War Crimes
Season 3 Episode 5 Written By Aaron Sorkin Story By Allison Abner Director Alex Graves Original Airdate November 7, 2001 Guest Stars: Michael O'Keefe Gerald McRaney Tim Matheson Mark Feuerstein

The President (Martin Sheen) asks the reluctant Vice President (Tim Matheson) to speak at an anti-gun rally in Texas after a church shooting but the uneasy allies have a starkly candid showdown in the Oval Office, confronting both of their very mixed feelings about the other.

Donna (Janel Moloney) goes before a Congressional committee investigating Bartlet's lack of disclosure -- and she lies, albeit innocently, to her inquisitor Cliff Calley (Mark Feuerstein), who also happens to be an old flame. She claims she doesn't keep a diary, but he himself saw one when he spent the night. Although furious with her, and somewhat jealous, Josh (Bradley Whitford) manages to smooth things over.

Elsewhere, Leo (John Spencer) debates an old friend and Air Force officer (Gerald McRaney) about the United States' future stance regarding the War Crimes Tribunal, and learns a shocking truth about his own actions in Vietnam; C.J. (Allison Janney) informs Toby (Richard Schiff) that a reporter (Michael O'Keefe) heard his comment that puts the President in an unfavorable light, and Toby confronts his staff about teamwork and loyalty; and Sam (Rob Lowe) tries to find common sense when a Congressman (Bob Glouberman) proposes legislation that would eliminate the penny.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Starring 1.2 Special Guest Stars 1.3 Guest Starring 1.4 Co-Starring 2 Trivia

Cast Edit

StarringEdit

• 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

Special Guest StarsEdit

• Michael O'Keefe as Will Sawyer
• Gerald McRaney as General Alan Adamley
• Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes

Guest StarringEdit

• Mark Feuerstein as Cliff Calley
• Renée Estevez as Nancy
• Bob Glouberman as Terry Beckwith

Co-StarringEdit

• Kim Webster as Ginger
• Mindy Seeger as Reporter Chris
• Charles Noland as Reporter Steve
• Randolph Brooks as Reporter Arthur Leeds
• Chris Ufland as Benton
• Mary Ostrow as Sharon
• Keith Pillow as Klesko
• Marcy Goldman as Reporter

TriviaEdit

One of the subplots concerns Sam's obsession over the "Legal Tender Modernization Act", which aims at eliminating the penny. The act does exist and was actually introduced in May 2001 by Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe. The act also aims at withdrawing the Susan B. Anthony dollar from circulation, and prohibiting any redesign of the $1 bill. [1]