24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2003)

Dennis Haysbert: President David Palmer

Quotes 

• President David Palmer : How'd you find out about me?

  Brian Jacobs : The Attorney General called me: he assumed you'd want me for your counsel

  President David Palmer : What've they told you?

  Brian Jacobs : That you've been removed from Office by the Cabinet, by the capacity clause of the twenty-fifth Amendment

  President David Palmer : Is what they did legal?

  Brian Jacobs : Technically, yes. The Constitution gives the Cabinet to declare the President incompetent. No further definition. No further clarification

  President David Palmer : That also gives me the right to appeal that decision

  Brian Jacobs : Yes, which I will do vigorously. Unfortunately, it's length process

  President David Palmer : We don't have time

  Brian Jacobs : I don't know how to make it faster, Sir

  President David Palmer : None of those legalities matter. This country is about to go to war based on evidence and now I am convinced is false

  Brian Jacobs : Except no one outside this room believes that

  President David Palmer : This evidence was manipulated by a man named Peter Kingsley. I need you to find out everything you can about him

  Brian Jacobs : You have to understand, Mike Novick is tying my hands

  President David Palmer : Well, get him to untie them. Whatever you have to do

• President David Palmer : Yeah?

  Mike Novick : I need to speak with you: it concerns national security

  President David Palmer : As I'm not the Commander in Chief anymore, I don't see how that would be relevant

  Mike Novick : We have a problem with the Turkish government, our stealth bombers are nearing their airspace, and unfortunately one of their fighters spotted us a few minutes ago

  President David Palmer : So ask the Prime Minister for the fly over, he should agree

  Mike Novick : The Secretary of State has spoken to him. He said he would grant us this on one condition

  President David Palmer : What's the condition?

  Mike Novick : He wants a personal request and assurances from the President

  President David Palmer : The Prime Minister hasn't been told I've been removed from Office

  Mike Novick : That couldn't happen, not before the American people know

  President David Palmer : [Sarcastically]  now that wouldn't be right now would it?

  Mike Novick : Now that the bombers have been spotted, it's more critical than ever they get to their targets quickly. Any detour would take them over unfriendly skies

  President David Palmer : You want me to speak to the Prime Minister under the pretense that I'm still the President?

  Mike Novick : Yes. This mission is going to continue regardless Sir, this phone call no matter how distasteful for you, could prevent those planes from being attacked. We only have minutes Sir

• Mike Novick : [Referring to speaking to the Prime Minister of Turkey in the context that he wasn't removed from Office]  David, thank you. I know how difficult it must have been for you

  President David Palmer : How much longer is Prescott going to keep me here?

  Mike Novick : Until after the press conference. I've requested your release sooner but there's only so much I can do. I spoke to Brian: he requested some low security access on your behalf. I want you to know I granted it