1600 Penn

Hey, how you feeling?

Oh, I'm okay.

The morning sickness has receded.

I am having some really weird cravings though.

Don't give in to those-- that's the fetus

fighting for dominance.

Wait, what time is it?

11:17.

It's 11:17?

It's 11:17?!

Senator Thoroughgood,

this is a good bill

that will put more math and science teachers

into the classroom.

Did you know America's kids rank 32nd

in the world in algebra?

Algebra.

You know that word has Arabic roots.

Skip: 11:17! It's 11:17!

Sorry. Coming through.

My bad. Hey.

I should've just gone in front of you.

I don't know why I did that. Hi, momily!

Sorry, sir! It's 11:17.

Thank you for your service.

Oh. Hey, Stacey.

Didn't expect to bump into you here.

Hey. Hey. You come here often?

Yeah. I know... I know you do.

You come here every day.

I can feel your eyes burning through my soul, Patty.

You don't just jump in and ask someone out.

I'm laying groundwork.

I know it's frustrating for you.

The back and forth.

The will-they-or-won't-they.

All right, fine.

Stacey!

Uh, hey, um...

I just wanted to say...

that... before I die, I want to go to Asia.

Me, too.

Wow.

How long have you been waiting for that moment?

Mm.

Woman: We're joined by President Dale Gilchrist

and First Lady Emily Nash Gilchrist.

Mr. President, you're pressing for a vote

on a set of controversial

education reforms.

Your critics have said... Dale: Look,

there's nothing controversial

about this bill.

Just common sense steps.

More math and science teachers in the classroom and...

and more support for programs

that actually excite kids about learning.

Woman: Interesting.

Mrs. Gilchrist, where do you stand on sleeves?

I'm sorry, Savannah. What?

Woman: You're so stylish and your outfits are amazing.

People are talking about your outfits. It's a hot topic.

Well, okay.

First of all, thank you. Um,

but if we could just get back to education--

it really is a passion of mine.

But that's not your only passion. I understand

you studied classical dance.

In fact, I think we have

some video of you in a leotard.

Justin, can we roll that clip?

Oh, Justin, you don't have to do that.

Yes, I was a dancer.

Right before I became a lawyer

for 15 years. And today I am leading

our efforts to... you are rolling that clip, aren't you?

Yes, ma'am.

Wow. Look at those arms.

Any diet tips?

Marshall: And tomorrow night, the President and First Lady

will be holding a gala to honor senator Frohm Thoroughgood

for his 50 years in the senate.

Yes. How does the president feel

about honoring a man who claimed until 1978

that the civil war ended in a draw?

President Gilchrist and senator Thoroughgood

have not always seen eye to eye,

but the president has-has... great respect

for the senator's long service to this country.

Dale: The man's

a monster. Emily: He's been on the wrong side

of history for half a century.

In the sixties he tried to ban interracial dancing.

He was the inspiration for hairspray.

I think you guys are being a little hard on him.

It says here he marched in Selma with Martin

Luther king. And I'm continuing to read,

and it's getting much worse.

There he is with a baton

and a group of men dressed as ghosts.

Look, in the senate,

you don't get power for being right, you get it for being old.

It's not popular to say, but the founding fathers

really screwed the pooch on this one.

I'm really not looking forward to this ball.

It's just all these events

are so uncomfortable for me now

that the news broke. Look,

pretty soon your brother here is gonna do

something so strange and embarrassing

that the whole pregnancy thing will be quickly overshadowed.

I'm here for you, sis.

Besides, I think the ball is gonna be fun.

The dancing,

the formal wear.

It'll be just like prom,

the movie about prom.

I've never been to a prom.

You should ask that cute mailroom girl to go with you.

I don't know. I don't want to ruin

what we have. Becca: You mean you

staring at her every morning

as she walks by? Yeah.

You know what? Sometimes in life

you just have to go for what you want. What's your

favorite thing in the world? Pizza!

No, ninjas. No, pizza.

And fantasy football, which is when I imagine dad and I

playing football together--

he's the quarterback,

I'm the only receiver he trusts...

Let's go with pizza-- if this girl

were the last piece of pizza on earth,

you'd go for her, right? It depends on when I had lunch.

At the very least, I would lick her

so that no one else would eat her.

Just ask her out, Skip.

Okay.

Good day, sir. Are you the mailroom supervisor here?

That's right.

I would like permission to ask

your employee, Stacey Kim, to be my date

to the formal white house ball tomorrow night.

I'm a good man and a hard worker, sir.

Okay.

I won't let you down.

Skip?

: Eat the pizza.

What are you doing here?

Can I talk to you for a second?

I have a quick question that could

alter the course of both of our lives.

Okay...

What's up?

Okay. Here goes.

Stacey Kim,

would you do me the honor of being my date--

Keep going, Skip--

To the gala tomorrow night?

Wow.

That sounds amazing.

But...

We're just going as friends, right?

Yes. Right now we are just friends.

Okay. I would love to go with you as friends.

Awesome. It's a date.

It's not a date. Not a date.

We'll put a pin in the romance.

No pin, Skip. No pin,

Skip. Too sharp.

Yeah. You get pricked.

I'm in! Becca: Are you?

It really doesn't seem like it.

Becca, Becca, Becca.

That sounds like a helicopter.

Becca, Becca, Becca, Becca... Skip, what's your point?

You know how some guys

are really good at picking up girls at bars?

Yeah, you know.

That's not me. Me?

I'm more of a ball guy--

the slimming black tuxedo, the witty repartee.

It all plays to my strengths.

Especially the dancing.

A lot of people have told me I'm like

a young Fred Astaire.

Do you know who that is? Is that a-a compliment?

I just... I don't want you to get hurt.

You know, sometimes your imagination

runs wild. Strangers become friends.

Friends become dates.

Dates...

become...

romantically exclusive.

We'll talk about this

magical night at our wedding.

Our wedding!

I'm s... I'm so sorry.

What-what was your concern?

Just be careful, Skip.