Season 1 – Episode 16 – “20 Hours in L.A.”
Episode Summary: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and several of his staff head to Los Angeles for a whirlwind visit that is topped off by a star-studded fundraiser hosted by a…
Season 1 – Episode 15 – “Celestial Navigation”
Episode Summary: Sam (Rob Lowe) and Toby (Richard Schiff) are dispatched to Connecticut for some damage control and to secure the secret release of President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) choice, Roberto…
Season 1 – Episode 14 – “Take This Sabbath Day”
Episode Summary: After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a Federal prisoner convicted of killing two drug kingpins, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) must decide whether or not…
Season 1 – Episode 13 – “Take Out the Trash Day”
Episode Summary: While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and his staff debate the appropriate response to a controversial new sex education study, there are fears that the parents of a murdered…
Season 1 – Episode 12 – “He Shall, from Time to Time”
Episode Summary: The White House staff is in full crisis mode when President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is found unconscious as he prepares for the State of the Union speech while…
Season 1 – Episode 11 – “Lord John Marbury”
Episode Summary: The Kashmir border powderkeg becomes more explosive when the Indian army invades Pakistani-held territory, making the threat of a nuclear confrontation frighteningly real to President Bartlet (Martin Sheen),…
Season 1 – Episode 10 – “In Excelsis Deo”
Episode Summary: As Christmas Eve approaches, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) eagerly sneaks out of the White House for some last-minute Christmas shopping, while a haunted Toby (Richard Schiff) learns more…
Season 1 – Episode 9 – “The Short List”
Episode Summary: When a Supreme Court Justice Crouch (Mason Adams) retires, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has a golden opportunity to impact the court's composition by nominating Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison…
Season 1 – Episode 8 – “Enemies”
Episode Summary: A crucial banking bill is at risk when political rivals of environmentally sensitive President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) attach a land-use rider to it that would allow strip-mining some…
Season 1 – Episode 7 – “The State Dinner”
Episode Summary: As a night's stylish state dinner honoring the Indonesian president looms in the background, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) keeps his eye on a spate of potentially explosive problems:…