Writer:	Aaron Sorkin, Dee Dee Myers, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
Director:	Christopher Misiano
Star:	Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet),  Dulé Hill (Charlie Young),  Allison Janney (Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg),  Moira Kelly (Mandy Hampton (Episodes 1-22)),  Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn (Episodes 1-84)),  Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler),  John Spencer (Leo McGarry),  Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman)
Recurring Role:	Timothy Busfield (Danny Concannon),  Janel Moloney (Donna Moss),  Kim Webster (Ginger),  Devika Parikh (Bonnie),  Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick),  Charles Noland (Steve),  J.P. Stevenson (Jonathan)
Guest Star:	CCH Pounder (Deborah O'Leary),  Vaughn Armstrong (Sgt. McNamara),  Robert David Hall (David Nessler),  Edward James Olmos (Roberto Mendoza),  Jacqueline Torres (Sondra),  Diana Morgan (Jesse),  Kris Narmont (Reporter),  Victor Love (Mike),  Jason C. Morgan (Peter),  Bob Thompson (Billy),  Kelly Fialing (Pretty College Student)

Awards and Nominations:
Allison Janney won the 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in this episode in conjuction with "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics"

Won the 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in conjuction with many other episodes from the season (Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kristin Harms, Llewellyn Wells)

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C.J. (with cotton in her mouth): I'll have Carol cancel the briefing.
Josh: No, we're still doing it.
C.J.: Who?
Josh: Me.
C.J.: No way.
Josh: C.J.
C.J.: You get hostile.
Josh: I get hot stuff?
C.J.: Hostile. Hostile. You get hostile.
Josh: I don't get hostile. I don't get randomly hostile. I...I get hostile when hostility is called for.
C.J.: Let Sam do it.
Josh: Sam went to Foggy bottom.
C.J.: What's he doing in Fwoggy Bottom?
Josh (giggling): I just wanted to see if I could make you say "Foggy Bottom". Sam's working with the speech writers. (edit) Josh: The President spoke briefly. The President has never spoken briefly in his life (edit) Bartlet (following Josh's disastrous attempt to substitute for the ailing C.J.): C.J., if you are gushing blood from the head wound you just received from a stampeding herd of bison, you will do the press briefing. (edit) Bartlet: You said you'd fix it.
Leo: I did fix it.
Bartlet: It's broken again... (edit) Leo: Mr. President, we experienced a few public relations, what's the word...
Toby: Catastrophes?
Leo: Incidents, in the few hours you were away last night. (edit)

This is the first episode of the series to contain flashbacks. (edit)

Sam: Although I’ve gotta say, telling a reporter his question’s stupid’s not like a page out of Dale Carnegie or anything.

Dale Carnegie is famous for his books and seminars on public speaking and interpersonal skills. (edit) Toby: So you give Barney Fife a hard time to make a point.

Barney Fife was a character on the The Andy Griffith Show. Fife was the deputy sheriff and was often considered to be overzealous. (edit) Josh: I believe that my powers of debate can rise to meet the Socratic wonder that is the White House Press Corps.

Socrates was an Athenian philosopher. He was one of the first critical thinkers ever and he questioned everything and everyone in his philosophical endeavors. It is believed that he founded the basic rules for debate and logical reasonong. (edit) Leo: “Never argue with a drunk or a fool.”

This quote is from Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931). He was a Lebanese poet and artist. (edit) Toby: Hey, Galileo, get off at the next exit and turn the car around.

Galileo Galilei was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. He often refered to as the "father of modern astronomy." (edit)