Air Force One

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Four. Five. Six.

Demo set.

Let's move.

Clear.

Low Boy, Low Boy, this is Black Cat.

ETA Romeo, L-Z-one-niner.

We are hot. Copy.

Come on. Get out there! Go, go!

Come on.

Get in.

Cover! Cover! I'm on the roof!

Go!

This is Low Boy. Package is wrapped.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...three weeks ago, Russian and American special forces...

...apprehended the self-proclaimed leader of Kazakhstan...

...General Ivan Radek.

The forces of Radek were directed toward the suppression of democracy.

His nuclear arsenal could have brought the world...

...into a new Cold War.

Thanks to the support of one of the world 's greatest leaders...

...Radek is now in prison.

Today we are honoring this brave man.

Ladies and gentlemen, my friend...

...the president of the United States of America.

The dead remember our indifference.

The dead remember our silence.

I came here tonight to be congratulated.

But today when I visited the Red Cross camps...

...overwhelmed by the flood of refugees...

...fleeing from the horror of Kazakhstan...

...I realized I don't deserve to be congratulated, none of us do.

-What's he doing? -That's not the speech.

The truth is...

...we acted too late.

Only when our own national security was threatened did we act.

Radek's regime murdered over 200,000 men, women and children...

...and we watched it on TV.

We let it happen.

People were being slaughtered for over a year.

We issued economic sanctions...

...and hid behind the rhetoric of diplomacy.

How dare we?

The dead remember.

Real peace...

...is notjust the absence of conflict, it's the presence of justice.

Tonight I come to you with a pledge to change America's policy.

Never again will I allow our political self-interest...

...to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right.

Atrocity and terror are not political weapons.

And to those who would use them...

...your day is over.

We will never negotiate.

We will no longer tolerate, and we will no longer be afraid.

It's your turn to be afraid.

The Russian was a nice touch.

Tell my mother. She wanted me to study French.

Know what you committed us to?

Yeah, I know exactly what I committed us to.

Gentlemen, welcome to Air Force One.

Please present your equipment for inspection.

We were just inspected at the gate.

Sir, this plane carries the president of the United States.

I understand. I'm terribly sorry.

Please place your thumb on the ID pad.

Access cleared.

Hello there. I'm Melanie Mitchell, deputy press secretary.

I'll be taking you from here.

Miss Mitchell. It is nice to meet you in person.

We were delighted to accommodate your crew.

So if you boys are all cleared?

You know the president's on a very tight schedule.

This is how it works: during the flight, two members of your crew...

...will be allowed outside the press area.

You'll get 10 minutes with the president, 20 with the crew.

Listen, Gary, the president is ready to take Congress on.

He's not gonna kiss ass for each vote.

Let them vote us down and stand on their record.

I'm with him now. I'll call you from the plane.

-What did they say about the speech? -Your speech is leading the news.

-They're calling it the "be afraid" speech. -Good.

With all due respect, next time you wanna make a policy departure...

...you might want to discuss it with your national security advisor first.

We did discuss it, Jack.

We discussed it in private, which is where I thought it would remain.

Well, now it's public. Now it's policy.

Get behind it.

The allies are gonna be upset they weren't consulted.

It might bite us in the ass in November.

It's the right thing to do.

And you know it.

There goes the neighborhood.

If you'd like, I think we have time for a quick tour.

-We'd be delighted. -Good.

Andrei, Boris.

Follow me.

Ahead of his staff cabin is Secret Service. Right here.

Never try to go past them without an escort, or you'll be sorry.

-He|lo. -Hi.

Thanks for the warning.

And here we have our in-flight offices.

Mr. President!

Over here.

Over here, Mr. President.

A lot of the plane's features are classified.

I can tell you that it's bullet-resistant...

...and it's even protected against the pulse of a nuclear blast.

I'm not sure that's very comforting.

Upstairs is the cockpit along...

...with the most advanced communications center...

...on or above the face of the Earth.

We could run the whole country from here. Or even a war if we had to.

The president called the shuttle astronauts from there.

-Melanie. -Yes.

The president's arriving. They should all take their seats. Right away.

I'll get out of here and let you all get some sleep.

-Mr. President, welcome aboard. -Hey, Danny. How are you?

-Mr. President. -Mr. President.

Change in plan, Danny. Let's go to Barbados.

Anything you want. You're the president.

Boy, | wish.

-Mr. President. -Mr. Gibbs, where's my bunch?

Ballet ran late. They'll be here in five minutes.

-Lewis, you tape the game? -It was a real squeaker, sir.

Lewis, don't brief me on it. I wanna watch it, for chrissake.

We'll be underway in about 30 minutes.

-Mr. President. -Sir?

Yeah, could you put the game on now? Yeah, Jack?

The Iraqis mobilized two armored brigades--

Just got it. Give me 15 minutes. Get the guys together.

Repel them. Make them relinquish the ball.

-Did you hear about Notre Dame? -Don't. Don't tell me the score.

-Great game. -Mr. President.

We need to strategize, smooth some things out politically.

-What was that? -Not important.

-Damage control. What if--? -Give me a minute alone.

What if a high-ranking White House official--?

Give me a few moments alone.

A high-ranking official were to qualify what you said last night?

Drop it. Drop it. Do yourself a favor.

It's policy. Drop it.

-Or find another ride home. Yeah? -The Russian news crew's with us.

Told them you'd give them a sound bite about life.

-There is no life in the White House. -You said it.

The president needs some time alone.

Fourteen-thirteen Michigan.

All right, Mr. President.

That wasn't you napping during the performance, was it?

No, ma'am. It was very enjoyable.

Alice, you can finish it on the plane. Let's not keep your father waiting.

Try and smile, sweetheart. Okay?

-Alice, one picture, please! -Thank you very much.

Great, something from Tom.

Daddy's asleep.

How was the ballet?

It was great.

Trying to kill me? Was it good? Did you enjoy it?

Did you love it? Men in tights? Hear my speech?

-Yeah. -Yeah?

-You're gonna get reelected. -That's what I keep telling them.

This is the aircraft commander. We 7/ be taking you to the runway.

-Are you guys comfortable? -Yes, very.

-I brought you VIP press kits. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

Pass interference. That's cheating.

-Only if they get caught. -Dad.

Way of the world, kiddo.

Why didn't you take me with you when you went to the refugee camp today?

Well, for one thing, it's not 100 percent secure.

You've got your whole life to live. You don't need to see that kind of stuff.

Come on, Dad. It's not like I don't see it on the news.

It's different on the news.

All I'm saying is, I'm ready for things you don't think I'm ready for.

Maybe I'm not ready.

I'm 12 years old, Dad.

In the caveman days, I'd be having children of my own.

That's what we call progress. You're missing the best part of the game.

God.

Well, we're so looking forward to seeing you.

-She is so anxious to grow up. -Oh, I know. She's--

Yes, the both of us.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Well, she couldn't stay your little girl forever, Jim.

Well, I was hoping it would last till she was 14 or 15.

Or 50.

They hated your speech, didn't they?

They're afraid we won't have the guts to back it up.

And then if we do, it'll be political suicide.

Remember our first campaign?

-In the House? -Yeah.

-Downstate, driving around-- -Who was that kid, our volunteer?

-Remember—-? Henry with the convertible. -Henry.

-With the broken top-- -The snow coming in.

And we were the only three people who thought you could win that.

You didn't give a damn. You knew what needed to be done, and you did it.

And you spoke from your heart. And that's what I heard tonight.

Well, it felt good.

Yeah, I'll bet it did.

Sir?