1 00:00:01,369 --> 00:00:03,504 I was pregnant, and I was scared. 2 00:00:09,143 --> 00:00:11,379 This is my deathbed confession. 3 00:00:44,278 --> 00:00:46,080 - In observance of International Women's Year 4 00:00:46,114 --> 00:00:47,981 here in the United States, 5 00:00:48,015 --> 00:00:50,318 I have signed an executive order, 6 00:00:50,351 --> 00:00:53,787 creating a national commission to honor women 7 00:00:53,821 --> 00:00:56,490 and urge ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. 8 00:00:56,524 --> 00:01:01,262 I am appointing Jill Ruckelshaus as chairwoman of the commission. 9 00:01:01,295 --> 00:01:03,697 - Thank you, Mr. President. 10 00:01:07,468 --> 00:01:09,637 I will get those last five states, sir. 11 00:01:09,670 --> 00:01:12,573 - Four. I just called Senator Kretschmar this morning, 12 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:13,974 and he confirmed. 13 00:01:14,007 --> 00:01:15,176 - You see? Your wife is my secret weapon. 14 00:01:16,777 --> 00:01:18,846 She just tipped the scales in North Dakota. 15 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:22,015 - Well, you should be up front and center, Jill. 16 00:01:22,049 --> 00:01:24,518 Who better to prove that "feminism" isn't a dirty word 17 00:01:24,552 --> 00:01:27,054 than a Midwestern married mom of five? 18 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:30,023 You're as American as apple pie. 19 00:01:30,057 --> 00:01:31,492 - Thank you, Betty. 20 00:01:31,525 --> 00:01:33,694 - Pretty big promotion. 21 00:01:33,727 --> 00:01:36,597 - And yet unpaid. 22 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:42,570 - Abort the ERA, Betty Ford, get off the phone! 23 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:44,338 Abort the ERA... 24 00:01:46,274 --> 00:01:48,409 Abort the ERA! 25 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,010 - Betty Ford, get off the phone! 26 00:01:50,043 --> 00:01:52,146 Abort the ERA! Betty Ford... 27 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:53,914 - You might ask yourself what kind of self-respecting woman 28 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:58,252 pickets the First Lady of her own party? 29 00:01:58,286 --> 00:02:00,254 - ...would see abortion-on-demand 30 00:02:00,288 --> 00:02:02,190 mandated at all hospitals. 31 00:02:02,223 --> 00:02:06,093 The, uh, proponents, uh, see as an unfair, uh, burden 32 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:09,730 on the mothers that they have to take care of their babies. 33 00:02:09,763 --> 00:02:12,300 - What about popular opinions of people being for the ERA? 34 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:13,901 - Well, the real poll is the ballot box. 35 00:02:13,934 --> 00:02:15,736 Most American women don't want this. 36 00:02:15,769 --> 00:02:17,104 They--They know it's a fraud, 37 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:18,105 and all it would do would be to allow... 38 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:20,741 - We can go. 39 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:24,705 - We are mothers and daughters. 40 00:03:24,738 --> 00:03:28,542 We are married, single, widowed, divorced. 41 00:03:28,576 --> 00:03:31,479 We are homemakers and career women... 42 00:03:31,512 --> 00:03:34,748 - You know, not a single leader of any anti-ERA 43 00:03:34,782 --> 00:03:35,849 or pro-life organization is represented... 44 00:03:35,883 --> 00:03:37,251 - Shh! 45 00:03:37,285 --> 00:03:38,952 - ...on her presidential commission. 46 00:03:38,986 --> 00:03:40,120 - ...to present the Women of the Year Award 47 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:42,256 to nine courageous talented women. 48 00:03:42,290 --> 00:03:44,425 - She is not fooling anyone in those pearls. 49 00:03:44,458 --> 00:03:45,959 - She does have a nice smile. 50 00:03:45,993 --> 00:03:47,160 - Hmm. - ...who has indicated many... 51 00:03:47,194 --> 00:03:48,896 - Five more minutes, Anne. 52 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:50,831 - But "Fifth Dimension" is coming on. 53 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:52,833 - I fixed him one. - Oh. 54 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:54,167 - ...opportunity for women. 55 00:03:54,201 --> 00:03:55,202 - Oh. - And I know I speak 56 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,370 for the president... - Mother? 57 00:03:56,404 --> 00:03:58,706 - Come on. Let's go upstairs. 58 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:00,841 - I'll be up in a minute to tuck you in. 59 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:02,242 - ...politicians that... 60 00:04:02,276 --> 00:04:03,677 - Between her and Nelson Rockefeller, 61 00:04:03,711 --> 00:04:05,513 there's no place for us. 62 00:04:05,546 --> 00:04:07,881 - The Republican Party's in peril. 63 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:10,050 - What happened to all that talk at CPAC 64 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:12,453 about breaking off and forming a national Conservative Party? 65 00:04:12,486 --> 00:04:14,221 - Oh, Reagan won't run on a third-party ticket. 66 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:15,856 He thinks he can beat Ford. 67 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:17,458 - No, he doesn't have the numbers. 68 00:04:17,491 --> 00:04:19,393 - ...week after week in our polls... 69 00:04:22,463 --> 00:04:25,232 - I'm counting 58. 70 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,401 - Which brings us close to 10,000. 71 00:04:27,435 --> 00:04:31,204 - Now our mailing list has barely budged in 12 months. 72 00:04:31,238 --> 00:04:33,574 We need to double it by this time next year. 73 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:35,343 - Double it? 74 00:04:35,376 --> 00:04:37,144 - It has taken us four years just to get this big. 75 00:04:37,177 --> 00:04:40,414 - Well, NOW has over 40,000 members and growing. 76 00:04:40,448 --> 00:04:42,149 - Who cares? We're winning. 77 00:04:42,182 --> 00:04:44,418 Only North Dakota ratified this year. 78 00:04:44,452 --> 00:04:46,554 - Yes, but they only need four more. 79 00:04:46,587 --> 00:04:48,622 Now the feminists control both houses, 80 00:04:48,656 --> 00:04:50,624 the liberal media, and Jill Ruckelshaus 81 00:04:50,658 --> 00:04:52,526 has the First Lady shilling for them. 82 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:53,994 They're everywhere. 83 00:04:54,027 --> 00:04:57,030 Now and we only had 30 show up in D.C. to picket. 84 00:04:57,064 --> 00:04:59,533 Now does that sound like winning to you? 85 00:04:59,567 --> 00:05:01,869 - I need help drawing a map of Sherman's March. 86 00:05:01,902 --> 00:05:03,904 - Uh, can... - I have called every woman 87 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,106 I have ever met in my entire life, 88 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:08,108 even the ones I can't stand. 89 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:09,577 There are three teas I'm dreading attending. 90 00:05:09,610 --> 00:05:11,379 There is no one left to call. 91 00:05:11,412 --> 00:05:13,481 - We're going to make a big splash 92 00:05:13,514 --> 00:05:15,148 in the convention. 93 00:05:15,182 --> 00:05:17,217 We're gonna have to start recruiting women who are not 94 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:19,219 active in politics. 95 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:21,889 - If they aren't active, how are we going to find them? 96 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:24,725 - Why do we have to make a big splash at the convention? 97 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:26,894 - Because the country thinks Jill Ruckelshaus 98 00:05:26,927 --> 00:05:28,562 is the face of the Republican Party. 99 00:05:30,364 --> 00:05:33,667 - STOP ERA. Rosemary speaking. 100 00:05:33,701 --> 00:05:35,836 Oh, hello, Kevin. Yes. 101 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:37,371 - Tell him I've left. 102 00:05:37,405 --> 00:05:40,974 - No. She's...on her way home... to you. 103 00:05:44,478 --> 00:05:47,147 - Marriage takes work. 104 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:49,950 - You should hear how he talks to her. 105 00:05:49,983 --> 00:05:52,786 He has a temper. 106 00:05:52,820 --> 00:05:54,354 - We all have problems. 107 00:05:54,388 --> 00:05:56,624 She needs to learn to manage him. 108 00:06:07,801 --> 00:06:13,807 - I saw Bella backstage. First words out of her mouth-- 109 00:06:13,841 --> 00:06:16,143 "When are you gonna testify for my bill?" 110 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:18,479 No "How are you?" No "Nice dress." 111 00:06:18,512 --> 00:06:22,650 - Oh, it is a very nice dress. 112 00:06:22,683 --> 00:06:24,785 - She completely disregards the fact 113 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:26,687 that her bill is duplicating the work 114 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,156 my commission's already doing. 115 00:06:29,189 --> 00:06:31,191 - Bella bosses everybody around. 116 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:33,827 She bossed me around when I headed the EPA. 117 00:06:33,861 --> 00:06:35,496 Don't take it personally. 118 00:06:35,529 --> 00:06:38,866 - She said your commission has no authority and no money. 119 00:06:38,899 --> 00:06:40,601 I'm not supposed to take that personally? 120 00:06:40,634 --> 00:06:42,603 I'm only trying to rescue the ERA 121 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:45,005 after the Democrats made a mess of it, 122 00:06:45,038 --> 00:06:47,074 and she's right about the money. 123 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:49,943 I don't understand how the president expects me to-- 124 00:06:49,977 --> 00:06:53,080 to launch a national campaign for the ERA with no funding. 125 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:55,649 Am I a magician? 126 00:06:55,683 --> 00:06:57,384 - You're the woman of the year. 127 00:06:57,417 --> 00:07:00,220 - I presented the Women of the Year. 128 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:01,555 I'm not one. 129 00:07:01,589 --> 00:07:03,757 - Mmm. - Honey. 130 00:07:03,791 --> 00:07:05,425 - No, they're--they're asleep. 131 00:07:05,459 --> 00:07:07,427 - But did you check on Robin's fever? 132 00:07:07,461 --> 00:07:09,630 - Yes, and she told me she feels fine. 133 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:11,398 - Wait. She told you she feels fine? 134 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:13,000 She's sick, so we shouldn't trust her. 135 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:14,635 - I took her temperature right after you left. 136 00:07:14,668 --> 00:07:16,737 It was only 99.7. 137 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:18,972 I also fed the kids something besides pizza, 138 00:07:19,006 --> 00:07:21,208 and I even managed to dress myself this morning. 139 00:07:21,241 --> 00:07:23,343 - And it's a big improvement 140 00:07:23,376 --> 00:07:26,647 from the tweed suits you wore when we first started dating. 141 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,448 - You didn't like me in tweed? 142 00:07:28,482 --> 00:07:31,652 - So stuffy. - Ah. I was dynamite. 143 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:33,754 - You were square. 144 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,823 - Square? 145 00:07:35,856 --> 00:07:39,292 Oh. 146 00:07:39,326 --> 00:07:40,594 I just...I'm gonna go check on her. 147 00:07:40,628 --> 00:07:42,563 - Can... 148 00:07:42,596 --> 00:07:43,597 If you want me to be in charge of the kids, 149 00:07:43,631 --> 00:07:45,733 you have to let me be in charge. 150 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:55,442 - Mmm. 151 00:08:02,215 --> 00:08:04,585 - Excuse me. 152 00:08:04,618 --> 00:08:06,086 Do you know how much longer he'll be? 153 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:08,021 - I don't do his schedule. 154 00:08:08,055 --> 00:08:09,790 - What exactly do you do? 155 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:21,068 - These young women come to work here 156 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:22,002 knowing what they're getting into. 157 00:08:22,035 --> 00:08:23,436 You can't blame him. 158 00:08:23,470 --> 00:08:25,505 - Oh, you can blame him. It's not right. 159 00:08:25,539 --> 00:08:27,007 - When I graduated from law school, 160 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,942 my mother said to me, "Wear a hat and gloves." 161 00:08:28,976 --> 00:08:31,111 That way, they won't mistake you for a secretary." 162 00:08:31,144 --> 00:08:33,647 - Well, when did the gloves come off? 163 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:44,324 - Campaign spot rang long. Bicentennial. 164 00:08:44,357 --> 00:08:45,693 You're wasting your time, Bella. 165 00:08:45,726 --> 00:08:47,160 I can't support a radical lib agenda 166 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:48,696 and show my face in Ohio. 167 00:08:48,729 --> 00:08:51,198 - Oh, whoa. Who said anything about radical? 168 00:08:51,231 --> 00:08:53,166 Let's ban that word from our vocabulary. 169 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,602 - You brought Jill. 170 00:08:54,635 --> 00:08:56,870 You know I can't resist when you tag-team me. 171 00:08:56,904 --> 00:08:59,006 Reminds me of my frat days as a Buckeye. 172 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:00,641 - Don't be a jackass, Wayne. 173 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:02,643 You're making the rest of us look bad. 174 00:09:02,676 --> 00:09:03,844 - Jill. - Congressman. 175 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:06,747 - Excuse me. 176 00:09:08,048 --> 00:09:10,450 - I'm used to suffering for the cause. 177 00:09:10,483 --> 00:09:13,386 - The funds for my bill will be used to sponsor conferences 178 00:09:13,420 --> 00:09:15,823 on women's issues in each of the 50 states, 179 00:09:15,856 --> 00:09:17,991 culminating in a national convention. 180 00:09:18,025 --> 00:09:20,628 Our goal--to come up with a plan of action 181 00:09:20,661 --> 00:09:23,130 for Congress to enact laws that benefit women. 182 00:09:23,163 --> 00:09:26,199 - Which in turn will give a much-needed shot in the arm 183 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:28,301 to the ERA ratification drive. 184 00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:30,838 - Is it me, or are the gals never happy? 185 00:09:30,871 --> 00:09:33,707 - Not when the gals are only making 56% of what the men make. 186 00:09:33,741 --> 00:09:35,909 - So you won't be happy till you make 100% of what men make? 187 00:09:35,943 --> 00:09:37,310 - Yes. 188 00:09:38,779 --> 00:09:42,582 - Are you gonna help us whip up votes or what? 189 00:09:42,616 --> 00:09:45,719 - What if this national conference for women 190 00:09:45,753 --> 00:09:47,721 were run through my commission? 191 00:09:47,755 --> 00:09:50,190 There's no question it would be bipartisan. 192 00:09:50,223 --> 00:09:51,992 It would have the endorsement of the president 193 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:54,628 and headed by me, arguably 194 00:09:54,662 --> 00:09:56,997 the most fiscally conservative person in this room. 195 00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:59,266 - State meetings open to the public. 196 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:01,068 Sounds like a fiasco. 197 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:04,271 - I've never been associated with a fiasco. 198 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:08,241 Massacres, yes. Fiascos, no. 199 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:09,376 - We can't do it without you, Congressman. 200 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:10,844 You have all the clout. 201 00:10:10,878 --> 00:10:13,914 Consider it a gift for your young new bride. 202 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:15,215 - Do you know some reporter 203 00:10:15,248 --> 00:10:17,084 called us "Beauty and the Beast"? 204 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,452 You don't think I'm a beast, do you? 205 00:10:19,486 --> 00:10:21,855 - No, but I was with General Haig for two years, 206 00:10:21,889 --> 00:10:25,092 so perhaps I'm not the best judge. 207 00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:32,700 - You could learn something from this one, Bella, 208 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:34,902 especially if you wanna make a run for the Senate. 209 00:10:34,935 --> 00:10:36,403 It helps to have a sense of humor. 210 00:10:36,436 --> 00:10:38,138 - I have a great sense of humor. 211 00:10:38,171 --> 00:10:40,440 - Thank you, Congressman. 212 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:42,810 Don't get too excited. 213 00:10:42,843 --> 00:10:45,578 I still have to sell it to the president. 214 00:10:45,612 --> 00:10:47,214 - For this women's conference, 215 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:52,052 the American taxpayer will be paying $6,000 per minute 216 00:10:52,085 --> 00:10:55,155 so that the, uh, libbers can fly to Miami or, uh, wherever 217 00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:57,991 and complain about their miserable lives. 218 00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:00,660 Kissinger meets privately 219 00:11:00,694 --> 00:11:01,962 with Ambassador Dobrynin for hours, 220 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:04,497 and nobody knows why. 221 00:11:04,531 --> 00:11:06,399 Because Jessica's parents 222 00:11:06,433 --> 00:11:09,336 do not supervise their child, that's why. 223 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:13,006 Dear Mr. Orben, I am a big fan of your work 224 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,276 with Jack Paar and Red Skelton. Stop. But your last-- 225 00:11:16,309 --> 00:11:18,178 - Please deposit 10 cents. 226 00:11:18,211 --> 00:11:20,080 - But your last speech 227 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:23,516 for President Ford had seven jokes on wives 228 00:11:23,550 --> 00:11:25,786 and none on the libbers. Stop. 229 00:11:25,819 --> 00:11:28,688 - Do you want me to repeat that back to you? 230 00:11:28,722 --> 00:11:30,657 - Uh, no, I'm afraid I don't have time for you 231 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:31,992 to repeat it back. 232 00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:38,198 - The court upheld the government's suit 233 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:40,700 to dissolve the Northern Securities Company. 234 00:11:40,734 --> 00:11:42,870 Now let's see what 20th century Supremes 235 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:45,172 say about antitrust and the Sherman Act, shall we? 236 00:11:47,574 --> 00:11:49,309 Mr. Snyder? 237 00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:52,312 What can you tell us about this week's Supreme Court case? 238 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:54,681 United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. 239 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:57,484 - Well, Falstaff was a regional beer producer here in St. Louis 240 00:11:57,517 --> 00:11:59,652 that wanted to achieve national status, 241 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:01,354 so they decided to expand... 242 00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:03,623 ...to the northeast market. 243 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:06,726 Now instead of breaking into new markets de novo, 244 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,495 they decided to acquire the largest beer seller 245 00:12:08,528 --> 00:12:10,730 in New England because they already had 246 00:12:10,764 --> 00:12:12,365 an established infrastructure. 247 00:12:12,399 --> 00:12:14,667 And what was the central question in the case? 248 00:12:19,106 --> 00:12:20,908 Yes, Mrs. Schlafly? 249 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:24,244 - Was Falstaff successful in dominating the market? 250 00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:25,745 - That is not the central question. 251 00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:27,915 - Yes, but it is the most interesting one. 252 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:34,754 - Did Falstaff violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act? 253 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:37,024 Well, the Supreme Court found in Falstaff's favor, 254 00:12:37,057 --> 00:12:40,060 and they remanded the case back to the, uh, district court... 255 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,029 de novo, 256 00:12:42,062 --> 00:12:46,366 a decision... with which I concur. 257 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:48,568 I would like to make a person-to-person call 258 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:51,104 to Georgia Peterson in Salt Lake City. 259 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:54,041 Elder Packer, I'm a friend of Georgia Peterson's. 260 00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:55,408 My name's Phyllis Schlafly. 261 00:12:58,145 --> 00:13:00,080 - I met a woman at a pro-life rally 262 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:02,850 who can put us in touch with a group of rabbis in New Jersey. 263 00:13:02,883 --> 00:13:04,885 - Good morning, uh, Rabbi Neuberger? 264 00:13:04,918 --> 00:13:06,586 - One of the mothers at Kimmy's school 265 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,788 is active in the Calvary Baptist Church. 266 00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:10,958 - Pastor Starr? Phyllis Schlafly. 267 00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:14,327 I'm calling to invite you to join me in a new organization 268 00:13:14,361 --> 00:13:16,063 for all denominations. 269 00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:17,998 Welcome to the alternative 270 00:13:18,031 --> 00:13:20,600 to the so-called women's liberation movement. 271 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:23,470 Welcome to the Eagle Forum. 272 00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:25,772 Now as impossible as it may seem, 273 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:29,109 our challenge is to have 40,000 members 274 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,878 by the Republican National Convention, 275 00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:33,847 and I feel that, uh, we'll be far more effective 276 00:13:33,881 --> 00:13:36,283 if we all work together. 277 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:40,253 Take a look to the right and to the left of you. 278 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:43,123 You might be sitting next to someone you can't save, 279 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:45,758 but you can be nice to them. 280 00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:51,264 - I have a question about your newsletter. 281 00:13:51,298 --> 00:13:53,033 - Oh, that's not my newsletter. 282 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:54,935 Sorry. May I... May I see that? 283 00:14:01,108 --> 00:14:03,376 Can you find out who wrote this? 284 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:09,316 - North Carolina has us 285 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:10,417 playing a little bit of defense. 286 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:11,985 Nobody expected Reagan to win. 287 00:14:12,019 --> 00:14:13,486 If he keeps doing well, 288 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,822 there could be a revolt at the convention. 289 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:17,557 Don't worry. Audrey and I will make sure that 290 00:14:17,590 --> 00:14:19,292 the caucus has a strong presence. 291 00:14:19,326 --> 00:14:21,394 Who are these chocolates for? 292 00:14:21,428 --> 00:14:23,430 - One of my secretaries. - Oh, it's her birthday? 293 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:25,098 - I threw an ashtray at her. 294 00:14:25,132 --> 00:14:27,767 - Bella, you're not gonna be able to do that in the Senate. 295 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,637 They have standards. - Just don't delay too long. 296 00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:32,305 We're running out of time on the ERA, 297 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:34,607 and Reagan has inspired the right wing religious nuts 298 00:14:34,641 --> 00:14:36,209 to come out of the woodwork, 299 00:14:36,243 --> 00:14:39,646 and Jerry Falwell and Phyllis Schlafly are his flock. 300 00:14:39,679 --> 00:14:43,483 - Or it's the other way around. 301 00:14:43,516 --> 00:14:44,918 - Did you see she managed to bring out 302 00:14:44,952 --> 00:14:47,220 a thousand women to Springfield this year? 303 00:14:47,254 --> 00:14:48,455 - Isn't she coming to the National Press Club 304 00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:49,856 for a debate? 305 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,824 - You're not thinking of debating her. 306 00:14:51,858 --> 00:14:53,193 - I'm just gonna talk to her. 307 00:14:53,226 --> 00:14:54,494 You think I need to buy her book? 308 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:56,196 - To knock some sense into her. 309 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:58,565 Did you hear Elizabeth Ray is writing a book? 310 00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:01,901 She's calling it "The Washington Fringe Benefit." 311 00:15:01,935 --> 00:15:04,004 - It's on my list right after Betty's new memoir. 312 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:06,406 - Hey, Shirley, look at this. You were at the wedding. 313 00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:07,807 You believe this? 314 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,842 - Ugh. The man served us wingdings with champagne. 315 00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:11,144 He has no shame. 316 00:15:11,178 --> 00:15:12,479 - You know, if a Republican congressman 317 00:15:12,512 --> 00:15:14,381 had to put his mistress on the payroll 318 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:18,385 as a $14,000-a-year clerk, you would all be up in arms. 319 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:21,989 - We are up in arms. $14,000 is way too little to shtup Hays. 320 00:15:22,022 --> 00:15:23,723 She should have gotten at least 50 grand. 321 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,592 - Shh. - I'm kidding, of course. 322 00:15:28,661 --> 00:15:31,264 He does have to resign. They all do. 323 00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:33,066 - What do you mean, all? - Uh... 324 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:36,636 Why don't we meet in my office? And we can talk in private. 325 00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:42,042 Ever since the Hays scandal came out, 326 00:15:42,075 --> 00:15:44,111 a few secretaries have confided in me 327 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:48,415 that sexual favors are an expected part of the job. 328 00:16:06,733 --> 00:16:08,101 - Well... 329 00:16:08,135 --> 00:16:09,302 * He put flowers 330 00:16:09,336 --> 00:16:11,038 - What a lovely home. 331 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,308 - Excuse us, please. - Good gravy. 332 00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:17,944 - Well, what are you fussing about? 333 00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:19,479 - I'm trying to help you. 334 00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:22,149 - Well, don't get your panties all in a bunch. 335 00:16:22,182 --> 00:16:24,717 It's like putting socks on a rooster. I'll do it myself. 336 00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:27,187 - All right. 337 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:29,722 - Oh, don't get up. I'm not formal. 338 00:16:29,756 --> 00:16:31,424 - Thank you. 339 00:16:36,029 --> 00:16:39,332 - Did you hear about the Bicentennial Drink? 340 00:16:39,366 --> 00:16:41,334 It's called a Paul Revere Cocktail. 341 00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:43,002 After two, you start horsing around 342 00:16:43,036 --> 00:16:45,672 and wake your neighbors. 343 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:50,343 - Thank you for seeing us, Miss Hobbs. 344 00:16:50,377 --> 00:16:52,612 - Ooh. 345 00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:55,848 What a pretty little box. 346 00:16:58,051 --> 00:17:01,688 How nice. 347 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,656 Do we still have those mints? 348 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,198 Shot that one myself. 349 00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:13,566 - She's out there every morning during the season. 350 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,270 - Well, we've come about your Pink Lady flyer. 351 00:17:17,304 --> 00:17:18,705 - Oh, don't you love it? 352 00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:21,541 I told the printer to print them on pink paper. 353 00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:23,910 It really dresses it up. 354 00:17:23,943 --> 00:17:27,214 Then I had him find two ladies in his clip art collection. 355 00:17:27,247 --> 00:17:29,982 And drew the telephone line around the idea. 356 00:17:30,016 --> 00:17:31,384 - And then my sister-in-law come up with the name. 357 00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,720 - You know, in the beauty shops, the women always say, 358 00:17:33,753 --> 00:17:36,389 "Have you heard?" to get attention. 359 00:17:36,423 --> 00:17:38,858 - Yes, well, you certainly got my attention. 360 00:17:38,891 --> 00:17:43,029 Now some of this is lifted almost verbatim 361 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,532 from, uh, my newsletter. 362 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:46,899 - Without her permission. 363 00:17:46,933 --> 00:17:50,203 - So...you want me to rewrite it 364 00:17:50,237 --> 00:17:54,441 without using your words, 365 00:17:54,474 --> 00:17:57,444 and then buy another 15,000 stamps to mail it out again? 366 00:17:57,477 --> 00:17:59,946 - You have 15,000 subscribers? 367 00:17:59,979 --> 00:18:05,185 - Or you could use all my words, but we join forces-- 368 00:18:05,218 --> 00:18:07,720 your organization and mine. 369 00:18:07,754 --> 00:18:11,291 - Well...isn't that something? 370 00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:13,893 You wanna join Women Who Want to be Women. 371 00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:16,596 - That...That's the name of your organization? 372 00:18:16,629 --> 00:18:18,931 - WWWW for short. 373 00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,933 - Is that shorter? 374 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:22,169 - No, no, no, we would keep our name. 375 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:24,237 It's just that we could be more effective 376 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:26,206 if we coordinated our efforts. 377 00:18:26,239 --> 00:18:31,278 Now your members would become Eagles, 378 00:18:31,311 --> 00:18:34,681 and we would, uh, handle all of the organizational costs, 379 00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:36,749 the stamps and the--the printing. 380 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:38,351 - Or we could just sell this bowl. 381 00:18:40,253 --> 00:18:42,855 It used to be if Catholics and Evangelicals came together, 382 00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:44,391 you'd have a bloodbath. 383 00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:46,593 - I'm Presbyterian. 384 00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:48,060 - No, no, we all serve the same Lord, 385 00:18:48,094 --> 00:18:49,996 but if we're willing to come together 386 00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:54,301 to fight a common cause, then we can fight with each other later. 387 00:18:54,334 --> 00:18:57,737 - What is your favorite piece of scripture? 388 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:03,743 - Well...I have so many, I wouldn't know where to start. 389 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:11,751 - Our Eagle motif is, uh, from a passage in Isaiah. 390 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:13,653 "They shall mount up with wings like eagles. 391 00:19:13,686 --> 00:19:16,223 "They shall run and not be weary. 392 00:19:16,256 --> 00:19:18,358 They shall walk and not faint." 393 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:19,792 - That's right. 394 00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:22,161 - We also have a rose motif. 395 00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:25,832 - Ah, the rose. It is a symbol of our struggle. 396 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,700 - It's a symbol of our struggle, too. 397 00:19:27,734 --> 00:19:30,303 We want roses, not rights. 398 00:19:30,337 --> 00:19:35,808 It's my favorite slogan because it's so simple and elegant. 399 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:38,578 - We use the rose... 400 00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:41,348 to honor the martyrdom... 401 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:43,883 of the unborn. 402 00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:47,987 You know what they do in abortion? 403 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,657 They take the lovely baby 404 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:53,426 from its natural habitat... 405 00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:56,329 and they... 406 00:19:56,363 --> 00:19:57,264 rip it out. 407 00:19:59,098 --> 00:20:05,505 And they throw it...away. 408 00:20:05,538 --> 00:20:07,940 Thank you for coming by. 409 00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:10,343 I'll have a think about your proposal. 410 00:20:10,377 --> 00:20:12,312 Here are copies of my book. 411 00:20:12,345 --> 00:20:15,815 You might want to look at the chapter about Mary. 412 00:20:15,848 --> 00:20:19,319 It shows some of the papal inconsistencies 413 00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:22,389 involving the virgin birth. 414 00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:26,326 I wrote it...all myself. 415 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,647 - Some light reading before you hit the road? 416 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,549 Jill Ruckelshaus. I didn't get a chance 417 00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:50,817 to introduce myself before the debate. 418 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:52,485 - Yes, I know who you are. 419 00:20:52,519 --> 00:20:55,422 - Mind some company? 420 00:20:55,455 --> 00:20:58,491 Oh, you know, my hands get so dry this time of year. 421 00:20:58,525 --> 00:21:01,394 My daughter asks, "Mommy, why does Mary Poppins 422 00:21:01,428 --> 00:21:03,062 have the kitchen sink in her purse?" 423 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,665 But I get it. We need to be prepared. 424 00:21:05,698 --> 00:21:08,701 Of course, the question is, can I find anything in here? 425 00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:12,038 I'm basically Julie Andrews without the soot or the Oscar. 426 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:16,275 Thank you. I bet your purse is perfectly organized. 427 00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:18,378 - How old is your daughter? - She's 7. 428 00:21:18,411 --> 00:21:20,613 - Oh. - Then there's Jennifer. 429 00:21:20,647 --> 00:21:23,350 She's 12. Billy Jr.'s 11, and the twins are 15. 430 00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:26,586 - And the twins are from your husband's first marriage? 431 00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:28,220 - I met them when they were infants. 432 00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:29,989 It was love at first sight, 433 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:31,724 and their dad wasn't too bad either, 434 00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:33,893 so I brought Dr. Spock on the honeymoon, and... 435 00:21:33,926 --> 00:21:35,127 - Oh. 436 00:21:35,161 --> 00:21:36,763 - How about you? How old are yours? 437 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:40,767 - 25, 21, 20, 18, 14, and 11. 438 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,570 - Oh! Seven more years, and you're free. 439 00:21:43,603 --> 00:21:46,339 - Motherhood is freedom, Jill. 440 00:21:50,943 --> 00:21:53,145 - I thought of you recently 441 00:21:53,179 --> 00:21:56,282 when I read about Kissinger's mistake in Nairobi. 442 00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:58,351 - Well, yes. - Mm-hmm. 443 00:21:58,385 --> 00:21:59,986 - And then, of course, uh, the--the Nobel Committee-- 444 00:22:00,019 --> 00:22:02,188 well, I think they should be ashamed, 445 00:22:02,221 --> 00:22:04,491 because his peace talks took two years 446 00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:06,459 before South Vietnam collapsed. 447 00:22:06,493 --> 00:22:08,928 How was that, uh, noble? 448 00:22:08,961 --> 00:22:11,464 - Have a drink with me. 449 00:22:11,498 --> 00:22:13,733 - I don't, uh... 450 00:22:13,766 --> 00:22:16,168 Well, maybe a white wine on occasion. 451 00:22:16,202 --> 00:22:18,738 - I'm sure they have soda pop. 452 00:22:20,773 --> 00:22:22,141 - Your arguments 453 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:23,743 against the SALT Treaty 454 00:22:23,776 --> 00:22:26,779 are exactly what Rummy now says about SALT, too. 455 00:22:26,813 --> 00:22:29,816 - Well, yes, he steals all his ideas from me, 456 00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:31,183 and soon he'll be talking 457 00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,819 about space interceptors and orbital bombers, 458 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:37,056 but, uh, if Reagan were the nominee, 459 00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:39,592 now I would advise him to, of course, 460 00:22:39,626 --> 00:22:42,361 get rid of Kissinger but consider keeping Rumsfeld. 461 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:46,466 - Wow. Your face lights up when you're talking about defense. 462 00:22:46,499 --> 00:22:48,501 - Oh, well... 463 00:22:48,535 --> 00:22:49,869 - I haven't been able to figure out 464 00:22:49,902 --> 00:22:52,439 why a Harvard-educated expert on nuclear arms 465 00:22:52,472 --> 00:22:56,042 with 20 years' experience in defense policy 466 00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:57,977 would suddenly take up a women's issue. 467 00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:01,548 - It affects me. - It affects you. 468 00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:03,516 Sure, I scrub my own kitchen floors, too. 469 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:05,017 Should we compare dishpan hands? 470 00:23:06,786 --> 00:23:08,488 You've been trying to get a far-right candidate 471 00:23:08,521 --> 00:23:10,523 into the White House since Goldwater. 472 00:23:10,557 --> 00:23:13,225 Reagan challenges Ford, and suddenly you're, uh, 473 00:23:13,259 --> 00:23:16,563 growing your power base, forming alliances 474 00:23:16,596 --> 00:23:18,465 with other conservative churches, Mormons. 475 00:23:18,498 --> 00:23:19,932 - Well, with the direction the country is going, 476 00:23:19,966 --> 00:23:22,469 I think I need all the help I can get. 477 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:25,972 - And I think that you are using the fight over women's equality 478 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:29,041 to build a mailing list of women who would support 479 00:23:29,075 --> 00:23:30,409 a conservative presidential candidate 480 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:32,011 like Reagan. 481 00:23:32,044 --> 00:23:34,781 That list is gonna be worth a lot. 482 00:23:34,814 --> 00:23:39,418 - Now you and I both know that the ERA is not about equality. 483 00:23:39,452 --> 00:23:42,221 It's about power. 484 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:44,457 And the left is making a power grab. 485 00:23:44,491 --> 00:23:46,659 - The Reagan revolution is going to fail, 486 00:23:46,693 --> 00:23:48,427 just like the Goldwater revolution failed. 487 00:23:48,461 --> 00:23:51,230 - Oh, Goldwater didn't fail. He laid the groundwork. 488 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:53,766 - There are more of us than there are of you. 489 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,837 What if I could get you in a room with Rumsfeld? 490 00:23:57,870 --> 00:23:59,271 Personally, I find him a bore, 491 00:23:59,305 --> 00:24:00,973 but it seems to me that you and he 492 00:24:01,007 --> 00:24:03,409 would have quite a lot to talk about. 493 00:24:09,682 --> 00:24:12,351 Billy likes to say that we educate men and women 494 00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:16,055 through college to be precisely equal, 495 00:24:16,088 --> 00:24:19,158 but then the men go off to do interesting things. 496 00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:22,695 - Your husband supports you, uh, 497 00:24:22,729 --> 00:24:25,498 leaving your children on a Saturday afternoon? 498 00:24:25,532 --> 00:24:28,901 - Yes. He wants me to have my own life, my own career. 499 00:24:28,935 --> 00:24:32,939 - Well, there's nothing stopping you from doing just that. 500 00:24:36,776 --> 00:24:41,080 - Do you know what I had to do to get my commission funded? 501 00:24:41,113 --> 00:24:44,116 I had to let more than a dozen congressmen 502 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:49,321 put a hand on my arm, my hip, my backside. 503 00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:51,524 More than a dozen demanded to see my pretty smile 504 00:24:51,558 --> 00:24:54,627 before they agreed to sign on. 505 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:57,429 I had to say, "You'd be our hero" 506 00:24:57,463 --> 00:25:03,603 and "You have so much clout" more times than I can remember. 507 00:25:03,636 --> 00:25:06,238 And that is nothing compared to what those secretaries 508 00:25:06,272 --> 00:25:09,175 on the Hill are dealing with on a daily basis. 509 00:25:09,208 --> 00:25:12,278 - But don't you think those kind of women 510 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:14,614 are really just inviting it? 511 00:25:14,647 --> 00:25:16,783 - I'm sorry? 512 00:25:16,816 --> 00:25:19,686 - Well, virtuous women are rarely accosted 513 00:25:19,719 --> 00:25:23,055 by unwelcome sexual propositions. 514 00:25:24,824 --> 00:25:26,258 - Let me tell you something 515 00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:28,394 about those kind of women, Phyllis. 516 00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:31,698 They could be me. They could be you. 517 00:25:31,731 --> 00:25:33,566 They're just trying to get a fair shake. 518 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,002 They wanna go to work, get paid, go home. 519 00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:38,370 They're not asking to be harassed, 520 00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:41,808 manhandled, degraded, assaulted. 521 00:25:41,841 --> 00:25:44,443 - You're so angry. 522 00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:45,745 - How dare you? - Well, only one state ratified 523 00:25:45,778 --> 00:25:48,681 in over two years, even with White House support 524 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:50,850 and a $5 million check from Congress, 525 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,385 it must be terribly frustrating for you. 526 00:25:53,419 --> 00:25:55,154 - You wanna get ahead 527 00:25:55,187 --> 00:25:58,658 climbing on the shoulders of men, Phyllis, fine. 528 00:25:58,691 --> 00:26:02,895 Just know they're looking right up your skirt. 529 00:26:09,636 --> 00:26:10,837 - We are doing something. 530 00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:13,205 The House Fair Employment Practices Agreement. 531 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:14,841 - Only 62 congressmen have signed it. 532 00:26:14,874 --> 00:26:16,242 - Give it time. 533 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:17,977 - And none of the 20 congressmen 534 00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:20,246 accused by their secretaries have. 535 00:26:20,279 --> 00:26:23,115 - The secretaries can go to the Ethics Committee. 536 00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:25,551 - Which won't touch a congressman, 537 00:26:25,584 --> 00:26:27,486 or the Justice Department, 538 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:29,856 which we'll call the congressman. 539 00:26:29,889 --> 00:26:31,858 He'd deny it, and they'd be fired. 540 00:26:31,891 --> 00:26:34,260 We need to go to the press with these allegations. 541 00:26:34,293 --> 00:26:38,030 - These are our friends. - Some of them are good friends. 542 00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:40,266 - We're heading into an election. 543 00:26:40,299 --> 00:26:43,335 That's 20 liberal votes we can lose. 544 00:26:43,369 --> 00:26:45,872 You think the other side's a bunch of choirboys? 545 00:26:45,905 --> 00:26:47,406 We only know about our own party. 546 00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:48,775 - Nothing is going to change 547 00:26:48,808 --> 00:26:52,779 unless there is a public reckoning. 548 00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:56,048 Even if it hurts us, they need to resign. 549 00:26:56,082 --> 00:26:58,550 - If none of the secretaries come forward publicly-- 550 00:26:58,584 --> 00:27:01,520 - They're scared! Can you blame them? 551 00:27:01,553 --> 00:27:04,156 - It will be dismissed as a few office affairs gone bad. 552 00:27:04,190 --> 00:27:07,393 - Congressmen are asking young women in job interviews 553 00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:10,096 if they engage in oral sex. 554 00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:13,299 - I feel terrible for these secretaries. I really do. 555 00:27:13,332 --> 00:27:16,568 But Jim Buckley spends his days dreaming up ways 556 00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:18,604 to reverse Roe v. Wade. 557 00:27:19,806 --> 00:27:21,741 - I'm gonna win that Senate seat, 558 00:27:21,774 --> 00:27:23,642 and I'm gonna kick his ass back to Connecticut, 559 00:27:23,676 --> 00:27:25,477 and that's good for all women. 560 00:27:40,292 --> 00:27:43,062 - Hello? Kids? 561 00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:44,663 I have Razzles and Fun Dip 562 00:27:44,697 --> 00:27:48,167 and all the things I never let you eat! 563 00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:54,573 What are you guys doing? 564 00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:57,509 - Dad said no noise, no footsteps until they're gone. 565 00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:58,945 - Who's they? 566 00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:01,180 - Men in suits. 567 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:06,118 - Mr. Cheney. 568 00:28:06,152 --> 00:28:09,288 What a surprise-- a nice surprise. 569 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:11,090 is everything all right with the president? 570 00:28:11,123 --> 00:28:13,292 - Quite. We'll speak soon. 571 00:28:13,325 --> 00:28:14,961 - Very good, Dick. 572 00:28:24,036 --> 00:28:26,105 - And what was that about? 573 00:28:27,740 --> 00:28:31,477 - It seems I am on the short list. 574 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:32,879 - For vice president? 575 00:28:32,912 --> 00:28:34,613 All right! 576 00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:39,786 I can't believe it. 577 00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:41,487 I mean, of course, I can believe it. 578 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:45,524 You on the ticket with Ford-- I mean, you'll be unbeatable. 579 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:48,127 Oh, my gosh! Let's go celebrate. 580 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,029 Let's lock up the kids and go to dinner. 581 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:51,563 - Should we hold off on locking the kids up 582 00:28:51,597 --> 00:28:53,199 until they're done vetting me? 583 00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:54,366 - Why didn't they come when I'm home? 584 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:55,701 They always vet the wife. 585 00:29:02,408 --> 00:29:05,444 They didn't want me to be home. 586 00:29:05,477 --> 00:29:07,613 They came to talk to you about me. 587 00:29:07,646 --> 00:29:09,748 - They're very worried about the Reaganites. 588 00:29:09,782 --> 00:29:12,318 - The Reaganites? Oh, they're a band now. 589 00:29:12,351 --> 00:29:14,120 - Well, they have to appease them. 590 00:29:14,153 --> 00:29:16,322 - And they don't want their number two 591 00:29:16,355 --> 00:29:20,192 to have a mouthy pro-choice feminist for a wife. 592 00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:23,429 - They didn't say "mouthy." They said "outspoken." 593 00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:26,465 But I told them, "I don't control my wife." So there. 594 00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:30,636 - What? 595 00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:32,571 - I-I just wish you'd said, "She's not outspoken. 596 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:34,606 "She's the normal amount of spoken. 597 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,308 She speaks about as much as any man." 598 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,413 But you didn't say that because you want me to lay low. 599 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,015 - Just until it's announced. 600 00:29:43,049 --> 00:29:44,683 - No, I am going to the convention, Billy. 601 00:29:44,716 --> 00:29:46,785 I am scheduled to give a seconding speech. 602 00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:48,320 There's gonna be a fight over abortion. 603 00:29:48,354 --> 00:29:49,856 - We could do so much for the women's movement 604 00:29:49,889 --> 00:29:51,157 if we're the second family. 605 00:29:51,190 --> 00:29:53,392 So you just want me to, what, hide out 606 00:29:53,425 --> 00:29:55,227 until the--the last day of the convention? 607 00:29:55,261 --> 00:29:57,096 - No. You make an entrance. 608 00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,231 - Smile and wave to the delegates 609 00:29:59,265 --> 00:30:02,068 instead of speaking to them. 610 00:30:02,101 --> 00:30:05,171 - I-I mean, I don't wanna interfere with your career. 611 00:30:24,857 --> 00:30:27,093 - I hope you're not wearing any perfume. 612 00:30:27,126 --> 00:30:29,161 It spooks the deer. 613 00:30:29,195 --> 00:30:32,865 - I thought we might have got off on the wrong foot. 614 00:30:35,001 --> 00:30:38,104 Now I think it is remarkable that you have devoted your life 615 00:30:38,137 --> 00:30:40,272 to overturning Roe v. Wade, 616 00:30:40,306 --> 00:30:43,142 but it's gonna take more than devotion. 617 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:45,344 It's gonna take political power. 618 00:30:45,377 --> 00:30:47,914 - I'm not much for D.C. politics. 619 00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:51,183 - Because there's no morality in government? 620 00:30:51,217 --> 00:30:53,819 Well, we can change that. 621 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,854 And now's the time. 622 00:30:55,888 --> 00:30:58,490 Now the left is splintering. 623 00:30:58,524 --> 00:31:00,092 It's too many voices, 624 00:31:00,126 --> 00:31:02,728 so we need to be united. 625 00:31:04,696 --> 00:31:08,034 Now I believe Reagan is our Moses, 626 00:31:08,067 --> 00:31:10,302 and he's gonna lead us out of the wilderness, 627 00:31:10,336 --> 00:31:12,704 but he's gonna need our help. 628 00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:16,008 - I am not convinced he is a true believer. 629 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:25,384 - Well, would you rather be ruled by a wise Turk... 630 00:31:26,652 --> 00:31:28,354 ...or a foolish Christian? 631 00:31:33,259 --> 00:31:37,596 Now I would like to offer you a seat on my board. 632 00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:39,932 - I was thinking... 633 00:31:41,833 --> 00:31:44,403 ...vice president of your Eagle Forum. 634 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:49,942 All right. 635 00:31:49,976 --> 00:31:52,111 Now our first order of business 636 00:31:52,144 --> 00:31:55,214 is to mobilize as many of our women as we can 637 00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,883 to go to the convention to support Reagan. 638 00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,685 Now once I have your mailing list, 639 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:03,255 I will send out my most recent, uh, newsletter 640 00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:05,024 which contains all the relevant information, 641 00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:08,694 including a terrific article Rosemary wrote 642 00:32:08,727 --> 00:32:11,130 on the dangers of the ERA. 643 00:32:11,163 --> 00:32:13,599 Now I would advise that-- 644 00:32:13,632 --> 00:32:15,401 - Can you give you some friendly advice? 645 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:18,404 What scares my women more than anything 646 00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:19,605 is mothers killing their babies 647 00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:22,141 and homosexuals raising our children. 648 00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:23,809 That gets them. 649 00:32:23,842 --> 00:32:25,344 You have children? 650 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,113 - Yes, six. 651 00:32:27,146 --> 00:32:29,781 - Do you want perverts teaching in our schools, 652 00:32:29,815 --> 00:32:31,717 touching our children? 653 00:32:33,752 --> 00:32:36,322 Don't you wanna see every one of those perverts 654 00:32:36,355 --> 00:32:38,224 and abortionists burnt at the stake? 655 00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:44,830 You see? 656 00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:47,066 It's emotional. 657 00:32:47,099 --> 00:32:49,635 - Not the head. 658 00:32:56,575 --> 00:32:58,610 - Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. 659 00:32:58,644 --> 00:33:01,447 It has been a week since my last confession. 660 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,251 I have taken the Lord's name in vain. 661 00:33:05,284 --> 00:33:08,154 I have borne false witness. 662 00:33:08,187 --> 00:33:10,789 But... 663 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:15,261 Father, I have done something that is... 664 00:33:15,294 --> 00:33:17,196 that is far worse. 665 00:33:24,036 --> 00:33:28,274 I have sin that is pressed... 666 00:33:28,307 --> 00:33:29,841 deep in my heart. 667 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,315 My son... 668 00:33:40,652 --> 00:33:42,988 My son's a pervert. 669 00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:49,361 And I know I should have boundless love for my children. 670 00:33:51,597 --> 00:33:55,067 But some...sometimes I think... 671 00:33:55,101 --> 00:33:58,504 maybe I loved him too much, or I wasn't around enough, 672 00:33:58,537 --> 00:34:01,173 and he felt distant from me. 673 00:34:03,209 --> 00:34:06,645 But why would God put this fire in me 674 00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:11,983 if he didn't want me to act on it? 675 00:34:12,017 --> 00:34:14,386 Why does he punish me? 676 00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:21,427 Please help me, Father, 'cause I don't know what to do. 677 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:26,932 Help me, Father. I don't know what to do. 678 00:34:35,006 --> 00:34:37,843 - You're running in a tough primary, so you've found God? 679 00:34:37,876 --> 00:34:39,611 - Don't you have a game show to host? 680 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:49,020 - Are you here to pray? 681 00:34:49,054 --> 00:34:50,722 - My God is the God of Leviticus, 682 00:34:50,756 --> 00:34:53,225 so I'm here to atone. 683 00:34:53,259 --> 00:34:56,695 - I, uh, I should've gone on the record with you. I'm sorry. 684 00:34:56,728 --> 00:34:58,564 - Ugh. Wouldn't have done any good. 685 00:34:58,597 --> 00:35:02,067 No follow-up exposé, no outrage. 686 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:03,869 - You did what you could do for those women. 687 00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:05,404 You put our colleagues on notice. 688 00:35:05,437 --> 00:35:06,905 They have to be better behaved. 689 00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:38,136 - We're all secretaries to them. 690 00:35:39,771 --> 00:35:42,641 - Senator Jesse Helms will lead us in prayer. 691 00:35:42,674 --> 00:35:46,678 - I welcome you all to a very special prayer breakfast 692 00:35:46,712 --> 00:35:50,148 on the eve of our nation's 200th birthday. 693 00:35:50,182 --> 00:35:53,919 Our founding fathers prayed for divine guidance 694 00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:56,322 just as we must pray today for the same guidance 695 00:35:56,355 --> 00:35:58,757 as we work together 696 00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:02,561 to restore our country to its glorious past. 697 00:36:02,594 --> 00:36:03,862 Let us give thanks. 698 00:36:11,870 --> 00:36:13,939 Amen. - Amen. 699 00:36:44,135 --> 00:36:46,204 - Careful with those. 700 00:36:46,238 --> 00:36:48,874 - We're gonna go into town, see the fireworks. 701 00:36:48,907 --> 00:36:50,909 - Okay. - Can I borrow your car? 702 00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:53,912 - Be careful. 703 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:56,548 - Fred. - John. 704 00:36:56,582 --> 00:36:59,451 Could you, uh, stay for a minute, please? 705 00:37:02,654 --> 00:37:03,955 Your mother and I think it's time you made some decisions 706 00:37:03,989 --> 00:37:06,191 about your future. 707 00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:08,059 - I'll have something lined up soon. 708 00:37:08,093 --> 00:37:10,896 - Not good enough. You are lost, 709 00:37:10,929 --> 00:37:12,564 and we are going to help you find your way. 710 00:37:12,598 --> 00:37:14,600 - You can choose law or medicine or accounting, 711 00:37:14,633 --> 00:37:17,102 but you need to choose something. 712 00:37:20,071 --> 00:37:21,607 - I think I'd like law school. 713 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,375 - Well, that's settled. 714 00:37:23,409 --> 00:37:27,145 You'll go to Wash U with your mother 715 00:37:27,178 --> 00:37:31,249 and live at home and join my practice. 716 00:37:38,557 --> 00:37:43,729 - Or maybe you could, uh, go to law school out of town. 717 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,769 Get a fresh start. 718 00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:04,550 - Under President Ford, America is on a steady course. 719 00:38:04,583 --> 00:38:06,385 Keep him. 720 00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:10,722 - "Keep him"? That's the best they could do? 721 00:38:10,756 --> 00:38:12,190 - ...convince the young committed delegates... 722 00:38:12,223 --> 00:38:14,426 - Can't imagine the slogans the guy rejected. 723 00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:16,495 - ...that he can win in November. 724 00:38:16,528 --> 00:38:19,230 Reagan has made that the big issue here. 725 00:38:19,264 --> 00:38:21,199 - Here's a serious question. - Hmm? 726 00:38:21,232 --> 00:38:23,569 - Do you think Reagan dyes his hair? 727 00:38:23,602 --> 00:38:25,904 - ...with the slogan, "He'll be pardoned." 728 00:38:25,937 --> 00:38:27,305 So while he's here... 729 00:38:27,339 --> 00:38:29,641 - Should I dye my hair? 730 00:38:29,675 --> 00:38:31,743 - ...different kind of campaigning in private meetings. 731 00:38:31,777 --> 00:38:34,312 - No. - Uh-huh. 732 00:38:34,346 --> 00:38:36,615 - I moved the paragraph on the ERA up. 733 00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:39,084 I added a sentence about your commitment 734 00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:40,285 to fighting anti-choice legislation. 735 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:42,654 I still think you need a-a short quip 736 00:38:42,688 --> 00:38:44,289 right at the top, 737 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:46,191 before formally accepting the nomination. 738 00:38:46,224 --> 00:38:47,659 - Like? 739 00:38:47,693 --> 00:38:51,096 Sometimes I'll start a speech with, 740 00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:52,798 "I feel like one of Henry Kissinger's girlfriends. 741 00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:54,232 "I know what's expected of me, 742 00:38:54,265 --> 00:38:56,635 but I'm not sure how to make it interesting." 743 00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:59,004 - Can I use that? 744 00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:01,272 - I'm gonna dig up my speech from the '72 convention. 745 00:39:01,306 --> 00:39:03,241 You can plagiarize until your heart's content. 746 00:39:03,274 --> 00:39:04,610 - Oh. Hmm. 747 00:39:04,643 --> 00:39:06,077 - If Daddy becomes vice president, 748 00:39:06,111 --> 00:39:08,614 will we move into the White House? 749 00:39:08,647 --> 00:39:10,949 - The vice president's family doesn't live in the White House. 750 00:39:10,982 --> 00:39:14,620 Uh, they get their own house at the Naval Observatory. 751 00:39:14,653 --> 00:39:17,188 - We need a ride to tennis. 752 00:39:17,222 --> 00:39:19,024 - ...is to solidify support among the delegates already-- 753 00:39:25,330 --> 00:39:26,732 I'll do it. 754 00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:34,172 - Thank you. Good evening. Thank you. Good evening. 755 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:36,274 - Well, answer it. Answer it! 756 00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:39,545 Be cool. 757 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,215 - Ruckelshaus residence. Ruck speaking. 758 00:39:44,249 --> 00:39:45,517 - ...new exciting performer. 759 00:39:45,551 --> 00:39:46,685 I've worked with the fella before. 760 00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:48,219 - She's right here. 761 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:51,823 It's Audrey. - Oh. 762 00:39:51,857 --> 00:39:53,258 How's it going there? I was just about to take the girls-- 763 00:39:53,291 --> 00:39:55,026 - We're in big trouble. 764 00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:58,163 The Antis-- they are here in full force. 765 00:39:58,196 --> 00:40:00,432 They're backing Reagan, and Phyllis is making a push 766 00:40:00,466 --> 00:40:02,200 to take the ERA out of the platform. 767 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:06,472 - No, no, I-I will call Mrs. Ford right now. 768 00:40:06,505 --> 00:40:08,840 - Reagan won't back down. 769 00:40:08,874 --> 00:40:12,711 I think we can save the ERA, but there will be concessions. 770 00:40:12,744 --> 00:40:15,781 - What kind of concessions? 771 00:40:15,814 --> 00:40:17,683 Abortion? 772 00:40:17,716 --> 00:40:19,384 - I wish you could be here. 773 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:32,698 Forget credential challenges and child care subsidies. 774 00:40:32,731 --> 00:40:34,833 Forget Social Security reform. 775 00:40:34,866 --> 00:40:37,435 Well, call off the NOW march. 776 00:40:37,469 --> 00:40:39,738 I don't care what you have to do. 777 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:40,972 Just hold the line. 778 00:40:41,006 --> 00:40:42,207 Lobby every member on that committee. 779 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,109 Remind them that we were 780 00:40:44,142 --> 00:40:46,578 the first party to endorse the ERA in 1940. 781 00:40:46,612 --> 00:40:48,914 - Excuse me, Congressman. 782 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:51,316 - We have never wavered in 40 years, and we never will. 783 00:40:51,349 --> 00:40:52,918 - Congressman Anderson, 784 00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:55,687 if I could just have a moment of your time, please. 785 00:40:55,721 --> 00:40:57,155 - If we could just have a moment of your time... 786 00:40:57,188 --> 00:40:58,857 - You tell Phyllis and her Eagles 787 00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:01,560 that they do not represent Republican women. 788 00:41:01,593 --> 00:41:03,128 We are the party of Lincoln. 789 00:41:03,161 --> 00:41:04,830 - Please vote no. 790 00:41:04,863 --> 00:41:06,131 - And there's no way that we are allowing 791 00:41:06,164 --> 00:41:08,934 the Wicked Witch of the Midwest to enslave us. 792 00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:12,403 Evil queen. 793 00:41:12,437 --> 00:41:13,772 - Male reporter: The most strongly contested issue 794 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:15,173 on the platform committee 795 00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:17,408 is the struggle over whether to support 796 00:41:17,442 --> 00:41:19,144 the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 797 00:41:19,177 --> 00:41:20,779 - Female reporter: Conservatives and Reagan supporters 798 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:22,247 are expected to oppose that. 799 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,249 - Male reporter: Republicans have traditionally 800 00:41:24,282 --> 00:41:26,451 backed the ERA, but there was a strong conservative move 801 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:28,086 to change that position. 802 00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:31,422 - It's extraordinary to me in our bicentennial year 803 00:41:31,456 --> 00:41:33,124 that we should be debating 804 00:41:33,158 --> 00:41:36,261 whether or not women are equal citizens. 805 00:41:38,964 --> 00:41:43,434 - Finally, with 98 votes cast, 806 00:41:43,468 --> 00:41:46,471 we are ready to announce the results 807 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:51,476 of the platform committee's position on the ERA plank. 808 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:55,313 The Republican Party reaffirms its support 809 00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:57,315 for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment... 810 00:41:58,283 --> 00:42:01,452 The ayes are 51 to 47. 811 00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:08,126 - It's okay. 812 00:42:13,865 --> 00:42:16,868 - Well, you almost pulled off the unthinkable. 813 00:42:16,902 --> 00:42:19,871 - Almost. - You planted a flag. 814 00:42:19,905 --> 00:42:22,007 Ron will be impressed. 815 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:25,376 Come with me to his suite tonight. 816 00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:27,178 Strategy session. 817 00:42:33,418 --> 00:42:36,622 - Well, ladies, we put on a good show. 818 00:42:36,655 --> 00:42:38,389 Rosemary. 819 00:42:40,091 --> 00:42:41,392 Come on. 820 00:42:43,862 --> 00:42:46,231 - You promised things wouldn't change. 821 00:42:46,264 --> 00:42:48,867 - Pamela, nothing is going to change. 822 00:42:48,900 --> 00:42:51,837 Trying to take the ERA out of the party platform 823 00:42:51,870 --> 00:42:53,571 was more symbolic than anything-- 824 00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:56,441 a show of our strength in numbers. 825 00:42:56,474 --> 00:42:58,744 - I think Pamela's just having a hard time at home. 826 00:42:58,777 --> 00:43:00,278 - Hmm? - Kevin. 827 00:43:00,311 --> 00:43:01,546 And all the hormones, 828 00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:03,248 so it's extra disappointing. 829 00:43:03,281 --> 00:43:05,917 - Well, sobbing and whining's not gonna help. 830 00:43:05,951 --> 00:43:08,019 - Mnh-mnh. - I really have to go. 831 00:43:08,053 --> 00:43:11,389 I am not gonna be late to meet Reagan's campaign staff. 832 00:43:11,422 --> 00:43:13,524 - Oh, please tell me this isn't about Kissinger. 833 00:43:13,558 --> 00:43:15,426 - We don't give a shit about Kissinger! 834 00:43:15,460 --> 00:43:17,863 - Pamela! Language. 835 00:43:17,896 --> 00:43:19,731 - Defense policy doesn't make itself. 836 00:43:19,765 --> 00:43:22,533 - You have to fight for us. - I am fighting for you. 837 00:43:22,567 --> 00:43:24,002 You're not gonna accuse me of not being a fighter. 838 00:43:24,035 --> 00:43:25,837 - We have been with you since the beginning. 839 00:43:25,871 --> 00:43:28,339 - Look, it's all related. Don't you see? 840 00:43:28,373 --> 00:43:30,942 Kissinger, the ERA, abortion. 841 00:43:30,976 --> 00:43:33,078 Now the communists attack on all fronts. 842 00:43:33,111 --> 00:43:35,747 - Well, there is a parliamentary loophole 843 00:43:35,781 --> 00:43:37,282 that could allow the removal of the ERA plank 844 00:43:37,315 --> 00:43:39,651 on the convention floor. 845 00:43:39,685 --> 00:43:41,252 We could try it. 846 00:43:41,286 --> 00:43:42,553 - If you don't wanna fight for this anymore, 847 00:43:42,587 --> 00:43:44,022 we can do it ourselves, 848 00:43:44,055 --> 00:43:45,456 but we need to take this to the floor. 849 00:43:47,292 --> 00:43:50,361 - Which is exactly what I am going to tell Reagan's people 850 00:43:50,395 --> 00:43:52,463 when I meet them. 851 00:44:05,176 --> 00:44:08,947 - He's going to pick Bob Dole. 852 00:44:13,785 --> 00:44:16,855 - He supported the pro-life amendment plank. 853 00:44:19,324 --> 00:44:22,127 Audrey said there'd be concessions. 854 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:25,630 - It was a victory to hold our own. 855 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,301 - I could've been there. 856 00:44:32,838 --> 00:44:34,572 I should've been there. 857 00:44:39,177 --> 00:44:42,447 Found the speech I gave... 858 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,150 to the '72 convention. 859 00:44:48,153 --> 00:44:51,022 "What a beautiful morning to be a woman... 860 00:44:51,056 --> 00:44:52,958 "and the best possible time 861 00:44:52,991 --> 00:44:55,660 to be a Republican woman." 862 00:45:07,038 --> 00:45:10,008 - How are you? John. - Hey, Phil. 863 00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:10,809 - Good to see you. How are you? - Nice to see you. Good. 864 00:45:10,842 --> 00:45:12,277 - John Majors... - Mm-hmm. 865 00:45:12,310 --> 00:45:13,544 - Phyllis Schlafly. - Pleasure. 866 00:45:13,578 --> 00:45:15,080 - Phyllis, this is George Phillips. 867 00:45:15,113 --> 00:45:16,782 - George. - Good to see you. 868 00:45:16,815 --> 00:45:17,949 - Mark. - Phil. 869 00:45:17,983 --> 00:45:19,350 - How are you? - Good to see you. 870 00:45:19,384 --> 00:45:20,852 - Mark Jones, Phyllis Schlafly. - Hello. 871 00:45:20,886 --> 00:45:22,220 - Ma'am. 872 00:45:22,253 --> 00:45:23,889 - And we have John Sears, Joseph Coors... 873 00:45:23,922 --> 00:45:25,356 - Oh, yes. 874 00:45:25,390 --> 00:45:26,524 - And, of course, you know Senator Jesse Helms. 875 00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:27,893 - Jesse. - Phyllis. 876 00:45:27,926 --> 00:45:30,295 - Oh, it's such a pleasure to meet you. 877 00:45:30,328 --> 00:45:31,396 - Pleasure. - Gentlemen, Phyllis has... 878 00:45:31,429 --> 00:45:32,330 - Thank you. - ...activated a group 879 00:45:32,363 --> 00:45:33,899 of apolitical woman. 880 00:45:33,932 --> 00:45:35,100 - Oh, yes, we're the fastest growing 881 00:45:35,133 --> 00:45:37,735 organization of women in America. 882 00:45:37,769 --> 00:45:40,839 And since, uh, creating the Eagle Forum, 883 00:45:40,872 --> 00:45:44,675 my, uh, mailing list has ballooned to over 40,000. 884 00:45:44,709 --> 00:45:46,978 - Including many evangelicals. - Yes, that's right. 885 00:45:47,012 --> 00:45:49,815 - I should introduce you to Jerry Falwell. 886 00:45:49,848 --> 00:45:51,582 - Mm-hmm. - He wants to get in the game 887 00:45:51,616 --> 00:45:53,518 but doesn't quite know how to play. 888 00:45:53,551 --> 00:45:56,387 - Oh, well, I think I could teach him a few things. 889 00:45:58,723 --> 00:46:04,429 - You know, Ron sure would love to see your mailing list. 890 00:46:04,462 --> 00:46:08,499 - Well, if he wants to see my list, he can call me. 891 00:46:08,533 --> 00:46:10,701 - It makes the evangelicals happy, 892 00:46:10,735 --> 00:46:13,038 but the hawks feel betrayed. 893 00:46:13,071 --> 00:46:15,540 - Yes, but he should be fighting for it on foreign policy. 894 00:46:15,573 --> 00:46:18,576 Attack his weakness. You know, the Helsinki treaty. 895 00:46:18,609 --> 00:46:20,946 I have two words for Ford-- fire Kissinger. 896 00:46:22,547 --> 00:46:24,149 Oh, Ron can quote me. 897 00:46:24,182 --> 00:46:29,187 Uh, and, uh, if he wants to keep my ladies happy, 898 00:46:29,220 --> 00:46:33,258 he should support taking the ERA fight to the floor. 899 00:46:33,291 --> 00:46:35,226 - Who here wasn't hoping that Elizabeth Ray 900 00:46:35,260 --> 00:46:37,295 would take down Kissinger along with Wayne Hays? 901 00:46:37,328 --> 00:46:38,997 - Oh, Phil. 902 00:46:39,030 --> 00:46:40,698 - It's one thing not to be able to control yourself, 903 00:46:40,731 --> 00:46:42,133 but your secretary? 904 00:46:42,167 --> 00:46:43,501 - Right. - Yeah, well, you know 905 00:46:43,534 --> 00:46:45,203 the best way to shut your secretary up? 906 00:46:45,236 --> 00:46:47,605 - Put a muzzle on her. - No. Dump her in the Potomac. 907 00:46:47,638 --> 00:46:50,008 - No, no, no. Stick it in her mouth. 908 00:46:50,041 --> 00:46:51,276 - Oh. 909 00:46:52,610 --> 00:46:54,612 - Mrs. Ford's made it her mission 910 00:46:54,645 --> 00:46:56,948 to keep the party pro-ERA. - Mm. 911 00:46:56,982 --> 00:46:58,616 - And any challenge will antagonize 912 00:46:58,649 --> 00:47:01,119 the delegates still on the fence. 913 00:47:01,152 --> 00:47:03,922 You'll drop the floor fight. 914 00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:17,802 - You haven't touched your Scotch. 915 00:47:17,835 --> 00:47:19,670 - Hmm? 916 00:47:21,739 --> 00:47:23,508 - Hey, so, the credentials... 917 00:47:25,977 --> 00:47:27,478 Yeah, I don't know. 918 00:47:28,947 --> 00:47:31,216 - No, I trust you with this. 919 00:48:38,483 --> 00:48:40,918 Did you call the speaker of the house a four-letter word? 920 00:48:40,952 --> 00:48:42,287 -No. -Are you sure? 921 00:48:42,320 --> 00:48:44,956 Yes, I'm sure. "Ass" is a three-letter word. 922 00:48:51,929 --> 00:48:54,599 Cause precedes effect. 923 00:48:54,632 --> 00:48:56,367 Effect leads to cause. 924 00:48:57,235 --> 00:49:00,705 The future is fixed in exactly the same way as the past. 925 00:49:07,945 --> 00:49:10,181 I had no idea what I would find 926 00:49:10,215 --> 00:49:11,983 when I went searching for my father. 927 00:49:12,017 --> 00:49:14,785 They flashed the Zodiac Killer, and my heart stopped. 928 00:49:14,819 --> 00:49:17,555 He believes he is the son of the Zodiac. 929 00:49:23,961 --> 00:49:26,764 We are Nadja and Laszlo, the human music group. 930 00:49:26,797 --> 00:49:28,433 She's a superb lyricist. 931 00:49:33,971 --> 00:49:36,707 It's the painting in which you invented the portrait pose. 932 00:49:36,741 --> 00:49:38,943 There I am, behind this dead chap. 933 00:49:38,976 --> 00:49:40,811 This was the first time that was ever done. 934 00:49:40,845 --> 00:49:43,648 -I'm changing. I'm becoming stronger. 935 00:49:46,684 --> 00:49:48,653 Oh, hey. Don't sit on that. 936 00:49:51,089 --> 00:49:52,057 Hey!