Teleplay by Aaron Sorkin
Story by Allison Abner & Dee Dee Myers
Directed by Christopher Misiano

Special guest stars

Stockard Channing as First Lady Abigail Bartlet
Emily Procter as Ainsley Hayes
Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas

Guest starring

Corbin Bernsen as Congressman Shallick
Tony Plana
Richard Riehle
Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Landingham
NiCole Robinson as Margaret
Ted McGinley as Mark Gottfried
Bill O'Brien as Kenny Thurman
Glenn Morshower
Gregalan Williams
Barbara Eve Harris

Co-starring

Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol
Kim Webster as Ginger
Devika Parikh as Bonnie
William Duffy as staffer Larry
Peter James Smith as staffer Ed
Mindy Seeger as Chris
Bradley James as secret service agent
J.P. Stevenson as reporter #2
Kelly McNair as pollster
Jon Hershfield as pollster #2
Keith Mills as Mr. Finney
Sean Patrick Murphy as floor manager
Ralph Meyering Jr. as Tom
Molly Schaffer as staffer
Thomas Spencer as military aide
Marvin Krueger as officer #2
Michael Francis Clarke as Congressman Satch
Doris McMillon as newscaster
Larry Carroll as newscaster #2
Susan Krebs as Gail Schumer

Featured music

"Blame it on the Bossa Nova" written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, recorded by Eydie Gorme