The Leadership Breakfast

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As a bi-partisan friendship breakfast with members of Congress nears, President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) staff vigorously debates the merits of including a patient's bill of rights and minimum wage increase among the incendiary topics while C.J. (Allison Janney) jousts with the new chief of staff of the Senate Majority leader Ann Stark (Felicity Huffman) over the press conference's agenda and location. Toby (Richard Schiff), eager to have the breakfast be about issues, makes several tactical mistakes when dealing with Stark, and creates a public relations disaster.

Elsewhere: Leo (John Spencer) asks Josh (Bradley Whitford) to apologize for him to a powerful news columnist after he unintentionally insults her; Sam (Rob Lowe) lobbies C.J. to move the media briefing room away from the White House to free-up much-needed space; and Sam and Josh start a cozy fire in the Mural Room -- unaware that the chimney flue has been welded shut for more than 100 years.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Starring 1.2 Special Guest Star 1.3 Guest Starring 1.4 Co-Starring 2 Trivia 3 Goofs 4 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] Special Guest Star

• Felicity Huffman as Ann Stark

[edit] Guest Starring

• Corbin Bernsen as Congressman Henry Shallick
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper

[edit] Co-Starring

• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• William Duffy as Larry
• Peter James Smith as Ed
• Kim Webster as Ginger
• Patrick Falls as Billy
• Bruce Winant as Henry Hanson
• Lesley D. Van Arsdall as Reporter
• Dude Walker as Reporter Simon
• Charles Noland as Reporter Steve
• Tom McCarthy as Senator Randall Thomas
• Rhonda Overby as Reporter
• Tim Williams as Reporter Craig
• Ivan Allen as Roger Salier
• Marc Goldsmith as Staff Aide #1
• Kevin Fry as Staff Aide #2

[edit] Trivia

Guest Star Corbin Bernsen would go on to be a cast member of the series Psych, which also stars Dulé Hill.

This was the last episode to air during the Clinton administration.

[edit] Goofs

The fireplace whose flue had been welded shut for 100 years was ablaze with a roaring fire several times in Season One.

[edit] Quotes

Leo McGarry: It was a breakfast! It was a damn photo opportunity. The year is one week old. The legislative session hasn't begun, and we can't put a forkful of waffles in our mouth without coughing up the ball! You got beat.

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