When Bartlet learns that Zoey’s kidnapping is the work of Qumari terrorists, he invokes the 25th amendment to diminish their leverage and eliminate any conflict of interest; since there’s no…

Bartlet finally tells the staff the truth about the death of Shareef; Danny agrees to hold off on the story after five alleged terrorists go missing; Andy goes into labor…

On his first day at work, Joe Quincy pieces together three news leaks and uncovers a scandal which forces Hoynes to resign.

The White House is locked down after a gunman on the street fires shots into the West Wing; Josh interviews a candidate to replace Ainsley Hayes; Bartlet negotiates for the…

Air Force One is forced to keep aloft for almost 24 hours when an indicator light leads the flight crew to believe that the landing gear isn’t functioning properly; Bartlet…

While Toby and C.J. are in California working on Sam’s campaign, Josh drops Abbey’s agenda in favor of his own, Jed deals with a military hostage situation, and Will runs…

Bartlet plays hardball to end the genocide in Kundu; after the entire speechwriting staff quits, Will is forced to rely on Elsie and some inexperienced interns to write tax policy…

The 15-year old son of an Iranian leader needs a heart transplant in the U.S. Problem is, the only man who could do it is an enemy of the Iranian…

Bartlet, Leo, Josh, Sam and C.J. pull a practical joke on Toby; Sam’s mission to end the Wilde campaign leads him to make a career-altering decision; Jordan backs up Leo…

Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh’s absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary…

Toby, Josh, and Donna learn the hard way about the lack of accessible public transportation in the heartland when they spend a long day trying to get back to Washington…

A documentary camera crew follows C.J. around for a not-so-typical day in the White House.

When a conservative Republican Congresswoman targets Ellie’s research project in an effort to discredit Jed, Toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to home, and Will…

He’s back, Former VP John Hoynes, who resigned in sex scandal, makes a bid for political resurrection by trashing Barlet and Leo in a tell-all book. But it’s C.J. who’s…

When five navy E-2C Hawkeye crew members are stranded in North Korea, Bartlet orders a risky Navy Seal rescue attempt. C.J. agrees to one on one with a motormouth conservative…

In the days leading up to the State of the Union address, Toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies Joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nation; Jed…

The Bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner. Jed must deal with a hostage situation in Sudan, an assisted suicide in Oregon, his son-in-law’s yearn to run for…

Jed’s decision not to be held hostage by Haffley shuts down the federal government; unable to get through to Jed and fearing the worst, Leo calls in the reinforcements, and…

As Chief Justice Ashland’s health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland’s former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down…

The fallout on the Hill from Carrick’s switch to the Republican party exiles Josh deep into a White House doghouse, so C.J. gives Donna some tips on how she can…

Will Bailey receives an offer to become Vice President Russell’s top aide. Amy Parker does some skillful lobbying for domestic violence prevention which gets the wrath of Bartlett. A conservative…

Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind;…

When he realizes that his first choice for Vice President faces an uphill fight for nomination, Jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited about; Josh…

As the search for Zoey continues, Walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her death; Danny releases the Shareef story, and the revelation creates a…

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…

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…

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…

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;…

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…

Majority Counsel Clifford Calley makes Leo an offer regarding the MS affair he wants very much to refuse; Josh looks for any excuse to see Amy Gardner; a fired White…

The staff and the F.B.I. work to combat a threat to firebomb black churches in Tennessee on Christmas Eve; accompanied by Jordan, Leo testifies before the House committee probing Bartlet’s…

Disgruntled that Abbey has decided that the Bartlet’s will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday at Camp David instead of New Hampshire, Bartlet takes out his pique by boring everyone within…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bartlet collapses before his first State of the Union address; Leo publicly admits to his former alcoholism and drug abuse; things get interesting romantically for both Sam and C.J.; Lord…

New rumors about Fidel Castro’s health cause the President to re-examine the economic sanctions against Cuba that haven’t worked for 40 years, and he sends Leo McGarry to meet secretly…

Santos engineers a plot to get a stalled stem-cell bill scheduled for a vote in the House. President Bartlet has an uncomfortable reunion with a rival economist with whom he…

A new candidate for president, Senator Rafferty, has garnered much media attention with a ground-breaking speech about health care. But her words contain interesting echoes of President Bartlet’s original health…