Original Airdate: 10/20/04
With Palestinian leaders surrounded in their compound, Israel is willing to sit down with the US and moderate Palestinians to discuss a peaceful solution to the latest outbreak of fighting. Surprising everyone, however, the Palestinians publicly thank the US for inviting them to the negotiation table. Also, Donna is rushed into surgery for a pulmonary embolism.
Original Airdate: 10/27/04
Bartlet has convinced Israel and Palestine to visit Camp David for a round of peace negotiations. Leo stays back in order to give the official okay to strike the Ein Hawa terrorist training camp in Syria.
Original Airdate: 11/03/04
Before signing the peace accord, Bartlet tells his staff to go after the support of the House and the U.N. Josh and Toby are assigned the task of getting congressional support. Meanwhile, C.J. works to confirm international support with the U.N. Security Council. Donna returns to work and Charlie resists taking a college swimming exam that would allow him to graduate.
Original Airdate: 11/10/04
The Bartlet Administration must devise a plan of action when an emissary from the Republic of Georgia walks into the White House and offers them weapons-grade uranium that’s in a research reactor the Russians left behind when they pulled out of Georgia. Meanwhile, Josh goes looking for support of the tax cut from the DCCC and along the way meets with Matthew Santos, a bright and enigmatic congressman from Texas.
Original Airdate: 11/17/04
Josh test drives an oversized SUV and crashes into a hybrid car resulting in bad publicity for The White House. Annabeth, the new Press Secretary, has been on the job for only a week and is preparing to face the press corps for the first time. Toby is concerned that she looks too young and may not be prepared for their probing questions.
Original Airdate: 11/24/04
When a U.S. peacekeeping compound is attacked and American soldiers are killed, the White House struggles to contain the story even as the father of one of the slain soldiers speaks out against the mission. Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Santos attaches his patients’ bill of rights to a Republican piece of legislation — and effectively keeps the Democratic elements in line while maintaining a Republican agenda. Also, Leo gets a lesson in life and business from his nurse.
Original Airdate: 12/01/04
Final preparation goes into President Bartlet’s visit to China when he accepts a flag from the Taiwanese delegation representing the Taiwanese Independence Movement — prompting China to mobilize for military action.
Original Airdate: 12/08/04
At a Bartlet family birthday, Penn and Teller burn the American flag in the White House, prompting a publicity nightmare. Aboard Air Force One, Bartlet is stricken by a paralyzing episode due to his MS. Josh is approached to run the Vice President’s presidential campaign.
Original Airdate: 12/15/04
Bartlet and his staff arrive in China for the summit and the President continues to suffer from the paralyzing side-effects of MS. Meanwhile, an asteroid is headed for the U.S., leaving Josh and Leo to deal with the preparations.
Original Airdate: 01/05/05
The internet press is running with a story that questions C.J.’s sexual orientation. C.J. refuses to put out a statement, which only makes the media press harder. The effects of MS are becoming more pronounced on President Bartlet. Meanwhile, Santos declares that he will run for President but only if Josh will run his campaign.
Original Airdate: 01/12/05
Josh goes to New Hampshire with Santos to set up their campaign headquarters. From the very beginning, there are problems with setting up the office in an abandoned shack and personal differences about the campaign’s goals are immediately evident. Meanwhile, as Donna and Will work together on Russell’s campaign, Will makes it clear to Donna that in order for their partnership to work, she needs to acknowledge that Josh is gone.
Original Airdate: 01/19/05
It’s the day after the State of the Union and there’s no time to rest.The staff is busy dealing with emergency situations while Leo starts his first day in his new position by watching old State of the Union addresses to find inspiration. Kate spends her day working on a situation in Bolivia; C.J. on a situation in North Korea; Toby on unemployment.
Original Airdate: 01/26/05
Vice President Russell is the first to give his speech at the Iowa Corn Growers’ Expo. Matthew Santos and Arnold Vinick follow and the differences in these candidates become very clear. Josh struggles to understand how he can possibly guide Santos in this race.
Original Airdate: 02/09/05
On Valentine’s Day, an Iranian fighter jet accidentally shoots down a British passenger plane — killing 100 people — but C.J. is reluctant to awaken the President even as the hawkish British prime minister considers bombing Iran’s nuclear reactors in retaliation. After learning that the passenger jet was mistaken for a U.S. spy plane, Bartlet calls in British ambassador Lord John Marbury, as they debate whether a strike is the perfect excuse to wipe out the atomic sites or if it will set back reform movements in the rogue nation. Elsewhere: Abbey and C.J. war over the President’s schedule for rest; Toby and a legal professor try to pound out a new democratic constitution with representatives of Belarus — and everyone keeps dodging the traditional White House appointment with Miss Universe.
Original Airdate: 02/16/05
Five days before the New Hampshire primary, a desperate Josh must find a way to get his trailing candidate, Congressman Santos, into the local newspaper’s debate between the two front-runners, Vice President Russell and Hoynes, or face extinction — until they gamble on staging their own debate. When Santos brings in savvy Amy Gardner to prep him, Josh clashes with both his ex-girlfriend and his candidate over the listless campaign.
Original Airdate: 02/23/05
Vice President Russell appears to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination for president. However, a new contender, Senator Rafferty gives an amazing speech and has the press buzzing with her ideas. Josh discovers an interesting link between Senator Rafferty’s health-care plan and President Barlet’s original plan which only someone on the inside would be privy to. Meanwhile, C.J. is trying to get Congress to back a bill.
Original Airdate: 03/02/05
Santos masterminds a plot to pass the president’s stem cell bill while the Republicans aren’t looking. A group of middle school children who are part of the Future Leaders for Democracy visit the White House and seek out Toby to discuss the voting age. Kate has to deal with an impending invasion of Canada.
Original Airdate: 03/09/05
Santos goes to Sacramento for the last few days before Super Tuesday and while he’s trying to push his healthcare agenda, the media pressures him to take a stand on California legislation to provide drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. Russell decides not to go to California and Hoynes plays his own game of dodging the issue. Donna steps up and takes a more pro-active role in the Russell campaign by becoming the new spokesperson.
Original Airdate: 03/16/05
When speculations fly surrounding the nexus between communist Cuba and the democratic United States, President Bartlet is propelled into a dubious conundrum — whether to continue secret talks with Cuba’s ailing dictator and lift an antiquated embargo or to yield to bipartisan political fallout and reaffirm 40-year-old sanctions. Meanwhile, Leo and Kate learn that they have more in common than politics when a distant memory of corrupted elections and barroom antics reveal a more intimate connection.
Original Airdate: 03/23/05
Vinick wins the Republican nomination for presidency and begins working on his campaign. He gets political advice from Bruno about choosing a vice president and how to deal with the latest controversy of Vinick’s church attendance, or lack thereof. Meanwhile the Democrats are stuck in a three-way race for enough delegates to win the Democratic nominations; Russell barely leads Santos and Hoynes is a distant third. Bartlet tries to show unity in the party by wrangling the candidates.
Original Airdate: 03/30/05
The clear organization of the Republican Convention is making the Democrats look in disarray as the three candidates continue to battle for a clear Democratic Presidential nominee. Bartlet asks Leo to take control and organize the Democratic Convention. Meanwhile, the International Space Station has a leak and is losing oxygen which jeopardizes the lives of the three astronauts aboard and morality and mortality are examined.
Original Airdate: 04/06/05
It’s the Democratic National Convention and the race to become the Democratic Presidential candidate has narrowed to three candidates: Russell, Baker and Santos. Also, Bartlet must wrestle with the decision to launch the super-secret defense shuttle to rescue the astronauts trapped at the space station and risk national security or let them die.
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