Bobby

I am announcing today

my candidacy

for the presidency

of the United States.

I do not run for the presidency

merely to oppose any man,

but to propose new policies.

I run because I am convinced

that this country is

on a perilous course

and because I have

such strong feelings

about what must be done,

and I feel that I'm obliged

to do all that I can.

CROWD Hell, no, we

won't go! Hell, no, we won't go!

There's a time when

the operation of the machine

becomes so odious...

I shall not seek

and I will not accept

the nomination of my party

for another term

as your president.

...some very sad news

for all of you,

and, I think, uh, sad news

for all of our fellow citizens

and people who love peace

all over the world,

and that is that, uh,

Martin Luther King was shot

and was killed tonight

in Memphis, Tennessee.

We're gonna say to the whole

damn government:

"Stick 'em up, mother. "

Bobby Kennedy's the only

white man in America I trust.

If I have reason to believe

that there's gonna be a riot

started, and somebody tells me

that there's gonna be trouble

if you don't stop them,

then it's my duty to stop them.

Then you go out

and arrest them?

Oh, absolutely.

How can you go arrest somebody

if they haven't

violated the law?

They're ready

to violate the law.

In other words...

Could I suggest

in the luncheon period of time

that the sheriff

and the district attorney

read the Constitution

of the United States?

I don't want to be part

of the United States,

I don't want to be part

of the American people,

and have them write of us

as they wrote of Rome:

"They made a desert,

and they called it peace. "

Your generation,

this generation,

cannot afford to waste

its substance and its hope

in the struggles of the past.

For beyond these walls

is a world

to be helped and improved

and made safe

for the welfare of mankind.

Do we know anything yet?

We got men on the sixth floor

going from room to room.

You the manager?

Paul Ebbers.

And the bungalows?

We're checking them now.

WOMAN:

Roger that.

- It's a false alarm.

- False alarm.

I wouldn't want to be you today.

Occupational hazard.

We'll open the cafe.

You or your men want

coffee, a hot breakfast,

- it's on the house.

- Thanks.

It'll take us a little while

to wrap this up,

but I'll let the boys know.

We're gonna need to

open a lane here for traffic.

False alarm.

Yeah. I didn't know

you were in this early.

Are you kidding?

Have you seen my schedule

for today?

Hey, Paul.

What the heck's going on here?

There's a hook and ladder

keeping me

from my first cup of coffee

and crosswords.

Don't you have a home, John?

Well, this is my home,

you know that.

Retirement doesn't

suit you, does it?

No, sir.

This is not the muscle tone

of a retired man.

If it were up to me,

John, you'd still be

in uniform, still at that door.

Oh, that's great. Hold it.

Okay, one more.

Everybody smile.

Thank you.

You guys can put out

my fire anytime.

And how are you, my baby?

We're gonna go back up

to bed, aren't we?

Ladies and gentlemen,

if I may have your attention,

please, ladies and gentlemen.

We are very sorry.

This has been a false alarm.

Yes. Uh...

you are free to return

to your rooms at this time

or join us in one of our cafes

for a complimentary breakfast.

And once again,

on behalf of the...

Jack?

Welcome to Los Angeles.

Sir.

The polls are open

in South Dakota, fellas.

Let's go.

How long has it been

since you've slept?

How long has it been

since you've slept?

We bring home California,

we'll all sleep

a hell of a lot better.

Timmons.

Damn it. Damn it.

- Good morning, my brown brother.

- Hey.

You know you're working

a double, right?

How come everybody

knows but me?

And that's the third time

this week.

For once, I'd like to

be asked, "Hey, Jose,

would you mind working

a double shift today?"

- That'll never happen.

- Why not?

Because you're Mexican,

that's why.

I'm Latino.

Latino?

Jose, you're

a f***in' Mexican, okay?

Call yourself what you will;

you're no different

than the rest of us.

If you don't like

the double shift,

there's a hundred guys

out there on the other side

of that door

that'll take your place

like this.

And if it makes you

feel any better...

I'm working

a double shift, too, so...

we'll both be here

until midnight.

I got tickets to see

Drysdale pitch

against Pittsburgh tonight.

- Is that right?

- He's on a streak.

You know?

Field level.

These are good tickets.

I was gonna take my dad.

He's never been to a game.

Well, he ain't going

to one tonight.

So, if I were you,

I'd sell those tickets.

I can help you with that.

Son of a b*tch.

Timmons, he doesn't show me

the decency of the respect.

- Yeah, you know why?

- Why?

Because you're Mexican.

And a busboy.

Hey, we're the new n*ggers,

brother.

Get used to it.

Sh*t.

"Latino. "

Well...

I missed all

the excitement, I see.

Oh, it's not much to speak of.

Well, it's the Ambassador Hotel.

People coming, people going.

Nothing ever happens.

Grand Hotel.

What about it?

It's a line from the old

Greta Garbo movie, Grand Hotel.

Okay, John.

Ever seen Grand Hotel, Henry?

- No, I haven't, Mr. Casey.

- No, of course you didn't.

I have seen

Bonnie and Clyde, though.

Ah, that's a good film.

Have you seen

Bonnie and Clyde, Nelson?

I saw it with you.

Thank you, Henry.

Have a good day.

Thank you, Mr. Casey.

You know, I stood at that door

from the first day

the Ambassador opened

back in 1921,

and I greeted everyone:

FDR, Truman, Eisenhower,

Jack Kennedy, Johnson,

Premier Khrushchev,

the Shah of Iran,

King of Sweden, all of them.

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek... she

rented the entire fifth floor.

I personally delivered the

Oriental furniture to her suite.

It was antiques, mostly.

Oh, yes, and one night, I, uh,

I caught Will Rogers

having a pee.

He was taking a piss

in the greenhouse.

He tried to convince me

it was good for the plants.

He said, "Good

for the shrubbery, boy. "

I said, "Don't do it again,

sir. "

And I also danced at the Grove

when I was off duty

with, uh, Barbara Stanwyck,

believe it or not,

and Dolores del Rio

and Rita Hayworth.

I was quite a dancer.

She was a beautiful

woman, mind you.

And I heard Bing Crosby

sing at the Grove, too.

Yeah, and Sinatra, too,

of course, and Rudy Vallee.

Sophie Tucker, Ruby Keeler.

Yeah, and Cab Calloway, I think.

Yes, sir. All good

things in this hotel.

Yeah.

Can I see the sports section?

D People say

I'm the life of the party d

d 'Cause I tell

a joke or two... d

Her b*obs.

I read about it somewhere.

Anne Bancroft is not

gonna show her breasts

in a film.

She's a good-looking lady, Coop.

I'm not saying she's not

a good-looking lady.

Oh, like you wouldn't,

if you had the chance?

Anne Bancroft has too much class

to show her breasts in a film.

That's it.

That's the facts.

It's not just a film, Coop.

It's The Graduate.

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