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…

Toby’s old friend approaches him ready to blow the whistle on his employer’s violations of environmental laws; staff pranks abound on Amy’s first day at the office; Abbey charges Amy…

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…

Toby discovers that Will’s frankness, stubbornness, and commitment to ideals is much like his own; Charlie remains on the hunt for an inaugural Bible; Bartlet and the staff continue to…

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…

The staff celebrates election night and encourages Sam to run for the seat in Orange County; Toby continues to worry about how Andrea’s pregnancy will play politically for both of…

Election day finally arrives with the staff eagerly anticipating the outcome; Sam is increasingly concerned about the Wilde campaign in Orange County; Toby worries about the effect of Andy’s pregnancy…

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…

Jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as Israeli and Palestinian forces face off against each other; Josh has an interesting reaction when Colin arrives at the hospital…

An airborne contamination alert locks down the West Wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is sounded; Toby and Will face off over Will’s working for the vice…

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…

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…

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…

Bombs drop on Qumar upon Walken’s orders; as the hours pass without any word on Zoey’s whereabouts, tensions increase within the Bartlet family; Walken and Leo clash after Josh’s suspicion…

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…

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…

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…

C.J. is outraged about an arms sale to secure an airbase lease with a Middle-Eastern country which perpetuates atrocities against its women; the staff anxiously awaits test results to determine…

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 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…

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…

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 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…

Abbey keeps the staff busy with the fallout when she leaks her personal preference for a Federal Reserve Board appointment and discusses child labor on a talk show, prompting a…

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…

The president of Indonesia is honored at a state dinner; the staff deals with Hurricane Sarah, a potential teamster strike, and a raid involving children in Idaho; a reporter flirts…

At the Democratic National Convention, Russell, Santos and Baker jockey for the 2162 votes that will give one of them the nomination for President, and the opportunity to lose to…

Faced with a Democratic party in disarray in the face of the strongest Republican challenger they have ever had, Bartlet asks Leo to take charge of the potentially chaotic Democratic…

Senator Vinick, now the Republican Presidential nominee, receives advice from former Bartlet political consultant Bruno Gianelli on how to win all 50 states in the general election, and more specifically…

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 is campaigning in California during the last few days before the all-important “Super Tuesday” primary elections, but he is out of money and he trails both Russell and Hoynes…