Teleplay by Aaron Sorkin
Story by Patrick H. Caddell
Directed by Christopher Misiano

Special guest stars

Stockard Channing as First Lady Abigail Bartlet
Oliver Platt as Oliver Babish
Marlee Matlin as Joey Lucas

Guest starring

Lee Wilkof
NiCole Robinson as Margaret
Rosalind Chao
Spencer Garrett

Guest starring

Douglas Roberts as congressional aide #1
Lucia Vincent as congressional aide #3

Co-starring

William Duffy as Larry
Peter James Smith as Ed
Jossie Harris Thacker as staffer
Debbie Ann Thomas as speechwriter
Barry Livingston as speechwriter #2
Emiko Parise as Abbey's aide #1
Julie A. Koehnen as Abbey's aide #2
Ariel Felix as Bobby
Shannon Nelson as staffer #2
Jon Wolfe Nelson as Dale Bracket
Katie Rimmer as waitress
Lenore Foster as staffer