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It's a nun collecting money for a charity. He wants her to write what he dictates but he criticizes the way she reads the words back to him. Edith goes to paste her trading stamps into books but the noise distracts Archie. He wears a suit, wants to write with a fountain pen on fancy stationary, and even uses newely sharpened pencils for his first draft. He finally agrees to write a letter with the stipulation that his letter gets to be mailed before Mike's.Īrchie insists that everything be perfect when he writes his own letter to President Nixon. When he states that he has nothing to complain about Gloria and Mike accuse him of being chicken.

He then suggests that Archie write his own letter. Mike tries to get his letter back from Archie. He grads the letter from Mike and climbs on a chair so no one can reach him. He also demands that everyone show the proper respect for the President in their house. Archie wants to see the letter, afraid of what Mike is going to say. It's revealed that Mike is sending off a letter to the President. Mike does an impression of John Wayne to mock Archie. They argue about the state of the country. Gloria and Mike try to convince Archie to change the channel to the special on pollution. He's upset that he missed the play of the week.

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Gloria tries to change the TV channel but Archie yells at her. She claims that she wants to know what's in her food. Gloria comes home with a whole bunch of organic food. You know? Through thorns and thickets, barefooted, with a tiger on his butt!' As Archie sees highlights of the NY Giants-Wasington redskins game, citing the speed of RB Alvin Haymond, saying 'Hey, look at that spook run!', Mike then objects to Archie's stereotype of black men, as Archie cited that black athletes learned it from their ancestors, saying about Haymond, 'He got that from his forefathers when he was runnin' through the jungle. At Mike's suggestion they sit down and have what turns out to be a one sided discussion about what program they are going to watch.Īrchie gets to watch his NFL football highlights. Problems arise when Archie wants to watch football highlights but Mike wants to watch a special about pollution. Edith explains that Gloria went to the market for their weekly shopping trip. He then complains that there's nothing to eat in the house. When Archie takes a swig of Edith's coffee he exclaims that it tastes like instant when it's really fresh. Edith explains that the dye in one of Mike's shirts was giving him a rash so they are boiling it in hopes that it will help. He tastes what's cooking on the stove but he finds some clothes in a pot. President.Your Honor.Sir.' - and Archie even dons a clean shirt and tie for the occasion.Īrchie comes in through the back door. When Archie learns of 'The Meathead's' intentions, he takes pen in hand and starts to write his own letter of praise to the Commander In Chief. The ultra liberal Mike, who is very critical of President Nixon's policies, has decided to let his views be known to him by writing a letter to the White House. So Archie takes pen in hand and writes his own letter of praise.

Though withdrawn from CBS' daytime rerun package of All in the Family at the request of producer Lear (who felt that Archie's behavior was ridiculous even for him), the episode has since been restored to the series' syndicated package.Īrchie learns that Mike has written to President Nixon to criticize his policies. Directed by John Rich, and scripted by Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib, and Norman Lear from a story by Lee Erwin and Fred Freiberger, it first aired on CBS-TV on January 19, 1971.

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Writing the President is the second episode aired during the first season of All in the Family, and also the second overall series episode. Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib & Norman Lear While writing his own letter to President Nixon to counter Mike's planned protest letter to Nixon, Archie fantasizes that his letter was read by Nixon on national TV, praising him for his views and for praising him and his administration in the episode 'Writing the President' in Season 1 (#2).

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