Murder at 1600 (1997)
Alan Alda: Jordan
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Quotes
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Jordan : Harvard did a study. It said you could measure a man's longevity by the first thing he turns to in the morning paper.
Detective Regis : I'm an obituary man.
Jordan : Start with the comics; you'll live longer.
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President Neil : Jesus, Alvin. You really had her killed, didn't you? She was 25. She was a child!
Alvin Jordan : She was a casualty of war!
Detective Harlan Regis : [On seeing a livid Neil hit Alvin] Mister... President!
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Alvin Jordan : I think President Teddy Roosevelt said it best: "If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness!"
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Alvin Jordan : You're not questioning the President! The Presidency is an institution, not a person. An institution will be protected at all costs.
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Jordan : This is global Detective. It's a little bit off your turf.
Detective Regis : This is a homicide! This is my turf!
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Detective Regis : The tapes are classified. Out of my reach.
Jordan : You Republican or Democrat?
Detective Regis : I think Washington is drowning in a sea of its own bullshit.
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Jordan : Everybody has a price.
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Alvin Jordan : Any President who serves up his country as appetizers for the enemy isn't fit for this office!