The President
These drug cartels represent a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.
3rd most-quoted character in Clear and Present Danger (1994): in 4 of its 19 quotes
Most scenes with: Jack Ryan (3)
Scenes with The President
4 scenes
The President
So go down there, establish it.
Go down where?
The President
Colombia.
Who, me?
The President
How dare you come in here and lecture me!
How dare you, sir!
The President
How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog? I am the President of the United States!
The President
[on who gets punished for 'Reciprocity']
You'll take the blame. Cutter and Ritter will take some too, but it won't amount to much. They'll get a slap on the wrist and $20,000 an hour on the lecture circuit. The rest, you'll dump on Greer. Yes, you'll take him down with you. You'll destroy his reputation. But it won't go any further than that. It's the ol' Potomac two-step, Jack.
I'm sorry, Mr. President, I don't dance.
