[Movie Script]American President, The

	T H E   A M E R I C A N   P R E S I D E N T



Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
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As the OPENING TTTLES ROLL against a series of shots of

statues and paintings of former presidents, we HEAR shards of

dialogue from various presidential speeches.
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	EXT. BEAUTIFUL ESTABLISHING SHOT OF THE WHITE HOUSE - DAY



It's an early November morning, and the sun has just come

over this extraordinary building. WE HOLD on this for a moment

before we
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	INT. A CORRIDOR IN THE RESIDENCE - DAY



A SECRET SERVICE AGENT presses the button by the private

elevator as he talks into his shirt cuff.
				AGENT COOPER


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