The Assassination of Richard Nixon Page #2

- You said...|- It's already been marked down.

For Christ's sake, that's less than we paid|for the damn thing.

You know I think|there's been a misunderstanding...

I'm not interested in what you think.

I'm interested|in what you're gonna do about it.

I guess I could tell him...

You can't tell him sh*t.|You've made the offer.

That's it. Go out and hope he doesn't take it.

All right, Mr. Jones.

Sir, can I show you|some of our other very nice...

All right, then. Yes.

You looked like|you're gonna sh*t your pants.

You're on the board.

- You see him write that check?|- He did it to me, we do it to you.

Fifty-fifty all right with you?

- Sure.|- Good job, Sam.

It's not lying. It's business.

But it's not right.|I should have said something on the spot.

No, you shouldn't have.

What are you saying,|that I should swallow something like that?

It makes me sad that you would|accept something, of all people.

Sam, I'm just saying it's not that big a deal.

It is a big deal.|Bonny, if we're going to be partners...

we have to get this kind of thing straight.

Sam, I get it. Okay? I've been there.

But this guy's your boss.

If he wants to be an a**hole,|you might just have to let him do.

- But, Bonny...|- There's no "but," Sam.

- What about my rights?|- You've got a right to be mad, sure.

Exactly. That's what I'm saying, partner.|That's all I'm saying.

Sam, it's a job.

This is what I mean.|A man doesn't give up his rights at a job.

A man doesn't give up his rights anywhere.|You of all people should know that.

What should I know? 'Cause I'm black,|I should mouth off to my boss?

All this rights sh*t. Rights this, rights that.

Rights, my ass. It's a job.

You got a right to pay your bills,|pay for your kids.

I'm just saying you can't keep quitting jobs.

We all gotta work somehow.

Come on. You're a salesman, right?

Like you do.

Explain this to me, Mr. Bernstein.

All I want|is a little piece of the American Dream.

Like my father and his father.

Is that too much to expect?

Hey, Tuffer. Hey, boy.

You miss me, don't you?

Of course you miss me.

This is a good country, Maestro.|Filled with good people.

But what good is good...

in times like these?

I've been trying to call.

Double Scotch, Scotch and soda,|double bourbon.

It's not a good time, Sam.

Oh, no. I know. I just came to say hi.

- You want to see a menu?|- Yes, please.

- Here you go. I'll be right back.|- Thank you.

...great change, at the same time.

One change is defense spending|is on the way down now.

For the first time in 20 years,|the Federal government is spending more...

That's too much salt.

I know. Sorry.

How is it?

It is good. Remember Sam Jr.|Used to call these "mashapotos"?

That's right. Is everything okay at work?

Top of the charts. Top of the sales board.

I'm doing very well.

That's great.

Maybe I'll be driving a Cadillac soon.

He was a friend of yours?

Who?

The one with the Cadillac.|I drove by last night.

- Jesus, are you spying on me?|- No.

What you doing|lurking around the house for?

I wasn't lurking, Marie. I just...

You told me to call.|I called and nobody answered, so...

I said, try me, okay?

You know what?|I don't want to talk about this.

I respect that.

I just want you to know|I'm not seeing anyone.

Okay, that's your business.

It's important to me that you know that.

Fine. Now I know.

Table four wants their check.

I'm sorry. Okay? I didn't mean...

Can I call you later?

Look, if I get off at a decent hour,|I'll call you.

- All right?|- All right.

Mr. Bernstein, sir, there are people|who sit and wait their lives away...

on the promise of a dream|that will not come.

They are the sheep.

We have a great deal to be thankful for|as Americans tonight.

You've chosen El Dorado,|with front wheel drive. It's our most...

But there are also|many more like us, Maestro...

- who will not be pushed around.|- The time has come when the masses...

...have been pushed to the wall.

When they cannot any longer|address their grievances through the legal...

political machinery of this country.

We're not the decision-makers,|the masses are.

If they think it's time to overthrow|the system, there's nothing you...

or anyone else can do.

Hi. I'm Sam Bicke.

Harold.

- How are you?|- Yeah.

Are you with the police?

I'm not police. I'm Sam Bicke.

Yeah, I got that. What can I do for you?

As a matter of fact...

I've seen you on television.|I mean, the Panthers on television...

and I'm in complete agreement|with your stand.

Except that I'm white.

We've all got to be born something.

Do you know what that means?

It means you're not getting|to your whole audience.

I mean, I'm white, but I'm in the same boat.

You own the boat.

No, I don't own the boat.|I'm not the man in the Cadillac.

That's not me.

May I?

- Harold.|- Yes.

I feel like I can talk to you.|I sort of knew it would be like that.

I know what it's like to not be respected,|and be lied to...

and be treated like a great, big nothing.

And I want to do something.

You want to do something?

Like the Black Panthers,|I want to do something...

The system is not right.

I have to go,|but I want to throw an idea at you.

Zebras.

Zebras?

See, they're black and they're white.

The Black Panthers become the Zebras...

and membership will double.

I don't want you to answer me right now.|Just think about it.

This is $107.

I wanted to feel|like I was starting to do something.

Sam.|It's a great start.

Take a look.

- You see what I see?|- What's that?

You're familiar with Carnegie, right?

I gave it to you.

Dale Carnegie.|How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Oh, yes. I know the book.

No, you don't.

You've seen the book.

Maybe browsed through it.|But you don't know the book.

If you knew the book,|you'd know what I mean when I say...

"Always give a dog a good name. "

Always give a dog a name.

A good name. Damn it.|You've really got to listen better.

You're right. I'm sorry.

It's a Carnegie technique|for dealing with people.

When somebody's performance isn't good,|you don't criticize them.

You don't say, "Your work's sh*t. "|Right? Instead you say:

"Your work used to be great,|now it's not so great. "

And then you ask them a question like:

"Everything okay at home?"

Are you asking me?

I'm teaching you.|You just learned a management technique.

Don't mind me teaching you, do you?

Sir.|- Good. Just one more little thing.

But, Marie, he wants me to cut it.

It's a job, Sam. Shave it off.|You'll forget you ever had a mustache.

I won't forget. I'll never forget.|Marie, don't you remember?

Remember what?

Daddy, do you like my picture?

Yes, honey, it's very nice.

I grew it for you.

Sam, please.

Mom!

You've got to see these people,|they just lie to make money.

And then, I'm the sleazy one|of these so-called businessmen.

God damn it.

I mean they don't have any right...

to say half of the things that they say to us.

I mean, look at the way|they make you dress.

I dress like this so I can support my family.

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