Before the Civil War, the states were all separate. People used to say "United States are". Wasn't until the war ended, people started saying "The United States is". Under Lincoln, we became one nation.
Nicolas Cage - Ben Gates

“I have the authority! I am the commander in chief of the United States, and I say when we go to war!”

Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy

“Bush told the people to rise up against Saddam. They thought they'd have our support. They don't. Now they're getting slaughtered.”
George Clooney - Archie Gates

“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

“- 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