1 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:47,066 With just one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, 2 00:01:47,149 --> 00:01:52,196 the latest Gallup poll has Dunbar ahead by six points, 45 to 39, 3 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:55,033 with 16 percent still undecided. 4 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:58,494 That's a lot of undecideds so close to election day. 5 00:01:58,577 --> 00:02:01,706 Dunbar has incredibly high favorability numbers here, 6 00:02:01,789 --> 00:02:05,626 much higher than President Underwood's, but I have spoken with many Iowans 7 00:02:05,710 --> 00:02:07,962 who have doubts about her lack of experience 8 00:02:08,046 --> 00:02:11,256 and whether she'll be able to stand up to a Republican candidate 9 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:12,758 with a substantial record. 10 00:02:12,842 --> 00:02:15,636 Even so, the fact that she's still the frontrunner, 11 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,514 - having never run for office. - It's extraordinary. 12 00:02:18,597 --> 00:02:20,766 Jackie Sharp's endorsement was a big coup. 13 00:02:20,850 --> 00:02:23,102 It really helped her numbers with women. 14 00:02:23,185 --> 00:02:26,022 We want you to have a much more active role during the events. 15 00:02:26,105 --> 00:02:27,732 You'll go first, introduce the president, 16 00:02:27,815 --> 00:02:30,234 stay with him the entire time, and then participate in the Q and A. 17 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:32,987 I really shouldn't be answering questions. Francis is the candidate. 18 00:02:33,071 --> 00:02:35,865 Well, the truth is, your favorables are double what mine are, 19 00:02:35,948 --> 00:02:39,159 so let's give the people what they want. 20 00:02:39,243 --> 00:02:41,620 - Well, if you think it will help. - I know it will. 21 00:02:41,704 --> 00:02:43,789 Do you have a speech prepared? Do you have issue papers? 22 00:02:43,873 --> 00:02:46,834 - Everything is in the conference room. - Let's get started, then. 23 00:02:51,463 --> 00:02:53,841 Have you had a chance to go over the list... 24 00:02:53,925 --> 00:02:55,217 of replacements for Remy? 25 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:58,470 Oh, I can't focus on that right now. I need to get through Iowa first. 26 00:02:58,554 --> 00:03:00,723 Well, I have a suggestion, sir, that's not on the list. 27 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:03,142 - Who? - Me. 28 00:03:05,019 --> 00:03:07,563 Seth, you're invaluable as a comm director. 29 00:03:07,646 --> 00:03:10,816 Well, that's just it, sir. You need a media expert at the helm. 30 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:12,068 We're in an election cycle. 31 00:03:12,151 --> 00:03:13,778 - Everything's about perception. - Seth... 32 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:15,738 I want to integrate the policy and the press teams. 33 00:03:15,821 --> 00:03:17,740 I want to work with cabinet members and agency heads 34 00:03:17,823 --> 00:03:20,785 on gearing every public statement towards our platform. 35 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:22,995 Mobilize our AmWorks allies in Congress. 36 00:03:23,079 --> 00:03:24,956 A commitment list for futures legislations, 37 00:03:25,039 --> 00:03:26,999 not just simple endorsements. 38 00:03:27,083 --> 00:03:30,586 This outlines in detail what I would like to do as your Chief of Staff. 39 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:33,923 All I ask is that you consider it. 40 00:03:34,006 --> 00:03:36,092 Well, of course I will. Thank you, Seth. 41 00:03:36,175 --> 00:03:38,218 I appreciate you putting so much time into this. 42 00:03:38,302 --> 00:03:39,971 Thank you, sir. 43 00:03:44,767 --> 00:03:46,185 Thank you. 44 00:03:46,268 --> 00:03:48,437 Robert. 45 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,397 Sorry I'm running late. 46 00:03:50,481 --> 00:03:52,274 We hit some weather on the way back from Iowa. 47 00:03:52,357 --> 00:03:54,068 I appreciate your coming here in person. 48 00:03:54,152 --> 00:03:57,863 Especially during the... final rush. 49 00:03:57,947 --> 00:03:59,949 - Anything for you, Robert. - Have a seat. 50 00:04:00,032 --> 00:04:01,366 Oh, thank you. 51 00:04:01,450 --> 00:04:04,662 And, you know, it's good. I get a few hours with the kids. 52 00:04:05,997 --> 00:04:08,332 So how does it feel to be back here? 53 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:09,708 Oh... 54 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,129 I have to admit, I miss it a little. 55 00:04:13,212 --> 00:04:16,715 Your dissent on Godfrey v. Kent was brilliant, by the way. 56 00:04:19,384 --> 00:04:22,304 My clerks. They wrote it. 57 00:04:22,387 --> 00:04:24,223 Every word. 58 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,935 So it's time. 59 00:04:28,019 --> 00:04:31,605 Ruth says it is, but I knew before she said anything. 60 00:04:31,689 --> 00:04:35,067 - When are you going to announce? - Soon. 61 00:04:35,151 --> 00:04:39,321 But I'd like you... to say yes first. 62 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:41,740 - To what? - Replacing me. 63 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:47,705 This isn't the disease speaking. 64 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:50,249 I haven't forgotten you're running for president. 65 00:04:50,332 --> 00:04:56,130 But Underwood... I'm sure he'd nominate you in a heartbeat. 66 00:04:56,214 --> 00:04:59,175 I am the frontrunner, Robert. Why would I drop out? 67 00:04:59,258 --> 00:05:02,053 - Because this position's for life. - Underwood is going to lose. 68 00:05:02,136 --> 00:05:04,847 You think he'll go down easily? 69 00:05:04,930 --> 00:05:08,851 And even if you get the nomination, the Republicans... 70 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:12,104 They'll... rip you apart. 71 00:05:12,980 --> 00:05:16,400 I'm the swing vote. My seat is important. 72 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:19,528 You can make a lasting difference here. 73 00:05:20,779 --> 00:05:22,531 That is exactly what he said. 74 00:05:22,614 --> 00:05:28,412 His motivations were atrocious, yes, but his logic was sound. 75 00:05:29,747 --> 00:05:32,875 Your mind seems sharp as ever, Robert. 76 00:05:32,958 --> 00:05:34,210 Except... 77 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:40,758 Except for the fact that I can't remember your name right now. 78 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:43,052 Heather. 79 00:05:45,012 --> 00:05:46,513 Heather. 80 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:53,020 Will you continue to do the work I've done, Heather? 81 00:05:53,104 --> 00:05:54,897 I can't. 82 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:58,525 If I'm honest with myself, it's that I want this too much. 83 00:05:58,609 --> 00:06:00,611 I didn't realize it before I started running. 84 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:04,782 It is not that I've changed, Robert, that ambition has clouded anything. 85 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:08,911 It is that I was blind to this until now, what I am meant to be. 86 00:06:08,994 --> 00:06:12,164 And I am meant to be President of the United States. 87 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:43,821 Wouldn't you all like to hear from Claire first? 88 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:55,374 Thank you! 89 00:06:55,457 --> 00:06:57,876 Francis and I so appreciate you all coming out here 90 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,046 on such a cold day and welcoming us with such warmth! 91 00:07:01,130 --> 00:07:03,548 It's so good to be back in Iowa! 92 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:11,682 And I can feel it, with your support and enthusiasm, 93 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:14,643 there is no doubt that we are gonna take this state! 94 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:22,151 - Hello. - Good evening. 95 00:07:22,234 --> 00:07:23,361 Hi. 96 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:26,197 So pleased to have you staying with us again, Mr. President. 97 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,240 We always love coming here. 98 00:07:28,324 --> 00:07:30,368 It's our favorite house in all of Iowa. 99 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:32,953 - If you need anything... - Thank you very much. 100 00:07:33,037 --> 00:07:34,830 - Good night. - Have a good evening. 101 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:48,302 You were wonderful today. 102 00:07:48,386 --> 00:07:50,388 They just adore you. 103 00:07:51,847 --> 00:07:53,432 Good night. 104 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,019 Good night. 105 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:09,967 Yes, connect me with Tom Yates, please. 106 00:09:11,009 --> 00:09:13,345 No, I'll hold. 107 00:09:13,429 --> 00:09:14,763 Mr. President? 108 00:09:14,846 --> 00:09:16,890 Where's the rest of it? 109 00:09:16,974 --> 00:09:18,642 - Have you read it? - No, not yet. 110 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:20,227 Just this first chapter arrived. 111 00:09:20,311 --> 00:09:23,147 Will you please read it first, sir? And then let's talk. 112 00:09:23,230 --> 00:09:25,107 Are you sick? You sound hoarse. 113 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:26,984 Well, no, I'm not sick. 114 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:27,985 I haven't slept much. 115 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:30,028 All right, I'll call you tomorrow. 116 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:34,366 Sir? 117 00:09:34,450 --> 00:09:36,201 Excuse me. Sir? 118 00:09:37,536 --> 00:09:39,330 I forgot why I came in here. 119 00:09:39,413 --> 00:09:40,831 The orange juice. 120 00:09:44,460 --> 00:09:46,211 That'll be two twenty-five. 121 00:09:47,629 --> 00:09:49,006 Yeah. 122 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:07,941 "The Fourth of July means nothing anymore. 123 00:10:09,026 --> 00:10:13,947 Overcooked hot dogs and fireworks that always leave you disappointed. 124 00:10:14,031 --> 00:10:16,534 Bite-size American flags made in China, 125 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:21,246 halfheartedly waved by five-year-olds who'd rather be playing Minecraft. 126 00:10:21,330 --> 00:10:26,544 But the third of September, that's a date which matters. 127 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:29,547 It's the day, three decades past, 128 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:33,884 that a redneck from Gaffney married a debutante from Dallas. 129 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:37,054 And the Earth's axis tilted that day, 130 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:40,932 though neither they, nor we, knew it at the time. 131 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:48,440 Here's a woman who describes her vows as a suicide flirting with a bridge's edge. 132 00:10:48,524 --> 00:10:52,277 And a man who wears his wedding ring as a badge of shame, 133 00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:54,946 for the debutante deserved more. 134 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:59,535 But truly, what more could she desire? 135 00:10:59,618 --> 00:11:03,788 Together, they rule an empire without heirs. 136 00:11:03,872 --> 00:11:07,292 Legacy is their only child." 137 00:11:14,132 --> 00:11:15,884 Come in. 138 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:20,431 He sent you a copy, too? 139 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:26,103 I thought this was supposed to be about you, not us. 140 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:28,063 The whole thing was a mistake. 141 00:11:28,146 --> 00:11:29,898 We revealed too much, Francis. 142 00:11:29,981 --> 00:11:31,691 I should've never put you in that position. 143 00:11:31,775 --> 00:11:33,151 I'll put an end to it. 144 00:11:34,653 --> 00:11:37,489 - Do you think he was right? - About what? 145 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:45,789 "A cold fusion of two universal elements, identical in weight, equal in force. 146 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:49,918 United they stand. A union like none other. 147 00:11:50,001 --> 00:11:53,380 The unsplittable atom of American politics." 148 00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:56,300 Well, he was right about some things. 149 00:11:57,635 --> 00:12:00,720 I should go speak to him face to face, soften the blow. 150 00:12:05,434 --> 00:12:07,269 She did an event in Oelwein yesterday 151 00:12:07,352 --> 00:12:09,813 and our people say you could barely hear her with all the cheering. 152 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:11,064 How badly can she hurt us? 153 00:12:11,148 --> 00:12:13,442 They only need a point or two and he's in the margin of error. 154 00:12:13,525 --> 00:12:14,776 So we need to attack her. 155 00:12:14,859 --> 00:12:18,322 The UN stuff slid right off. We need something new. 156 00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:22,951 Let's talk to Jackie. 157 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:40,885 Thank you for coming. How was your trip? 158 00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:43,430 Good for me. A little rough for my mom, though. 159 00:12:43,514 --> 00:12:46,141 She's not used to seeing me more than two days in a row. 160 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:47,809 She actually ran out of questions. 161 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:52,189 I'm jealous. Have a seat. It's been nonstop here for me. 162 00:12:53,357 --> 00:12:55,192 Full-time job here. 163 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:58,362 Doing surrogate appearances for Heather in California. 164 00:12:59,697 --> 00:13:01,615 We could really use you, Remy. 165 00:13:01,699 --> 00:13:04,909 Ah... A recruiting session? 166 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:06,286 You can't be surprised. 167 00:13:06,370 --> 00:13:08,497 I was hoping you just wanted to see my face. 168 00:13:12,209 --> 00:13:14,461 We can't offer you as much as you made at Glendon Hill, 169 00:13:14,545 --> 00:13:17,297 but we can offer you a lot more than you made at the White House. 170 00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:20,008 I'm not interested. 171 00:13:21,677 --> 00:13:24,929 That was fast. Even for you. 172 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:27,807 - Where'd you land? - Nowhere. 173 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:30,728 I'm out, Jackie. No more politics. 174 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,563 You know you don't mean that. It's who you are. 175 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,523 That's what I thought, too, for a long time. 176 00:13:34,606 --> 00:13:37,108 I don't even know if I'll stay in DC. 177 00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:42,531 What are you gonna do? 178 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:46,785 That's the best part. I have no idea. 179 00:13:56,378 --> 00:13:58,714 I'll save you the trouble of trying to convince me. 180 00:14:01,299 --> 00:14:03,051 Claire Underwood. 181 00:14:04,886 --> 00:14:06,722 We need to hit her hard. 182 00:14:07,765 --> 00:14:10,517 You want dirt. I don't have any. 183 00:14:11,893 --> 00:14:12,977 You must. 184 00:14:16,815 --> 00:14:18,650 If I did, I don't know if I'd shovel it your way. 185 00:14:19,777 --> 00:14:23,029 But I don't. They never let me in the inner circle. 186 00:14:29,453 --> 00:14:31,329 She pressed him, but nothing. 187 00:14:31,413 --> 00:14:34,458 I find it hard to believe that we don't have a single thing we can use. 188 00:14:34,541 --> 00:14:36,334 Our oppo team has looked at every article, 189 00:14:36,418 --> 00:14:38,754 every piece of footage going back 25 years. 190 00:14:38,837 --> 00:14:42,006 Researched acquaintances, family, the works. 191 00:14:42,090 --> 00:14:46,010 - If it's out there, we would've found it. - Wait. There is one thing. 192 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:47,304 What? 193 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:05,196 Hello? 194 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:06,824 Doug. It's been a while. 195 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,409 - What do you want? - The journal. 196 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:12,120 What would it take? 197 00:15:12,203 --> 00:15:14,706 You said you would never do that to another woman. 198 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:16,834 - How much? - You're offering money? 199 00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:18,502 If that's what you want. 200 00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:22,922 Betrayal doesn't come cheap. 201 00:15:23,006 --> 00:15:24,382 Name a figure. 202 00:15:31,682 --> 00:15:32,891 What do you like to read? 203 00:15:36,770 --> 00:15:37,937 Do you read? 204 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:41,483 Yes, I read. 205 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,907 Oh, thank you, Meechum. 206 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:56,247 - You hate it. - I didn't say that. 207 00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:59,918 You wouldn't fly back from Iowa just to say, "Good job." 208 00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:02,796 Well, look, you've only turned in 21 pages, 209 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,799 and the book was supposed to be finished by now. 210 00:16:05,883 --> 00:16:08,719 It took me this long to figure out what the book is really about. 211 00:16:08,802 --> 00:16:11,763 And what it's about, is the two of you. 212 00:16:11,847 --> 00:16:13,682 We have to start over. 213 00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:16,309 Start over? 214 00:16:16,393 --> 00:16:19,312 The book was supposed to be about America Works. 215 00:16:19,396 --> 00:16:22,023 Now, you said you wanted to try a different approach. 216 00:16:22,106 --> 00:16:24,984 I was skeptical, but then I went along with it and now, 217 00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:29,072 you've handed over to me the beginning of a book... 218 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:30,198 about my marriage? 219 00:16:30,281 --> 00:16:32,910 Well, do you want it fast, or do you want it right? 220 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:35,161 I told you I've never written anything in less than a year. 221 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:38,164 Yeah, and in a month's time, you're gonna say you've come up with some new idea. 222 00:16:38,248 --> 00:16:40,751 No, this is it. You and Claire. The marriage. 223 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:44,128 That's the key that unlocks everything else. 224 00:16:44,212 --> 00:16:47,131 If I had wanted an exposé about my personal life, 225 00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:50,510 I would've hired a staff writer from Us Weekly. 226 00:16:55,682 --> 00:17:00,395 Well... hold on a minute. This is not tabloid bullshit. 227 00:17:00,478 --> 00:17:03,147 You said, in this room, you wanted an original voice. 228 00:17:03,231 --> 00:17:04,942 I am giving it to you. 229 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,777 You're not narrow-minded, Mr. President. 230 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:08,695 I know you can appreciate what I'm trying to do. 231 00:17:08,779 --> 00:17:10,614 Right, but see, that's the problem right there. 232 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,616 This is about what you're trying to do. 233 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,953 What your needs and... what did you call it? 234 00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:17,662 - Your addiction. - That's not true. 235 00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:21,541 No, it is true. I hired you to do a job, which was to get me votes. 236 00:17:21,625 --> 00:17:23,752 Yesterday, not six months from now. 237 00:17:23,835 --> 00:17:26,546 Now, look, it's no big deal. It didn't work out. 238 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,298 But I promise you, you will be paid in full. 239 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:29,424 Thank you, Tom. 240 00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:32,051 This deserves to be finished, and it deserves to be read. 241 00:17:32,135 --> 00:17:34,471 Well, I just happen to disagree with you. 242 00:17:36,514 --> 00:17:38,892 Are you afraid of what I wrote? 243 00:17:38,976 --> 00:17:41,102 Afraid? No. 244 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:42,813 It's just no one's business. 245 00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:47,358 Well, you can't bury it. 246 00:17:49,027 --> 00:17:50,862 I won't allow that. 247 00:18:03,541 --> 00:18:08,129 You're in an intimate relationship with Kate Baldwin, isn't that correct? 248 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:11,299 I've never said anything because I presume that you can separate 249 00:18:11,382 --> 00:18:14,011 your personal life from our professional arrangement. 250 00:18:15,136 --> 00:18:17,764 But before you start getting any reckless ideas, 251 00:18:17,848 --> 00:18:21,392 I own this material. 252 00:18:21,476 --> 00:18:26,230 And if you attempt to share it with anybody, and I mean one single word, 253 00:18:26,314 --> 00:18:29,567 litigation will be the least of your worries. 254 00:18:29,651 --> 00:18:33,112 I mean, after all, I don't think either of us 255 00:18:33,196 --> 00:18:38,117 wants any controversy about the authorship of your first book. 256 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:41,412 Do we? 257 00:18:49,420 --> 00:18:53,257 Meechum, will you please escort Mr. Yates out? 258 00:18:53,341 --> 00:18:54,843 And good luck to you, Tom. 259 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:01,099 Too bad about the book. 260 00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:04,185 - You don't really mean that. - No, I don't. 261 00:19:12,736 --> 00:19:14,738 Mr. Grayson is on the line, sir. 262 00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:16,573 What was that? 263 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:19,409 Mr. Grayson is on the line, sir. He says it's urgent. 264 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,503 He's on line one, sir. 265 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:37,844 Seth? 266 00:19:40,889 --> 00:19:43,558 All right. I better stay in Washington. 267 00:19:43,641 --> 00:19:45,393 Let Vaughn know. 268 00:19:48,146 --> 00:19:49,856 Get me Claire. 269 00:19:49,940 --> 00:19:51,942 You think the timing is strategic? 270 00:19:52,025 --> 00:19:54,569 Well, he and Dunbar are close. 271 00:19:54,652 --> 00:19:56,487 Do you have any idea who you're going to nominate? 272 00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,364 We'll go through our master list in the morning, 273 00:19:58,448 --> 00:20:00,075 but this'll take me off the campaign trail. 274 00:20:00,158 --> 00:20:02,619 I won't be in Iowa for a day or two. You're okay to cover me? 275 00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:05,830 Yes, of course. I'll keep waving my pom-poms. 276 00:20:05,914 --> 00:20:08,583 Well, you're a saint to do it without me, but it's probably best. 277 00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:10,794 They like you even better. 278 00:20:12,754 --> 00:20:14,338 Did you speak with Tom? 279 00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:17,842 I did. He didn't take it well, but I made it very clear. 280 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:22,221 I read it again. The chapter. 281 00:20:22,305 --> 00:20:24,307 Let it go. We're done with him. 282 00:20:25,934 --> 00:20:27,185 Claire? 283 00:20:28,937 --> 00:20:31,230 Sorry. Uh, the last event went quite long. 284 00:20:31,314 --> 00:20:33,150 I'm fading. 285 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,068 Well, you get some sleep. We'll talk tomorrow. 286 00:20:35,152 --> 00:20:37,695 Okay. Good night, Francis. 287 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:39,656 Good night. 288 00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:53,170 Oh. This is a nice surprise. 289 00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:55,088 Now a bad time? 290 00:20:55,172 --> 00:20:57,548 Not at all. How did you get in the building? 291 00:20:57,632 --> 00:20:59,759 - Nobody called me. - The receptionist. 292 00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:03,387 - Scorpio is her favorite book. - Of course, it is. 293 00:21:03,471 --> 00:21:05,056 What are you working on? 294 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,767 Covert operation in the Jordan Valley. 295 00:21:07,851 --> 00:21:11,980 Your boy Underwood has refused to confirm or deny, but take a look at that. 296 00:21:15,233 --> 00:21:18,611 That's a letter to the family of Justin Nix. 297 00:21:18,695 --> 00:21:21,614 Navy SEAL who died the same day as the covert operation. 298 00:21:21,698 --> 00:21:23,574 Signed by the president. 299 00:21:23,658 --> 00:21:25,451 Says it was a training exercise. 300 00:21:25,535 --> 00:21:27,996 I just got off the phone with a source in the DOD 301 00:21:28,079 --> 00:21:30,790 and they said there were no SEAL training exercises that day. 302 00:21:30,874 --> 00:21:34,878 His death is the only military KIA reported on October eighteenth. 303 00:21:36,546 --> 00:21:38,923 Am I shattering your illusions about the guy? 304 00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:41,551 He fired me. 305 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,678 What? Why? 306 00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:47,265 I didn't want to e-mail it to you. 307 00:21:47,348 --> 00:21:50,560 - This is it? - The first chapter. 308 00:21:52,229 --> 00:21:56,399 Justice Jacobs served our nation with duty and distinction. 309 00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:58,235 And when the Court was strongly divided, 310 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:00,904 as it was many times during his 23 years on the bench, 311 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:05,867 it was his swing vote that created legal precedents that will last for centuries. 312 00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:09,620 Now, it will not be an easy seat to fill, but fill it I must. 313 00:22:10,413 --> 00:22:12,165 Sir. 314 00:22:12,249 --> 00:22:13,875 Dunbar's people just reached out to me. 315 00:22:13,958 --> 00:22:16,586 She's back in Washington and she wants to meet with you. 316 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:17,795 What for? 317 00:22:17,879 --> 00:22:21,591 - She wants to talk about the nomination. - She wants to propose someone. 318 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,261 Yes. Herself. 319 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:29,307 Find a time. And find somewhere discreet. 320 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:31,392 I don't want anyone on staff seeing her. 321 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:53,539 Good morning. I'm Claire Underwood. 322 00:22:53,623 --> 00:22:57,627 Uh, I just changed her diaper. I haven't had a chance to wash my hands. 323 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:01,339 Oh. What is her name? She's beautiful. 324 00:23:01,422 --> 00:23:04,175 - Kayla. - Kayla. And what's your name? 325 00:23:04,259 --> 00:23:05,593 - Suzie. - Hi, Suzie. 326 00:23:05,676 --> 00:23:08,471 Well, I just wanted to thank you so much for your support. 327 00:23:08,554 --> 00:23:10,514 It means so much to my husband and me. 328 00:23:10,598 --> 00:23:15,103 - I don't support him. - I saw the signs out front. 329 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:19,065 Those are my husband's. I support Heather Dunbar. 330 00:23:19,149 --> 00:23:21,651 When we vetted the house, the husband was here. 331 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:25,696 Um, would you ever consider changing your mind? 332 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:28,199 I'm sorry, Mrs. Underwood, 333 00:23:28,283 --> 00:23:31,202 I don't really want to be on TV or in the papers. 334 00:23:31,286 --> 00:23:32,578 Oh. My apologies about that. 335 00:23:32,662 --> 00:23:34,289 Would you mind if I just came inside? 336 00:23:34,372 --> 00:23:35,581 No cameras, just me? 337 00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:39,043 I guess so. 338 00:23:39,127 --> 00:23:41,171 We need to do a sweep of the house first, ma'am. 339 00:23:41,254 --> 00:23:42,839 No. And they stay out here. 340 00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:03,442 Hello, Heather. 341 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:06,654 How's Robert? 342 00:24:06,737 --> 00:24:08,489 He's sad. 343 00:24:08,572 --> 00:24:11,534 But at least he's making his exit with grace. 344 00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:15,038 Those were some very nice things you said about him during your press conference. 345 00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:18,333 Well, what was it you said to me... 346 00:24:18,416 --> 00:24:21,627 about, uh, making things palatable? 347 00:24:21,711 --> 00:24:23,921 - The obscene. - Ah, yes. The obscene. 348 00:24:24,005 --> 00:24:29,468 Well, it is obscene, a mind like his losing its sharpness. 349 00:24:29,552 --> 00:24:32,722 I didn't expect the Oval, but this is interesting. 350 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:37,601 This is where Petrov and I smoked cigars during the summit. 351 00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:40,230 That's where he put his out on the wall. 352 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:44,817 So, Seth tells me you want the nomination. 353 00:24:44,901 --> 00:24:47,528 No. I just said that to get in the door. 354 00:24:48,612 --> 00:24:50,448 Robert thought you'd say yes in a heartbeat 355 00:24:50,531 --> 00:24:53,034 if it meant me dropping out of the race. 356 00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:56,413 But the decision you have to make is whether you'll drop out or not. 357 00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:58,873 And why would I do that? 358 00:24:58,956 --> 00:25:03,711 I know Claire lied about the abortion, and I have the journal to prove it. 359 00:25:03,794 --> 00:25:07,840 I'm giving you an opportunity to bow out gracefully, just like Robert. 360 00:25:07,924 --> 00:25:10,051 But you have to do it before the caucus. 361 00:25:10,134 --> 00:25:12,387 I'll give you three days. 362 00:25:13,388 --> 00:25:16,724 I have no idea what you're talking about. 363 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:19,560 The one you asked Doug to destroy. 364 00:25:20,644 --> 00:25:23,231 I wouldn't be so certain that he did it. 365 00:25:24,815 --> 00:25:26,192 So... 366 00:25:28,278 --> 00:25:30,405 you're finally one of us. 367 00:25:30,488 --> 00:25:32,240 One of who? 368 00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:36,911 The men. In their smoky back rooms. 369 00:25:39,497 --> 00:25:42,708 And even if there was a journal... 370 00:25:42,792 --> 00:25:45,795 you don't have it in you. 371 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,589 Make whatever assumption you want. 372 00:25:52,469 --> 00:25:55,679 Well, Robert was right. I would offer you the nomination. 373 00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:58,224 You should take the advice of a smart man. 374 00:26:01,352 --> 00:26:03,646 Three days, Mr. President. 375 00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:05,231 Think about Claire. 376 00:26:06,441 --> 00:26:07,858 Show me out, please. 377 00:26:10,487 --> 00:26:13,448 She can go after me all she wants, but she goes after Claire, 378 00:26:13,531 --> 00:26:15,825 I'll slit her fucking throat in broad daylight. 379 00:26:16,951 --> 00:26:20,871 Like when he pardoned Walker, and that other guy, the rich one. 380 00:26:20,955 --> 00:26:22,665 - Raymond Tusk. - Yeah, him. 381 00:26:22,748 --> 00:26:25,168 I mean, those were bad people, and he let them off the hook. 382 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:27,295 And then he says he's not running and he does. 383 00:26:27,378 --> 00:26:30,589 Well, it's a little more complicated than the way you're putting it. 384 00:26:30,673 --> 00:26:33,592 There's a lot of variables that go into making decisions like that, and... 385 00:26:33,676 --> 00:26:37,847 I can tell you I was right beside him and he was agonizing. 386 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,598 I'm sorry. She's hungry. 387 00:26:39,682 --> 00:26:42,477 I still breastfeed my girl. 388 00:26:45,980 --> 00:26:48,566 - Go outside, please. - Ma'am? 389 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,069 Just go outside. 390 00:26:54,905 --> 00:26:57,325 - I can go out too, if you like. - No, it's okay. 391 00:26:57,408 --> 00:26:59,202 As long as you don't mind seeing some boob. 392 00:27:03,206 --> 00:27:05,082 Does she have any brothers or sisters? 393 00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:07,001 No, this is the only one. 394 00:27:07,084 --> 00:27:09,920 James and I have been trying for a while. 395 00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:11,130 Had some trouble getting pregnant. 396 00:27:11,214 --> 00:27:14,050 - James is your husband? - Yeah. He goes by Jim. 397 00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:16,511 But I like James better. 398 00:27:17,554 --> 00:27:20,014 Well, he must trust my husband. He's supporting him. 399 00:27:20,097 --> 00:27:22,559 James doesn't know what that word means. 400 00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:25,395 - Trust? - Yeah. The whole town knows it. 401 00:27:25,478 --> 00:27:28,064 He runs after anything in a skirt. 402 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:29,899 Which I don't mind so much, to be honest. 403 00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:32,068 I mean, I've had a fling or two myself. 404 00:27:32,151 --> 00:27:34,278 What I don't like is how he lies about it. 405 00:27:34,362 --> 00:27:38,866 And then, when he asks me if I've been with someone and I say yes, he flips out. 406 00:27:38,949 --> 00:27:40,577 Like there's some kind of double standard. 407 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:43,580 I mean, he wants to dog Christy Mulligan in the back of her brand new Escalade? 408 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:46,999 Fine. Why shouldn't I be able to give Kyle Beckenbauer some head 409 00:27:47,083 --> 00:27:50,503 for building Kayla's crib? 410 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:51,879 I'm sorry. 411 00:27:51,962 --> 00:27:55,216 This is what happens when you don't sleep for three months. 412 00:27:55,299 --> 00:27:57,718 You two fight? You and your husband? 413 00:27:57,801 --> 00:28:00,179 Every married couple fights. 414 00:28:00,263 --> 00:28:02,890 I mean, really fight. Like, the cops get called. 415 00:28:02,973 --> 00:28:05,435 Or they would, if he wasn't the president. 416 00:28:06,352 --> 00:28:10,273 'Cause I mean, the sheriff is practically a family member at this point. 417 00:28:10,356 --> 00:28:12,483 Now we're fighting about the damn election. 418 00:28:12,567 --> 00:28:15,152 Like those stupid yard signs. 419 00:28:15,236 --> 00:28:17,655 Sometimes, I wish I could just pull up stakes and leave him. 420 00:28:17,738 --> 00:28:20,074 But I can't. Why not? 421 00:28:20,157 --> 00:28:22,034 Because of this little one. 422 00:28:22,118 --> 00:28:27,164 Last in vitro we did, I said to myself, if this one doesn't work, I'm outta here. 423 00:28:27,248 --> 00:28:30,585 We had to double mortgage the house to pay for it. 424 00:28:30,668 --> 00:28:34,130 But it worked. And... here I am. 425 00:28:37,383 --> 00:28:40,052 If I was like you... didn't have a kid... 426 00:28:42,763 --> 00:28:44,515 Can I tell you a secret? 427 00:28:44,599 --> 00:28:47,935 No mother will admit this, but sometimes I fantasize, 428 00:28:48,018 --> 00:28:50,271 like, like this pillow here... 429 00:28:50,354 --> 00:28:52,482 I mean, and when Kayla was in her crib. 430 00:28:52,565 --> 00:28:55,652 Two minutes. That's all it would take, and I could go. 431 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,195 And I wouldn't be stuck to a man I want to leave, 432 00:28:58,279 --> 00:29:00,823 rubbing lotion on my nipples, they're so raw. 433 00:29:01,658 --> 00:29:02,908 I could start over. 434 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:10,583 Of course, I don't mean it. I mean, I'd never to do that. 435 00:29:10,667 --> 00:29:12,084 But... you have thoughts. 436 00:29:13,503 --> 00:29:15,879 You know what, Suzie, I think I've taken up too much of your time. 437 00:29:17,507 --> 00:29:20,009 You know I'm not serious, right? 438 00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:23,513 Of course. 439 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:26,182 I'm sorry. I'm just... 440 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:29,393 I'm so tired. 441 00:29:29,477 --> 00:29:31,688 You're a really good listener. 442 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:34,190 I wish you were running for president. 443 00:29:35,483 --> 00:29:37,610 Hey, you can tell them I'm for your husband if you want. 444 00:29:37,694 --> 00:29:38,986 I probably won't even caucus. 445 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:42,281 Good luck to you, Suzie. 446 00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:50,289 Mrs. Underwood, did she change her mind? 447 00:29:50,373 --> 00:29:51,790 No, she stuck to her guns. 448 00:29:51,874 --> 00:29:54,293 But you can't blame a woman for having conviction. 449 00:29:56,212 --> 00:29:59,173 - The president just called for you. - I'll call him back from the car. 450 00:30:00,049 --> 00:30:02,885 Listen to me. What I'm about to say, I don't want you to panic. 451 00:30:04,053 --> 00:30:05,388 What is it? 452 00:30:07,765 --> 00:30:11,686 The journal. Dunbar claims she has it. 453 00:30:13,396 --> 00:30:15,398 - But how? - I don't know. 454 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:17,066 It looks like it might have been Doug. 455 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:20,110 - He was supposed to... - I know. It's hard for me to believe. 456 00:30:20,194 --> 00:30:22,112 No, Francis. This can't happen. 457 00:30:22,196 --> 00:30:25,032 Meechum is tracking him down now. 458 00:30:25,115 --> 00:30:26,950 Sweetheart, listen to me. 459 00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:28,494 No, the whole thing, it... The whole thing... 460 00:30:28,578 --> 00:30:31,288 All she did was make the threat. That doesn't mean she actually has it. 461 00:30:31,372 --> 00:30:33,541 Whatever you have to do. Just fix it, Francis. 462 00:30:33,624 --> 00:30:34,958 I will, I promise you that. 463 00:30:35,042 --> 00:30:37,211 But in the meantime, you have to come back here. 464 00:30:37,294 --> 00:30:39,547 I need you to get to the plane. You have to come back. 465 00:30:39,630 --> 00:30:42,592 I don't want you there, out on the road, if we get blindsided. 466 00:30:42,675 --> 00:30:45,844 Claire? Claire. 467 00:30:49,932 --> 00:30:51,475 I'll come home. 468 00:30:51,559 --> 00:30:54,604 You go straight to the plane. We'll say you weren't feeling well. 469 00:30:55,813 --> 00:30:57,231 Okay. 470 00:30:57,314 --> 00:31:01,819 God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, 471 00:31:01,902 --> 00:31:04,238 the courage to change the things I can, 472 00:31:04,321 --> 00:31:07,032 and the wisdom to know the difference. 473 00:31:07,116 --> 00:31:10,369 Keep coming back. It works if you work it. 474 00:31:31,474 --> 00:31:33,183 So? 475 00:31:33,267 --> 00:31:36,270 You honestly believed he'd go for this? 476 00:31:37,855 --> 00:31:39,148 Yeah. 477 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:42,067 The writing is good. And it's honest. 478 00:31:43,736 --> 00:31:46,905 But what candidate in their right mind would want something like this out there? 479 00:31:46,989 --> 00:31:50,951 I need you to write about it. That he's trying to suppress this. 480 00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:53,454 - What you need is sleep. - Do this for me, Kate. 481 00:31:53,537 --> 00:31:55,539 - I can't. It's a conflict of interest. - Come on. 482 00:31:55,623 --> 00:31:58,250 The moment we slept together, we crossed the line. 483 00:31:58,334 --> 00:31:59,752 Fuck the line! 484 00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:02,087 I'm not risking my reputation because your book is dead. 485 00:32:02,171 --> 00:32:05,007 Oh, no. Not dead. 486 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:06,634 I'm gonna finish it. 487 00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:08,594 I'll change the names if I have to, call it fiction. 488 00:32:08,678 --> 00:32:10,847 He's the President of the United States. 489 00:32:10,929 --> 00:32:13,557 - So what? - He crushes people. 490 00:32:13,641 --> 00:32:16,853 Let this go. Just start something new. 491 00:32:18,688 --> 00:32:20,230 "Start something new." 492 00:32:22,191 --> 00:32:26,111 Jesus... Christ, you don't get it. 493 00:32:26,195 --> 00:32:28,113 I do it all the time. 494 00:32:28,197 --> 00:32:30,491 My editor passes on a story, I move on to the next one. 495 00:32:30,574 --> 00:32:33,619 I'm so fucking disappointed in you right now. 496 00:32:33,703 --> 00:32:34,912 Me? 497 00:32:34,995 --> 00:32:37,748 I'm the one trying to save you from your own delusions. 498 00:32:37,832 --> 00:32:39,249 That's exactly what he said. 499 00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:40,918 Maybe he's right. 500 00:32:48,050 --> 00:32:51,220 I almost felt something for you. 501 00:33:13,450 --> 00:33:14,869 Come in. 502 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,543 Let me take your coat. 503 00:33:29,592 --> 00:33:31,218 Can I get you anything? Something to drink? 504 00:33:31,301 --> 00:33:33,804 No. No, I'm good. Thanks. 505 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:45,441 I appreciate the home visit, but I'm not gonna change my mind. 506 00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:47,610 No, no. I didn't think you would. 507 00:33:49,946 --> 00:33:51,447 Something wrong? 508 00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:56,201 I don't know what to do. 509 00:33:56,285 --> 00:33:58,537 I figured... 510 00:33:58,621 --> 00:34:02,082 When I asked you to join the campaign, I just assumed you would say yes. 511 00:34:02,165 --> 00:34:04,376 That the two of us, we would be working together. 512 00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:05,836 And... 513 00:34:10,633 --> 00:34:12,342 I... I... 514 00:34:12,426 --> 00:34:14,386 I can't stop thinking about you. 515 00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:17,974 You're married, Jackie. 516 00:34:20,601 --> 00:34:23,145 For the wrong reasons. 517 00:34:24,521 --> 00:34:25,856 I thought you loved each other. 518 00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:27,733 Not like this. 519 00:34:30,027 --> 00:34:32,195 I'm not the person I want to be. 520 00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:35,866 You're who you need to be. Look at what you've achieved. 521 00:34:35,950 --> 00:34:37,743 But you did it. You gave it all up. 522 00:34:37,827 --> 00:34:40,078 In a heartbeat. 523 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:46,002 We're different people. 524 00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:51,715 You should go. 525 00:34:54,551 --> 00:34:56,012 Put this behind you. 526 00:35:14,655 --> 00:35:17,908 I guess it was naive to think that we could remain close. 527 00:35:24,414 --> 00:35:26,042 So this is it? 528 00:35:27,668 --> 00:35:29,670 Yeah. It is. 529 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:36,719 Jackie? 530 00:35:41,098 --> 00:35:42,516 Jackie... 531 00:36:27,728 --> 00:36:29,813 She says she has it. 532 00:36:29,897 --> 00:36:31,481 She doesn't. 533 00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:35,069 How do I know there aren't other copies? 534 00:36:37,446 --> 00:36:41,491 - Where do you keep your cigarettes? - In the bowl up there. 535 00:37:34,336 --> 00:37:37,214 Why didn't you destroy it when I first asked you to? 536 00:37:37,297 --> 00:37:39,299 I don't know. 537 00:37:39,382 --> 00:37:43,137 Something stopped me. Maybe I would need it one day. 538 00:37:43,220 --> 00:37:46,431 For you. To prove my loyalty. 539 00:37:46,515 --> 00:37:49,476 You told her. I'd hardly call that loyalty. 540 00:37:49,559 --> 00:37:53,396 I had to show her I was serious. The journal was a way to do that. 541 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,774 I never came close to putting it in her possession. 542 00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:00,112 Anything else I should know? 543 00:38:00,196 --> 00:38:02,906 I'm sober. It's been 87 days. 544 00:38:02,990 --> 00:38:04,741 I meant in regards to Dunbar. 545 00:38:04,825 --> 00:38:08,078 It is related. This is a tight race. 546 00:38:09,705 --> 00:38:11,165 Make me your Chief of Staff. 547 00:38:13,667 --> 00:38:15,169 You promised. 548 00:38:15,252 --> 00:38:17,504 You promised there'd be a place for me here when I was ready. 549 00:38:17,587 --> 00:38:21,091 That was before you fell off the wagon and walked in here with that journal. 550 00:38:21,175 --> 00:38:22,467 I've made mistakes. 551 00:38:22,551 --> 00:38:26,722 I've fallen down more than once, and you've always been there to pick me up. 552 00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:29,558 But you've been falling down for the past year, too, 553 00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:31,685 and you need someone to pick you up this time. 554 00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:35,480 It's not Remy. It's not Seth. 555 00:38:35,564 --> 00:38:37,274 It's me, Frank. 556 00:38:42,946 --> 00:38:45,782 And how can I know I can ever trust you again? 557 00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:50,120 Because I just lit two million dollars on fire. 558 00:38:52,998 --> 00:38:56,543 We expect higher than usual turnout, anywhere from 180 to 220. 559 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:59,922 The higher the turnout, the better. We're stronger with women and students. 560 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:02,174 - We've got a GOTV... - Excuse me, I have to take this. 561 00:39:03,383 --> 00:39:05,886 - Doug? - I have an update regarding the journal. 562 00:39:05,969 --> 00:39:08,722 - What is it? - A message from the president. 563 00:39:20,234 --> 00:39:22,194 I have only one thing to say. 564 00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:25,822 Go fuck yourself. 565 00:39:30,619 --> 00:39:32,913 Christ, that felt good. 566 00:39:34,915 --> 00:39:39,169 Start putting together a shortlist of potential nominees for the court. 567 00:39:42,256 --> 00:39:46,009 - You already...? - I'm on it, sir. 568 00:39:59,689 --> 00:40:00,899 Claire. 569 00:40:03,485 --> 00:40:06,280 Want me to have them make you something from the downstairs kitchen? 570 00:40:06,363 --> 00:40:09,741 No, I ate on the plane. Just feeling a little warm. 571 00:40:09,825 --> 00:40:11,243 It'll pass. 572 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:17,040 What did Doug say? 573 00:40:19,501 --> 00:40:21,670 It's destroyed. 574 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:24,173 I watched him burn the page myself. 575 00:40:24,256 --> 00:40:26,800 - What about copies? - He says there aren't any. 576 00:40:26,883 --> 00:40:28,344 And you trust him? 577 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:32,014 He had ample opportunity to do us real damage and he didn't. 578 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:35,058 - But he held onto it for so long... - I believe him, Claire. 579 00:40:35,142 --> 00:40:37,353 I believe him. 580 00:40:39,729 --> 00:40:41,982 And I'm gonna make him my Chief of Staff. 581 00:40:43,817 --> 00:40:45,361 Are you out of your mind? 582 00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,696 We need him, Claire. We need him now more than ever. 583 00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:50,782 He betrayed us, Francis! He told Dunbar about me. 584 00:40:50,866 --> 00:40:53,410 To gain her trust, not betray ours. 585 00:40:53,493 --> 00:40:57,039 Look, Doug is the only person we've ever been able to trust, 586 00:40:57,122 --> 00:41:00,376 and he played this very smart. He never put us in any real danger. 587 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:02,711 The journal is gone. She can't do anything. 588 00:41:02,794 --> 00:41:04,754 Why didn't you ask me before you brought him back? 589 00:41:04,838 --> 00:41:08,008 - Bec... We're discussing it now. - After you hired him! 590 00:41:08,091 --> 00:41:10,052 I know this must have been harrowing for you, 591 00:41:10,135 --> 00:41:11,720 - but listen, it is ov... - No. I don't... 592 00:41:11,803 --> 00:41:14,597 I'm starting to question all of it, Francis. 593 00:41:15,932 --> 00:41:19,686 What any of it is worth. What... what are we doing this for? 594 00:41:19,769 --> 00:41:22,147 For this house. 595 00:41:22,231 --> 00:41:24,233 For the presidency. 596 00:41:26,026 --> 00:41:28,611 Now, look, if you need to take a few days off, that's fine. 597 00:41:28,695 --> 00:41:30,780 You do not have to come with me to Iowa tomorrow. 598 00:41:33,783 --> 00:41:36,370 No. Of course, I'll be there. 599 00:41:47,339 --> 00:41:50,967 Welcome back, Doug. Congratulations. 600 00:41:51,051 --> 00:41:53,262 - Thank you. - I just wanted to get a heads up 601 00:41:53,345 --> 00:41:55,347 on when you'd like to make the formal announcement. 602 00:41:55,431 --> 00:41:56,556 Let's do it after the caucus. 603 00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:59,017 I don't want to draw any attention away from the campaign. 604 00:41:59,101 --> 00:42:01,728 You probably shouldn't attend the press briefing today. 605 00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:03,521 No. I'll take off before then. 606 00:42:03,605 --> 00:42:05,148 Here, you should see this. 607 00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:09,194 This just came out ten minutes ago. 608 00:42:12,114 --> 00:42:13,282 Have you shown the president? 609 00:42:13,365 --> 00:42:16,534 I drafted up some talking points. I figured you'd want to brief him. 610 00:42:16,618 --> 00:42:17,702 I'll be in my office. 611 00:42:19,162 --> 00:42:20,789 Seth. 612 00:42:22,249 --> 00:42:24,751 The president told me you asked for the job. 613 00:42:26,753 --> 00:42:29,172 Yeah, I didn't realize that you were in contention. 614 00:42:29,256 --> 00:42:31,216 I don't want you to resent me. 615 00:42:32,050 --> 00:42:33,343 Hey, I'm a professional. 616 00:42:34,636 --> 00:42:37,680 Let me know if you want any changes made to the talking points. 617 00:42:37,764 --> 00:42:39,891 I'm sure they're good. 618 00:42:39,975 --> 00:42:41,393 You can share 'em with the president. 619 00:42:43,103 --> 00:42:44,562 You don't want to look 'em over first? 620 00:42:44,646 --> 00:42:47,774 No. I trust your judgment. 621 00:42:59,828 --> 00:43:02,038 I can tell you that the shortlist is coming along, 622 00:43:02,122 --> 00:43:06,502 and it is my intention to nominate someone within the next two or three weeks. 623 00:43:06,584 --> 00:43:08,878 It's very important that we do this quickly, 624 00:43:08,962 --> 00:43:12,048 so that the Senate has time for their hearings. 625 00:43:12,132 --> 00:43:14,968 And we shouldn't leave that seat empty too long anyway, 626 00:43:15,051 --> 00:43:16,678 while the Court is still in session. 627 00:43:16,761 --> 00:43:18,388 - Mr. President? - Sara. 628 00:43:18,472 --> 00:43:21,475 Mr. President, would you comment on Ms. Baldwin's article 629 00:43:21,558 --> 00:43:23,226 about the Jordan Valley operation? 630 00:43:23,310 --> 00:43:26,229 I think Ms. Baldwin's article is really nothing more than speculation. 631 00:43:26,313 --> 00:43:28,231 - But the evidence... - I'm sorry? 632 00:43:28,315 --> 00:43:30,526 But the evidence she presents is convincing. 633 00:43:30,608 --> 00:43:33,570 Evidence? A letter? 634 00:43:33,653 --> 00:43:37,699 Unfortunately, I have to write letters like that more often than I would like. 635 00:43:37,782 --> 00:43:40,202 And I don't think it's proof of anything more than 636 00:43:40,285 --> 00:43:42,620 I reached out to the family of a young man 637 00:43:42,704 --> 00:43:47,334 who sacrificed his life for our country and for which I am eternally grateful. 638 00:43:47,417 --> 00:43:48,793 Mr. President? 639 00:43:48,877 --> 00:43:51,254 Well, Ms. Baldwin, it is your article we're discussing. 640 00:43:51,338 --> 00:43:54,424 I suppose I'd get hammered if I didn't allow you to ask a question. 641 00:43:54,508 --> 00:43:57,260 Thank you, Mr. President. My question is very straightforward. 642 00:43:57,344 --> 00:43:59,137 You mentioned in the letter that Lieutenant Nix 643 00:43:59,221 --> 00:44:00,680 died in a training exercise. 644 00:44:00,763 --> 00:44:02,599 You signed this letter with your own hand. 645 00:44:02,682 --> 00:44:05,643 Can you tell us in all honesty that this is how he died? 646 00:44:05,727 --> 00:44:08,813 I can tell you that this is exactly what the Pentagon reported to me. 647 00:44:08,897 --> 00:44:12,108 And beyond that, it's not the policy of this administration 648 00:44:12,192 --> 00:44:14,944 or the Department of Defense to discuss any specifics 649 00:44:15,028 --> 00:44:16,530 about any Special Forces deaths. 650 00:44:16,613 --> 00:44:17,614 May I ask one more, please? 651 00:44:17,697 --> 00:44:19,782 I believe we're finished with that subject now. 652 00:44:19,866 --> 00:44:20,950 It's about Iowa. 653 00:44:22,035 --> 00:44:23,370 Yes, all right. Go ahead. 654 00:44:23,453 --> 00:44:24,954 Your wife has been doing a lot of events. 655 00:44:25,038 --> 00:44:27,707 Did she resign her post at the United Nations because you think 656 00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:30,502 she's more valuable as a campaign asset than an ambassador? 657 00:44:30,586 --> 00:44:33,671 Claire has been doing a lot of events, that is true, 658 00:44:33,755 --> 00:44:36,091 as she has in every campaign that I have ever run. 659 00:44:36,174 --> 00:44:39,719 I'm hoping, I suppose my strategy is that if the American people 660 00:44:39,802 --> 00:44:43,014 can see that I was smart enough to marry an extraordinary woman like Claire, 661 00:44:43,098 --> 00:44:46,017 well, they might think I'm smart enough to be President of the United States. 662 00:44:46,101 --> 00:44:49,979 As for the ambassadorship, that was entirely her decision, not mine. 663 00:44:50,063 --> 00:44:53,024 She enjoys campaigning, and I'm looking forward to getting back 664 00:44:53,108 --> 00:44:54,817 to Iowa with her a little later today. 665 00:44:54,901 --> 00:44:56,861 Thank you all very much. 666 00:45:01,032 --> 00:45:02,742 We know he's somewhere near Caracas. 667 00:45:02,825 --> 00:45:04,286 I need him back. 668 00:45:04,369 --> 00:45:06,079 The Venezuelans haven't been cooperating. 669 00:45:06,162 --> 00:45:07,872 We have extradition. 670 00:45:07,956 --> 00:45:09,749 Doesn't mean they'll enforce. 671 00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:14,421 Then get me a precise location. 672 00:45:14,504 --> 00:45:16,839 - Why? - It doesn't concern you. 673 00:45:16,923 --> 00:45:19,050 It does concern me. There are a lot of people at the agency 674 00:45:19,134 --> 00:45:22,220 who are embarrassed that he crossed the border without us knowing. 675 00:45:22,304 --> 00:45:23,721 That's not my problem. 676 00:45:23,805 --> 00:45:27,476 Was it you? Passport lock? 677 00:45:27,559 --> 00:45:30,812 The only other agency that could've lifted it is Homeland. 678 00:45:30,895 --> 00:45:34,483 - I know you have friends there. - I have friends everywhere. 679 00:45:34,566 --> 00:45:36,693 I'm not gonna help you clean up your mess, Doug. 680 00:45:36,776 --> 00:45:39,321 Not if you helped him escape. 681 00:45:39,404 --> 00:45:41,739 This isn't a request. 682 00:45:41,823 --> 00:45:44,200 I'm Chief of Staff to the president now. 683 00:45:44,284 --> 00:45:47,078 - He hasn't announced anyone. - He will. 684 00:45:47,829 --> 00:45:52,167 And if you want my first official task to be finding your replacement, so be it. 685 00:45:52,250 --> 00:45:54,794 If not, you tell me where Gavin is. 686 00:46:02,885 --> 00:46:05,430 I watched the press conference this morning. 687 00:46:05,514 --> 00:46:07,724 I think the Baldwin article will blow over. 688 00:46:07,807 --> 00:46:10,101 A non-story. No legs. 689 00:46:10,185 --> 00:46:13,104 You said it was my decision to resign. 690 00:46:13,188 --> 00:46:14,481 Well, it was, wasn't it? 691 00:46:14,564 --> 00:46:17,192 I mean, at least that's how we presented it. 692 00:46:21,196 --> 00:46:23,990 I spoke with a woman yesterday in Iowa, who... 693 00:46:25,241 --> 00:46:28,203 said she couldn't support us... 694 00:46:28,286 --> 00:46:30,288 because she doesn't trust you. 695 00:46:30,372 --> 00:46:33,082 Well, I'm not the first politician that some people don't trust. 696 00:46:33,166 --> 00:46:35,835 We've been lying for a long time, Francis. 697 00:46:35,918 --> 00:46:37,920 Of course we have. Imagine what the voters would think 698 00:46:38,004 --> 00:46:39,964 if we started telling the truth. 699 00:46:40,048 --> 00:46:41,924 Not to them. 700 00:46:43,343 --> 00:46:45,094 To each other.