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When the President collapses on the eve of his State of the Union, it's diagnosed as the flu. But when the First Lady cancels a trip and rushes home to look after him, Leo suspects the first family is hiding something about Bartlett's medical condition. Written by
Taigan
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The soap opera that Bartlet watches while laid up in bed with the flu is NBC's
Passions.
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Goofs
President Bartlett promises the Secretary of Agriculture that next year, during the State of the Union, the Surgeon General will be given the duty of being the one person in the Order of Succession who will not attend. The Surgeon General is not in the order of succession. The only non-Secretary in the Cabinet who is in the order of succession is the Attorney General.
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Quotes
President Josiah Bartlet:
I came to this hallowed chamber one year ago on a mission, to restore the American dream for all our people as we gaze at the vast horizon of possibilities open to us... in the 321st century. Wow, that was ambitious of me, wasn't it?
Sam Seaborn:
Leo.
Leo McGarry:
Let's take a break.
President Josiah Bartlet:
We meant stronger here right?
Sam Seaborn:
What's it say?
President Josiah Bartlet:
I'm proud to report our country's stranger than it was a year ago.
Sam Seaborn:
That's a typo.
President Josiah Bartlet:
Could go either way.
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Larry King Live (1985)
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Soundtracks
"West Wing Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by
W.G. Snuffy Walden
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On the eve of the State of the Union address, Bartlet collapses in the Oval. Abbey rushes home. Leo figures out that there's something they're not telling him...and the multiple sclerosis plot line, one of the most compelling in show history, is off to the races. Some strange magic is in the air, as Mallory kisses Sam in appreciation for his President's letter of support for Leo, then C.J. gets Danny into her office and kisses the hell out of him. The final scene is one of the best in show history, as Jed tells his secretary of agriculture (Harry Groener, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) what to do in case he has to assume the Presidency. As if that's not enough, we've also got a little Fitz and some Lord John M.