18th and Potomac
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| 18th and Potomac | |
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| Season: | 2 |
| Episode: | 21 |
| Story By: | Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. |
| Teleplay By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Robert Berlinger |
| Airdate: | May 9, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Stockard Channing Oliver Platt Marlee Matlin Anna Deavere Smith John Rubinstein Peter Michael Goetz Richard McGonagle Robert Walden Kathryn Joosten NiCole Robinson Gregalan Williams Victor McCay Glenn Morshower Bill O'Brien |
Thorny issues encircle the White House as the President (Martin Sheen) and his staff grapple with breaking the news of his illness in an exclusive national broadcast while the newly elected president of Haiti flees for his life and asks for sanctuary in the U.S. embassy -- which would place the compound under army attack.
C.J. (Allison Janney) and Leo (John Spencer) weigh the dicey arrangements of keeping the blistering news a secret until the telecast while White House counsel Oliver Babish (Oliver Platt) finds a disturbing detail in the First Lady's (Stockard Channing) medical treatment of Bartlet that could have huge ramifications. The President hadn't broken any laws that Babish can yet see, but Abbey violated medical ethics by treating her husband and not keeping medical records.
Elsewhere, a frustrated Josh (Bradley Whitford) needs $30 million more from a Senate committee to continue the Justice Department's case against Big Tobacco companies but hits a roadblock when he solicits the crucial votes of two Democratic Senators.
The President's long-time secretary Mrs. Landingham (Kathryn Joosten) pays sticker price for her first new car because she fears anything less will violate federal stipulations about receiving gifts. While driving the car back to the White House to show it to the President, she is struck by a drunk driver and killed.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Stars
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet M.D.
- Oliver Platt as Oliver Babish
- and Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas
[edit] Guest Starring
- Anna Deavere Smith as Dr. Nancy McNally
- John Rubinstein as Andy Ritter
- Peter Michael Goetz as Paul Hacket
- Richard McGonagle as Warren
- Robert Walden as Rossitter
- Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
- Gregalan Williams as Robbie Mosley
- Victor McCay as Jake Dandridge
- Glenn Morshower as Mike Chysler
- Bill O'Brien as Kenny Thurman
[edit] Co-Starring
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Devika Parikh as Bonnie
- Thomas Spencer as Officer Jeff
- Bradley James as Secret Service Agent Donnie
- Ana Mercedes as Sally
- Roger Ontiveros as Sidney
- Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
- Mindy Seeger as Reporter Chris
- Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
- Charles Noland as Reporter Steve
- Wendy Haines as Abbey's Agent
- Eric A. Payne as Agent at Door
- Gary Cervantes as Bobby
[edit] Quotes
"We're not going to stop, soften, detour, postpone, circumvent, obfuscate or trade a single one of our goals to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense is coming our way in the next days, weeks and months"- Leo McGarry
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