Bartlet for America
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| Bartlet for America | |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 9 |
| Written By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Thomas Schlamme |
| Airdate: | December 12, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Tim Matheson Joanna Gleason Mark Feuerstein Clark Gregg James Handy Steven Gilborn |
- For information on the presidential campaigns, see Bartlet for America (1998) and Bartlet for America (2002).
While the White House is festooned with Christmas finery, Leo (John Spencer) fears the worst when he testifies in the Congressional investigation into the President's (Martin Sheen) possibly criminal lack of public disclosure about his illness while flashbacks reveal the background of Leo convincing him to run and also a moment of weakness in Leo's past involving alchohol. When Cliff Calley (Mark Feuerstein) disocovers that an unscrupulous commitee member wants to make Leo's relapse public for sleazy political gains, he manages to spare Leo the embarassment.
In addition, the President is trying to deal with several torchings of Black churches in Tennessee and threats of new ones. He is worried that something will happen when the churches are full of people over Christmas. He's about to overrule the Governor of Tennessee and face the backlash that that will cause when FBI liaison Casper (Clark Gregg) tells Josh (Bradley Whitford) that they have found the people behind the burnings.
As Leo returns to his office, the President is there, and he presents Leo with the original note that Leo gave him to incite him to run, framed.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
- 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 Star
[edit] Guest Starring
- Joanna Gleason as Jordon Kendall
- Mark Feuerstein as Cliff Calley
- Clark Gregg as Special Agent Michael Casper
- James Handy as Rep. Joseph Bruno
- Steven Gilborn as Rep. Paul Dearborn
- Doug Ballard as Governor Edward Pratt
- Todd Waring as Rep. Rathburn
- Mark Hutter as Rep. Erickson
- Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
- Ashley L. Clark as Alan
- Carlos Jacott as Allen
- Randy Thompson as CEO
- Dennis Haskins as CEO
- Ellis E. Williams as Reverend Algiss Skyler
[edit] Co-Starring
- David St. James as Rep. Darren Gibson R-MI
- Greta Sesheta as Congresswoman
- Joe O'Connor as Rep. Calhoun
- Judy Kain as Event Planner
- Thomas Carrington as Congressional Staffer
[edit] Quotes
"A podium is a holy place for him. . . .He makes it his own, like it's an extension of his body. . . . He sees it as a genuine opportunity to change minds, also as his best way of contributing to the team. He likes teams. I love him so much."- Leo McGarry, on the President
