Writer:	Aaron Sorkin, Eli Attie
Director:	Vincent Misiano
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:	Kim Webster (Ginger),  Kris Murphy (Katie Witt),  Ralph Meyering Jr. (Tom),  Nicole Robinson (Margaret),  Mary-Louise Parker (Amy Gardner),  Clark Gregg (Mike Casper)
Guest Star:	John Cothran Jr. (Civilian Advisor),  Hilary Salvatore (Emily),  Becky Meister (Sally),  Richard Green (Jerry),  Lynn Tufeld (Grace),  Joe Marinelli (Morris),  Larry Brandenburg (Michael Jackson),  Brandon Noll (Staffer),  Joe Cosgrove (Cardinal),  Noel Conlon (Jason Weaver),  Andrew McFarlane (Anthony Marcus),  Robin Bartlett (Susan Thomas),  Deborah May (Janet),  George Coe (Howard Stackhouse),  Malachi Throne (Ben Yosef),  Helen Duffy (Sen. White)

Awards and Nominations:
John Spencer received a nomination at the 2003 Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode and in "Twenty Five" (edit) Music: Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria", RV 589. (edit)

Susan: I don't know why you think the Committee to Re-Elect needs us to protect them. And if Ritchie's strategy is what you say it is, won't Josh Lyman figure that out in five minutes?
Amy: It'll take his assistant Donna five minutes. It'll take Josh half that time.
Stackhouse: Really?
Amy: Maybe a little longer because the Mets lost last night, and he'll need to focus.
[Cut to Josh's Office. Josh is reading his newspaper]
Josh: Just throw strikes! I don't understand why that can't happen. You have a three-run lead, just throw strikes. I mean, my God! (edit) Janet: This was his fourth one by the way.
Sam: Fourth what?
Janet: Heart attack.
Sam: The Democrates have nominated someone who's had three heart attacks?
Janet: Yes.
Sam: And you think I don't care enough about---? What kind of signal does that to---? I have to talk--- (pauses) No, this isn't gonna to be part of my life.
Janet: Wow. You just did a whole thing all by yourself.
Sam: Yeah, I do that. (edit) Charlie: Can you make a run to the staff secretary's office? Ella's not there, but someone should be. Make sure you just take what needs to be signed today. They're gonna try to give you a whole stack, and right there's where you become a man-animal.
Emily: Should I use sex as a tactic?
Charlie: If you need to. Hell, even if you just want to. (edit)

Leo: Then you've read that Qumar's reopened the investigation into Abdul Shareef's plane going down.

Qumar is a made-up country. (edit)

Sam: What do I know? Shareef was a bad guy. Feels like he had money in the Bahji cell.

The Bahji terrorist cell is not real. (edit)

The same man walks through the hall in the background during two sequential shots of Donna and Josh as they discuss the self-help book. (edit)

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