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• When Pres. Shepherd is looking to win back Sydney.

President Shepherd: I want a plain, ordinary, non-bullet-proof vehicle! and A.J.: And how do you plan to [get Sydney back], sir? President Shepherd: Well, I haven't worked that out yet. But I suspect groveling will be involved.

• Shepherd develops a liking for Sydney when she has several foot-in-mouth moments during the first day they meet, including a The Exit Is That Way in the Oval Office, not to mention starting off with a priceless Right Behind Me moment as he comes in while she's in the midst of delivering a tirade about him:

Sydney: Your boss is the chief executive of fantasy land! Shepherd: Well, let's take him out back and beat the shit out of him!

• Shepherd attempts to order flowers for Sydney himself to the confusion of his staff. A big giant ball of Hilarity Ensues. (He finally does get her flowers -- from the White House Rose Garden).
• Sydney tries to bail out of the White House early in the morning after spending the night, but the press and staff are already in full tilt. The staff tries to figure out an exit strategy for Sydney while quickly greeting her as they barge into the President's bedroom one by one. You guessed it, Hilarity Ensues.
• The state dinner discussion of Julius Caesar, leading to Shepherd slapping the table and declaring, "More beheadings at the White House!"
• Lewis is hounding President Shepherd about the speech he gave the night before, and Shepherd tries to hold him off:

President Shepherd: Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by half. Lewis: I don't drink coffee, sir. President Shepherd: Then hit yourself over the head with a baseball bat, would you please?

• The Sydney Issue:

Robin McCall: How do you want me to handle the Sydney issue? President Andrew Shepherd: "The Sydney issue"? Lewis Rothschild: We should have a consensus on how the White House is going to handle it. President Andrew Shepherd: Well I sure hope the Sydney issue refers in some way to a problem we're having with Australia, because if it's anything else-

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