Independence Day • The Speech

President Thomas J. Whitmore's Speech!

Transcript

00:00Good morning.

00:06They're a little young.

00:14That they are.

00:17They look a little nervous.

00:19I need all flight crews to report to their designated areas immediately.

00:24Major, follow that.

00:26Sir.

00:29Good morning.

00:33Good morning.

00:36In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world.

00:43And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.

00:51Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today.

00:58We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.

01:03We will be united in our common interests.

01:07Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July.

01:12And you will once again be fighting for our freedom.

01:16Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution.

01:22But from annihilation.

01:25We're fighting for our right to live.

01:29To exist.

01:32And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday.

01:40But as the day when the world declared in one voice, we will not go quietly into the night.

01:47We will not vanish without a fight.

01:51We're going to live on.

01:53We're going to survive.

01:56Today, we celebrate our Independence Day.

02:24Let's go!

02:26Mr. President, I've got your gear over here.

02:29Good luck.

02:30I've got a jumpsuit for you, and the rest of your gear is squared away in this duffel.

02:33That's your choice of health.

02:36Mr. President, I'd sure like to know what you're doing.

02:40I'm a combat pilot, Bill.

02:44I belong in the air.

02:53Okay, so let's get you airborne right over here.