Welcome to Mooseport Page #3

Tonight is a very special night

for Mooseport.

In the words of Hunt Langley, who put it

so eloquently in The Moose Call:

"The Eagle has landed!"

- How original.

- On behalf of the town council...

...let's give a big Mooseport welcome

to our newest citizen...

...Monroe "Eagle" Cole!

Thank you. Thank you very much.

As you all know, it's been over a year

since I vacationed up here.

So first off, to the rumor

that I'm only here...

...because I lost my Baltimore house

in my divorce...

...absolutely true.

I am a Mooseport resident.

Even though I didn't get to meet many

of you when I was here as president...

...I certainly hope to...

I certainly would...

...hope to get to know you all

a lot better.

Maybe we could hit a few birdies

or eagles...

...at your local golf links.

Anyway, since I'm not here

to ask for money...

...I don't know what else to say...

...except to thank you so much

for your hospitality...

...and see you around the burg.

Thanks, Mr. President. That was great.

Can some of us talk with you privately?

The president's time is limited. Sorry.

This'll just take a second, sir.

It's kind of urgent.

Certainly.

- Right this way.

- Excuse me.

Mr. President, I'm sorry the timing

isn't better...

...but your arrival has coincided

with something of a crisis.

Folks, I'm The Crisismeister.

Shall I call the Marines?

- Would you care to sit down, please?

- Thank you.

Mr. President, Amos Harmon, our

beloved mayor of 24 years, passed away.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Anyway, sir, the town council met

an hour ago in an emergency session...

...and voted unanimously...

...to beseech you, sir,

to be our mayor.

Your mayor?

Mayor.

That's good.

Yes, sir. You see, before he died...

...Mayor Harmon was running,

as always, unopposed.

And with the filing deadline tomorrow...

...we were having a dilly of a time

finding a replacement.

Then Reuben here pipes up and says,

"Why not get the president?"

I said, "Get the president!"

In our 240-year history there would be

no greater honor bestowed on our town.

To have as our mayor,

the most popular president in history.

- Approval ratings in the 70s.

- Eighties, actually.

- Eighty-five.

- Eighty-five.

Eighty-five. Unbelievable.

Mr. President, you simply must say yes.

Well, folks, even though I'm not in the

Oval Office any longer, I do have plans.

Sally, please. We're in the middle

of something here.

Sorry. I was just...

...getting my coat.

I'll come back.

Hold on a second.

- Sally, is it?

- Yes.

Sally, you seem like

an engaged citizen.

What would you think about

my being mayor?

- Mayor? Really?

- It was my idea!

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