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The West Wing :: The Lame Duck Congress (02x06)

Episode Information

Title:

The Lame Duck Congress

Episode #:

02x06

Production Number:

226206

Original Airdate:

Wednesday November 08th, 2000

*Also Known As:

Le Congrès des sortants ( France [France 2])

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FR (France 2)	Oct 02, 2003

Episode Crew
Director:	Jeremy Kagan
Story:	Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay:	Aaron Sorkin

Episode Summary

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Sam, Josh, Toby and Bartlet consider calling back Congress from their winter holiday break in order to push through a nuclear test-ban treaty. A drunken Ukrainian leader shows up at the White House demanding a meeting with President Bartlet. Meanwhile, Donna attempts to get the President to back legislation on stress injuries; Sam reluctantly works with Ainsley Hayes; and C.J. argues with Danny over him wanting access to the President for an exclusive story.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Timothy Busfield	played	Danny Concannon	Recurring (17th appearance)
Guest Stars
•Emily Procter	played	Ainsley Hayes	Recurring (third appearance)
•NiCole Robinson	played	Margaret	Recurring (24th appearance)
•Brian Stepanek	played	Senator's Aide #2
•David Kaufman	played	Bob Fowler
•Eugene Lazarev	played	Vasily Konanov
•Mike Starr	played	Tony Marino
•Richard Tanner	played	Joe Fox
•Tegan West	played	Peter
•Wayne Wilderson	played	Senator's Aide #3
Co-Guest Stars
•Charles Noland	played	Steve	Recurring (11th appearance)
•Devika Parikh	played	Bonnie	Recurring (17th appearance)
•Kris Murphy (1)	played	Katie	Recurring (10th appearance)
•Melissa Fitzgerald	played	Carol Fitzpatrick	Recurring (23rd appearance)
•Amy Turner	played	Waitress
•Sima Kostov	played	Russian Woman

Main Cast

•Martin Sheen	played	President Jed Bartlet
•John Spencer	played	Leo McGarry
•Allison Janney	played	Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
•Bradley Whitford	played	Josh Lyman
•Janel Moloney	played	Donna Moss
•Rob Lowe (1)	played	Sam Seaborn
•Richard Schiff	played	Toby Ziegler
•Dule Hill	played	Charlie Young

Episode Notes

Amy Turner, who guest stars as a waitress, is a staff writer for Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.

Episode Quotes

Bartlet: Charlie!
Charlie: Yes, sir?
Bartlet: Could I have a couple of aspirin? Or a weapon of some kind to kill people with?

Sam: I don't need your help. I'm asking for your help so let's not make a federal --
Ainsley: (into her phone) Dad, it's me. Sam's asking for my help.
Sam: Put the phone down.
Ainsley: (into her phone) Gotta go, dad, I need to help Sam.
Sam: That must have rolled them in the aisles back in Georgia.
Ainsley: I'm from North Carolina.
Sam: Wherever it was you studied baton twirling.
Ainsley: That'll be Harvard Law School.

Cultural References

Episode Title: The Lame Duck Congress

In politics, a "Lame Duck" session is a session where old members of a group meet after an election of new members before the new terms have started. Lame Duck can also refer to an elected official who has lost a reelection but holds their office until inauguration.