Writer:	Aaron Sorkin
Director:	Thomas Schlamme
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),  Janel Moloney (Donna Moss (Episodes 23-, recurring previously))
Recurring Role:	Stockard Channing (Abbey Bartlet),  Nicole Robinson (Margaret),  Michael O'Neill (Ron Butterfield),  Elisabeth Moss (Zoey Bartlet),  Timothy Busfield (Danny Concannon),  Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick),  Penny Griego (D.C. Anchor),  Kris Murphy (Katie Witt),  Randy Brooks (Arthur Leeds),  Charles Noland (Steve)
Guest Star:	Grace Zabriskie (Isabel),  Allen Garfield (Roger Becker),  Peter White (Jack Gage),  Ernie Lively (Mr. Loch),  Jody Wood (Mr. Cameron),  Sean Moran (Dr. Holbrook),  Garrett Wright (Carl Leroy),  Warner Saunders (Chicago Anchor),  Lauri Hendler (Lawyer),  Harris Mann (Rick),  Andy Brewster (Isobel's Assistant),  Chad McKnight (Aide #5),  Larry Carroll (TV Announcer),  Richard Saxton (Boston Anchor)

Music: Heard during a flashback sequence when Bartlet has just won the Illinois primary is Kool & The Gang's "Celebration" from their CD Celebrate! (edit) Awards and Nominations:
This episode in combination with the Part I 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 I 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 I for 2001 Banff Rockie Awards in the category of continuing Series.

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

Bradley Whitford won the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode and in "Noel."

Allison Janney won the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in this episode and in "Galileo."

This episode won the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (Mark Weingarten, C.A.S., Dan Hiland, Gary D. Rogers). (edit)

Toby: Ron, I don't think it's right that the Secret Service get blamed for what happened last night, I want the Treasury Department to hand over my memo to the Press.
Ron Butterfield: No, we can't do that.
Toby: There are going to be a lot of questions.
Ron: There are always a lot of questions.
Toby: Ron.
Ron: Don't worry about it, Toby.
Toby: It's not right. You're the guys -- look at your hand!
Ron: My hand is fine.
Toby: Your hand is not fine.
Ron: Toby --
Toby: Let me go over there and tell them it was my fault.
Ron: It wasn't your fault.
Toby: Ron!
Ron: It wasn't your fault. It wasn't Gina's fault, it wasn't Charlie's fault, it wasn't anybody's fault, Toby. It was an act of madmen. You think a tent was going to stop them? We got the President in the car. We got Zoey in the car. And at 150 yards, five stories up, the shooters were down 9.2 seconds after the first shot was fired. I would never let you not let me protect the President. You tell us you don't like something, we figure out something else. It was an act of madmen. Anyway, the Secret Service doesn't comment on procedure.
Toby: Okay. (Ron begins to walk away.) Good job last night.
Ron: Thank you. (edit) C.J.:This is our 5th press briefing since midnight. Obviously, there's one story that going dominating news around the world for the next few days, and it would be easy to think that President Bartlet, Joshua Lyman, and Stephanie Abbott were the only victims of a gun crime last night. They weren't. Mark Davis and Sheila Evans of Philadelphia were killed by a gun last night. He was a Biology Teacher and she was a Nursing student. Tina Bishop and Linda Larkin were killed with a gun last night. They were 12. There were 36 homicides last night. 480 sexual assaults, 3,411 robberies, 3,685 aggravated assaults, all at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims themselves had been carrying guns, I'd only remind you that the President of the United States himself was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained armed guards in the history of the world. Back to the briefing.
(edit) Toby: I tried calling you at your office. They said you were fired. Were you stealing things?
C.J.: Roger Becker dropped from third most powerful person in Hollywood to ninth most powerful person in Hollywood.
Toby: Does he still make the playoffs or is the cutoff line…
C.J.: They take it seriously. (edit) Toby: Come join the campaign.
C.J.: How much does it pay?
Toby: How much were you making before?
C.J.: $550,000 a year.
Toby: This pays $600 a week.
C.J.: So, this would be less. (edit) Margaret: I can sign the President's name. I have his signature down pretty good.
Leo: You can sign the President's name?
Margaret: Yeah!
Leo: On a document removing him from power and handing it to someone else?!?
Margaret: Yeah. Or do you think the White House Counsel would say that's a bad idea?
Leo: I think the White House Counsel would say that's a coup d'état!
Margaret: I'd probably end up doing some time for that.
Leo: I would think!
(Margaret retreats to her office as C.J. enters)
Leo: And what the hell are you doing practicing the President's signature?
Margaret: It's just for fun.
Leo(*to C.J.): We've got separation of powers, checks and balances, and Margaret vetoing things and sending them back to the Hill! (edit)

In the flashback with Josh and Bartlet at the airport, Josh says, "If you don't lose this election, it isn't gonna be because you don't try hard enough."

Some people think the "don't" is a goof. But in context, Josh is pointing out that by doing things like going to the airport instead of making his victory speech, Bartlet must be trying to LOSE the election. So if he doesn't lose, it won't be for lack of trying. (edit) In one of the flashbacks, Josh uses a pay phone with a Verizon logo long before the Verizon brand name was created. (edit)

C.J: Sorry I talked to him like that, but did he really think he had The Maltese Falcon out there?

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 classic Academy Award winning movie. (edit)