Written by Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. & and Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Ken Olin

Special guest star Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet

Guest starring

Amy Aquino as Congresswoman Becky Reisman
Timothy Busfield as Danny Concannon
Nadia Dajani as Lily Mays
Jorja Fox as Gina Toscano
Janel Moloney as Donnatella Moss
Elisabeth Moss as Zoey Bartlet
Rolonda Watts
Richard Fancy
Kathleen Garrett
Brandon Hammond as Jeffrey Morgan

Co-starring

Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol
Kim Webster as Ginger
Ivan Allen as newscaster
Joe O'Connor as congressman #3
Roger Eschbacher as intelligence officer #1
David A. Kimball as intelligence officer #2
Julie Pop as aide
Kris Murphy as Katie
Catherine Schreiber as segment producer
Mindy Seeger as reporter #2
Charles Noland as Steve
Laura Henry as woman #1
Valeri Ross as woman #2