The U.S. Poet Laureate 

Poet laureate Tabitha Fortis visits D.C. to attend a White House dinner in her honor, and Toby develops a bit of a crush on her, but he also must admonish the somewhat flighty beauty ... See full summary »

Director:

Christopher Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (created by), Aaron Sorkin (teleplay by)

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	...	Jed Bartlet
Laura Dern	...	U.S. Poet Laureate Tabatha Fortis
Emily Procter	...	Ainsley Hayes
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret
Renée Estevez	...	Nancy
Yolanda Lloyd Delgado	...	'Sunrise in Cincinnati' Anchor Terri
Beth Littleford	...	WKZN Philadelphia Anchor Leslie
James Eckhouse	...	Rep. Bud Wachtell, D

Storyline

Poet laureate Tabitha Fortis visits D.C. to attend a White House dinner in her honor, and Toby develops a bit of a crush on her, but he also must admonish the somewhat flighty beauty against publicly criticizing the president for his refusal to sign an international anti-land mine treaty; Donna discovers a website devoted to Josh, and he soon becomes sucked into the online chat about his activities and ego; speaking via remote to a local morning show in Philadelphia and unaware that the mike is on, Bartlet makes a stray comment impugning opponent Robert Richie's intelligence, for which the staff, particularly C.J., takes a lot of heat from Richie campaign and the press.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) received his Bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University, and Masters and Doctorate degrees from the London School of Economics.

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Goofs

When Ainsley leaves Toby's office, her flip-flops can be heard. No shoes appropriate to that environment and outfit would make that noise. Actors often wear flip-flops on set when their feet will not be on camera.

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Quotes

Sam Seaborn: By the way, my Princeton Tigers could whoop your Cal Bears any day of the week.
C.J. Cregg: At what?
Sam Seaborn: [pause] Logarithms, possibly.

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Connections

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

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Soundtracks

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

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