The American President (1995)

Samantha Mathis: Janie Basdin

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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.

• 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.

• 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."