"The West Wing" The U.S. Poet Laureate (2002)

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

27 March 2002 (Season 3, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Poet laureate Tabitha Fortis (Laura Dern) visits D.C. to attend a White House dinner in her honor, and Toby develops a bit of a crush on her...

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
Laura Dern	...	U.S. Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Renée Estevez	...	Nancy
Yolanda Lloyd Delgado	...	'Sunrise in Cincinnati' Anchor Terri
Beth Littleford	...	WKZN Philadelphia Anchor Leslie
James Eckhouse	...	Rep. Bud Wachtell, D

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Trivia:

Donna and Margaret are looking at a website dedicated to Josh and run by his fans. It's called www.lemonlyman.com and is actually registered to Warner Bros Corporation.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During a press conference, C.J. claims that the President had an honorary degree from Dartmouth University, where he was also a tenured professor. The actual name of the school is Dartmouth College.

Quotes:

Rep. Bud Wachtell, D: There's a heavy stench of partisanism in the air, Sam.
Sam Seaborn: Actually, you know, they just sprayed for bugs.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)