"The West Wing" The Lame Duck Congress (2000)

Director:

Jeremy Kagan

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 November 2000 (Season 2, Episode 6)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The administration considers recalling Congress to pass a nuclear test ban treaty; a Ukranian politician arrives unannounced at the White House; Sam reluctantly asks Ainsley to summarize a position paper; C.J.'s personal and professional relationship with Danny becomes more complex.

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
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
Timothy Busfield	...	Danny Concannon
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Vassily Kononov (as Eugene Lazarev)
Mike Starr	...	Senator Tony Marino
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
David Kaufman	...	Bob Fowler
Richard Tanner	...	Joe Fox

Runtime:

Germany:41 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Quotes:

President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Charlie!
Charlie Young: Yes, sir?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Could I have a couple of aspirin, or a weapon of some kind to kill people with?
Charlie Young: Yes, sir.

Movie Connections:

References Norma Rae (1979)