0:00:02 > 0:00:06This film contains some strong language
0:00:12 > 0:00:15You know, Reno, we should have teamed up years ago!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- We're two of a kind, alright! - Partners!- Through thick and thin!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- Night or day!- Right or wrong!
0:00:26 > 0:00:29# If you're ever in a jam, here I am
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# If you ever need a pal I'm your gal
0:00:35 > 0:00:39# If you ever feel so happy you land in jail, I'm your bail
0:00:39 > 0:00:41# It's friendship # Friendship
0:00:41 > 0:00:44# Just the perfect blendship
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# When other friendships have been forgot
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# Ours will still be hot
0:00:48 > 0:00:50# A-dadda-ladda-ladda, dig dig dig
0:00:55 > 0:00:59# If you're ever down a well ring my bell
0:00:59 > 0:01:02# If you ever catch on fire send a wire
0:01:03 > 0:01:07# If you ever lose your teeth when you're out to dine, borrow mine
0:01:07 > 0:01:10# It's friendship # Friendship
0:01:10 > 0:01:12# Just the perfect blendship
0:01:12 > 0:01:16# When other friendships go up in smoke, ours will still be oak
0:01:16 > 0:01:18# A-dadda-ladda-ladda, goof goof goof
0:01:23 > 0:01:27# If you ever lose your mind, I'll be kind
0:01:28 > 0:01:32# If you ever lose your shirt I'll be hurt
0:01:32 > 0:01:36# If you're ever in a mill and get sawed in half, I won't laugh
0:01:36 > 0:01:38# It's friendship # Friendship
0:01:38 > 0:01:40# Just the perfect blendship
0:01:40 > 0:01:45# When other friendships have been "forgate", ours will still be great
0:01:45 > 0:01:51# When other friendships have been forgot, ours will still be hot! #
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Hi, I'm Tony Blair. Pleased to meet you.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Er, could you just open the boot for me?
0:02:34 > 0:02:391988. Voters with an annual income of 15,000 to 50,000
0:02:39 > 0:02:42voted 20% Democrat, 48% Republican.
0:02:42 > 0:02:471992. Those same voters go for Clinton 45%, versus 35% for Bush.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Why?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Because we redefined ourselves.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57We reached out to voters who felt that the social policies
0:02:57 > 0:03:00of conservatives were selfish and uncaring,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and convinced them that we were not the old-style, wasteful
0:03:03 > 0:03:07tax-and-spend liberals conservatives would have them believe we were.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10So, welfare. Provide welfare, but with a time limit.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Mandate job training.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Get those people skills, get them back off the dole.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Same with crime. Be tough on the causes of crime -
0:03:18 > 0:03:22education, lack of education, poverty but be tough on criminals as well.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You're going to have to listen to what people are saying.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Don't keep coming at them with ideas and language that they don't want.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It's a helluva lot easier to change what your party stands for
0:03:35 > 0:03:37than to change what people want.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Policy's only get to get you so far.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43If you guys are serious about putting the Labour Party back into power,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46above everything you're going to need to get yourself one of these.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50A bonafide, triple-A, vote-winning political superstar.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Madames et Monsieurs, le President de la Republic,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Monsieur Jacques Chirac
0:04:09 > 0:04:12et le chef de Partie Travieste, Monsieur Tony Blair.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Monsieur le President, our Prime Minister, John Major,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and my political opponents in Britain believe that they will
0:04:27 > 0:04:32win the next election by expressing their hostility to Europe.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Well, not me.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Let us be in no doubt that we in Europe are a superpower too.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I'm sorry.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Tony, that was terrific, they loved you.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- So good I almost believed it myself. - Exactly.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11We've just got a confirmation from the Foreign Office.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's a yes for the Washington trip.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Great!- Meeting with the chairman of the Federal Reserve,
0:05:16 > 0:05:17reception at the British Embassy.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- And Clinton?- A one-on-one with the man himself in the Oval Office.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24With the full White House press corps in attendance.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I thought Leaders of the Opposition were kept at a distance
0:05:27 > 0:05:28so as not to upset the Prime Minister?
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- They are.- So why the exception? - Well, it's obvious, isn't it?
0:05:33 > 0:05:34They think you're going to win.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Have you seen my blue shirt?- What? - Have you seen my blue shirt?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I can't hear you.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Well, they'll have to go to the Court of Appeal for that,
0:05:44 > 0:05:45if they have the stomach for it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Have you seen my blue shirt? - Which blue shirt?- Pale blue.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Look in the basket.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Yeah, I'll see you at court 27. 10:15.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56If I put it in the basket, why didn't she do it?
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Take another shirt
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- I've already chosen my tie. - Well, take another tie.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01I don't want to take another tie.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- It's touching. I've not seen you this nervous before.- I'm not nervous.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Then why are you snapping? - I'm not snap...!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Last time you went to Washington I seem to remember
0:06:14 > 0:06:15a slightly more casual attitude.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Last time I went to Washington, I met with Clinton's advisers.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- To nick their ideas?- No, to seek their advice on reshaping the party.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Reshaping yourself, more like.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You came back, Clinton hair, Clinton suit.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Everything minus the tarty girlfriend.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Why does his wife put up with...?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Oh, Tony, don't worry. He'll love you.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Hopefully there'll be somewhere in Washington
0:06:43 > 0:06:44I can get a bloody shirt done.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Good God! They're bringing us in through the north-west gate.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- What does that mean?- It's the front door. The heads of state entrance.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05As if you're already Prime Minister.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Switch sides.- Why? - They'll open the door on the left.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13You have to get out first. Come on!
0:07:15 > 0:07:17For goodness' sake!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Hell, Alastair!
0:07:23 > 0:07:24I hope nobody saw that.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Comfy?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Good morning, sir. Welcome to the White House.- Thank you.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- This is Alastair Campbell. - How do you do?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- This is Jonathan Powell, chief of staff.- Yes, we know.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Right this way, gentleman.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- First time in the White House? - Yes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Please tell me you're getting a kick out of this.- Yes, thank you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Potus is still in the family residence right now.- Potus?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09President of the United States.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Heading down the staircase.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Will we have one of those?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20On the ground floor now.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Into the colonnade.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Not bad. 15 minutes late. You must be important.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33OK, here we go, sir.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Straight ahead.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Be sure to ask him about the moon rock.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Thanks.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I'm very glad we had this chance to talk.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I've always been straight with you, Mr Ambassador.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13So when I tell you that we share the concerns of the people of Okinawa,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I know that you'll believe me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Secretary Perry and I have been talking through some ideas
0:09:19 > 0:09:22that will safguard our security interest in the northern Pacific,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25as well as fulfil our commitments to your people.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Japan has long been a close security partner with the United States,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34and nothing, I promise you, is going to jeopardise that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Well, it's good talking to you too.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Mr Blair.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Tony, please.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Welcome to the White House.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I have been following your career with great interest.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- So you know we've taken a page out of your book.- Quite a few pages.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Which I consider to be a big compliment.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Have a seat.- Thanks.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00You know, we keep a pretty close eye on things over here,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04and we think that the smart money is on you.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And I thought a high-profile visit with an American President
0:10:07 > 0:10:10might just help you across the finish line.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Because I believe you're going to win by a landslide.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16So what you've got to realise is, rhetoric can only get you so far.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19You can talk your way into office but you're not going to stay there
0:10:19 > 0:10:22unless you can deliver on the promise of your words.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Well, we've had 17 years of Conservative government,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30during which the country has veered wildly off course.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33If Labour does get in, I'd like to make sure that we stay in
0:10:33 > 0:10:35long enough to get us back on the right track.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I think we're going to enjoy working together.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Now don't get me wrong, Major's not all that bad.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42He's been great on Northern Ireland.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44And when you're elected, it is my sincere hope
0:10:44 > 0:10:46that you continue to fight for peace.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Oh, peace in Northern Ireland is top of my agenda.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I just don't think it's reasonable in today's world
0:10:52 > 0:10:54to carry on with that kind of dispute.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56If you need my help, just pick up the phone.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Thanks, I will.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00And don't be surprised if you feel completely,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02totally overwhelmed when you do get into office.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Because in all that time out on the road,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07scrambling and fighting to actually get that job,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10no-one briefs you on what to do when you get there.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Now, you seem a pretty quick study. I bet you'll settle in just fine.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17So, we have a few minutes before the press.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Did anyone around here tell you to ask about the moon rock?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Erm, they did, actually.
0:11:26 > 0:11:283.6 billion years old.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You know, sometimes when things get stressful around here
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I just shut that door, sit on the couch and hold that rock.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38And think, we all just got to chill a little.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- A productive meeting, Mr President?- Very.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45We discussed a number of things including the peace
0:11:45 > 0:11:48process in Northern Ireland, which is an article of faith for me,
0:11:48 > 0:11:49personally, as you know.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Do you think you've been talking to
0:11:51 > 0:11:53the next Prime Minister of Great Britain?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Oh, come on, that's not a diplomatic question.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Look, I just hope he's been talking to
0:11:57 > 0:12:00the next President of the United States.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05'Tonight Bill Clinton proves his title, "The Comeback Kid,"
0:12:05 > 0:12:08after winning a historic second term in the White House.'
0:12:08 > 0:12:10'Bill Clinton is the first Democrat
0:12:10 > 0:12:13'to win re-election since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16'The Labour Prime Minister in Number 10,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18'after 18 years of Conservative rule.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19'This is a presidential moment.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23'Look at them grabbing at him, the passion in their faces.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26'He's their man. Let's just listen to the sound for a second.'
0:12:26 > 0:12:30CROWD CHEERS
0:12:30 > 0:12:33'Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie, led Labour out of the wilderness
0:12:33 > 0:12:34'and back into Downing Street.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37'The new prime minister promised to work for the people.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39'He said his government would take
0:12:39 > 0:12:41'practical measures in pursuit of noble causes.'
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Hey, good to see.- Hello. - How are you?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Tony, President Chirac on the line.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- How do you want to do this? In English or French?- Does it matter?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Well, he speaks fluent English, as you know, but my guess is,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02he'll start in French, thinking it will give him the upper hand.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I think you should stand your ground, do this in English.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I'll be listening in. Bon chance.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Hello.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Thank you, Jacques.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Let's hope so.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Well, I will do everything I can to live up to that.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Tony, Clinton on line two.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Er, unfortunately Jacques, I've got to go.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46CHIRAC CHATTERS IN FRENCH.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Sorry about that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Moi aussi. Je... Allo?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- LINE GOES DEAD - Allo?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Bill, how great of you to call.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Please hold for the president of the United States of America.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02PHONE RINGS
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- A call, Mr President. - Thank you, excuse me.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Is this Tony Blair I'm speaking to, the new dictator of Britain?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Congratulations, Tony.- Thank you.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18A majority of 179! It's unbelievable!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I'm going to make prediction right now,
0:14:20 > 0:14:25and say that 2nd May, 1997 is the day that progressive politics
0:14:25 > 0:14:28became the default setting in Western democracies.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30So, that's your name in the history books, right there.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34And you won Edgbaston, the first Labour victory there ever,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and the Wirral South.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Tony, it's sensational. Hey, listen, I've got to go,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42but we're going to see each other in about a month.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Yes, indeed.- All right, we'll catch up properly then.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Hey, whether we have dinner one night, the four of us,
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Cherie and Hillary, too?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Er, Cherie, I'd love that. - OK, it's a date.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I'll let you pick the place, we're easy, we'll eat anything,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58just no catfish or fried green tomatoes, OK?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- That's a promise.- See you.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Did we win Edgbaston?- Yes.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- And Wirral South?- Apparently.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22He's got no business knowing that. That's just showing off.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25President Clinton, and First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton made
0:15:25 > 0:15:29a detour to London to pay a flying visit to Tony Blair today.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32'The pair of post-war baby boomers, they came to power by moderating
0:15:32 > 0:15:36'the liberal tendencies of their respective political parties.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38'They're being watched for signals as to what can
0:15:38 > 0:15:40'be expected of the two men, who seem to have so much in common.'
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Sure I can't offer you anything?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45No, I'm good.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I suppose you know the awful term, "special relationship?"
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Something our Foreign Office is always keen to promote.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Oh, I know it. Every country on earth claims it,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02although in terms of actual affect on US foreign policy,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Israel, China, Saudi Arabia, and the Irish Republic
0:16:05 > 0:16:07are the ones who merit it.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Still, every now and again a situation arises
0:16:12 > 0:16:17where personal chemistry between the two leaders,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19as well as the shared language,
0:16:19 > 0:16:24shared history is such that the term could have some currency.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27You think this is one of those moments?
0:16:29 > 0:16:30I do, actually.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Smart call.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39You have two ask yourself, when did it last happen that two guys on the
0:16:39 > 0:16:42same team found themselves with their hands on the joystick like this?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- It's a unique opportunity. - Yes, it is.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47We take away the bullshit, all the reasons that
0:16:47 > 0:16:51things don't get done, the same excuses, and roadblocks
0:16:51 > 0:16:53that people have been throwing up for years.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58We could put right-wing politics out of business for a generation,
0:16:58 > 0:16:59heck, maybe for ever.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01The same with the old far left.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Exactly. Aggressive, centre-left politics is the future.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08What you're talking about is a whole paradigm shift,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10a new kind of politics, for the new millennium.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12We build a global consensus around our ideas.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14There's nothing that we can't tackle.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I mean, you look at the facts, I've got three more years,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20then Al Gore, that's eight years right there,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and then in Europe, you're just getting started.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26And there's Persson in Sweden, Schroeder in Germany, Cardoso in Brazil.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30People are ready for this, and we're on the right side of history.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33It's a slam-dunk. HE CHIMES THE GLASS
0:17:33 > 0:17:37You know, he understands the limitations of power,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40of what can be accomplished, he just refuses to be limited by them.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44He is a visionary. A true visionary.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Well, before you develop too much of a crush,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50it's also worth remembering that this visionary is also the first
0:17:50 > 0:17:53president in the United States to be up on a sexual harassment charge.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Well, if you'd been there, if you'd heard him,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58you'd understand what this could mean for me, for all of us.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Well, I wasn't there, was I?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I was out entertaining the visionary's wife.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07So, how was it? With the First Lady?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Oh, fine, until on the way back from the theatre
0:18:10 > 0:18:12she let slip how big her staff is.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17She has her own policy advisers, her own chief of staff,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20bloody aeroplane at her disposal, if you please.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Darling, would it help if I sent Jonathan out to buy you a Filofax?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25SARCASTIC: Hah, hah.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Listening to her, you realise, effectively it's a co-presidency.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- He takes her advice on everything. - I take yours.- Oh, bollocks.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It's all boys time with you, with your Jonathans,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41your Alastairs, your Gordons.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You know, Bill Clinton was once asked, who would he go to
0:18:43 > 0:18:45if there was a crisis in the room?
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- He said his wife, now you'd never say that.- Yes, I would.- Rubbish.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Whereas they're so tight. Such close collaborators.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56There are effectively running the country together.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I think there's something quite romantic about it.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Do you know when he was governor of Arkansas,
0:19:04 > 0:19:10the staffers actually referred to them as - Billary!
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Billary? What would that make us? Terie?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Chony?- Tony, no, no, you can't get me...
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Give us a kiss. Mwah.- Stop it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Because we're such tight collaborators.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32What did you get up to today?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I was taken to see the newly renovated
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Globe Theatre by Cherie Blair.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Oh, God. What did you do to deserve that?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45That's what we do, the wives of great men,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47then we had some lunch, just the two of us.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Did you swap stories, talk about Tony and me,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52the things we do that drive you crazy?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Your names came up.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56She ask your advice?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I told her to shield her children from the
0:19:58 > 0:20:01tabloid spotlight as much as possible, and to try and be herself,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05both of which, she will discover are impossible.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07She's in kind of a tough spot, she doesn't get much help,
0:20:07 > 0:20:08which she whined about a bit.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10That's just the working class.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14You know she's from Liverpool, it's the Arkansas of England.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21- She obviously adores him, though. - Well, he's quite a catch.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- It's not often you see that.- What?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28A couple where the husband is more attractive than the wife.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- He is handsome.- Blair? You think so?- You don't?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Well, he's got charm, I guess, but there's something about him,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39he's too perfect.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41So, you prefer your man imperfect?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Because I hate to disappoint you, hon, but my mama told me
0:20:46 > 0:20:49a million times that I'm just too good to be true.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Yeah, right.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Is there ever a moment when you're not stuffing that thing?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- So, you continue to practice, you're not giving up the law?- Oh, no, never.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05I mean, that's if anyone will bring the cases now that
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Tony's in Number 10.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Oh, that's right, bring it on me. - What did your predecessor do?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Norma Major?
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Oh, Chequers, the Prime Minister's country house, and its history.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Oh, perfect!- Cherie's going to do that about Downing Street.- Tony!
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Could I offer one piece of serious advice, if it's not too presumptuous?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Here we go.- Or self aggrandising? - Feel free to ignore him.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30No, please, I'd like to hear it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Hit the ground running.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Now, we got off to a bad start, and it's taking us for years to recover.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39The other thing is to start thinking now about what you want your legacy to be.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I've been in office less than a month,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43you want me to work out my legacy.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45No, Bill is right, because if you don't do it,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47other people will do it for you.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Legacy is reductive, people tend to remember you for one thing,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53you have to make sure you get ahead and define what that is.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57And if you decide to take up a cause, make sure it isn't healthcare!
0:21:57 > 0:22:02And if someone in your first press conference asks you about gays in the military, you say nothing!
0:22:09 > 0:22:11People often ask me
0:22:11 > 0:22:14if I'm exhilarated by our election victory,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17and of course I'm excited about it,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20but I feel an equally profound sense of responsibility.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25I feel it perhaps especially about here, Northern Ireland.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30This is not a party political game,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32it's about life and death to the people here.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36The people of Northern Ireland have stood up
0:22:36 > 0:22:41to terrorist violence for 25 years, they have not been destroyed by it,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46but the legacy of bitterness has made the normal political
0:22:46 > 0:22:51give-and-take virtually impossible.
0:22:51 > 0:22:58The IRA and Sinn Fein have a choice between negotiations and violence.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03My message to Sinn Fein is clear.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The settlement train is leaving.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14I want you on that train, but it is leaving anyway.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And I will not allow it to wait for you, thank you very much.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23APPLAUSE
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Thank you.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27'The search for peace in Northern Ireland was dealt
0:23:27 > 0:23:32'a devastating blow today, when the IRA murdered two police officers.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34'Two IRA gunmen caught them in a side street.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38'It's believed they came up behind them, and shot them in the head at close range.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42'All this after Sinn Fein attacked Tony Blair's
0:23:42 > 0:23:45'impassioned ultimatum for peace, as pro-Unionist.'
0:23:45 > 0:23:49'Gerry Adams, told about the shootings at a book signing,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51'said that on a personal level he was shocked,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54'but reluctant to comment on the political fallout.'
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I mean, how could they do that?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03I merely suggest they enter talks, and they killed two people.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06I mean, maybe I went too far.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10You said what had to be said, and they heard it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The men who murdered those cops.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17That's why they did what they did, they're scared.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19They're scared, because after all the decades
0:24:19 > 0:24:21of endless back and forth, and false starts,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24there's finally a man at Downing Street
0:24:24 > 0:24:27whose not going to put up with their bullshit any more.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Gerry Adams assured me that he was ready to push for a ceasefire,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33so that Sinn Fein could join the talks.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39He knew what I was going to say, and then this, and he says nothing.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Nothing. Not a word against the people who killed those men.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Well, how can I help? Want me to make a statement?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49No, your advisers will tell you that there is no mileage in you
0:24:49 > 0:24:52involving yourself in the domestic problems of the UK.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Gerry Adams owes me.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I gave that guy a visa and political legitimacy,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59when you Brits were not even allowing him on TV.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01I want to do this right.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Why don't you have your guys jot down a few ideas?
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Come up with a few lines.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08You'll have them before you get up.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12LINE GOES DEAD
0:25:14 > 0:25:18CHURCH BELLS PEAL
0:25:18 > 0:25:23The IRA has claimed responsibility for what is ultimately an outrageous
0:25:23 > 0:25:27act of cowardice, and no-one should ever make the mistake of thinking
0:25:27 > 0:25:31that actions of this kind represent anything equating to patriotism.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I frankly think now the ball is in Sinn Fein's court.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Everyone has decisions to make in life.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45Their decision is, are they going to be part of the peace process, or not?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49I hope the answer will be, yes.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51'Good evening, the Sinn Fein leader, Gerry Adams,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54'walked into Number 10 Downing Street,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56'the first such meeting for 76 years.'
0:25:56 > 0:25:59We had a good meeting, and I think we engaged.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I think we faced up to the difficulties.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06In many ways, the engagement could be described as a moment of history,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10because usually the moment in Anglo Irish relationships
0:26:10 > 0:26:14in history are bad moments, today was a significantly good moment.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17'It is thought that President Bill Clinton helped to revive
0:26:17 > 0:26:20'the peace process in Northern Ireland today,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23'proving yet again the long reach of his political clout.'
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Bill, thank you. - My pleasure. Happy to help.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Sometimes it just takes an outsider to help settle a family dispute.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Well, I can't thank you enough.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38After all these months, the peace process is back on track.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Well, I guess we can jot one down for the good guys, hey?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Well, we've got a real shot at this now.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48And we can never have done it without your support.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Hey, there are no debts here, no IOUs,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53we're just pulling together to get a job done.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56So, if there's nothing else, I've got to go.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- If there's anything, any time... - LINE GOES DEAD
0:27:06 > 0:27:08'Tonight, partly cloudy and cool
0:27:08 > 0:27:11'dropping to the mid and upper 50s...'
0:27:11 > 0:27:13DOG BARKS
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Mr President.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Let's go.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03There's going to be something in the news today you should know about.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06What? What is it?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10It's not that I don't know the answer,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14it's just a very badly worded question.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15And if I did tell you the answer,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17you wouldn't learn anything, would you?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18Except cheating.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- PHONE RINGS - Euan, you've got one more minute on that, and that's it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Hello.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Yeah, are you near a television? Switch on the news.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Well, OK, I'll have to call you back.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Come on, Nicky.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39'..taken the city by storm. This just in from Washington.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41'Kenneth Starr, the independent councillor
0:28:41 > 0:28:44'investigating the alleged criminal conduct
0:28:44 > 0:28:47'of President and Mrs Clinton in the Whitewater affair,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49'issued a wave of White House subpoenas today,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52'accusing the president of having sex
0:28:52 > 0:28:55'with Monica Lewinsky, a 23-year-old White House intern.'
0:28:55 > 0:28:5723? She's a child!
0:28:57 > 0:29:01'Federal investigators are rumoured to be in possession of taped
0:29:01 > 0:29:04'conversations discussing the alleged affair between Miss Lewinsky
0:29:04 > 0:29:05'and President Clinton.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08'The recordings, in which she refers to President Clinton as,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12'"The Big He," and, "The Creep," recalling the Paula Jones case,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15'in which detailed descriptions of the President's penis were...'
0:29:15 > 0:29:21OK, kids, enough. Come on, out. Out, Euan.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Nick. Come on, come on, out, out, out.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29'Miss Lewinsky is also rumoured to have said in one of the taped
0:29:29 > 0:29:33'conversations that, "I have lied my entire life."'
0:29:33 > 0:29:37This might not be the best time to be planning a trip to Washington.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well, who says any of it's true?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Ken Starr's involved. It's probably a right-wing witch-hunt.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46A muckraking exercise.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49You watch, this story could go away as quickly as it is broken.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53The President of America having sex with a girl half his age?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56This story hasn't even started.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58'..the allegations as mischievous invention.'
0:30:01 > 0:30:03OK, well, how do you know this girl?
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- She was interning in the West Wing a couple of years ago.- Yeah.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I talked to her a few times.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13She said she was looking for a job, and you know me,
0:30:13 > 0:30:15I offered to help, I gave her a couple of names
0:30:15 > 0:30:17of people she could talk to.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21I was just trying to be nice, but apparently,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23she seemed to think it was something more.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25She thought, she thought it was more, why?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Why on earth would she think that? - Well, I don't know.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33You know how it is, how people are around me.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35So, you're telling me that you did nothing that could be
0:30:35 > 0:30:38misinterpreted, nothing that could be misread?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- No, no.- Nothing.- Nothing. I swear.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Now, the way they tell it,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I was having sex in the Oval Office, midday.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Oh, for heaven's sake. - You know that's ridiculous
0:30:52 > 0:30:54with all the guards and the windows around there,
0:30:54 > 0:30:55that's not going to happen.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59These people...
0:30:59 > 0:31:01This is all just the same bullshit, they think
0:31:01 > 0:31:04they can put something in the paper, and that just makes it true.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Same old innuendos, same old are digging for dirt
0:31:07 > 0:31:09when there's nothing there.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Ken Starr is going to go after you with everything he's got.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23They're discussing his penis in public.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Five and a half inches, with a curve when erect.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27It's hardly Errol Flynn, is it?
0:31:27 > 0:31:30I wonder who's angry with him now, his wife for his betrayals,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33or his press secretary for his modest endowment?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Now, had it been eight inches long, and as thick as a baguette...
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Oh, for God's sake, shut up. - A little irritable today, aren't we?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I am.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Why do these European summits always fill one with gloom?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Because they're full of pompous, irrelevant twats,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47with stupid accents, who are stuck in the past,
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- and never know when to shut up. - Oh, that would be the reason then.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Plus, events in Washington will dominate all the front pages now.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- Which makes the whole thing feel rather pointless.- Sir.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Morning, Sir, the list you asked for on the current members
0:31:59 > 0:32:02of the European Commission, and their staffs.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03Thank you.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Who's she?- The new intern, from the Foreign Office.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20You should know the tapes of Lewinsky's conversations,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- that are supposed to be out... - Well, are they out there or not?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Well, it's an ongoing investigation, the information is privileged,
0:32:26 > 0:32:27there's no way we can...
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Right, so these tapes that may, or may not, be out there...
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Yes, well, it's been suggested it contains certain revelations
0:32:34 > 0:32:38about the president's voicemails to Miss Lewinsky,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41an exchange of gifts,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44his preference for oral sex,
0:32:44 > 0:32:48and the supposedly existence of a dress with semen stains.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50That's enough.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01Whether these tapes are out there or not, it's a "he said, she said."
0:33:01 > 0:33:05We have a starstruck intern versus the president of the United States,
0:33:05 > 0:33:06they've got nothing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Now the best way for us to turn the tables,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11to stop this being personal, is to make it political,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14because I'm not going to conduct a public debate about my marriage.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I want to conduct a debate about the right-wing media,
0:33:17 > 0:33:18and Ken fucking Starr,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22because they have been on our backs right from the beginning.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28So, this is what they going to do...
0:33:28 > 0:33:31'The White House is said to be in crisis mode,
0:33:31 > 0:33:35'As Mr Clinton prepares to give a State of the Union address...
0:33:35 > 0:33:37'The pressure on the White House intern...
0:33:37 > 0:33:40'The White House scandal is already the biggest soap opera running,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42'and the viewers show no sign of tuning out.'
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Well, I want to say one thing to the American people,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50and I want you to listen to me, I'm going to say this again,
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00These allegations are false.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Now, I need to go back to work for the American people. Thank you.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06There's been one subject in particular
0:34:06 > 0:34:08weighing on the minds of the American public,
0:34:08 > 0:34:09the alleged sexual relationship
0:34:09 > 0:34:12between the president and Miss Lewinsky.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Has your husband explained
0:34:13 > 0:34:16the nature of this relationship to you in detail?
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Well, we've talked at great length, and I think as this matter unfolds,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I think the entire country will have more information.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28But we're right in the middle of a rather vigorous
0:34:28 > 0:34:32feeding frenzy right now, and I have learnt over these last many years
0:34:32 > 0:34:36being involved in politics that the best thing to do in these cases
0:34:36 > 0:34:40is just to be patient, take a deep breath,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42and the truth will come out.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44But there's nothing we can do to fight this
0:34:44 > 0:34:48firestorm of allegations that are out there.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Do you think your husband would admit again causing
0:34:51 > 0:34:52pain your marriage?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54No, absolutely not, and he shouldn't.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You know, we've been married for 22 years,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01and I have learned a long time ago that the only people
0:35:01 > 0:35:05who count in any marriage are the two that are in it.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09'And I guess I've just been through it so many times.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13'I mean, Bill and I have been accused of everything,
0:35:13 > 0:35:14'including murder,
0:35:14 > 0:35:19'by some of the very same people who are behind these allegations.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21'The great story here
0:35:21 > 0:35:23'for anybody willing to find it
0:35:23 > 0:35:25'and write about it and explain it
0:35:25 > 0:35:28'is this vast right-wing conspiracy
0:35:28 > 0:35:31'that has been conspiring against my husband
0:35:31 > 0:35:33'since the day he announced for president.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38'A few journalists have kind of caught on to it and explained it,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42'but it has not yet been fully revealed to the American public.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45'And actually, you know, in a bizarre sort of way,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47'this may do it.'
0:36:37 > 0:36:40You know, the longer this goes on, the worse it is for Clinton.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I wonder whether we might not want to take a step back.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44I'm on my way to Washington
0:36:44 > 0:36:47to do a press conference with the man, Jonathan.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50It may be a little late in the day for a step back.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Come on, let's be realistic here, he's hardly bloody Milosevic, is he?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00What he did, or did not do, is a personal matter.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Public people are entitled to private lives, Alastair.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04There's nothing private about his.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It doesn't affect his ability to govern though, does it?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Not to mention he's a friend.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Tony, all political friendship is strategic and conditional.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15A slight cooling may be no bad thing.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18What, and back off from the special relationship
0:37:18 > 0:37:20we've all been so keen to promote?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22No, no, not back off, just...re-evaluate.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29And if there is any truth to the story,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32they're in so deep they'll never get out.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- He can hardly come clean. - America elected him knowing his history with women.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38If he did do it he should make a big public apology, move on.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40His lawyers would hate that idea.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43They'd see it as a chance to tough it out on definition in the hope it'll go away.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Would you, if you were defending him?- Who?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48The Big Creep?
0:37:48 > 0:37:53I suppose it comes down to what you actually think constitutes sex.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55That's easy. Intercourse, penetration.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57What, so blow jobs don't count?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- No.- No.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02God, you men are pathetic.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Come on, you know the deal -
0:38:04 > 0:38:06eatin' ain't cheatin'.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- That's disgusting! - If it ain't in, it ain't a sin.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Apparently there's even a passage in the Bible that supports it. - Supports what?
0:38:12 > 0:38:16The idea that oral sex doesn't constitute adultery.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- Bollocks!- Really?!
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Ecclesiastes, discovered by Clinton's rapid response team.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- God, they're good! - It's hardly bloody fidelity either.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Organs from one person's body have entered another,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31how can that not be sex?!
0:38:32 > 0:38:35This language. It's just bizarre.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Technically, what we're doing
0:38:37 > 0:38:40is having a political conversation here, but it's just...
0:38:40 > 0:38:41blue.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Yesterday, CNN put out an announcement
0:38:44 > 0:38:46before their nightly news bulletin
0:38:46 > 0:38:49warning parents the content might not be appropriate for children.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51God.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Which brings us back to the original question -
0:38:54 > 0:38:58shouldn't we be thinking about taking a step back?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04'All eyes today will be on Tony Blair as he flies into a political storm,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07'the likes of which hasn't been seen since the Watergate affair.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09'His back against the wall, Bill Clinton may benefit
0:39:09 > 0:39:12'from his close connection with the British Prime Minister,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15'who is widely admired in the United States.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19'It is likely the official agenda for the meeting between the President and the Prime Minister
0:39:19 > 0:39:22'will be pushed aside for questions about Bill Clinton's relationship
0:39:22 > 0:39:25'with a former White House intern.'
0:39:25 > 0:39:28CHATTER AND HUBBUB
0:39:37 > 0:39:39There's an article in tomorrow's New York Times
0:39:39 > 0:39:42that suggests Clinton coached his secretary
0:39:42 > 0:39:44to lie about his relationship with Lewinsky
0:39:44 > 0:39:46If that's true,
0:39:46 > 0:39:50then it implies he did lie in the Paula Jones hearing
0:39:50 > 0:39:54and he did lean on Lewinsky to lie in her affidavit.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Infidelity by a President is one thing,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59perjury is quite another.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04He's here.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Tony, sorry to put you through this.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- Not at all.- We'll get through it.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States,
0:40:20 > 0:40:25and the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Let me just start by saying that it's a real pleasure
0:40:32 > 0:40:35to welcome Prime Minister Blair here to Washington.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Today, on the verge of a new century, a new millennium,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42America is prouder than ever to stand shoulder to shoulder
0:40:42 > 0:40:45with its close friend, the United Kingdom.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47It continues a great tradition,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50and a special relationship between our two countries.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Mr President.- Mr President.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Eric.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Prime Minister, as a friend
0:40:55 > 0:40:57and as a religious man,
0:40:57 > 0:41:02I was wondering whether you offered your personal advice to President Clinton
0:41:02 > 0:41:03during these difficult times
0:41:03 > 0:41:07of criminal investigation into his sexual behaviour.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11That's what in the British media we call a helpful question.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13LAUGHTER
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Ah... No. Michael.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Prime Minister, some people are struck by the warmth
0:41:18 > 0:41:22of the personal statements of support that you've been giving to the president,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24could I ask, had you ever considered
0:41:24 > 0:41:25that might be a politically risky strategy?
0:41:32 > 0:41:36You heard the president talking about the special relationship
0:41:36 > 0:41:38between our two countries
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and the great tradition
0:41:40 > 0:41:44of standing shoulder to shoulder with one another.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49And I'm reminded of a story from the height of World War II...
0:41:49 > 0:41:52when Britain desperately needed America's help.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56It wasn't always certain that they would come to our help
0:41:56 > 0:41:58and at one point Harry Hopkins,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01the emissary to the American President Roosevelt,
0:42:01 > 0:42:02was sent to Britain.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Hopkins said to Churchill, "I suppose you wish to know
0:42:04 > 0:42:07"what I'll be saying to President Roosevelt on my return."
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Well, he said he would be quoting from a passage from the Bible.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18"Whither thou goest, I will go.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22"Whither thou lodgest, I will lodge.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24"Thy people shall be my people,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27"and thy God my God."
0:42:29 > 0:42:31"Even to the end."
0:42:33 > 0:42:37You just asked whether my support, my friendship,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39was a politically risky strategy.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I've worked with President Clinton for some nine months.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I have found him, throughout,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47someone I can trust, someone I could rely upon,
0:42:47 > 0:42:53someone I'm proud to call not just a colleague, but a friend.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56And I happen to think that if you look at the American economy,
0:42:56 > 0:43:00if you look at the respect with which America is held
0:43:00 > 0:43:02right around the world today,
0:43:02 > 0:43:06it's a pretty impressive record for anyone.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Mr President, do you appreciate Mr Blair's support?
0:43:09 > 0:43:10No, no.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15I think he should have just come over here and jumped all over me.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28I hope you worked out what you want in return.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Cos you saved that man today, he owes you big time.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Who says I want something in return?
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Well, if you don't, it makes what you did even harder to understand.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41I did it because I like him.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44And because now he owes you.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47And because I believe in what he's trying to do,
0:43:47 > 0:43:49what we can do, together.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52And because now he owes you.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56Is anything wrong with that?
0:44:06 > 0:44:08We've been on borrowed time in the Balkans.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10Milosevic is playing us for fools.
0:44:10 > 0:44:11'We should have seen this coming.'
0:44:11 > 0:44:15We got Milosevic to the negotiating table over Bosnia
0:44:15 > 0:44:19by agreeing that Kosovo was an internal matter for the Serbs
0:44:19 > 0:44:22and now he thinks he can do what he wants.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24'And by the time the UN is finished arguing
0:44:24 > 0:44:26'over the finer points of international law'
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Milosevic will have killed another 250,000 people
0:44:29 > 0:44:32and driven another 2 million from their homes, just like he did in Bosnia.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Now, that's not going to happen, not on my watch.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37John Major acted too slowly and too reluctantly in Bosnia.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40This government's not going to make the same mistake.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42Yes, we have to make our case to the UN
0:44:42 > 0:44:44that the Serbs are guilty of genocide,
0:44:44 > 0:44:46but at the same time,
0:44:46 > 0:44:48we've got to come up with a credible threat to stop Milosevic.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53You and Madeline Albright are preaching from the same pulpit.
0:44:53 > 0:44:54So, where do we go from here?
0:44:54 > 0:44:57We start with the full range of economic sanctions.
0:44:57 > 0:45:03Work to get NATO on board and consider our military options.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04What about the Russians?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06You just leave the Russians to me.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Boris will kick and scream just like he did over Bosnia,
0:45:09 > 0:45:12but we just gave him five billion dollars in aid
0:45:12 > 0:45:14so I have a little leverage there.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16I'm more concerned about Europe.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19The Italians will be against any action for a start.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22- As will the Germans. - What about the French?
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Chirac will want to play by the book.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28Do nothing without the full support of the international community.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31You've the perfect form there.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Presidency of the EU for another three months.
0:45:35 > 0:45:40- Hasn't made any difference so far. - You can be very persuasive, Tony.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44I have a theory you can take any word in the English language
0:45:44 > 0:45:49that excites you like sex or food or music or money and completely
0:45:49 > 0:45:53remove any pleasure it arouses simply by adding the prefix "euro".
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- Bonjour, Monsieur Prime Minister. - Good morning, Jacques.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Perhaps you could enlighten us, we've been struggling with a small
0:46:10 > 0:46:12but important technicality.
0:46:12 > 0:46:13Of course, happy to help.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18Exactly how many centimetres is 5.5 inches.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20LAUGHTER
0:46:23 > 0:46:24Amazing, isn't it?
0:46:24 > 0:46:28You'd think some of these guys would step to his defence.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31His leaders were all hanging from the same thin thread.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34The joy of seeing an American president slip up.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37It's irresistible.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40'The pressure on Bill Clinton to testify before the grand jury
0:46:40 > 0:46:42'intensified today with the announcement of a deal
0:46:42 > 0:46:45'between Monica Lewinsky and Kenneth Starr.'
0:46:45 > 0:46:48Monica Lewinsky is reportedly telling prosecutors
0:46:48 > 0:46:51'she and the President talked about how to conceal their relationship.'
0:46:51 > 0:46:54'This is what the president is desperate to avoid.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58'The indignity of appearing at a federal courthouse in Washington.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01'Special prosecutor Kenneth Starr is playing a tough game.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04'He's determined to question the President under oath
0:47:04 > 0:47:07'and is backed by Mr Clinton's Republican opponents in Congress.'
0:47:07 > 0:47:09Get me Kendall.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11If Kenneth Starr does have additional information,
0:47:11 > 0:47:15I think it could snowball into a real impeachment problem for the president.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18Tell them I will testify.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25I want the subpoena revoked and the right to have my lawyers present
0:47:25 > 0:47:28and we do it in the White House.
0:47:30 > 0:47:35'Reports suggest Monica Lewinsky has changed her story to admit
0:47:35 > 0:47:40'there was an affair. She's turned over to the special prosecutor tapes of phone calls from the president,
0:47:40 > 0:47:44'and a dress, possibly stained, that may help prove the relationship.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47'Today her lawyer denied information about the dress had been
0:47:47 > 0:47:50'leaked either by him or her other lawyer.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54'The White House claims much of this is unsubstantiated rumour
0:47:54 > 0:47:58'but the FBI confirmed to me today, it has received the dress from Kenneth Starr...'
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Are you awake?
0:48:19 > 0:48:21I am now.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27I need to, uh, tell you about the situation.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34It's much more serious than I let on.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38When?
0:48:41 > 0:48:46I'm going to say in my testimony...
0:48:46 > 0:48:49..that there...
0:48:49 > 0:48:53..was something inappropriate...
0:48:53 > 0:48:55..about that relationship.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04I was asked questions about my relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07While my answers were legally accurate,
0:49:07 > 0:49:10I didn't volunteer information.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19I'd like to know the distinction between legally accurate and big fucking lie.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23I can only tell you I was motivated by many factors.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27First, by a desire to protect myself from the embarrassment
0:49:27 > 0:49:29of my own conduct.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33I was also very concerned about protecting my family.
0:49:33 > 0:49:34The fact that these questions...
0:49:34 > 0:49:37What are you going to say?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41I don't know.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Maybe nothing.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- Well, they'll expect a statement. - Saying what?
0:49:48 > 0:49:53I am all too aware I look foolish, because of my public support for the president.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57That I find all this excruciatingly embarrassing.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01That I feel I have no option, but to stand by him.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03I think not.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Our country has been distracted by this matter for too long.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11And I take responsibility for my part.
0:50:11 > 0:50:12Do you think she'll ever leave him?
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Would you leave me?
0:50:18 > 0:50:22No, but I'd make your life hell.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30CLINTON ON TV: And so tonight, I ask you to turn away from the spectacle
0:50:30 > 0:50:34of the past seven months, to repair the fabric of our national
0:50:34 > 0:50:38discourse and to return attention to all the challenges
0:50:38 > 0:50:41and all the problems of the next American century.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44Thank you for watching and good night.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11How do you want to do this? You first, me a few steps behind?
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Together?
0:51:18 > 0:51:20I want us to do this together.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26Whether or not that's possible, I don't know.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32I have to find my way through this in my own time.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38By myself.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40OK?
0:51:40 > 0:51:41OK.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58How do I look?
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Incredible.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15PRESS CLAMOUR
0:52:18 > 0:52:22- So, what are his chances?- Surviving impeachment? I'd say 50-50, at best.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25His approval rating's gone right down the toilet.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Even if he does survive, his party'll take such a pounding
0:52:28 > 0:52:31- in the midterms it'd be gridlock. - He's a lame duck president.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35Which of course presents the chance for others to shine.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39He's still our strongest ally and the best hope we've got of seeing things through in Kosovo.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45We can all sit here and throw our hands are up and say, "Hey,
0:52:45 > 0:52:49"what does what's happening in Kosovo got to do with us?"
0:52:49 > 0:52:53Ethnic cleansing, systematic rape, mass murder.
0:52:53 > 0:52:58No one in the West who has seen what's happening in Kosovo
0:52:58 > 0:53:01can doubt NATO's military action is justified.
0:53:01 > 0:53:0620 years ago, we'd not have been fighting in Kosovo.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08We'd have turned our backs on it, but we're a community,
0:53:08 > 0:53:12what happens in one part of Europe affects every other part.
0:53:12 > 0:53:17And there's only one place to be and that's in the thick of it, trying to sort it out.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21'Following a further upsurge in violence, the UN Security Council
0:53:21 > 0:53:24'issued a resolution demanding an end to Serbian action in Kosovo and
0:53:24 > 0:53:29'putting 500 aircraft under Wesley Clark, NATO's supreme commander.'
0:53:29 > 0:53:33'Faced with the threat of a unified NATO, Slobodan Milosevic has backed down.'
0:53:33 > 0:53:36'President Clinton's personal envoy Richard Holbrooke has
0:53:36 > 0:53:40'negotiated a ceasefire with the Yugoslav president who has agreed to reduce troop numbers
0:53:40 > 0:53:44'and to allow 2,000 unarmed observers into the province.'
0:53:44 > 0:53:46It's not enough, Bill.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49NATO's agreement could fall apart at any second and the Russians
0:53:49 > 0:53:51are only going along with it to keep up appearances.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Milosevic isn't fooled by any of it.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Look at you, baby brother, stepping up to the roulette table.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59He's waiting us out.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Meanwhile, winter is coming and hundreds of thousands
0:54:01 > 0:54:04of displaced people need to get back to their villages.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06As far as I can tell, the ceasefire is holding.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10We have observers on the ground watching his every move, he tries...
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Look what he's done to his own people, you think he cares
0:54:12 > 0:54:15about a bunch of observers without a gun between them?
0:54:15 > 0:54:16It's just a matter of time.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20What do you want me to say, Tony?
0:54:20 > 0:54:23Well...
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Unless we back up the threat of air strikes with a willingness
0:54:26 > 0:54:29to put men on the ground, I just...
0:54:29 > 0:54:32don't see how he can take us seriously.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Look, I hate Milosevic as much as the next guy,
0:54:34 > 0:54:39but sending troops into a sovereign state that hasn't attacked us,
0:54:39 > 0:54:42that's a pretty tough sell to Congress and the American people
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- and I like to think I'm a pretty good salesman.- Bill...
0:54:45 > 0:54:46I know why you want to do this.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50I understand your ambition, you want to take a step up.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52But that dog just won't hunt.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55I want to do it because it's the right thing to do.
0:54:55 > 0:54:56We both want to do the right thing.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00- And mobilising NATO is the right thing to do.- But Bill...
0:55:00 > 0:55:03In case you haven't noticed, there's people over here looking
0:55:03 > 0:55:06- to get me impeached. - I'm very much aware of that.
0:55:06 > 0:55:11If we don't do this now, I guarantee we'll be forced to do it later.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14Let me be clear, until Milosevic does something
0:55:14 > 0:55:18that proves he violates the deal on the table, we do nothing.
0:55:34 > 0:55:38You could hardly be surprised, politically his hands are tied.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41Maybe physically too, if Hillary's got anything to do with it.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43But he's the one who talked about legacy.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46It could really help to sort things out if he did the right thing over this.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49Being seen to be doing something is completely different to
0:55:49 > 0:55:51actually doing it.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Thatcher always said, no point being here if we don't do things.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58- Big things.- Please don't start again on Thatcher.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01The lives of those people depend on the whim of an insane tyrant
0:56:01 > 0:56:04and we have the power to change that.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07If Bill won't - or can't - then it's up to me.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19Right, come on, Winston. Parents evening.
0:56:23 > 0:56:27- Thank you, Marcus.- What's the maths teacher's name?- Humberstone. Paul.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Hello, Headmaster.
0:56:35 > 0:56:39'On a hillside above a village in Kosovo...'
0:56:39 > 0:56:4345 people hacked to death by Serbian paramilitaries right under
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- the noses of the observers. - I know, I saw the news.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Every station in the world is showing the same footage.
0:56:49 > 0:56:54We've got to stop fiddling around the edges and prove to Milosevic we mean business.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57If we don't there's going to be more massacres, more refugees,
0:56:57 > 0:57:00but people over here don't get that.
0:57:00 > 0:57:05All they want to know is, is this a war America should be fighting?
0:57:05 > 0:57:07If we do go in, bomb the hell out of Milosevic, what happens
0:57:07 > 0:57:12if all we wind up doing is pissing him off and he ramps up his assault on Kosovo?
0:57:12 > 0:57:16We don't even have a guarantee if NATO does go in,
0:57:16 > 0:57:18air strikes will do any good.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21How long are you going to keep going around on this?
0:57:23 > 0:57:26Until you tell me it's the right thing to do.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31It's the right thing to do.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34And you don't need me to tell you that.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38No,
0:57:38 > 0:57:42but it sure does make me feel better hearing you say it.
0:57:42 > 0:57:46'The Serbs say they shot several dozen terrorists in uniform
0:57:46 > 0:57:50'but these men wear no uniform and received no hearing
0:57:50 > 0:57:53'from the police who separated them from women and children...'
0:57:53 > 0:57:56- Hello?- Are you watching this?
0:57:56 > 0:58:00- I am.- This shit is bad.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03Yes, it is.
0:58:03 > 0:58:07OK, bombing from 15,000 feet.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09I'll tell my guys to tell NATO we're in.
0:58:14 > 0:58:18'"Look what they've done," she cries. It's a massacre.
0:58:18 > 0:58:22'In the obscene way, these men and boys have died as a kind of proof...'
0:58:22 > 0:58:25Get me the Secretary of State for Defence
0:58:25 > 0:58:27and the Chief of Defence Staff.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Yes, I know what time it is.
0:58:29 > 0:58:34'NATO's attack on Yugoslavia long threatened is tonight under way
0:58:34 > 0:58:36'with massive force.'
0:58:36 > 0:58:39'The stealth fighter-bombers led the way for an attack that has
0:58:39 > 0:58:42'tonight put the Western alliance at war with Yugoslavia.'
0:58:44 > 0:58:48We've learned twice before in this century,
0:58:48 > 0:58:50that appeasement does not work.
0:58:50 > 0:58:54If we let an evil dictator rage unchallenged, we'll have to spill
0:58:54 > 0:59:00infinitely more blood and treasure to stop him later.
0:59:00 > 0:59:03This isn't a battle for territory,
0:59:03 > 0:59:06it's a battle for humanity.
0:59:06 > 0:59:08It is a just cause!
0:59:10 > 0:59:14'In response to NATO air strikes, Milosevic's forces have stepped up
0:59:14 > 0:59:18'their campaign to drive Kosovan Albanians from Serbia
0:59:18 > 0:59:21'leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.'
0:59:21 > 0:59:23Refugees appear, of course, as a result of bombing
0:59:23 > 0:59:25and everybody knows it.
0:59:25 > 0:59:29- Where will you go now?- I don't know.
0:59:29 > 0:59:36Mostly I would like to go back to my home and to live normal like...
0:59:36 > 0:59:41Like all the Europeans do, because we're a part of Europe.
0:59:41 > 0:59:46'Today, Tony and Cherie Blair came to see the situation themselves
0:59:46 > 0:59:49'to witness the scale of the humanitarian crisis for which many
0:59:49 > 0:59:53'nations throughout the world are increasingly taking NATO to task.'
0:59:53 > 0:59:56Just to see these people...
0:59:56 > 1:00:00Completely innocent people who have been forced from their homes
1:00:00 > 1:00:02mercilessly at the point of a gun.
1:00:02 > 1:00:07Some of them, as we were hearing, have faced... unspeakable horrors.
1:00:09 > 1:00:12I just feel we have a duty to ensure they can return
1:00:12 > 1:00:14to their homes in peace.
1:00:14 > 1:00:17Do you have a message for the people of Kosovo?
1:00:17 > 1:00:21We will not let you down.
1:00:22 > 1:00:25As civilian casualties from NATO bombings continue to mount,
1:00:25 > 1:00:29European leaders are coming under increasing pressure to justify
1:00:29 > 1:00:33the military campaign against the Serbs.
1:00:33 > 1:00:36Stop the war! Stop the bombing!
1:00:40 > 1:00:42This is a nightmare.
1:00:42 > 1:00:47We've bullied the EU into this and we've made matters worse.
1:00:47 > 1:00:50The air campaign simply isn't working, not as currently configured.
1:00:50 > 1:00:55It's too half-hearted. The list of approved targets is too limited.
1:00:55 > 1:00:59It's done nothing to impede Milosevic's ability to wage war.
1:00:59 > 1:01:01All we've really done is rally to the Serbs.
1:01:01 > 1:01:03Milosevic is looking like a hero,
1:01:03 > 1:01:06because he's stood up to Western aggression, we look like fools.
1:01:06 > 1:01:08We're losing the PR campaign, Tony.
1:01:08 > 1:01:10Unless NATO is prepared to step up the bombing
1:01:10 > 1:01:13and commit to ground troops, we could lose this thing.
1:01:13 > 1:01:16NATO will never commit. Not without Clinton.
1:01:25 > 1:01:30I know you're committed to intensifying the air campaign but
1:01:30 > 1:01:33I'm here to ask you to also commit to a ground invasion into Kosovo.
1:01:33 > 1:01:36To resolve this situation once and for all.
1:01:38 > 1:01:42Unless we do so, I am of the firm opinion that Milosevic will persist
1:01:42 > 1:01:46in believing that NATO will lack the will to finish what it started.
1:01:49 > 1:01:52Strategically, we have two options.
1:01:52 > 1:01:58The first, a limited invasion of 80,000 troops to drive Serb forces
1:01:58 > 1:02:04out of Kosovo and create safe havens for refugees to return.
1:02:07 > 1:02:14Secondly, a general invasion of Serbia itself with 200,000 troops
1:02:14 > 1:02:18bringing about the total overthrow of the Milosevic regime.
1:02:18 > 1:02:22And we'd favour the former. A smaller invasion, a mobile force,
1:02:22 > 1:02:26air units, parachuted into...
1:02:26 > 1:02:27Howard...
1:02:28 > 1:02:32If we do what you're suggesting, people will interpret it
1:02:32 > 1:02:35as an admission on our part of the failure of our air campaign,
1:02:35 > 1:02:38so politically it's a non-starter right there.
1:02:38 > 1:02:43Also, the minute you put our troops into Milosevic's territory,
1:02:43 > 1:02:47you're fighting on his terms, in his backyard, handing him a huge advantage.
1:02:47 > 1:02:50With the bombing, we keep our distance,
1:02:50 > 1:02:52limit the risk yet still maintain our advantage.
1:02:52 > 1:02:55But the bombing isn't working.
1:02:55 > 1:02:56We all know that.
1:02:56 > 1:03:01Even in your limited invasion scenario, we'd have to call up
1:03:01 > 1:03:04reservists for a conflict in a place most Americans don't know exists.
1:03:04 > 1:03:07I really don't understand your hesitancy.
1:03:07 > 1:03:09We're staring a wholesale human catastrophe in the face.
1:03:09 > 1:03:12You'll send over as many troops as you expect us to?
1:03:12 > 1:03:16Well, that's not possible, as you well know, given the relative size
1:03:16 > 1:03:20- of our army, our resources. - We get the point, Prime Minister.
1:03:20 > 1:03:23You're ready to fight to the last American.
1:03:26 > 1:03:28We have to win this.
1:03:28 > 1:03:30I've made a promise.
1:03:33 > 1:03:36Politically, I've really stuck my neck out here.
1:03:45 > 1:03:49Why don't we step outside for a moment?
1:03:49 > 1:03:50The two of us.
1:04:10 > 1:04:13Let me get this straight, you want me to spend billions
1:04:13 > 1:04:17of dollars of American taxpayers' money and lose American lives?
1:04:17 > 1:04:20This is a battle between good and evil.
1:04:20 > 1:04:23Between civilisation and barbarity.
1:04:23 > 1:04:27The intervention and removal of evil dictators is our duty -
1:04:27 > 1:04:31- our Christian responsibility. - Christian responsibility?
1:04:31 > 1:04:33For a centre-left Democrat,
1:04:33 > 1:04:36you're beginning to sound an awful lot like Jerry Falwell.
1:04:36 > 1:04:38And what about the repercussions?
1:04:38 > 1:04:41Civilian casualties from a ground campaign could be even greater
1:04:41 > 1:04:44than those caused by air and bombs, without, in my estimation,
1:04:44 > 1:04:46enhancing our prospects for victory.
1:04:46 > 1:04:51- Nothing could have more serious consequences than being defeated in Kosovo.- Losing is not an option.
1:04:51 > 1:04:54I am committed to winning this thing
1:04:54 > 1:04:57and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that happens.
1:04:57 > 1:05:00Now, if you want to talk about sending in ground troops,
1:05:00 > 1:05:02at some future date, fine.
1:05:02 > 1:05:06But we keep it between ourselves. Off the record.
1:05:06 > 1:05:10On the record, here's what I'm saying so listen up.
1:05:10 > 1:05:15NATO won't go for ground troops and neither will I.
1:05:29 > 1:05:34Of course they don't care, half of them don't know where bloody Yugoslavia is!
1:05:48 > 1:05:51- This could be the end of me. - Come on, Tony... - I'm serious, Alistair.
1:05:51 > 1:05:53I'm completely out on a limb here.
1:05:53 > 1:05:56If we don't win this thing, I'm the one who'll answer for it.
1:05:56 > 1:05:58Why not take Clinton up on his offer to start quietly
1:05:58 > 1:06:01working on a ground invasion as an interim measure.
1:06:01 > 1:06:02Because I don't believe him.
1:06:02 > 1:06:05He's lied to everybody else, why should he be telling me the truth?
1:06:05 > 1:06:07No, no! Bollocks to that.
1:06:09 > 1:06:13- It's the Chicago speech tomorrow, right?- Yeah.- I want you to beef it up a bit.
1:06:13 > 1:06:15I want us to put his back right up against the wall.
1:06:15 > 1:06:18Hang on a minute, are you sure this is what you want to be doing?
1:06:18 > 1:06:20This could really backfire on us.
1:06:20 > 1:06:22I want every right-wing hack with an axe to grind
1:06:22 > 1:06:25about the moral bankruptcy of this administration to be there.
1:06:25 > 1:06:27Front row seats!
1:06:36 > 1:06:40No one who has seen what's happening in Kosovo can doubt NATO's
1:06:40 > 1:06:43military action is justified.
1:06:43 > 1:06:46And that military action will continue
1:06:46 > 1:06:51until Milosevic is defeated absolutely.
1:06:51 > 1:06:56Success is the only exit strategy I am prepared to consider.
1:06:56 > 1:06:59We are witnessing the beginnings of a new
1:06:59 > 1:07:02doctrine of international community.
1:07:02 > 1:07:07Many nations working hand-in-hand cooperating on issues that
1:07:07 > 1:07:08confront us all.
1:07:11 > 1:07:15You are the most powerful country in the world
1:07:15 > 1:07:19and it must be difficult and occasionally irritating to be
1:07:19 > 1:07:23the recipient of every demand, to be called upon in every crisis.
1:07:23 > 1:07:28The cry, "What's it got to do with us?" must be regularly heard on the lips of your people.
1:07:29 > 1:07:34Yet the nations with the greatest power have the greatest responsibility.
1:07:34 > 1:07:38We need you engaged.
1:07:38 > 1:07:44I say to you, never fall again for the doctrine of isolationism.
1:07:44 > 1:07:48The world can't afford it. And realise that in Britain you have
1:07:48 > 1:07:54a friend that will stand with you and fashion with you, the design
1:07:54 > 1:07:57for a future built on peace and prosperity for all
1:07:57 > 1:08:03which is the only dream that makes humanity worth preserving.
1:08:04 > 1:08:07- Thank you. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:08:18 > 1:08:20Whah! Too slow.
1:08:21 > 1:08:27Only me. "All hail, King Tony" - Chicago Tribune.
1:08:27 > 1:08:30"Why don't we have a president like Tony Blair?" - New York Times.
1:08:30 > 1:08:35"Blair shows courage while White House vacillates" - Washington Post.
1:08:36 > 1:08:40"Listening to the British Prime Minister in Chicago last night,
1:08:40 > 1:08:43"one couldn't help thinking how much President Clinton could learn
1:08:43 > 1:08:46"from his Churchillian younger colleague.
1:08:46 > 1:08:48"Both these men talk the talk,
1:08:48 > 1:08:53"the difference is, behind closed doors, Blair actually walks it too."
1:08:54 > 1:08:57Wall Street Journal.
1:08:57 > 1:09:00Wow! You must have been up all night writing those.
1:09:04 > 1:09:08In terms of public approval, you are the number one leader
1:09:08 > 1:09:11in the world right now.
1:09:13 > 1:09:17'Leaders of the NATO powers convened in Washington today to debate
1:09:17 > 1:09:19'the worsening situation in Kosovo.'
1:09:19 > 1:09:22'...the determination of NATO to stay the course.
1:09:22 > 1:09:25'Some members suggesting they might be having second thoughts...'
1:09:25 > 1:09:28'...the celebration of NATO's 50th birthday
1:09:28 > 1:09:31'but it's expected to be given over to discussions on Kosovo.'
1:09:37 > 1:09:39Give the Prime Minister and me a moment, will you?
1:09:43 > 1:09:44- Who would have guessed?- What?
1:09:44 > 1:09:48What a tough little son of a bitch you turned out to be.
1:09:48 > 1:09:52Stabbing me in the back in my own front yard, that takes balls.
1:09:52 > 1:09:54My head was on the block. You gave me no choice.
1:09:54 > 1:09:58The way I see it, your head is still on the block,
1:09:58 > 1:09:59and I still have a choice.
1:09:59 > 1:10:02- That's not what your papers suggest. - Oh, that's right.
1:10:02 > 1:10:03"All hail, King Tony."
1:10:03 > 1:10:05Ground troops, are you in?
1:10:07 > 1:10:10Maybe you ought to ask yourself this question.
1:10:10 > 1:10:13What kind of a king begs others to do his fighting for him?
1:10:14 > 1:10:18Well, if we act now we can end the fighting.
1:10:22 > 1:10:25'With its pledge to do what ever it takes to prevail in Kosovo,
1:10:25 > 1:10:29'NATO agreed to expand its bombing campaign against Serbia.
1:10:29 > 1:10:32'Assured by NATO's resolve and the increasing effectiveness
1:10:32 > 1:10:35of the air strikes, President Clinton publicly announced
1:10:35 > 1:10:39'the US will consider all military options to resolve the conflict.'
1:10:41 > 1:10:43'Under intense pressure from the Clinton administration,
1:10:43 > 1:10:47'a Russian delegation flew to Belgrade to deliver
1:10:47 > 1:10:49'an ultimatum to President Milosevic.
1:10:49 > 1:10:51'Remove all troops from Kosovo or risk losing
1:10:51 > 1:10:55'the support of Boris Yeltsin - his one remaining ally.'
1:11:16 > 1:11:18(WILLIAM HAGUE) This job would become, in not so many years,
1:11:18 > 1:11:22a far more substantial one than the government now pretends.
1:11:22 > 1:11:25Seen as the President of Europe by the rest of the world... LAUGHTER IN COMMONS
1:11:32 > 1:11:34Tony.
1:11:34 > 1:11:37The Yugoslav parliament has conceded.
1:11:37 > 1:11:39All Serbian troops are to be immediately withdrawn.
1:11:39 > 1:11:43A NATO-led peacekeeping force is to be deployed in the region.
1:11:43 > 1:11:45Kosovo is to be placed under UN administration.
1:11:45 > 1:11:48Of course Clinton will claim it was his strategy that forced
1:11:48 > 1:11:53Milosevic's hand, we'll claim it's ours, but either way now it's over.
1:11:53 > 1:11:54We've won.
1:11:54 > 1:11:56You've won.
1:12:08 > 1:12:11This is a victory for civilisation.
1:12:12 > 1:12:16A victory for a fundamental principle necessary
1:12:16 > 1:12:20for humanity's progress that every human being has
1:12:20 > 1:12:23the inalienable right to live free from persecution.
1:12:25 > 1:12:29Milosevic knows, and the world now knows,
1:12:29 > 1:12:34we will not tolerate racial genocide.
1:12:34 > 1:12:38Let no-one ever doubt again, the moral justification
1:12:38 > 1:12:42for invading another country for humanitarian ends.
1:12:53 > 1:12:55'Here in the hills of Kosovo they cheer his name
1:12:55 > 1:13:00'but Tony Blair was always going to get a hero's welcome.'
1:13:04 > 1:13:09'The polls have closed and the First Lady of the United States of America,
1:13:09 > 1:13:12'Hillary Rodham Clinton, has defeated congressman Rick Lazio
1:13:12 > 1:13:14'and will become the junior senator from New York.'
1:13:14 > 1:13:17'Al Gore and George W Bush are men in waiting today.'
1:13:17 > 1:13:22We still don't know who won the presidency, we may not know until tomorrow...'
1:13:22 > 1:13:27'President Clinton accompanied by his wife headed to the British
1:13:27 > 1:13:31'Prime Minister's country residence, a farewell celebration
1:13:31 > 1:13:34'between two men who shared political philosophies...'
1:14:02 > 1:14:05MOBILE PHONE RINGS
1:14:05 > 1:14:09- Oh, I'm so sorry. I really do have to take this.- Of course.
1:14:09 > 1:14:10What did I get?
1:14:10 > 1:14:16Environment and public... What happened to foreign relations...?!
1:14:16 > 1:14:17I think I'll turn in.
1:14:17 > 1:14:19Excuse me.
1:14:19 > 1:14:24I can't get over how much those kids have grown.
1:14:24 > 1:14:27- Good night, Tony.- Good night.
1:14:49 > 1:14:51Bill...
1:14:52 > 1:14:56While we've got a moment, I'd like to...
1:14:58 > 1:15:02Well, I'd like to apologise to you for what happened over Kosovo.
1:15:03 > 1:15:08Briefing against you in your own media. It was out of order.
1:15:08 > 1:15:12In the years I've known you, you've been a good friend to me personally.
1:15:12 > 1:15:17You've been loyal to my party. And a great ally to this country.
1:15:17 > 1:15:21In the end, I got all the credit, credit we should have shared.
1:15:21 > 1:15:26It was wrong. I was wrong. I'm sorry.
1:15:28 > 1:15:33That's bullshit, you don't mean a word of that.
1:15:33 > 1:15:37You saw the papers the weekend after Milosevic withdrew.
1:15:37 > 1:15:417/10 Americans said they'd like Tony Blair as their president.
1:15:41 > 1:15:46Handsome, energetic, churchgoing, morally upstanding.
1:15:46 > 1:15:47Maritally faithful.
1:15:51 > 1:15:54- Are you sure you weren't born in America?- Scotland.
1:15:54 > 1:15:59That's too bad, cos you'd win by a landslide.
1:16:00 > 1:16:05Good evening, the opera, at times, farce, is over. The fat lady has sung.
1:16:05 > 1:16:09The final Supreme Court verdict has persuaded Al Gore to give up.
1:16:09 > 1:16:12He's finally accepted his long legal battle has nowhere else to go.
1:16:12 > 1:16:16Let there be no doubt, while I strongly disagree with
1:16:16 > 1:16:20the court's decision, I accept it and tonight,
1:16:20 > 1:16:22for the sake of our unity as a people
1:16:22 > 1:16:24and the strength of our democracy,
1:16:24 > 1:16:26I offer my concession.
1:16:28 > 1:16:31Prime Minister.
1:16:31 > 1:16:34- You asked to be woken.- Thank you.
1:16:51 > 1:16:52Thanks again.
1:16:52 > 1:16:55GEORGE BUSH: Our country has been through a long and trying period
1:16:55 > 1:17:00with the outcome of the presidential election not finalised
1:17:00 > 1:17:02for longer than any of us could ever imagine.
1:17:03 > 1:17:07After a difficult election, we must put politics behind us
1:17:07 > 1:17:10and work together to make the promise of America
1:17:10 > 1:17:13available for every one of our citizens.
1:17:13 > 1:17:18Our nation must rise above a house divided, Americans share hopes and
1:17:18 > 1:17:23goals and values far more important than any political disagreements.
1:17:24 > 1:17:26I have a lot to be thankful for tonight.
1:17:26 > 1:17:30I'm thankful to the American people for the great privilege
1:17:30 > 1:17:33of being able to serve as your next president.
1:17:39 > 1:17:43What are you going to do? With Bush?
1:17:44 > 1:17:47I know what everyone wants me to do.
1:17:47 > 1:17:52Back off. Concentrate on domestic politics.
1:17:52 > 1:17:55Deepen ties with Europe.
1:17:55 > 1:17:59It's not what I asked you. What do YOU want to do?
1:18:01 > 1:18:03I still want to get things done, Bill.
1:18:05 > 1:18:08And I know he's not on the same team as us but...
1:18:08 > 1:18:12I'd rather be IN the room where the big decisions are being made,
1:18:12 > 1:18:15than outside it whingeing about it.
1:18:19 > 1:18:24I would be the senior partner now. Bush would be the junior.
1:18:24 > 1:18:28I could help him like you helped me, advise him.
1:18:29 > 1:18:33I just want to do the right thing for my country.
1:18:34 > 1:18:36Are you sure about that?
1:18:38 > 1:18:41It's in my country's best interests, quite possibly the world's,
1:18:41 > 1:18:43for me to stay close to the American President.
1:18:43 > 1:18:45Well, you can sure move your bones.
1:18:45 > 1:18:48Continue to use the White House to stay in the spotlight,
1:18:48 > 1:18:52consolidate yourself as a leader and expand your legacy.
1:18:52 > 1:18:54I'm not sure how to take that, Bill.
1:18:54 > 1:18:58- It felt vaguely like an insult. - It's true, isn't it?
1:18:58 > 1:19:01Come on, we both know the best way to ensure you're remembered 50
1:19:01 > 1:19:05or 100 years from now, is to link yourself to an American President.
1:19:05 > 1:19:08But be careful.
1:19:08 > 1:19:12These guys, they play rough.
1:19:13 > 1:19:19Their administration has been born in controversy, national shame
1:19:19 > 1:19:24and illegality and it is my bet that's the way they'll go out.
1:19:24 > 1:19:28So, the question you need to ask yourself is...
1:19:28 > 1:19:33What business does a progressive centre-left politician
1:19:33 > 1:19:38from a tiny island in Europe have making friends with folks like that?
1:19:38 > 1:19:42Then again, I'm not sure
1:19:42 > 1:19:47whether you ARE a progressive centre-left politician any more.
1:19:48 > 1:19:50Or if you ever were.
1:19:54 > 1:19:57I'm going to say good night.
1:19:57 > 1:20:01I might sleep late, I hope you don't mind. I'm tired. I need the rest.
1:20:03 > 1:20:08Go ahead. Sleep as long as you like.
1:20:27 > 1:20:31- 10 minutes, over. Pre-flight go? - Yeah, we've got clearance.
1:20:43 > 1:20:45Me too, George. Absolutely, me too.
1:21:01 > 1:21:04- When are you going to be sworn in? - Three weeks.
1:21:04 > 1:21:07After eight years with a title and no portfolio,
1:21:07 > 1:21:09finally you'll have both.
1:21:09 > 1:21:12Let me know what it's like.
1:21:12 > 1:21:16Waking in the morning, knowing you're speaking for yourself.
1:21:16 > 1:21:19- I will.- In you go, Senator!
1:21:19 > 1:21:22- Oh, Bill, for heavens sake! - Just practising, hun.
1:21:22 > 1:21:24Isn't she something?
1:21:24 > 1:21:27The only First Lady in US history to win elected office.
1:21:27 > 1:21:29Euan, Katherine, behind the wall.
1:21:29 > 1:21:31Up you go.
1:21:31 > 1:21:37So, after our little talk, did you decide which way to jump yet?
1:21:38 > 1:21:43Hug him close, go for glory or do the right thing and head for home?
1:21:43 > 1:21:45Not yet.
1:21:46 > 1:21:48Well, I guess I'll have to be like everybody else,
1:21:48 > 1:21:50just watching the press conference on TV.
1:21:50 > 1:21:54- Scrutinising the body language for tell-tale signs.- Yes, you will.
1:21:57 > 1:21:58I guess so.
1:22:08 > 1:22:10Goodbye, Tony.
1:22:10 > 1:22:12Goodbye, Mr President.
1:22:32 > 1:22:35Yes, just leaving now. Yes, I've got it in hand. Yes.
1:22:48 > 1:22:53All right, see you then. Get hold of John and tell him...
1:22:53 > 1:22:55HELICOPTER DROWNS SPEECH
1:23:17 > 1:23:21It is my honour to welcome the Prime Minister from our
1:23:21 > 1:23:24strongest friend and closest ally to Camp David.
1:23:26 > 1:23:30We've had a couple of formal visits, more importantly,
1:23:30 > 1:23:32a nice walk around Camp David.
1:23:32 > 1:23:35And got to know each other
1:23:35 > 1:23:39and as they told me, he's a pretty charming guy.
1:23:39 > 1:23:41He put the charm offensive on me.
1:23:42 > 1:23:44And it worked.
1:23:44 > 1:23:46Question for both of you.
1:23:46 > 1:23:49There's been a lot said about how different you are as people,
1:23:49 > 1:23:54have you already, in your talks, found something maybe,
1:23:54 > 1:23:57some personal interest, that you have in common,
1:23:57 > 1:24:00maybe in religion or sport or music?
1:24:00 > 1:24:02We both use Colgate toothpaste.
1:24:05 > 1:24:09They're going to wonder how you know that, George!
1:24:11 > 1:24:14I don't know if you found any common ground or not?
1:24:14 > 1:24:17I think that's enough to be going on with.
1:24:19 > 1:24:22See you at the gym.
1:24:26 > 1:24:29# My name should be trouble
1:24:29 > 1:24:32# My name should be woe
1:24:32 > 1:24:35# For trouble and heartache
1:24:35 > 1:24:37# Is all that I know
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1:24:44 > 1:24:47# Is my name
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1:24:53 > 1:24:57# My heart has been torn
1:24:57 > 1:25:00# It must have been raining
1:25:00 > 1:25:02# The night I was born
1:25:02 > 1:25:08# Yes, lonely, lonely blue boy
1:25:09 > 1:25:11# Is my name
1:25:15 > 1:25:19# Well, I'm so, I'm so afraid
1:25:19 > 1:25:22- # Of tomorrow- (Tomorrow)
1:25:22 > 1:25:28- # And so tired, so tired of today - (Tired of today)
1:25:28 > 1:25:32# They say that love is the answer
1:25:34 > 1:25:40# But love never came my way
1:25:40 > 1:25:43# I'm writing this letter
1:25:43 > 1:25:45# To someone unknown
1:25:45 > 1:25:49# So if you should find it
1:25:49 > 1:25:51# And if you're alone
1:25:51 > 1:25:59# Well, lonely, lonely blue boy is my name... #