First Daughter

##[Girl Vocalizing]

[ Giggling]

[ Girl Continues Giggling]

[ Man Narrating]

Once upon a time, there was a little girl--

- [ Girl Giggling ]

- just like any other little girl.

- And like most little girls--

- [ Girl] I gotcha!

she loved collecting

beautiful things.

Look it what I have.

Always sharing them

with her friends.

Hel lo.

Come on over and meet

my friends, Hoppers.

She would throw the most amazing tea

parties for her very closest companions.

Mr. Elephant, have you met my daddy?

He's the governor, you know.

- And then it happened.

- [ Man Introducing President ]

You know that awkward

but typical time oflife...

- when you feel like every eye is on you--

- [ Man ] Mackenzie!

Iike you're the main attraction

in a three-ring circus.

That's right.

She became a teenager.

But eventually,

she made it through.

And as she blossomed, she became

more comfortable with herself.

- There she is. Hey, Sam. How you doi ng?

- H i, Dad.

H i, sweetie. I 'd like you to meet--

And like most teenagers,

she enjoyedparties...

- andpizza.

- Enjoy.

- Thanks.

- And like herpeers...

she often felt as ifher every move

was scrutinized.

- Hold it right there.

- Big smile, Sam.

Mom, prom ise me you would never let me

leave the house looking like that.

Never! It looks like she found

Chelsea Clinton's old crimping iron...

and Amy Carter's Sassoons.

It's like a terrorist

got a hold ofher.

I don't know what's going on.

But what doyou think?

What is the worst outfit thatyou have

everseen Samantha wear?

- I'll bet it's gonna be close.

- I bet it is too.

There have been

a lot of lousy outfits.

IfMac is back, get in there

and clean outyourkid's closet.

- [Narrator] But with maturity...

- Thank you.

- [ Speaking French ]

- she was able to look outside herself...

and appreciate the wisdom

ofher elders.

And I 'll tell you something.

Decades in politics give you...

special life skills, Sam.

Like an excellent poker face.

- [Laughs ]

- Not bad, Senator Downer.

- Thankyou for the tip.

- [Laughter]

[Narrator]

In short...

- she grew up... happily...

- Good night.

- with the love ofa father...

- Good night, Sam.

- and a mother...

- Seeyou in the morning, sweetheart.

who she thought

were the center ofthe world...

in an old white house...

they called home.

##[ Man Singing Swing ]

Lucky Charm's on site.

- ## [ Continues ]

- Somethi ng wrong with Sam.

[ President ]

Are you sure? It's an election year, remember?

[ First Lady]

She could use a little down time.

Starti ng November 5,

she can have all the down time she needs.

[ Woman ] Mr. and Mrs. LatifMoratee,

President Mackenzie, First Lady...

- Samantha.

- Hello.

- Good to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, Samantha.

- [ Foreign Language ] Please.

- [ Foreign Language ]

This way.

We have press conference

at 9:
00. To Marine One, 9:1 5.

To AirForce One at 1 0:00.

Travel time, four hours, 59 minutes.

Twenty-five minutes

to destination Redmond Univ--

Hold that thought, Liz.

[ Sighs ]

Let's pretend that tomorrow

I'm heading offto college.

- Mm-hmm.

- I grab my bags, which I packed myself.

I throw them into

my adorable collegiate car...

next to my cooler that has a beer hiding

underneath the bologna sandwiches.

My parents cry.

Their only child is growing up and so forth.

And then I do it.

I drive offlike the normal,

run-of-the-mill kid that I am.

You'restillaprincess.

Youshouldat least weara ball gown.

Ignorance is bliss.

What can I say?

I say, good night,

normal, boring girl.

And you better hide that beer,

because under the sandwiches--

that's the first place

they'll look.

- Duly noted.

- Goodnight.

- [Door Closes ]

- [ Sighs ]

[Running Footsteps ]

Did you take the southern route

through the stairwell...

or the northern route

through the access hall?

- Eastern route.

- Oh!

Two elevators, one moving walkway,

turn left at the Lincoln arches.

- It's lesser-known, but very effective.

- Mm-hmm.

Eastern route's one of

my favorites, actually.

And that Lincoln arches thing

is a very nice touch.

You know, ifyou're gonna

eat this cake...

you have to pay the toll.

- Inflation.

- Mm-hmm.

You know, you should really

do something about that, Dad.

Mm-hmm.

Mm, mm, mm, mm.

- Not the dancing.

- Dancing.

## [ Humming ]

- Ready?

- Ready.

Good.

- I need to say something.

- Okay.

About tomorrow.

- I was thinking--

- Mm-hmm.

and maybe I should go alone.

- Really?

- Yeah. I mean...

it's hard enough to blend in, having a team of

Secret Service men carrying my books, then--

Uh-huh.

All I'm saying--

I just wanna be

like everybody else.

Sam, you're not like

everybody else.

Ready?

It's the big finish.

Here it comes.

Yes! Yes.

Theywon't askyou about policy.

They'll probably askyou about...

your expectations, your hopes,

your major, and you'll say--

Don't worry, Liz. I'm set.

Does anyone have my--

- Got it.

- Thankyou.

So, you're just like

any other American family.

Whose daughter is

heading offto college.

Remember, todayyou're not just

the First Lady, butyou're also a mom.

I'd like to think

I'm both women every day.

In short, you're just a proud dad.

Like every other dad...

watching his little girl

head offto California for college.

You can segue intoyour education

reform initiative from there.

And time permitting, Mr. President,

the California Youth Literacy Program.

- It's not a stump speech.

It's about my daughter.

- Right.

Mr. President,

how doyou feel aboutyour only child...

going to school

so far away?

Well, uh, I could suggest

moving the nation's capitol to California.

- [ Laughter]

- Samantha, will you miss D.C.?

Andbetteryet,

what willyou miss least?

Wow. That's a tough one.

Well, I can't tell you

what I will miss the least...

but I can tell you

what I will miss the most.

That is my friends

and my family.

But I am very excited to experience life

as a normal kid...

having a normal

college experience.

- Thankyou.

- [ Press Secretary]

Thankyou. We don't have any more time.

- Thankyou very much.

- ## [ Band:
"Hail to the Chief" ]

[ Reporters Clamoring ]

##[Man Singing Pop Waltz]

## [Vocalizing]

[ Man ]

Whoo! Mr. President!

## [Singing Continues ]

[ Man Yelling, Indistinct ]

## [ Vocalizing]

This is not

what I dreamed of.

Oh, we know, honey.

Next life.

## [Ends ]

Oh, God. Please, no

"Hail to the Chief."

## [ "Hail to the Chief" ]

Game time.

- [Woman ] Hi, Sam.

- [ Cheering]

You know, hon,

it's not too late to call Georgetown.

Live at home.

Free laundry.

Dad, I didn't choose a school

- [President] Roommate's name?

- [First Lady] Mia Thompson.

Parents Janet and Kyle.

Divorced.

Both strong supporters

in the polls.

I heard that.

Well, that's odd.

Theywere supposed to be here by now.

Once I heard a rumor, Mom, that there are

actually some people out there....

that don't live

a minute-by-minute schedule.

How do they live?

Roommate's caught in traffic.

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