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CJ's every move is recorded by a TV documentarian as a crew follows her through a "typical" day for a program on White House Press Secretaries past and present, but the presence of outsiders adds stress when a crisis involving a terrorist shootout with the FBI has a smiling C.J. trying to keep a lid on the story. Meanwhile, C.J. supervises her team as they prepare for a formal papal visit with the President and dodges hardball questions about the imminent future of the current FBI director.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Guest Starring 2.3 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring

• Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
• Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
• Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
• Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
• Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
• John Spencer as Leo McGarry
• Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
• and Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet

[edit] Guest Starring

• Clark Gregg as Special Agent Michael Casper
• Sam Robards as Greg Brock
• Albie Selznick as Todd Schumaker
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Wilson Cruz as Jack Sosa
• Michael Gallagher as Andrew Weltzman
• Michael Kagan as George Arnold
• Joseph Vassallo as Renato Mannari

• Narration by: Will Lyman

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• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Mindy Seeger as Chris
• Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
• Joyce Guy as Charlayne
• Charles Noland as Steve
• Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
• Harper Roisman as Herb Morris
• Brian Poth as Eric Schaeffer
• Paul Jenkins as Martin Sheffield
• James Ingersoll as Cable News Pundit
• Ivan Allen as Roger Salier
• Lee Oliver Boyd as Cable Anchor
• Alan Toy as Franklin
• David Castellani as Reporter On-Site
• Kellynn Jones as 2nd On-Site Reporter
• Rebecca Avery as Anna
• Hira Ambrosino as White House Correspondent
• Kenneth Schmidt as Craig Bloom
• Kevin Symons as FBI Press Rep
• Sharon Johnston as Terrance Neighbor

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In the episode, the narrator says that CJ was Press Secretary for both terms of the Bartlet Administration. However, only half a dozen episodes later she becomes Chief of Staff, a position she holds for the last two seasons. It's possible that the narrator was referring to the fact that C.J. served in two terms of the administration, even though she only served as press secretary about 2 years into Bartlet's second term.

[edit] Quotes

CJ Cregg: Sometimes you just have to let yourself get beaten up. But, sometimes, it's better to be beaten up for 24 hours than beaten up for the long run although the long run's something I have no sense of. You know, when I'm going home at night, I'm thinking about the next day's schedule.

[edit] References

"The West Wing" Access (2004)

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