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As Thanksgiving nears, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has his own hot-potato issue when a boatload of persecuted Chinese evangelical Christians arrives in California seeking asylum, while a perplexed C.J. (Allison Janney) must choose between two turkeys for the Presidential pardon ceremony -- with the other destined for the chopping block.

While Bartlet's staff argues over sending back the illegal immigrants, Toby (Richard Schiff) wants the President to appoint Leo's (John Spencer) controversial sister Dr. Josephine McGarry (Deborah Hedwall) for a minor education post, fully aware that her opposition to school prayer will cause the controversial subject to emerge again. She is eventually confronted by Leo over a photograph of her arresting school kids for praying at a sporting event. Leo is infuriated not just by her act of arresting the kids, but by calling photographers there to publicize it.

Elsewhere, Toby, Josh (Bradley Whitford) and Sam (Rob Lowe) make plans to watch football while Charlie (Dulé Hill) is dispatched by Bartlet to find the precise cutting instrument for Thanksgiving dinner. When Charlie asks why the President does not already have a carving knife, the answer comes in the form of a touching gesture.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Starring 1.2 Guest Starring 1.3 Co-Starring 2 Quotes

[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] Guest Starring

• F. William Parker as Reverend Al Caldwell
• Annie Corley as Mary Marsh
• Deborah Hedwall as Josephine McGarry
• Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Sam Anderson as John La Salle
• and Henry O as Jhin Wei

[edit] Co-Starring

• John Prosky as Aide #4
• John Mariano as Bertram
• Sharon Omi as Gardener
• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Devika Parikh as Bonnie
• Kim Webster as Ginger
• Jonah Rooney as Morton Horn
• Joe D'Angerio as Joseph Russo
• Al Rodrigo as Commander Cale
• Charles Noland as Reporter Steve
• Timothy Davis-Reed as Reporter Mark
• Ivar Brogger as Aide #1
• Cameron Daddo as Aide #2 Wayne
• Rich Cooper as Aide #3

[edit] Quotes

Charlie Young: Why don't you already have one?

President Bartlet: I'm giving mine away... Charlie, my father gave this to me, and his father gave this to him, and now I'm giving it to you. Take a look.

[Charlie does so]

Charlie Young: It says, "P.R." I thought I knew them all, but I don't recognize the manufacturer.

President Bartlet: These were made for my family by a Boston silversmith named Paul Revere... I'm proud of you, Charlie.

C.J. Cregg: In the following days we'll be meeting with the Reverend Al Caldwell, members of Beijing's Embassy, and INS agents. The President has asked Josh Lyman and Sam Seaborn to run these meetings so it's entirely possible that by week's end we'll have alienated Christians, China, and our own government.

C.J. Cregg: That's 'cause every time we come up on holiday you guys check out like seniors who are done with finals.

Toby Ziegler: We are writing a very important Thanksgiving proclamation.

Sam Seaborn: And possibly a new action-adventure series.

Toby: Nobody here has checked out.

Josh Lyman: Hey, I was just flipping a nickel in my office. Sixteen times in a row it came up tails.

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