The Winds of War (TV Mini Series)

Defiance (1983)

Ralph Bellamy: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Quotes 

• [Pug enters the Oval Office as President Roosevelt and Admiral Gray study a painting of a sailing ship] 

  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Hello there, captain. You know the chief of BuAir, I understand.

  Victor 'Pug' Henry : Admiral Gray.

  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt : What about this picture, Pug? You like it?

  Victor 'Pug' Henry : It's fine, sir. Of course, I'm a sucker for sea scenes.

  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt : So am I, but do you know he's got the rigging wrong? What about that, Pug? All the man had to do was paint a sailing ship. That was his whole job and he got the rigging wrong. Well, that thing isn't gonna hang in here.

  [to Admiral Gray] 

  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Well, Talbot, what about it? Are we gonna put Pug Henry to work on that little thing? Will he do?

  Rear Adm. Talbot Gray : Well, if you assign Pug Henry to paint a square rigger, Mr. President, you might not recognize it, but he'd get the rigging right.