President Robert Fowler Quotes in The Sum of All Fears (2002)

President Robert Fowler: [during the White House correspondents dinner] My beautiful wife, Julie, is from New Jersey. 15 electoral votes... and is, as you know, half Jewish. So we'll take Florida's 25 electoral votes and divide by 2. My daughter, Jeanie, is expecting her first child. If it's a girl, she will be named Virginia. 13 electoral votes. In fact, even if it's a boy, he'll be named Virginia. She reminds me that I have publicly acknowledged that as a young Marine officer in Vietnam, I did, on a handful of occasions, smoke marijuana.

[pause]

President Robert Fowler: California. 54 electoral votes.

President Robert Fowler: This can't be happening.

President Robert Fowler: [during an argument after arriving aboard the E-4B airborne command post] This is too much goddamn bullshit! And not enough fact.

President Robert Fowler: [Becker passes out] Get a doctor in here!

General Lasseter: But Mr. President...

President Robert Fowler: I said get a doctor!

General Lasseter: [to the Military Aide carrying the nuclear football] Colonel! Bring me the launch codes.