The Chief of Staff meets with Robert about his upcoming duties as drug czar. Then he's briefed in the halls of Congress by an aide. He meets General Landry in his office about winning the war on drugs.

ICONIC QUOTE:
"There are a lot of interests in this town and, right now, they're all scared of you. The reason they're scared of you...technically, you have veto power over their budgets. So think about that. You'll also be meeting Senators and Congressman, each with a specially prepared question. Their question is designed for one thing: to make them look smart. If you lecture them, they won't think you respect them. If you treat with utter humility, they will. Remember, this is about your respect for them, and the President's respect for them."
(Chief of Staff)

"You know, when Khruschev was forced out, he sat down and wrote two letters and gave them to his successor. He said - "When you get yourself into a situation you can't get out of, open the first letter, and you'll be safe. When you get yourself into another situation you can't get out of, open the second letter". Well, soon enough, this guy found himself into a tight place, so he opened the first letter. Which said - "Blame everything on me". So he blames the old man, it worked like a charm. He got himself into a second situation he couldn't get out of, he opened the second letter. It said - "Sit down, and write two letters".
(General Ralph Landry)

TITLE: Traffic
PRODUCTION YEAR: 2000
LIBRARY: Lionsgate
DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
PRODUCER(S): Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
COMPOSER: Cliff Martinez
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/?ref_=nv_sr_1
IMDB SCORE:  7.6
TALENT: James Brolin, Michael Douglas, Albert Finney
GENRE: Crime, Cult, Drama, Iconic, Thriller/Suspense, War
ERA: 2000s
TERRITORY RIGHTS:  Worldwide
TERM RIGHTS: Perpetuity
ICONIC TITLE: yes
FILENAME: gk-traffic-009
DURATION: 00:03:14:00
TIME IN: 00:17:18:00