Kennedy had to go for days on end 1724 01:35:32,966 --> 01:35:35,368 with very little sleep during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1725 01:35:35,502 --> 01:35:37,905 Is there any doubt in your mind that you would be able to function 1726 01:35:38,038 --> 01:35:39,773 in such circumstances? 1727 01:35:39,907 --> 01:35:41,875 Not at all, Mr. Trewhitt. 1728 01:35:42,009 --> 01:35:43,710 And I want you to know that, also, 1729 01:35:43,844 --> 01:35:47,347 I will not make age an issue in this campaign. 1730 01:35:47,480 --> 01:35:50,717 I will not for political purposes, 1731 01:35:50,851 --> 01:35:54,221 exploit my opponent's youth and inexperience. 1732 01:35:54,354 --> 01:35:58,191 [audience laughing, applauding] 1733 01:35:58,358 --> 01:36:00,861 [Viktor] And with that one thrust of wit... 1734 01:36:06,399 --> 01:36:07,734 he turned the tide. 1735 01:36:07,868 --> 01:36:11,704 [upbeat music playing] 1736 01:36:17,845 --> 01:36:19,112 [crowd cheering] 1737 01:36:20,547 --> 01:36:26,386 [chanting] USA, USA, USA, USA! 1738 01:36:26,519 --> 01:36:28,588 [indistinct chatter] 1739 01:36:28,721 --> 01:36:30,790 - He'll be there. - You wanted to see me, sir? 1740 01:36:31,724 --> 01:36:33,593 No, we'll figure it out. 1741 01:36:33,726 --> 01:36:35,996 - Yeah. Yeah, John. - [sighs] 1742 01:36:36,129 --> 01:36:39,599 Uh, there's a rumor around here that you're a... a horse guy. 1743 01:36:39,732 --> 01:36:41,401 Yup, I rode for Boston PD. 1744 01:36:41,534 --> 01:36:44,137 I've been riding my whole life, really. Why? 1745 01:36:44,271 --> 01:36:46,273 We've been having some issues at the Western White House 1746 01:36:46,406 --> 01:36:48,275 - out in California. - What kind of issues? 1747 01:36:48,408 --> 01:36:49,442 Nobody can ride. 1748 01:36:50,310 --> 01:36:53,246 Yeah, Rawhide isn't gonna say anything but it's pretty embarrassing 1749 01:36:53,380 --> 01:36:55,849 when one of ours has to walk his horse when he wants to run. 1750 01:36:55,983 --> 01:36:57,084 You mean gallop. 1751 01:36:57,217 --> 01:36:58,151 Yeah. Whatever. 1752 01:36:59,286 --> 01:37:02,689 But, uh, do you wanna head up that detail when we travel? 1753 01:37:05,458 --> 01:37:10,297 So I'd be riding horses with the... with the President? 1754 01:37:11,231 --> 01:37:12,165 Giddyap. 1755 01:37:14,601 --> 01:37:16,336 - Okay. - All right. 1756 01:37:20,707 --> 01:37:23,576 - [coughing] - [Viktor] Unlike other presidents, 1757 01:37:23,743 --> 01:37:27,114 The Crusader was in no rush to meet with us. 1758 01:37:28,148 --> 01:37:30,317 - This created a problem. - [coughing] 1759 01:37:30,450 --> 01:37:35,822 [funeral march playing] 1760 01:37:35,956 --> 01:37:37,457 Here's the latest. 1761 01:37:37,590 --> 01:37:39,492 [grunts, groans] 1762 01:37:39,626 --> 01:37:43,730 [funeral march playing] 1763 01:37:46,466 --> 01:37:47,467 This here, 1764 01:37:48,668 --> 01:37:49,736 this is only... 1765 01:37:49,869 --> 01:37:51,838 [coughing] 1766 01:37:56,143 --> 01:38:00,713 [funeral march playing] 1767 01:38:03,483 --> 01:38:06,086 How can I talk to them if they keep dying on me? 1768 01:38:11,524 --> 01:38:15,028 We are starving for energy, Ron, and we've got to get it somewhere 1769 01:38:15,162 --> 01:38:17,697 and we can't afford what we've been paying. 1770 01:38:17,830 --> 01:38:19,832 But buying it from the Soviet Union? 1771 01:38:19,967 --> 01:38:24,704 You know that that money is going directly into a missile pointed at you. 1772 01:38:24,837 --> 01:38:26,539 Mr. President, 1773 01:38:27,507 --> 01:38:29,342 give me an alternative. 1774 01:38:29,476 --> 01:38:34,514 The Saudis have agreed to increase oil production, 1775 01:38:34,647 --> 01:38:37,884 as long as we buy it from them, not the Russians. 1776 01:38:38,018 --> 01:38:41,421 And if we can get our friends to go along with us. 1777 01:38:41,554 --> 01:38:44,891 And you can sell this at home? To your Texans? 1778 01:38:45,025 --> 01:38:47,560 It will drop oil to under ten dollars a barrel. 1779 01:38:47,694 --> 01:38:50,097 Oh, I'll take a political hit for it, that's for sure. 1780 01:38:50,230 --> 01:38:52,699 And Texans love to make money, yes, they do. 1781 01:38:52,832 --> 01:38:54,267 We all do. 1782 01:38:54,401 --> 01:38:56,569 But they love their freedom even more. 1783 01:38:56,703 --> 01:39:01,608 First, the Evil Empire and now this. 1784 01:39:01,741 --> 01:39:03,910 You're certainly not looking to make friends. 1785 01:39:04,044 --> 01:39:05,312 No, I'm not. 1786 01:39:05,445 --> 01:39:07,280 But perhaps you should. 1787 01:39:07,414 --> 01:39:09,082 I met their new man, Gorbachev. 1788 01:39:09,216 --> 01:39:11,884 He is a very different kind of Russian. 1789 01:39:12,019 --> 01:39:17,390 And I told him you were a very, very different kind 1790 01:39:17,524 --> 01:39:19,126 of an American. 1791 01:39:22,929 --> 01:39:25,765 - Pushing up the draft. All right. - Ah! 1792 01:39:25,898 --> 01:39:27,500 - Ow! Oh, oh. - Hey, hey. Quiet. Shh! 1793 01:39:29,102 --> 01:39:31,404 Good evening. President Reagan is in Geneva tonight 1794 01:39:31,571 --> 01:39:33,006 ready for the Gorbachev summit. 1795 01:39:33,140 --> 01:39:35,575 [tense music playing] 1796 01:39:35,708 --> 01:39:38,745 The baron is honored to have you stay at his home 1797 01:39:38,878 --> 01:39:40,647 - for this occasion. - Thank you. 1798 01:39:40,780 --> 01:39:42,682 Please let him know how much we appreciate it. 1799 01:39:42,815 --> 01:39:46,653 Uh... [chuckles] The goldfish. 1800 01:39:46,786 --> 01:39:50,357 It seems that the baron's son is very attached to it. 1801 01:39:50,490 --> 01:39:53,360 It needs to be fed twice every day. 1802 01:39:53,493 --> 01:39:55,862 Well, I will, uh, do it personally. 1803 01:39:55,995 --> 01:39:57,997 [Nancy chuckles] 1804 01:39:59,099 --> 01:40:02,102 There are a few things I can do myself, you know? 1805 01:40:09,142 --> 01:40:11,211 - [aide] They've arrived. - Oh. 1806 01:40:11,344 --> 01:40:13,313 Oh, then... Yes. 1807 01:40:15,014 --> 01:40:16,316 Here we go. 1808 01:40:16,449 --> 01:40:18,551 Oh, no. Coat off. 1809 01:40:18,685 --> 01:40:20,320 It's below freezing out there. 1810 01:40:20,453 --> 01:40:22,622 The whole world is watching this meeting, George. 1811 01:40:22,755 --> 01:40:25,725 He needs to look his best, and that overcoat is not working. 1812 01:40:25,858 --> 01:40:27,460 Well, you guys are in charge of policy, 1813 01:40:27,594 --> 01:40:30,397 but even the leader of the free world has a boss, 1814 01:40:30,530 --> 01:40:33,966 - and she's in charge of presentation. - [chuckles] 1815 01:40:36,336 --> 01:40:38,271 [Viktor] And before the summit had begun, 1816 01:40:38,438 --> 01:40:41,808 we found ourselves already at a disadvantage, 1817 01:40:41,974 --> 01:40:45,512 as the President looked better than the General Secretary. 1818 01:40:45,645 --> 01:40:50,683 [indistinct chatter] 1819 01:40:51,818 --> 01:40:54,521 [speaking Russian] 1820 01:40:54,654 --> 01:40:57,557 - Let me state at the outset. - [continues in Russian] 1821 01:40:57,690 --> 01:40:59,726 You should have no illusions 1822 01:40:59,859 --> 01:41:01,861 that you can bankrupt us. 1823 01:41:02,028 --> 01:41:04,597 [Viktor] The Crusader took it all in stride... 1824 01:41:04,764 --> 01:41:08,535 - We can match you on land... - ...hearing it for what it was. 1825 01:41:08,668 --> 01:41:12,672 - [speaking Russian] - [interpreter] ...and air and space. 1826 01:41:13,473 --> 01:41:14,774 [speaking Russian] 1827 01:41:14,941 --> 01:41:16,776 [Viktor] Mandatory messaging from the Party. 1828 01:41:18,245 --> 01:41:19,779 [clears throat] 1829 01:41:19,912 --> 01:41:21,448 As I see it, 1830 01:41:21,581 --> 01:41:26,085 we don't mistrust each other because we're armed. 1831 01:41:26,219 --> 01:41:28,020 - [translating in Russian] - We're armed 1832 01:41:28,155 --> 01:41:30,690 because we mistrust each other. 1833 01:41:32,492 --> 01:41:36,062 But I think that we both agree on the most important thing. 1834 01:41:36,763 --> 01:41:40,433 A nuclear war can never be won 1835 01:41:40,567 --> 01:41:42,869 and must never be fought. 1836 01:41:43,002 --> 01:41:46,406 - [translating in Russian] - [soft music playing] 1837 01:41:46,539 --> 01:41:48,107 He's definitely ambiguous. 1838 01:41:48,241 --> 01:41:50,577 It's perfectly clear, there's nothing ambiguous about it. 1839 01:41:50,710 --> 01:41:52,779 You come out ahead as you usually do. 1840 01:41:52,912 --> 01:41:56,316 Violation after violation of SALT I and II. 1841 01:41:56,449 --> 01:41:59,786 Violation? This is nothing more than you militarizing space. 1842 01:41:59,919 --> 01:42:02,389 [indistinct, overlapping chatter] 1843 01:42:02,522 --> 01:42:05,558 ["This Is How The World Ends" playing] 1844 01:42:05,725 --> 01:42:10,163 [Viktor] I saw a gentle smile that never left his face. 1845 01:42:11,298 --> 01:42:15,468 He was disarming, but still he was the zealot 1846 01:42:15,635 --> 01:42:17,870 that called us an Evil Empire. 1847 01:42:18,037 --> 01:42:20,340 And we could not let our guard down. 1848 01:42:20,473 --> 01:42:23,776 You know, I used to do a little acting 1849 01:42:23,910 --> 01:42:26,346 a couple hundred years ago back in Hollywood. 1850 01:42:26,479 --> 01:42:29,015 Let me show you how we used to handle this sort of thing. 1851 01:42:37,790 --> 01:42:38,758 Take two. 1852 01:42:41,828 --> 01:42:44,030 Hello, Mikhail. My name's Ron. 1853 01:42:48,668 --> 01:42:50,670 How would you like to go for a little walk? 1854 01:42:55,575 --> 01:42:59,812 [indistinct chatter] 1855 01:43:04,284 --> 01:43:06,219 [Gorbachev] What they say about you, Mr. President, 1856 01:43:06,353 --> 01:43:09,489 "He picks your pocket and makes you feel good about it." 1857 01:43:09,622 --> 01:43:13,726 Well, I've had much worse said about me before, way worse. 1858 01:43:13,860 --> 01:43:16,329 As have I. Hazard of our job. 1859 01:43:18,665 --> 01:43:20,132 I want to let you know 1860 01:43:21,033 --> 01:43:23,703 that we seek the same thing, Mikhail. 1861 01:43:24,704 --> 01:43:26,038 Do we, Ron? 1862 01:43:27,006 --> 01:43:29,242 We are not here because we need to be. 1863 01:43:29,376 --> 01:43:32,011 We desire peace, just as you do. 1864 01:43:32,879 --> 01:43:36,182 But your proposal is not so simple. 1865 01:43:36,316 --> 01:43:39,519 Oh, actually, it is very simple. 1866 01:43:40,887 --> 01:43:42,188 It's just not easy. 1867 01:43:43,823 --> 01:43:48,361 But I believe that you and I, we can do it. 1868 01:43:48,495 --> 01:43:50,263 In fact, we must. 1869 01:43:51,130 --> 01:43:52,432 The world demands it. 1870 01:43:52,565 --> 01:43:54,601 And after all, isn't that who we work for? 1871 01:43:54,734 --> 01:43:57,337 The people and the man upstairs. 1872 01:43:57,470 --> 01:44:00,172 Ah. The man upstairs. 1873 01:44:01,408 --> 01:44:04,076 My grandmother was a Christian woman, 1874 01:44:04,210 --> 01:44:06,178 go to church every day. 1875 01:44:06,313 --> 01:44:07,914 And after, would say, 1876 01:44:08,047 --> 01:44:10,450 "Mikhail, I went to church today. 1877 01:44:10,583 --> 01:44:12,852 I prayed for the atheist. 1878 01:44:12,985 --> 01:44:14,921 I prayed for you." 1879 01:44:15,054 --> 01:44:18,425 Well, I think that your grandmother and my mother 1880 01:44:18,558 --> 01:44:20,360 could have been very good friends. 1881 01:44:22,094 --> 01:44:23,563 [Russian official] So you're the Tiger Man. 1882 01:44:23,696 --> 01:44:25,898 Excuse me? Tiger Man? 1883 01:44:26,032 --> 01:44:28,701 I like American baseball, very much. 1884 01:44:28,835 --> 01:44:30,236 Oh, yeah? Who's your favorite team? 1885 01:44:30,370 --> 01:44:32,405 New York Yankees. And you? 1886 01:44:32,539 --> 01:44:34,574 Uh, St. Louis Cardinals. 1887 01:44:35,608 --> 01:44:38,077 Game 7, World Series. 1888 01:44:38,210 --> 01:44:41,581 Very sorry, but what series? 1889 01:44:41,714 --> 01:44:44,384 Oh, next time you're in the States, I'll make sure you get to a game. 1890 01:44:46,453 --> 01:44:48,588 No, no, no, no. Let them talk. 1891 01:44:48,721 --> 01:44:50,557 You go in there, you're fired. 1892 01:44:54,093 --> 01:44:55,161 Tiger Man. 1893 01:44:56,295 --> 01:44:57,797 My proposal... 1894 01:44:59,065 --> 01:44:59,999 is this. 1895 01:45:00,800 --> 01:45:02,635 That you and I, 1896 01:45:02,769 --> 01:45:05,772 by the time that I leave office, 1897 01:45:05,905 --> 01:45:10,142 can reduce our missile counts by half. 1898 01:45:11,444 --> 01:45:12,345 Hmm. 1899 01:45:14,280 --> 01:45:16,449 I'm not a patient man either. 1900 01:45:17,884 --> 01:45:20,587 I do not intend to leave office 1901 01:45:20,720 --> 01:45:22,154 before they are gone, 1902 01:45:22,989 --> 01:45:23,990 completely. 1903 01:45:25,992 --> 01:45:28,961 [hopeful music playing] 1904 01:45:39,739 --> 01:45:40,973 [Reagan] Oh, no. 1905 01:45:41,107 --> 01:45:42,942 Honey, look what I've done. 1906 01:45:43,075 --> 01:45:44,310 Oh, dear. 1907 01:45:44,444 --> 01:45:45,945 Maybe we can find another one. 1908 01:45:46,078 --> 01:45:48,881 Uh, Mr. President, we-we go live in five-five minutes. 1909 01:45:49,015 --> 01:45:50,883 Oh, I-I think we should find another one. 1910 01:45:51,017 --> 01:45:52,184 Oh, no! 1911 01:45:52,318 --> 01:45:54,353 Every kid knows his goldfish. 1912 01:45:54,487 --> 01:45:55,822 I'm gonna write him a note. 1913 01:45:55,955 --> 01:45:57,356 W-we need to go now. 1914 01:45:57,490 --> 01:45:59,826 I mean, the entire world is waiting. 1915 01:45:59,959 --> 01:46:01,694 The world can wait. 1916 01:46:01,828 --> 01:46:04,296 I'm going to write him a note. 1917 01:46:04,431 --> 01:46:08,501 - [grunts, mouths] Nancy... - That's my Ronnie. 1918 01:46:08,668 --> 01:46:12,038 - We have to wait. - [Viktor] Nothing was really agreed to yet 1919 01:46:12,204 --> 01:46:13,973 beyond agreeing to meet again. 1920 01:46:14,140 --> 01:46:18,044 But the Soviet Union and USA were talking to one another 1921 01:46:18,210 --> 01:46:20,379 instead of at one another. 1922 01:46:20,513 --> 01:46:23,983 - [indistinct] - [camera shutter clicking] 1923 01:46:24,116 --> 01:46:28,655 [hopeful music playing] 1924 01:46:33,860 --> 01:46:38,030 [Viktor] Reagan's allies against us included the Pope, 1925 01:46:38,197 --> 01:46:40,467 Thatcher, the Iron Lady, 1926 01:46:40,633 --> 01:46:45,171 and leaders of West Germany and Japan, Cole and Nakasone. 1927 01:46:45,304 --> 01:46:47,239 We stand firmly behind you. 1928 01:46:48,541 --> 01:46:50,910 When you speak with Secretary Gorbachev, 1929 01:46:52,479 --> 01:46:55,281 you are speaking for us in free world. 1930 01:46:55,448 --> 01:46:56,749 [Reagan] Well, we understand 1931 01:46:56,883 --> 01:46:59,719 that you are surrounded by communists, 1932 01:46:59,852 --> 01:47:02,388 and we appreciate you standing with us. 1933 01:47:02,555 --> 01:47:04,657 [Nakasone] Be careful. Remember, 1934 01:47:04,824 --> 01:47:09,228 communists have no problem with lying to achieve their goals. 1935 01:47:09,361 --> 01:47:12,932 They are testing you to see if you will stand firm. 1936 01:47:13,099 --> 01:47:16,268 Don't worry. I dealt with these guys back in Hollywood. 1937 01:47:16,435 --> 01:47:18,638 I even have the scars on my back to prove it. 1938 01:47:18,771 --> 01:47:20,272 And I promise you, 1939 01:47:21,373 --> 01:47:22,875 we're not going to lose. 1940 01:47:24,577 --> 01:47:28,080 [reporter] In other news, President Reagan has landed in Reykjavík, Iceland 1941 01:47:28,247 --> 01:47:32,084 to continue discussions with Soviet Premier Gorbachev over nuclear disarmament. 1942 01:47:33,385 --> 01:47:36,088 Fifty percent across the board reduction. 1943 01:47:36,222 --> 01:47:40,993 All weapons groups, tactical, INF, ICBM. 1944 01:47:41,127 --> 01:47:45,231 In exchange, suspension of your Strategic Defense Initiative. 1945 01:47:45,364 --> 01:47:48,234 "Star Wars," some refer to it. 1946 01:47:50,537 --> 01:47:51,671 Counter proposal. 1947 01:47:53,573 --> 01:47:57,443 We share all SDI technology, 1948 01:47:58,410 --> 01:47:59,812 we develop it together, 1949 01:48:00,647 --> 01:48:02,515 we'll even pay for it. 1950 01:48:02,649 --> 01:48:06,519 And we eliminate all ballistic missiles 1951 01:48:06,653 --> 01:48:09,188 in ten years. Together. 1952 01:48:09,321 --> 01:48:12,659 You refuse to share oil-drilling technology 1953 01:48:12,792 --> 01:48:14,293 and you offer this? 1954 01:48:14,426 --> 01:48:19,165 SDI is a completely defensive system. 1955 01:48:22,301 --> 01:48:24,270 This is the line, Mr. President. 1956 01:48:25,304 --> 01:48:26,539 If you walk away, 1957 01:48:27,439 --> 01:48:29,809 you will have missed the chance of going down in history 1958 01:48:29,942 --> 01:48:33,880 as the president who paved the way for nuclear disarmament. 1959 01:48:34,013 --> 01:48:37,817 How will you explain this to your "free people?" 1960 01:48:39,485 --> 01:48:40,953 Mr. President, 1961 01:48:41,087 --> 01:48:45,024 I'm offering you the biggest win of your presidency. 1962 01:48:46,993 --> 01:48:49,061 Just drop SDI. 1963 01:48:50,262 --> 01:48:51,698 [tense music playing] 1964 01:48:51,831 --> 01:48:53,365 [exhales deeply] 1965 01:49:13,886 --> 01:49:14,854 Nyet. 1966 01:49:17,890 --> 01:49:18,758 [thuds] 1967 01:49:18,891 --> 01:49:20,259 Let's go, George. 1968 01:49:28,334 --> 01:49:31,070 You would lose the whole deal over this one thing? 1969 01:49:31,203 --> 01:49:32,571 This is a fair offer. 1970 01:49:33,906 --> 01:49:35,608 As was mine. 1971 01:49:35,742 --> 01:49:37,710 I don't know what more I could have done. 1972 01:49:37,844 --> 01:49:38,878 [exhales] 1973 01:49:40,479 --> 01:49:42,081 You could have said yes. 1974 01:49:46,352 --> 01:49:49,388 [Viktor] After he walked away from the negotiating table, 1975 01:49:49,555 --> 01:49:52,158 we were in a very dark place. 1976 01:49:52,324 --> 01:49:54,060 We knew it was over, 1977 01:49:54,226 --> 01:49:56,896 unless something extraordinary happened. 1978 01:50:00,566 --> 01:50:04,603 We've intercepted two more shipments of Soviet RPGs and AK-47s 1979 01:50:04,737 --> 01:50:07,106 coming out of Cuba, headed for Nicaragua. 1980 01:50:07,940 --> 01:50:10,276 The freedom fighters are holed up in the mountains. 1981 01:50:10,409 --> 01:50:12,779 It's David and Goliath, but they're making a go of it. 1982 01:50:13,946 --> 01:50:15,547 Well, I like these guys. 1983 01:50:15,682 --> 01:50:19,051 They remind me of Washington and the Continental Army. 1984 01:50:19,185 --> 01:50:20,552 What do they need? 1985 01:50:20,687 --> 01:50:22,454 What do they always need? 1986 01:50:22,588 --> 01:50:24,223 Band-Aids, guns, and money. 1987 01:50:25,357 --> 01:50:27,259 Well, give them what they want. 1988 01:50:27,393 --> 01:50:31,097 Mr. President, we won't have the Congress with us on this one. 1989 01:50:32,031 --> 01:50:33,165 [exhales deeply] 1990 01:50:40,807 --> 01:50:43,242 [judge] And nothing but the truth, so help you God? 1991 01:50:43,409 --> 01:50:44,677 - I do. - Please be seated. 1992 01:50:45,778 --> 01:50:47,980 [Viktor] The American Congress had said no 1993 01:50:48,147 --> 01:50:51,117 to giving money to his friends in Nicaragua. 1994 01:50:51,283 --> 01:50:54,653 And The Crusader had hostages in the Middle East 1995 01:50:54,821 --> 01:50:56,622 and needed to free them. 1996 01:50:56,789 --> 01:51:01,894 But it was American policy never to negotiate with terrorists. 1997 01:51:02,061 --> 01:51:05,331 But somewhere, a plan was hatched. 1998 01:51:10,770 --> 01:51:15,041 Reagan's Iran-Contra situation comes down to this. 1999 01:51:15,174 --> 01:51:17,777 What did the president know, and when did he know it? 2000 01:51:17,910 --> 01:51:21,347 And if you, people of the press, want any more answers, 2001 01:51:21,480 --> 01:51:23,482 you ask President Reagan. 2002 01:51:23,649 --> 01:51:26,352 [Viktor] Five decades of his struggle against us 2003 01:51:26,518 --> 01:51:31,490 and it came down to whether he could survive a domestic scandal. 2004 01:51:31,623 --> 01:51:35,527 In spite of the wildly speculative and false reports, 2005 01:51:35,661 --> 01:51:39,198 we do not negotiate with terrorists 2006 01:51:39,331 --> 01:51:41,633 and we did not trade arms 2007 01:51:41,768 --> 01:51:44,070 - for hostages. - [reporters indistinct] 2008 01:51:44,236 --> 01:51:46,939 [reporter] These accusations are potentially impeachable offenses. 2009 01:51:47,106 --> 01:51:50,209 And if true, some observers believe his presidency 2010 01:51:50,376 --> 01:51:51,878 could be hanging in the balance. 2011 01:51:52,044 --> 01:51:54,881 For W News 4 at the White House, I'm Carl Long. 2012 01:52:01,187 --> 01:52:04,156 [tense music playing] 2013 01:52:05,391 --> 01:52:08,260 Ronnie, you have to do something. 2014 01:52:09,161 --> 01:52:10,162 Have you seen this? 2015 01:52:11,363 --> 01:52:12,731 [Reagan] Yes, I've seen it. 2016 01:52:12,865 --> 01:52:14,533 [Nancy] Are you listening to these people? 2017 01:52:15,367 --> 01:52:18,104 They want nothing more than to see you burn. 2018 01:52:18,237 --> 01:52:21,841 You know, they may smile and call you "Mr. President," but they hate you. 2019 01:52:21,974 --> 01:52:24,877 They hate what you say, what you believe in, who you are. 2020 01:52:25,011 --> 01:52:26,745 Honey, I just can't accept that. 2021 01:52:26,879 --> 01:52:29,581 No, no, you never could. 2022 01:52:29,715 --> 01:52:32,684 You're the optimist. You're the one who wants to see the good in people. 2023 01:52:32,819 --> 01:52:35,855 But it's my job to see through them and protect you. 2024 01:52:35,988 --> 01:52:39,058 Well, that's why we're such a good team. 2025 01:52:39,859 --> 01:52:41,360 [mutters] 2026 01:52:41,493 --> 01:52:45,464 Honey, you know Washington. You know the way it works. 2027 01:52:45,597 --> 01:52:48,434 - It's politics, that's all. - Ronnie, they're talking impeachment! 2028 01:52:48,567 --> 01:52:52,604 - No impeachment. - Yes, they wanna destroy you! 2029 01:52:52,738 --> 01:52:55,808 They're putting you on trial, removing you from office! 2030 01:52:55,942 --> 01:52:57,810 This isn't about politics anymore. 2031 01:52:57,944 --> 01:52:59,245 This is about you. 2032 01:53:00,246 --> 01:53:03,249 Everything is at stake. One more headline, 2033 01:53:03,382 --> 01:53:06,118 one more star witness, one more arrest, and they will do it. 2034 01:53:06,252 --> 01:53:08,554 I have cooperated with them. 2035 01:53:08,687 --> 01:53:10,722 I appointed a special prosecutor. 2036 01:53:10,857 --> 01:53:13,759 I've turned over every document I have. 2037 01:53:13,893 --> 01:53:15,627 What would you have me do? 2038 01:53:15,761 --> 01:53:17,496 I want you to fight 2039 01:53:17,629 --> 01:53:19,465 or this is all over! 2040 01:53:21,467 --> 01:53:22,768 [sighs] 2041 01:53:26,238 --> 01:53:27,907 [grunts] 2042 01:53:28,040 --> 01:53:30,409 [horse whinnying in distance] 2043 01:53:30,542 --> 01:53:32,111 You could always hire someone. 2044 01:53:32,244 --> 01:53:33,145 Ha! 2045 01:53:33,946 --> 01:53:36,515 Why, you looking for work? [grunts] 2046 01:53:36,648 --> 01:53:38,184 I got a job for you 2047 01:53:39,318 --> 01:53:40,920 back in Washington. 2048 01:53:41,053 --> 01:53:44,023 You're the president. You could always order me back there. 2049 01:53:46,092 --> 01:53:48,594 Are they gonna impeach me, Bill? 2050 01:53:48,727 --> 01:53:51,330 Well, it's moving in that direction, sir. 2051 01:53:53,832 --> 01:53:55,968 Mr. President, you're my friend. 2052 01:53:56,102 --> 01:53:58,337 I can only speak to you straight. 2053 01:53:58,470 --> 01:54:01,007 Some laws got broken, for sure, 2054 01:54:01,140 --> 01:54:04,210 whether you broke them or somebody else did. 2055 01:54:04,343 --> 01:54:07,646 So now you're clamming up and lawyering up. 2056 01:54:07,779 --> 01:54:09,348 It's the wrong move. 2057 01:54:09,481 --> 01:54:11,650 It confuses everybody, even the ones that love you. 2058 01:54:13,252 --> 01:54:14,786 People are thinking that maybe you're... 2059 01:54:14,921 --> 01:54:16,288 I'm losing it? Yeah. 2060 01:54:17,656 --> 01:54:18,690 I've heard it. 2061 01:54:23,262 --> 01:54:26,032 What do you think I should do, Judge? 2062 01:54:26,165 --> 01:54:27,666 What you do best. 2063 01:54:27,799 --> 01:54:29,001 Tell 'em the truth. 2064 01:54:32,004 --> 01:54:33,572 [horse whinnying] 2065 01:54:52,291 --> 01:54:54,893 [Reagan] A few months ago, I told the American people 2066 01:54:55,027 --> 01:54:57,829 that I did not trade arms for hostages. 2067 01:54:57,964 --> 01:55:01,900 My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true 2068 01:55:02,034 --> 01:55:05,904 but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. 2069 01:55:06,038 --> 01:55:10,242 Now, what should happen when you make a mistake is this. 2070 01:55:10,376 --> 01:55:13,745 You take your knocks, you put things in perspective, 2071 01:55:13,879 --> 01:55:16,082 you pull your energies together, 2072 01:55:16,215 --> 01:55:19,118 you make changes, and you go forward. 2073 01:55:19,986 --> 01:55:21,187 [Viktor] Americans. 2074 01:55:21,320 --> 01:55:23,189 You do them wrong, you'll pay for it. 2075 01:55:23,855 --> 01:55:28,027 But look them in the eye, admit you made a mistake, 2076 01:55:28,160 --> 01:55:30,229 they forgive you every time. 2077 01:55:37,569 --> 01:55:40,872 [grunts, exhales] 2078 01:55:45,244 --> 01:55:46,979 [Andrei] He was president. 2079 01:55:47,113 --> 01:55:48,814 He had to know. 2080 01:55:51,450 --> 01:55:54,386 [chuckles] He was still the lifeguard. 2081 01:55:54,520 --> 01:55:56,788 He was going to get his people home. 2082 01:55:58,590 --> 01:56:01,093 [soft music playing] 2083 01:56:01,227 --> 01:56:05,064 I'm not pleased with you, Ron. Let's just get that said right up front. 2084 01:56:06,065 --> 01:56:08,234 Well, I can't imagine how I've upset you, Margaret. 2085 01:56:08,367 --> 01:56:10,569 Are we gonna go over Grenada again? 2086 01:56:10,702 --> 01:56:13,139 Well, you're certainly not walking away 2087 01:56:13,272 --> 01:56:15,641 from what happened at Reykjavík... 2088 01:56:15,774 --> 01:56:17,909 - No. - Looks like you're picking a fight. 2089 01:56:18,044 --> 01:56:21,113 No, but I'm not afraid of one. 2090 01:56:21,247 --> 01:56:24,650 Perhaps that is why Mitterrand calls you 2091 01:56:24,783 --> 01:56:27,253 a "dangerous cowboy." 2092 01:56:28,420 --> 01:56:29,321 Well, 2093 01:56:30,289 --> 01:56:32,858 at least I have Margaret Thatcher on my side. 2094 01:56:38,497 --> 01:56:40,799 - He wants to say it. - He does, but we'll never get it past Shultz. 2095 01:56:40,932 --> 01:56:43,335 I mean, it's the one thing they don't want him talking about. 2096 01:56:43,469 --> 01:56:45,137 My family in Germany is talking about it. 2097 01:56:45,271 --> 01:56:47,473 Everybody is talking about it. He needs to talk about it. 2098 01:56:47,606 --> 01:56:49,708 He's going to Camp David, then he's back here for a day, 2099 01:56:49,841 --> 01:56:53,945 then he's going to Europe. We have one shot to have him say this. 2100 01:56:54,080 --> 01:56:55,547 It's now or never. 2101 01:57:00,852 --> 01:57:02,354 [breathes deeply] 2102 01:57:02,488 --> 01:57:04,290 [whirring] 2103 01:57:09,495 --> 01:57:11,663 Hey, give me this! I-I'll take that. Thank you. 2104 01:57:13,365 --> 01:57:14,966 Mr. President, some light reading. 2105 01:57:16,535 --> 01:57:17,803 - Shh! - [Nancy chuckles] 2106 01:57:23,442 --> 01:57:24,643 [Nancy] Good afternoon. 2107 01:57:27,446 --> 01:57:30,382 Hello, fellas, good day to fly. 2108 01:57:30,516 --> 01:57:31,917 No barrel rolls though. 2109 01:57:46,632 --> 01:57:49,901 [hopeful music playing] 2110 01:58:11,757 --> 01:58:13,892 Well, I think that's a First Lady question, actually. 2111 01:58:14,025 --> 01:58:16,895 Why would you do this to Gorbachev? 2112 01:58:17,028 --> 01:58:19,431 You know how long it's taken us to get to this. 2113 01:58:19,565 --> 01:58:21,066 They're at the table. They're ready to make a deal 2114 01:58:21,200 --> 01:58:22,801 and you wanna embarrass him? 2115 01:58:22,934 --> 01:58:25,737 Gorbachev's the first friend we've had over there in 70 years! 2116 01:58:25,871 --> 01:58:28,106 - [door closes] - [sighs] You can't say this. 2117 01:58:28,240 --> 01:58:30,809 I'm-I'm begging you to listen to me. 2118 01:58:30,942 --> 01:58:34,313 You know, I stood by you with SDI when it was ridiculed. 2119 01:58:34,446 --> 01:58:36,315 I supported you with the Contras. 2120 01:58:36,448 --> 01:58:39,418 I even walked out of Reykjavík with egg on my face. 2121 01:58:39,551 --> 01:58:42,288 But this goes too far. 2122 01:58:42,421 --> 01:58:44,223 This is worse than Evil Empire. 2123 01:58:44,356 --> 01:58:47,493 You're gonna blow up Geneva, you blow up eight years of diplomacy. 2124 01:58:47,626 --> 01:58:50,095 We'll be right back where we started from, or worse! 2125 01:58:53,399 --> 01:58:55,667 "Clarity is power." 2126 01:58:55,801 --> 01:58:58,970 You know, a very great man once said that to me. 2127 01:59:00,439 --> 01:59:02,274 What are we here for, George... 2128 01:59:03,975 --> 01:59:05,143 but to win? 2129 01:59:10,782 --> 01:59:13,285 [soft music playing] 2130 01:59:13,419 --> 01:59:16,121 [Reagan] Behind me stands a wall. 2131 01:59:16,955 --> 01:59:19,791 Part of a vast system of barriers 2132 01:59:19,925 --> 01:59:22,794 that divide the entire continent of Europe. 2133 01:59:22,928 --> 01:59:27,433 A gash of barbed wire, concrete, 2134 01:59:27,566 --> 01:59:30,436 dogs, and guard towers, 2135 01:59:30,569 --> 01:59:34,540 imposing the will of a totalitarian state. 2136 01:59:35,574 --> 01:59:37,709 As long as this gate is closed 2137 01:59:37,843 --> 01:59:40,679 and this scar is permitted to stand, 2138 01:59:40,812 --> 01:59:45,116 there is a question of freedom for all mankind. 2139 01:59:45,251 --> 01:59:48,019 [cheering, applauding] 2140 01:59:53,492 --> 01:59:56,928 [Reagan] The totalitarian world produces backwardness 2141 01:59:57,095 --> 02:00:01,267 because it does such violence to the spirit. 2142 02:00:01,433 --> 02:00:06,838 Thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, even to worship. 2143 02:00:07,773 --> 02:00:11,243 Here in Berlin, like the city itself, 2144 02:00:11,377 --> 02:00:15,180 symbols of love, symbols of worship 2145 02:00:15,314 --> 02:00:17,316 cannot be suppressed. 2146 02:00:17,449 --> 02:00:20,319 [whooping, cheering] 2147 02:00:24,890 --> 02:00:28,860 There is one sign that the Soviets can make, 2148 02:00:28,994 --> 02:00:33,164 that would unmistakably and dramatically advance 2149 02:00:33,299 --> 02:00:35,534 the cause of freedom and peace. 2150 02:00:36,635 --> 02:00:38,804 General Secretary Gorbachev, 2151 02:00:38,970 --> 02:00:41,172 if you seek peace, 2152 02:00:41,340 --> 02:00:44,676 if you seek liberalization and change, 2153 02:00:44,843 --> 02:00:47,112 come here to this gate. 2154 02:00:47,245 --> 02:00:48,714 [crowd cheering] 2155 02:00:49,481 --> 02:00:51,750 Mr. Gorbachev, 2156 02:00:51,883 --> 02:00:53,619 open this gate. 2157 02:00:55,186 --> 02:00:56,522 Is he gonna say it? 2158 02:01:02,361 --> 02:01:04,530 Mr. Gorbachev, 2159 02:01:04,663 --> 02:01:07,065 tear down this wall. 2160 02:01:07,198 --> 02:01:09,968 [cheering, applauding] 2161 02:01:13,038 --> 02:01:14,773 Whoo! 2162 02:01:14,906 --> 02:01:17,709 [yells] Whoo! 2163 02:01:17,843 --> 02:01:19,077 [laughs] 2164 02:01:23,349 --> 02:01:27,319 [whooping, yelling] 2165 02:01:27,453 --> 02:01:29,421 Well done, cowboy. 2166 02:01:32,057 --> 02:01:33,792 [cheering] 2167 02:01:50,208 --> 02:01:53,144 [hopeful music playing] 2168 02:02:08,293 --> 02:02:10,095 [Viktor] In the chess game of the Cold War, 2169 02:02:11,597 --> 02:02:12,998 it was checkmate. 2170 02:02:20,238 --> 02:02:21,807 ["Sweet Child O' Mine" playing] 2171 02:02:21,973 --> 02:02:23,775 [reporter 1] The unimaginable is happening 2172 02:02:23,942 --> 02:02:25,777 right now in Berlin. 2173 02:02:25,944 --> 02:02:27,312 [reporter 2] Shocking developments overnight 2174 02:02:27,479 --> 02:02:28,980 as East Germany announced its citizens 2175 02:02:29,147 --> 02:02:31,282 can travel freely to West Germany. 2176 02:02:31,450 --> 02:02:34,119 [reporter 3] What no one thought could happen 2177 02:02:34,285 --> 02:02:36,054 is happening right now. 2178 02:02:43,495 --> 02:02:46,732 [crowd cheering] 2179 02:03:04,616 --> 02:03:07,519 [reporter] Within hours, the city erupted in celebration 2180 02:03:07,686 --> 02:03:10,121 as East and West Germans took hammers to the wall 2181 02:03:10,288 --> 02:03:12,424 that had separated them for 30 years. 2182 02:03:12,558 --> 02:03:16,662 [crowd cheering] 2183 02:03:22,701 --> 02:03:26,037 [Viktor] Two years, after the wall fell, 2184 02:03:26,204 --> 02:03:28,173 the Soviet Union was no more. 2185 02:03:31,810 --> 02:03:33,879 I knew he was the one. 2186 02:03:35,481 --> 02:03:38,684 He was the one who would bring us down. 2187 02:03:38,817 --> 02:03:43,054 Not with missiles or guns or even politics. 2188 02:03:43,188 --> 02:03:44,890 Something much greater. 2189 02:03:45,824 --> 02:03:47,593 [soft music playing] 2190 02:03:47,726 --> 02:03:49,094 [horse whinnying] 2191 02:03:51,196 --> 02:03:54,700 [Viktor] People will not give their lives for power, 2192 02:03:54,833 --> 02:03:57,603 or a State, or even ideology. 2193 02:03:59,037 --> 02:04:01,907 People give their lives for one another, 2194 02:04:03,441 --> 02:04:07,245 for the freedom to live those lives as they choose and for God. 2195 02:04:11,349 --> 02:04:12,618 We took that away. 2196 02:04:15,386 --> 02:04:16,488 The Crusader... 2197 02:04:18,423 --> 02:04:19,591 gave it back to them. 2198 02:04:31,036 --> 02:04:33,772 And that is the answer to your question. 2199 02:04:35,373 --> 02:04:36,307 [exhales deeply] 2200 02:04:37,643 --> 02:04:39,678 Thank you, Viktor Petrovich. 2201 02:04:55,894 --> 02:04:56,828 [Viktor] Take it. 2202 02:05:02,968 --> 02:05:03,935 Thank you. 2203 02:05:06,304 --> 02:05:07,438 Good night. 2204 02:05:37,302 --> 02:05:39,070 What's going on there, Mr. President? 2205 02:05:42,040 --> 02:05:43,909 This means something to me. 2206 02:05:46,044 --> 02:05:47,713 [Nancy] I know what you're saying, John, 2207 02:05:48,680 --> 02:05:50,381 but I'm not gonna do it. 2208 02:05:50,515 --> 02:05:53,084 Ma'am, I need you to tell him we can't do this anymore. 2209 02:05:53,218 --> 02:05:56,021 I can't. I can't. I can't do it. 2210 02:05:57,823 --> 02:05:59,357 He got lost yesterday. 2211 02:06:00,158 --> 02:06:01,860 I couldn't find him for half an hour. 2212 02:06:02,728 --> 02:06:05,764 Horses know when a rider doesn't know what he's doing, okay? He's... 2213 02:06:06,998 --> 02:06:08,333 He's gonna get thrown again. 2214 02:06:09,835 --> 02:06:12,503 I can't tell him that he can't ride anymore. 2215 02:06:14,973 --> 02:06:16,441 He loves it too much. 2216 02:06:18,309 --> 02:06:19,244 Please. 2217 02:06:23,081 --> 02:06:24,049 Okay. 2218 02:06:30,488 --> 02:06:32,257 He loves you more, ma'am. 2219 02:06:39,030 --> 02:06:42,100 [door opens, closes] 2220 02:06:52,077 --> 02:06:53,244 Mr. President? 2221 02:06:55,881 --> 02:06:57,248 What is it, John? 2222 02:07:00,451 --> 02:07:01,486 You know, uh... 2223 02:07:03,054 --> 02:07:06,291 I don't think we're having as much fun riding as we used to. 2224 02:07:07,458 --> 02:07:09,627 Oh, the agent on, uh... [sniffs] 2225 02:07:09,761 --> 02:07:12,130 - On Mrs. Reagan, she is... - What do you want, John? 2226 02:07:17,302 --> 02:07:18,670 Mr. President, I don't-- 2227 02:07:20,038 --> 02:07:21,840 I don't think we should ride anymore. 2228 02:07:24,876 --> 02:07:25,777 Oh. 2229 02:07:30,749 --> 02:07:32,483 [sighs deeply] 2230 02:07:52,938 --> 02:07:54,039 [pats saddle] 2231 02:07:54,172 --> 02:07:55,273 One more ride. 2232 02:07:59,110 --> 02:08:00,478 Yes, sir, Mr. President. 2233 02:08:06,484 --> 02:08:07,385 Mm. 2234 02:08:11,322 --> 02:08:16,694 ["Take Me Home, Country Roads" playing] 2235 02:08:47,692 --> 02:08:49,727 [Reagan] My fellow Americans. 2236 02:08:49,895 --> 02:08:53,899 I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans 2237 02:08:54,065 --> 02:08:57,668 who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. 2238 02:08:57,836 --> 02:09:01,439 At the moment, I feel just fine. 2239 02:09:01,439 --> 02:09:05,043 I intend to live the remainder of the years God gives me 2240 02:09:05,210 --> 02:09:07,245 doing the things I have always done. 2241 02:09:08,346 --> 02:09:12,417 Unfortunately, as Alzheimer's disease progresses, 2242 02:09:12,583 --> 02:09:15,921 the family often bears a heavy burden. 2243 02:09:16,087 --> 02:09:19,490 I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy 2244 02:09:19,657 --> 02:09:22,894 from this painful experience. 2245 02:09:23,061 --> 02:09:25,163 I will continue to share life's journey 2246 02:09:25,330 --> 02:09:28,599 with my beloved Nancy and my family. 2247 02:09:28,766 --> 02:09:31,169 I plan to enjoy the great outdoors 2248 02:09:31,336 --> 02:09:34,739 and stay in touch with my friends and supporters. 2249 02:09:36,007 --> 02:09:37,708 When the time comes, 2250 02:09:37,876 --> 02:09:40,846 I am confident that with your help, 2251 02:09:41,012 --> 02:09:43,414 she will face it with faith and courage. 2252 02:10:49,780 --> 02:10:53,851 In closing, let me thank you, the American people, 2253 02:10:54,019 --> 02:10:56,121 for giving me the great honor 2254 02:10:56,287 --> 02:10:58,890 of allowing me to serve as your president. 2255 02:10:59,824 --> 02:11:04,029 When the Lord calls me home, whenever that may be, 2256 02:11:04,195 --> 02:11:07,532 I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours 2257 02:11:07,698 --> 02:11:11,302 and eternal optimism for its future. 2258 02:11:11,469 --> 02:11:16,007 I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. 2259 02:11:16,141 --> 02:11:17,943 I know that for America, 2260 02:11:18,109 --> 02:11:21,212 there will always be a bright new dawn ahead. 2261 02:11:22,180 --> 02:11:24,015 Thank you, my friends. 2262 02:11:24,182 --> 02:11:26,084 May God always bless you. 2263 02:11:27,718 --> 02:11:29,054 Sincerely, 2264 02:11:30,655 --> 02:11:31,822 Ronald Reagan. 2265 02:11:43,034 --> 02:11:48,206 [drums beating] 2266 02:11:52,310 --> 02:11:56,747 ["Amazing Grace" playing on bagpipe] 2267 02:13:51,362 --> 02:13:55,966 ["Don't Fence Me In" by Bob Dylan playing] 2268 02:16:59,650 --> 02:17:01,919 [song fades] 2269 02:17:02,052 --> 02:17:05,022 ["Walls Will Fall" performed by BJ Thomas playing] 2270 02:20:10,741 --> 02:20:15,279 [little boy reading the letter] 2271 02:20:40,738 --> 02:20:42,707 [song ends]