Writer:	Aaron Sorkin
Director:	Thomas Schlamme
Star:	Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet),  Dulé Hill (Charlie Young),  Allison Janney (Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg),  Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn (Episodes 1-84)),  Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler),  John Spencer (Leo McGarry),  Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman),  Janel Moloney (Donna Moss (Episodes 23-, recurring previously))
Recurring Role:	Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick),  Kathryn Joosten (Delores Landingham),  Nicole Robinson (Margaret),  Kim Webster (Ginger),  Michael O'Neill (Ron Butterfield),  Anna Deavere Smith (Nancy McNally),  Kris Murphy (Katie Witt),  Mindy Seeger (Chris),  Victor McCay (Henry),  Elisabeth Moss (Zoey Bartlet),  Tim Matheson (John Hoynes),  Gary Carlos Cervantes (Bobby),  Timothy Busfield (Danny Concannon),  Jorja Fox (Gina Toscano),  Thomas Spencer (Jeff),  Bradley James (Donnie),  Ivan Allen (Roger Salier),  Randy Brooks (Arthur Leeds),  Stockard Channing (Abbey Bartlet)
Guest Star:	Jim Ortlieb (Benjamin Keller),  Peter White (Jack Gage),  Ernie Lively (Mr. Loch),  Jody Wood (Mr. Cameron),  Elijah Marhar (Agent Dixon),  Al Twanmo (Tommy Cho),  Ming Lo (Dr. David Lee Clancy),  Rhonda Stubbins White (Dr. Whitaker),  Sean Moran (Dr. Holbrook),  Trisha Simmons (Debbie),  Garrison Hershberger (Jerry),  Peter Birkenhead (Steven),  Jerry Sroka (Kyle),  Jenny Buchanan (Questioner #1),  Jane Lynch (Lucy),  Kivi Rogers (Paramedic #6),  Tanya Linnette Smith (Paramedic #5),  Harris Laskawy (Questioner #2),  Scott Parrott (Paramedic #1),  Chad Knight (Paramedic #4),  Shawn Woodyard (Paramedic #3),  Sunita Koshy (Paramedic #2),  V. Kim Blish (Volleyball Player),  Kat Sawyer-Young (Sam's Secretary),  Robyn Pedretti (Candy),  Andy Milder (Mark),  Matt Gottleib (Military Aide),  David Ursin (Bartender),  Ted Garcia (TV Reporter),  Maria McCann (Nurse),  Dan Gunther (Doctor #1),  Carol Kiernan (Doctor),  Derek Coleman (Agent #4),  Juan A. Riojas (Agent #2),  Dafidd McCracken (Agent #1),  Pamela Gordon (Tracy),  Michael Bryan French (Lewis),  Daniel Von Bargen (Jack Shannon),  Andy Umberger (Cal Mathis),  Willie Gault (Agent Madison)

This is the first episode of the series to contain flashbacks. (edit) Janel Moloney appears in the opening montage for the first time. (edit) Awards and Nominations:
This episode in combination with the Part II
won Emmys in 2001 for
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and
Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series.

This episode in combination with Part II
was a 2001 Emmy Award Nominee for
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore).

Nominated with the Part II for 2001 Banff Rockie Awards in the category of Continuing Series.

Nominated with the Part II for 2001 CAS Awards in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series.

John Spencer was nominated for the 2001 Emmy in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the episode along with "The Leadership Breakfast." (edit)

Sam: You all right?
C.J.: What?
Sam: Are you all right?
C.J.: Where´s the President?
Sam: He´s on his way back to the White House. So is Zoey. They just put Leo in a car. Are you all right?
C.J.: Somebody put me down. (edit) Bartlet : Today for the first time in history, the largest group of Americans living in poverty are children. One in five children live in the most abject, dangerous, hopeless, backbreaking, gut-wrenching poverty any of us could ever imagine. One in five and they're children! If fidelity to freedom and democracy is the code to our civic religion then, surely, the code of our humanity is faithful service to that unwritten commandment that says we should give our children better than we, ourselves, received. Let me put it this way, I voted against the bill because I didn't want to make it harder for people to buy milk. I stopped some money from flowing into your pocket. If that angers you, if you resent me, I completely respect that. But if you expect anything different from the President of the United States, then you should vote for someone else. (edit) Josh: The Democrats aren't gonna nominate another liberal, academic, former governor from New England. I mean, we're dumb, but we're not that dumb.
Leo: Nah, I think we're exactly that dumb. (edit) Josh: If I see the real thing in Nashua, you want me to tell you?
Sam: You won't have to.
Josh: Why?
Sam: You've got a pretty bad poker face. (edit) Nurse: Do you have any medical conditions?
Bartlet: Well, I've been shot. (edit)

This episode has the most guest stars out of any episode of The West Wing. (edit) There is a lot of discussion about the President not having signed a letter turning over power to the VP and so there was no one in charge. However the 25th Amendment provides for the VP and a majority of the principal officers of the executive branch (i.e. the Cabinet) to remove the power of the presidency from the President if he is unable to perform his duties. The VP would become the Acting President until the President submits a letter to Congress saying he is ready to reassume his duties. (edit)

Episode Title: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"

The title seems to be inspired by Seán O'Casey's 1923 play "The Shadow of a Gunman." (edit)