“The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit. But the one thing they can't stomach is the image of a vice president with a mouthful of cock.”
Sam Elliott - Kermit Newman

“Mister President, we must not allow a mine shaft gap!”
George C. Scott - Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson

“As early as 1961, they knew Kennedy was not going to go to war in South-East Asia. Like Caesar, he is surrounded by enemies, and something's underway, but it has no face, yet everybody in the loop knows.”
Donald Sutherland - X

“- Finnerty: Your first act as president is going to be bombing the White House?
- Raphelson: Believe me. Our country is stronger than one house.”
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Finnerty
Richard Jenkins - Raphelson

“- Young Student: You can't stop it, can you? Even if you wanted to. Because it's not you, it's the system. The system won't let you stop it.
- Richard M. Nixon: There's... there's more at stake here than what you want, or what I want.
- Young Student: Then what's the point? What's the point of being President? You're powerless!”

Joanna Going - Young Student
Philip Anthony Hopkins - Richard M. Nixon