C.J. and Bartlet in “Enemies Foreign and Domestic”

C.J.

[walking into the Oval Office] Good morning, Mr. President.

Bartlet

You're gonna get Secret Service protection, but I can't order it unless you sign this piece of paper, so sign this piece of paper.

Bartlet

Because Ron says it is, and around here we do whatever Ron says.

C.J.

Well, I think it might be an over-reaction.

Bartlet

Good for you. With all your years of training and experience in sniffing out crime, your opinion really carries a lot of weight with me.

C.J.

I don't want to appear fragile.

Bartlet

Are you kidding?

C.J.

Sir...

Bartlet

We're talking about one bodyguard. I have twelve, and that's before I leave the house. You ever count the number of guns that come along with me when Abbey and I take in a play at the Kennedy Center? Do I seem fragile to you?

C.J.

No, sir.

Bartlet

Then...

C.J.

You're also not a woman in a man's job. To say nothing of the fact that you're required by law to be protected by the Treasury Department. You don't have a choice. And frankly, sir, you and I both know that you score points frequently with the public and with the press by shrugging off your Secret Service and doing whatever... going to a book store.

Bartlet

I don't care.

C.J.

Sir...

Bartlet

I don't care! You're part of my family, and this thing is happening and I simply won't permit it. Sign the piece of paper.