Ben Zaharian was cited in Season 2, episode 10 as making statement that Bartlet might not support. He gave a speech the night previous regarding the perils of drilling the north slope. During the Q&A, he said that the idea of tapping into the strategic petrolium reserves to ease the price of gas had some merits. CJ Cregg did damage control, as per usual, and took care of the situation.
| bartlet cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vice President | John Hoynes • Bob Russell | |
| Secretary of State | Lewis Berryhill | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Ken Kato • Karen Browning | |
| Secretary of Defense | Miles Hutchinson | |
| Attorney General | Dan Larson • Alan Fisk | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Bill Horton | |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Roger Tribbey | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Mitch Bryce | |
| Secretary of Labor | Carl Reid • Jack Buckland | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Blieden | |
| Secretary of Education | Jim Kane | |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Deborah O'Leary • Bill Fisher | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Keaton | |
| Secretary of Energy | Bill Trotter • Ben Zaharian • Gerald Deloit | |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Jason Weaver | |
| White House Chief of Staff | Leo McGarry • C.J. Cregg | |
| Director of Central Intelligence | Tom • Rob Konrad • George Rollie | |