Conan Gets An Invitation To Tour The USS Sequoia | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

We haven't done voicemails in a while. I. think it's time. Okay. You know I'm. always a little uh. on edge. cuz I I feel I'll be criticized. You always say that and then I never. give you any that are critical. So. you're saying there are ones that are. critical but. saying that. You just did. I'm No, I'm saying I never give you any. that are critical. I was going to maybe. go on to say there are no critical ones. I don't think you were, but it's okay. There's got to be But this is America. where 50% of people hate the other 50%. They can't all agree on that.

voluntary thing where people call in and. they're already fans of yours. This is. not going to be the place where you. There's craziness in there for sure, but. Good. Well, that's how you know they're. my people. Yeah. Okay, let's let's uh I'm ready. I've prepared myself. Okay, Eduardo, punch it. Hey Conan, this. is State Senator Cathy Breen. I'm. calling from Maine and I'm calling to. see if you are familiar with the retired. presidential yacht, which is called the. USS Sequoia. Given that you are such a. history buff, I wanted you to know that.

the ship is being restored here in Maine. at a shipyard in Belfast and I wanted to. invite you to come and see the ship. sometime during its restoration, which. will be over the next few years. It's an. amazing vessel, literally American. history, that will just blow your mind. when you realize all the many events and. historic figures who spent time on the. yacht. It was in service from the time. of President Wilson until President.

Carter and it really is an amazing gem. of US history and it's here in Maine for. a few years getting restored. So I. wanted to invite you to that and find. out if you're familiar with it and see. if you might want to come to Maine and. see it. Wow, that was State Senator. Cathy Breen. I am aware of the Sequoia. I didn't know about this. Well, I could. be wrong, but I I think this was the the. presidential yacht. that um is featured in the movie Nixon.

Remember the movie Nixon that was made. by Oliver Stone? With Anthony Hopkins? With Anthony Hopkins as Nixon. Nixon. used to love to, I think, get in the. Sequoia, if I'm thinking of the right. ship, and he used to like to sail up the. Potomac, and that was like his idea of. fun. Which actually does sound fun, but. he'd bring like Haldeman and Ehrlichman. and Kissinger, which sounds less fun. And they would sit around and go like, "I think we're going to get away with. it." You're going to get away with it, sir. Uh yeah, yeah, boss, you're going.

to get away with it. I really do want. Hey, hey, let's let's take IT UP TO 20 KNOTS. WHAT. DO YOU SAY, GUYS? And so, I think it was. that kind of deal on the Sequoia, but. it's portrayed in uh Oliver Stone's. movie. They're all um. on the Sequoia, and I have to say, I've. enjoyed some of Oliver Stone's work, but. sometimes he has a heavy touch. I'll say. And so, if there's one scene. in here which. really was like, "Oh, that's too much,". where. Anthony Hopkins as Nixon is on the. Sequoia, and they're saying, you know, "Mr.

President, what should we do about the. Cambodian?" HE'S LIKE, "BOMB! BOMB THEM. ALL!" AND THEN SOMEONE SAYS, "OH, but. Mr. President, there could be loss of. life." "I DON'T CARE! BOMB! BOMB! BOMB!". AND THEN JUST then the chef says, "Mr. President, your steak." And he puts a. steak in front of him. Nixon just then. goes to cut into the steak, and it's all. red and juicy, and he goes, "Blood! Blood! TOO MUCH BLOOD!" I LIKE IT. OH MY GOD! WELL, he then did turn into a bat and. flutter away.

But you're You know what I mean? I was. like, "Come on, Oliver Stone! I DON'T. CARE! BOMB THEM ALL! HERE'S SOME STEAK.". "BLOOD! I CAN'T I MUST GO BACK TO MY ANCESTRAL. TRANSYLVANIA!". BUT I BELIEVE THAT that is a moment in. film that depicts the president on the. Sequoia. Well, we should get you on that yacht, and you can recreate that scene with. some stuff. but you know what? We We have to act. quickly because the uh Sequoia is being. restored according to State Senator.

Kathy Brean over a 4-year period. We've got no time to waste. I would like. to see it though, sure. You like that. stuff. Any piece of any sort of history, you're you're like, "Oh, this. plate that, you know, Reagan used.". You're like, "What? A plate?" Oh my god. I think that's I would get that, yeah. I. don't I don't know. I think it's a. plate. Especially that era, late Cold War era. Yes, I'm with you. I find that when. someone, well, you famously, yeah, I.

mean, you have Eisenhower's phone. We. talked about this once and you brought. it in and I I thought that was cool and. I'm fascinated by that stuff. So, I. would love to take a quick tour of the. Sequoia and I think it was a very nice. invitation. and Cusona, did you ever have to do like. duck and cover drills in school for. nuclear Not for nuclear war, but for. earthquakes, yeah. Yeah, see that's I. think something that shapes a child that. when you have that existential fear of. dying from the Cold War at no warning,

Today at my kids' school, they do with. the same thing, duck and cover, but it's. for a nut allergy. Oh god, I can't even. I can't. That's Oh, that was a solid joke. I. know, it wasn't. That's how things have. changed. It's a little cheesy. Oh, but I. mean, COME ON. I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS FOR A. NUT ALLERGY. HELLO. HELLO. HELLO. IT WAS. A solid one. Come on, we're family. We're having fun. Hey, it's time to duck. and cover. SOMEONE USED THE WRONG. PRONOUN.

I'M JUST SAYING, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Times have changed. Anyway, welcome to our Joe Rogan moment. I hope you enjoyed it. Um Yeah, I would check it out. I would. out. ship. Well, you first of all you first. of all. Yeah, you just lay down. The mic is 7 ft. from you. I'll check out a ship. Yeah, well first of all, you're not. invited. She didn't say Sona, she said.

Conan. She called the podcast. She called the. podcast. You know what? You're right, and I don't often admit. I'm wrong, but you're right. admit you're wrong. I just did. I know. Um, I uh. Yeah. What is What is with you? It's one thing to have your hand on my. belly today. Hand is on your belly. I know, because I don't know. Okay. But. also, can I say No, stay there, Sona. This is nice. I like the way you are.

right now. I'm very comfortable right now. know what I love? How entitled are you. that you're in that position and you had. your hand on your belly and you went I'd. check out the presidential yacht. No. That's a lot of entitlement. That is. so your generation. How dare you? What is your deal with nut allergies and. pronouns in my generation, bruh? I think. that's why I think that's WHY I'M LIKE. THIS RIGHT NOW. You're aging yourself. and I'm getting younger. Yeah, AND MORE. JAMAICAN.

BRO, MILLENNIALS, OKAY. YEAH, OKAY. NO, I The mills. I'm just. saying, we. You grew up in a very different world. where, okay, you had an earthquake. drill, but we grew up under a constant. existential threat of nuclear war and. that shaped Gorley and I and made us the. the Cold Warriors we are today. I'm a walking ball of anxiety because of. that. That's not true. It's totally true. You know what? Every generation has. their own existential fears. Yes. No one gets out scot-free. We all.

are as we always will be and always have. been. I'm a wise man who can see things. that others can't see. You belong on a presidential yacht. I. do. I've got to get on this yacht. out a yacht. Of course you will. Well, anyway, it's a. very kind invitation, Kathy, and uh. I will try to make this happen, cuz I. would love to see this Sequoia. And I. hope I'm right about my um my Nixon. reference. I believe that's the ship. that he used to take up and his favorite.

thing to do was sail up to Mount Vernon. I've read this somewhere. I think he. used to like to sail up to Mount Vernon, Washington's home, and I think by this. point they were all loaded. They were. drinking the whole way. And when they. got to Mount Vernon, they would fire off. a military salute. Probably taking the chimney off of Mount. Vernon and then turn around and come. back. So, those were good times. I wish. I had a yacht with a cannon on it. That's what I wish I had. Have I. mentioned this? I was driving through. Missouri. I was in a car. I was by. myself. My car was overheating. So, I.

pulled into the Truman Presidential. Library parking lot, and my radiator. overheated and green goo went all over. their parking lot. And a docent from the Truman Library. came out and started yelling at me. And. I. I put my car back into drive. and grinding cylinders the whole way. tore out of there. Straight to the. Eisenhower Library. Yeah, leaving a bunch of muck behind, steaming muck behind me and a furious. docent. So, my apologies to the Truman.

Presidential Library. So, now, what's your Presidential. Library story? I have a car story. You mean you were in a Lincoln? Huh? I know. I um. I've been to a I've been to the Reagan. Library. I went to the Carter Library. with you. Yep. And I met President. Carter. Yeah, that's right. nice. Yeah. I introduced you to. not just the president, but uh the first. lady, Rosalynn Carter was there as well. crying. You did start crying.

Yeah. And then when we took a photo, he. said I could stand next to him in the. photo, which was really nice. And yeah. It's a great photo. It's the It's the. four of us. Yeah. I'm jealous. Yeah, it. was a really nice day. I mean they they. like were talking and then his. assistants were like, you know, you can. go in there if you want after they're. done meeting. And I was like, I can? Yeah. I was like, me? Yeah. It's really. nice. And you know what Carter didn't have? A. nut allergy. Peace out. Mic drop.