So to speak
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John Hay:
Gentlemen, the Presidency was never won by a Vice-President filling out his fallen predecessor's term of office. Now, that may not obtain in this instance but... Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge:
The only thing people will remember about McKinley is that he had the good sense to get himself shot! Teddy's the most popular president since Washington. Elihu Root, Secretary of War:
Why drag in Washington? John Hay:
Ah, you know it and I know it, but that damned cowboy doesn't know it. What he wants is some issue to hang his campaign on - something to arouse the populace. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge:
Cavalry charge? John Hay:
So to speak
Gentlemen, the Presidency was never won by a Vice-President filling out his fallen predecessor's term of office. Now, that may not obtain in this instance but... Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge:
The only thing people will remember about McKinley is that he had the good sense to get himself shot! Teddy's the most popular president since Washington. Elihu Root, Secretary of War:
Why drag in Washington? John Hay:
Ah, you know it and I know it, but that damned cowboy doesn't know it. What he wants is some issue to hang his campaign on - something to arouse the populace. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge:
Cavalry charge? John Hay:
So to speak
Full Transcript
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Gentlemen the presidency was never won
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by a Vice President filling out
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his fallen predecessor's term of office
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Now that may not obtain in this instance
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The only thing that people will remember about McKinley
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is he had the good sense to get himself shot
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Teddy's the most popular President since Washington
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Why drag in Washington
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Ah you know it and I know it
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but that damn cowboy doesn't know it
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What he wants is some issue to hang his campaign on
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something to arouse the populace
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A cavalry charge
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So to speak
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Movie Summary
A Berber chieftain triggers an international incident, drawing the involvement of Theodore Roosevelt, when he kidnaps an American widow and her children in 1900s Morocco.
Actors
John Hay
