"The West Wing" The Leadership Breakfast (2001)

Director:

Scott Winant

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 January 2001 (Season 2, Episode 11)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Toby wants to use a bipartisan breakfast to discuss real issues instead of making it a staged event; Sam floats the idea of moving the press room across the street; Leo wants Josh to apologize to a columnist on his behalf; Leo and Toby realize they need to start thinking about reelection.

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Felicity Huffman	...	Ann Stark
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Shallick
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Carol Fitzpatrick
William Duffy	...	Larry
Peter James Smith	...	Ed
Kim Webster	...	Ginger

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Quotes:

President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: Donna wants me to call Karen Cahill and make it clear she wasn't hitting on her when she gave her her underwear.
Leo McGarry: Yeah. That's 'cause I made fun of her shoes and then Sam said there were nuclear weapons in Kyrgyzstan and Donna went to clear up the mix-up and accidentally left her underwear.

Movie Connections:

References Ice Station Zebra (1968)