The American President (1995)
Samantha Mathis: Janie Basdin
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Quotes
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Janie : [while walking to the Oval Office] The 10:15 event has been moved inside to the Indian Treaty Room.
President Andrew Shepherd : 10:15 is American Fisheries?
Janie : Yes sir. They're giving you a 200-pound halibut.
President Andrew Shepherd : Janie, make a note. We need to schedule more events where somebody gives me a really big fish.
Janie : Yes sir.
[starts making note]
President Andrew Shepherd : Janie, I'm kidding.
Janie : [Stops and starts to smile] Of course, sir.
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President Andrew Shepherd : Janie, can you get me the number of a local florist?
Janie : I'll take care of it, sir, where would you like them sent?
President Andrew Shepherd : No, I want to do it myself. I just need the number.
Janie : I don't understand
President Andrew Shepherd : I want the phone number of a florist.
Janie : You just want the phone number?
President Andrew Shepherd : Yeah.
Janie : I don't understand, sir, is there a problem...
President Andrew Shepherd : Janie, I want to send some flowers. I want to do it myself. I don't want to staff it out, and I don't want to issue an executive order. I just want a phone number.
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Robin McCall : [in the Oval Office] How do you want me to handle the "Sydney issue"?
[Shepherd looks up]
President Andrew Shepherd : The "Sydney issue"?
Lewis Rothschild : We should have a consensus on how the White House is going to handle it.
President Andrew Shepherd : Well I sure hope the "Sydney issue" refers in some way to a problem we're having with Australia, because if it's anything other than that...
[Janie pokes her head in]
Janie : Mr. President? Ms. Wade is here to see you.
President Andrew Shepherd : Send her in, please. I'm finished here.
Janie : Yes, sir.
President Andrew Shepherd : [to Lewis and McCall] There is no "Sydney issue."
