We were once at a rally in Boston, he ordered me to get rid of some antiwar protesters and I said I couldn't do that. I said, you know, 'freedom of speech', that kind of stuff.
11 seconds sound clip from the In the Line of Fire movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:49:11 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Of course not, but they've got a hell of a piano player.
- I've played for presidents, and I've played with presidents.
- Nixon and I once did a halfway decent duet of 'Moon glow'.
- That's not true. We got on all right.
- It was his chief of staff, now that was another matter.
- He said, 'Look, when I'm talking to you, I am the president'.
- And I said, 'You look more like a sack of shit in a cheap suit, sir'.
- I like the 'sir'. It's a classy touch.
- Mm-hmm.
- So how come you never wear shades standing post?
- I like the wackos to see the whites of my eyes. A good glare can be just as effective as a gun.
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