Mallory O'Brian:  I 'm sorry to be rude , but are you a moron ?
Sam Seaborn: In this particular area , yes .
Mallory O'Brian: The 18th president was Ulysses S. Grant and the Roosevelt Room was named for Theodore .
Sam Seaborn: Really ?
Mallory O'Brian: There 's like a six - foot painting on the wall of Teddy Roosevelt .
Sam Seaborn: I should have put _ two _ and two together .
Mallory O'Brian: Yes .
Sam Seaborn: The thing is while there really are a great many things on which I can speak with authority , I 'm not good at talking about the White House .
Mallory O'Brian: You 're the White House Deputy Communications Director and you 're not good at talking about the White House ?
Sam Seaborn: Ironic , is n't it ?