Ways and Means (24 Oct. 2001)

Special prosecutor Clem Rollins announces the grand jury subpoenas in the case of president's failure to disclose his MS to the public, and the list includes pretty much every West Wing ... See full summary »

Director:

Alex Graves

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator), Aaron Sorkin (teleplay),

Stars:

Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	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
Oliver Platt	...	White House Counsel Oliver Babish
Ron Silver	...	Bruno Gianelli
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
Connie Britton	...	Connie Tate
Evan Handler	...	Douglas Wegland
Mark Feuerstein	...	Sen. Maj. Counsel Cliff Calley
Miguel Sandoval	...	Victor Campos

Storyline

Special prosecutor Clem Rollins announces the grand jury subpoenas in the case of president's failure to disclose his MS to the public, and the list includes pretty much every West Wing staffer and Bartlet family member; Sam and Connie meet with an important Latino activist from Calif. who is considering supporting a primary challenger to Bartlet; C.J. convinces everyone that the special prosecutor is too reasonable, and that the W.H. needs a "better enemy" in the investigation, prompting the staff to provoke a Congressional inquiry.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television, thinkfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Considerable attention is paid to the fact that the President had never vetoed a bill before. In "In this White House" in Season 2, when Sam and Ainsley meet for the first time on "Capital Beat", Mark Gottfried asks Sam how the education bill the President is signing into law soon is different from the bill he had vetoed the week before.

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Quotes

Josh Lyman: Can I ask you something?
Donna Moss: I had a plan.
Josh Lyman: When you say, "in one of these boxes..."?
Donna Moss: I had a plan. Each box is numbered. There's a piece of paper with a number and a corresponding description of the contents of each box.
Josh Lyman: Well, where's the piece of paper?
[pause]
Josh Lyman: It's in one of these boxes.
Donna Moss: I had a plan. I grew up on a farm.
Josh Lyman: You grew up in a condo.
Donna Moss: I grew up near a farm. And I was cute, and I was peppy, and I always did well on my nineteenth-century English literature midterm until you came along and...
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Soundtracks

"West Wing Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by W.G. Snuffy Walden
Performed by Pete Anthony

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