Murder at 1600
Unclear and Present Danger
Jamelle Bouie
4.7 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Jamelle and John are back for the new year with an episode on the 1997 thriller Murder at 1600, directed by Dwight Little and starring Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Alan Alda and Dennis Miller. It is yet another entry into the mini-boomlet of films whose premise, essentially, is what if the president were horny…and murderous.
In their conversation, Jamelle and John discuss the relationship between the media and Americans’ conception of power, and how this even influences decision makers at the very top. They also discuss the difference between conspiracies in the public mind and conspiracies in reality.
A reminder that they also have a Patreon where they cover the films as of the Cold War as well as produce a weekly politics show. You can find that at patreon.com/unclearpod.
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| 0:00.0 | It wouldn't be the first time. |
| 0:07.0 | There was violence in this town. |
| 0:09.0 | It wouldn't be the first time a brutal murder was covered up. |
| 0:14.0 | A brutal murder was covered up. |
| 0:18.0 | Okay, I'm coming down. Let's be advised I'm coming from our northwest. |
| 0:22.6 | And it wouldn't be the first time. |
| 0:25.6 | A prominent family was involved. |
| 0:32.6 | But it would be the first time... |
| 0:35.6 | It happened here. |
| 0:40.3 | I've got a murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. |
| 0:52.3 | And that just that changes all the rules. |
| 0:59.0 | Signs of force? |
| 1:00.0 | No. |
| 1:01.0 | So you're saying sex? Not rape. |
| 1:04.0 | So she had sex in the White House. |
| 1:07.0 | They were there. |
| 1:08.0 | Who was where? |
| 1:09.0 | The President, the First Lady. They were in the White House. |
| 1:12.6 | This is global, detective. |
| 1:14.6 | It's a little bit off your turf. |
| 1:16.6 | This is a homicide. This is my turf. |
| 1:18.6 | The presidency is an institution, not a person. |
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