"The West Wing" Bartlet for America (2001)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

12 December 2001 (Season 3, Episode 10)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In an episode dotted with flashbacks, Leo and his attorney Jordon Kendall (Joanna Gleason) face a Congressional...

Plot Keywords:

Flashback | Alcoholic | Alcoholism | Multiple Sclerosis | Congressional Hearing

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Tim Matheson	...	Senator John Hoynes
Joanna Gleason	...	Atty. Jordon Kendall
Mark Feuerstein	...	Sen. Maj. Counsel Cliff Calley
Clark Gregg	...	FBI Special Agent Michael Casper
James Handy	...	Rep. Joseph Bruno, R-PA
Steven Gilborn	...	Rep. Paul Dearborn, R

Runtime:

44 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Quotes:

[the FBI have arrested a member of a group which has been bombing black churches in Tennessee]
President Josiah Bartlet: How'd you get him?
FBI Special Agent Michael Casper: He was pulled over for a bad brake light and he thought it was something else.
President Josiah Bartlet: Two-year investigation gets its first crack from a broken taillight.
FBI Special Agent Michael Casper: In thirteen years with the Bureau, I've discovered that there's no amount of money, manpower or knowledge that can equal the person you're looking for being stupid.
President Josiah Bartlet: God, well... Some of the stupidest criminals in the world are working right here in America. I've always been very proud of that.