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The West Wing :: The Leadership Breakfast (02x11)

Episode Information

Title:

The Leadership Breakfast

Episode #:

02x11

Production Number:

226211

Original Airdate:

Wednesday January 10th, 2001

*Also Known As:

Cohabitation ( France [France 2])

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FR (France 2)	Oct 30, 2003

Episode Crew
Director:	Scott Winant
Story:	Paul Redford
Teleplay:	Aaron Sorkin

Episode Summary

With Congress reconvening, the White House plans a bi-partisan "leadership breakfast". To do so, Toby has to meet with Ann Stark, the Senate Majority Leader's chief of staff, to work out the details. Meanwhile, Sam wants to move the media briefing room out of the White House; and after Leo, Donna and Sam embarrass themselves in front of a columnist, Leo asks Josh to apologize for him.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Felicity Huffman	played	Ann Stark
Guest Stars
•Corbin Bernsen	played	Congressman Henry Shallick	Recurring (first appearance)
•NiCole Robinson	played	Margaret	Recurring (28th appearance)
Co-Guest Stars
•Charles Noland	played	Steve	Recurring (13th appearance)
•Ivan Allen	played	Newscaster Roger Salier	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Kim Webster	played	Ginger	Recurring (16th appearance)
•Melissa Fitzgerald	played	Carol Fitzpatrick	Recurring (28th appearance)
•Patrick Falls	played	Billy, Steward	Recurring (first appearance)
•Peter James Smith (3)	played	Staffer Ed	Recurring (8th appearance)
•Tom McCarthy (1)	played	Senator Randall Thomas	Recurring (first appearance)
•William Duffy (2)	played	Staffer Larry	Recurring (7th appearance)
•Bruce Winant	played	Henry Hanson
•Dude Walker	played	Simon
•Kevin Fry (1)	played	Staff Aide #2
•Lesley D. Van Arsdall	played	Reporter
•Marc Goldsmith	played	Staff Aide #1
•Rhonda Overby	played	Reporter
•Tim Williams (1)	played	Craig, Reporter

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

In conjunction with "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1", John Spencer (Leo McGarry) was nomiated for the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Felicity Huffman, who guest stars as Ann Stark, previously starred on Aaron Sorkin's series Sports Night as Dana Whitaker.

Episode Quotes

Josh: I'm holding ... your underwear ... in my hand ... right now. And the way I know it's your underwear is that your name sewn in the back, which is obviously something we'll spend some time talking about at a later date.

C.J.: Why were you holding women's underwear before?
Josh: Never needed a reason before.

Cultural References

Toby: I'm shocked, shocked, I say, to find there's gambling going on in this establishment.

Toby is quoting a line from the film Casablanca spoken by a police officer.