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Episode 1
Manchester (1)
October 10, 2001, 38 min
Bartlet's decision about Haiti falls under scrutiny; C.J. makes a horrible blunder in a press conference and is hounded about the president's health by reporters; the staff disagrees about whether…
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Episode 2
Manchester (2)
October 17, 2001, 41 min
The senior staff clash with the consultants who are to work on Bartlet's reelection campaign; C.J. is concerned that the press senses the Bartlets' marriage could be in trouble; Josh…
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Episode 3
Ways and Means
October 24, 2001, 40 min
The Special Prosecutor sets his probe in motion; Sam and Bruno are concerned about the loyalty of a powerful labor leader; Toby and Josh are preoccupied with a congressional battle…
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Episode 4
On the Day Before
October 31, 2001, 41 min
When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smooth talk a promising governor who is considering running against…
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Episode 5
War Crimes
November 7, 2001, 41 min
The President has a showdown; Donna lies when she appears before the Congressional committee investigating the President; Leo debates with an old friend about the US future stance regarding the…
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Episode 6
Gone Quiet
November 14, 2001, 38 min
When an American spy submarine suddenly goes silent in hostile North Korea, Bartlet must decide whether to inform the enemy or attempt a secret rescue operation; Abbey learns her past…
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Episode 7
The Indians in the Lobby
November 21, 2001, 40 min
While Bartlet worries about where he will be on Thanksgiving--and how to best cook a gourmet turkey -- C.J. meets with two Native Americans, Maggie and Jack, who are camped…
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Episode 8
The Women of Qumar
November 28, 2001, 41 min
At Abbey's urging, Josh meets with a powerful women's caucus over the proposed language of a United Nations treaty banning prostitution.
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Episode 9
Bartlet for America
December 12, 2001, 42 min
Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about his illness.
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Episode 10
H. Con-172
January 9, 2002, 41 min
Leo defiantly rejects the Congressional Oversight Committee's offer of a public censure of Bartlet that would finally bring an end to the investigation and spare Leo of any possible personal…
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Episode 11
100,000 Airplanes
January 16, 2002, 40 min
On State of the Union night, Sam is being trailed by a magazine reporter to whom he was once engaged; the President' Congressional censure weighs heavily on staffers' minds as…
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Episode 12
The Two Bartlets
January 30, 2002, 40 min
On the day of the Democratic Caucus, Bartlet, Toby and C.J. go to Iowa to kick off the presidential race, and disagree over Bartlet's making a statement about affirmative action.…
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Episode 13
Night Five
February 6, 2002, 41 min
Stanley Keyworth revisits the White House to uncover the reason Bartlet hasn't been able to sleep since the night of the Iowa caucus; C.J. enlists Leo's help in freeing a…
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Episode 14
Hartsfield’s Landing
February 27, 2002, 41 min
On the day before the New Hampshire primary, Josh drafts Donna as his frontwoman to ensure that Bartlet wins the nation's first primary in the small town of Hartsfield's Landing;…
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Episode 15
Dead Irish Writers
March 6, 2002, 39 min
Concern arises over the medical board's decision on Abbey's actions in treating Jed's M.S.; Sam tries to get a Senator he doesn't like to pass a bill for a super-conducter…
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Episode 16
The U.S. Poet Laureate
March 27, 2002, 41 min
Toby looks forward to meeting the new U.S. Poet Laureate; Jed fires the first salvo of his reelection campaign when he calls his likely opponent less than brilliant, and the…
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Episode 17
Stirred
April 3, 2002, 39 min
Hoynes and Bartlet each make an unexpected announcement about Hoynes' place on the ticket; fears of a terrorist attack arise when a truck carrying depleted uranium-fuel rods is involved in…
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Episode 18
Enemies Foreign and Domestic
May 1, 2002, 41 min
The revelation that a Russian company may be building a heavy water reactor in Iran puts Jed in a difficult position as he prepares to meet with the new Russian…
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Episode 19
The Black Vera Wang
May 8, 2002, 40 min
Bartlet and the staff are on high alert when they receive reports of an impending attack on a military installation; Josh is furious when he discovers that a gift he…
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Episode 20
We Killed Yamamoto
May 15, 2002, 41 min
While Jed, Leo and Fitzwallace grapple with terrorism and moral absolutes, Josh and Amy grapple with each other over a welfare-reform bill; Donna represents the White House at a North…
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Episode 21
Posse Comitatus
May 22, 2002, 41 min
Bartlet continues to struggle over the wisdom of assassinating the terrorist Qumari defense minister; after Ritchie declines to meet Bartlet, Sam and Toby play a dirty trick; as the search…