Writer:	Aaron Sorkin
Story:	Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Patrick Caddell
Director:	Michael Lehman
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:	Janel Moloney (Donna Moss),  Tim Matheson (John Hoynes),  Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick),  Ivan Allen (Roger Salier),  Penny Griego (Newscaster #1),  Bradley James (Donnie),  Devika Parikh (Bonnie),  Nicole Robinson (Margaret),  Kathryn Joosten (Delores Landingham)
Guest Star:	Jay Underwood (Christopher Wick),  Sara Botsford (Jenny McGarry),  Jillian Armenante (Leela),  Mongo Brownlee (Secret Service Agent #2),  Mark Blum (Rep. Katzenmoyer),  Michael McGuire (Cal Tillinghouse),  Thom Barry (Mark Richardson),  Julia Pearlstein (Volunteer),  Sheila Frazier (Newscaster #2),  Mia Tate (Cocktail Waitress),  Victor Love (Mike),  Hanna Cheek (Female Groupie #3),  Paige Taylor Adams (Female Groupie #2),  Cynthia Abeln (Female Groupie #1),  Jackie Mari Roberts (Janeane)

Awards:
John Spencer was nominated for a 2000 Emmy in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated for his performance in this episode and in "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet."

This episode received a commendation for a 2000 Prism Award in the category of TV Prime Time Drama Series Episode. (edit) Music: The song played during the speech is Barbara Streisand's "Happy Days Are Here Again." (edit)

(referring to the song used to play Bartlet offstage after his speech):
Sam: Happy Days Are Here Again?
Mandy: He likes it.
Sam: Who?
Mandy: The President.
Sam: Well, we try not to let the President make aesthetic decisions. (edit) Bartlet: You know, you are what my mother calls a pain in the ass.
Toby: Well, that's what my mother calls it to. (edit) Josh: You know, I’m so sick of Congress I could vomit. (edit) C.J.: Mr. President. Did you by any chance take your back pills?
Bartlet: I don’t mind telling you C.J. I was in a little pain there.
Leo: Which did you take, sir, the Vicodin or the Percocet?
Bartlet: I wasn’t supposed to take ‘em both? (edit) Donna: You won our award for best gift valued over twenty-five dollars on the financial disclosure report.
Josh: Really?
Donna: Yeah.
Josh: What won it for me?
Donna: The 1189 dollar Viennatelli silk smoking jacket from Miss Sarah Wissinger.
Josh (remembering): Ah, yes.
Donna: You’re also the runner up, by the way, with the 345 dollar antique scrimshaw cigarette holder, also from Miss Sarah Wissinger.
Josh: Well, Sarah was very fond of me.
Donna: I’d imagine with that smoking jacket and the cigarette holder, you were quite the dandy. (edit)

Toby: Women can't get enough of my 1993 Dodge Dart.

Dodge stopped making the Dart in 1976. (edit)

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