A small town in N.H. is the site of the first presidential primary vote, and the results from Hartsfield's Landing, announced at 12:07 a.m., will dominate the news all day until the final tally. Josh wants favorable press for the president, prompting him to ask Donna to persuade a local couple she knows to reconsider their vote. Elsewhere, Bartlet has just returned from India with a collection of antique chess sets he gives as gifts to the staff. He plays Toby while they discuss their recent blow-up, Bartlet's insomnia and Toby's fervent belief that the president's enormous intellectual gravitas is an asset, not a liability, to the campaign. He also plays Sam as they discuss a critical detente standoff between China and Taiwan. And Charlie and C.J. stand off in a series of pranks over a missing copy of the president's private schedule.
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Cast of episode
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- Donna Moss
- C.J. Cregg
- Sam Seaborn
- Toby Ziegler
- President Josiah Bartlet
- Josh Lyman
- Charlie Young
- Leo McGarry
- Nancy McNally
- Chinese Ambassador
- Margaret Hooper
- Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters
- Robbie Mosley
- Assistant Secretary of State Bob Slatterly
- Officer
- Larry
- Ed
- Carol Fitzpatrick
- Katie Witt
- Mark O'Donnell
- Chris
- Reporter Steve
- Security Guard Tommy
- Officer
- Staffer
- Reporter Phil
- TV Reporter Todd Hawthorne
- Secret Service Agent
- Agent #1
- Civilian Aide to the Chinese Ambassador