State of the Union Page #3

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Not one able to exist alone,

but together, working together

with courage and imagination.

That makes America.

That's a great picture

from the air.

Yeah, but come down to earth

and walk into one of

those meetings

like that one in Cleveland,

and what do you find?

Farmers, cattlemen, lumbermen,

business, labor,

they were all there.

All working together?

In a pig's eye.

All scared to death,

all fighting each other.

Each out for the biggest bite

in the apple.

Well, there aren't

that many bites in the apple.

That's what I was

talking about in Cleveland

and that's why I'm surprised

that you asked me here.

Why surprised?

Because you politicians,

instead of pulling

the country together

are helping pull it apart,

just to get votes.

To labor, you promise

higher wages and lower prices.

To business,

higher prices and lower wages.

To the rich, you say,

"Let's cut taxes".

To the poor, "Soak the rich".

To the veterans,

cheaper housing.

To the builders,

uncontrolled prices.

There's no halo

around my head, Mr. Conover,

but that's what keeps

men like me out of politics.

Hurray!

You didn't ask me

to make this speech,

did you?

You just asked me

what I said. Let that

be a lesson to you.

Mr. Matthews,

you've just created the

ideal political platform.

Drown the politicians.

Very funny.

Mr. Matthews, now, if you

really believe those things

and weren't just spouting

to hear yourself talk,

you've just given yourself

several reasons to run.

That's my whole point.

The only way

to correct those evils

is to get into politics.

Get into the White House

where you can

do something about it.

But, Kay, you just don't

get into the White House,

millions of people

have to vote for you.

You're not afraid of the job,

are you?

What do you mean, I'm afraid?

Of course I'm not afraid

I'd make

a darn good president.

What am I saying?

You've got me doing it now.

I would like to

pause at this moment

and take a one-man

Gallup poll.

What chance do you think

Mr. Matthews here

really might have, Jim?

I don't know.

Any native-born American

over 35 has a chance.

Jim, on Tuesday

Grant starts a tour

of his plants.

Everywhere he's going

he's been invited to speak.

Wait a minute. I'm going to be

pretty busy, you know.

I've got problems

in all those plants.

Grant, you've got to

go along with us

that far. Try it out.

At least you get

a few things off your chest.

Spike, you're going

along with him.

You've been telling

everyone for years

how to run a campaign.

Now we'll see

if you can really run one.

Fine, I'll go over to

the White House and tell

the Trumans to start packing.

Yes, Norah, what is it?

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