20 Hours in America, Part I

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The West Wing episode
"20 Hours in America Part I"
Episode no.	66
Prod. code	175301
Orig. airdate	September 25, 2002
Writer(s)	Aaron Sorkin
Director	Christopher Misiano
Guest star(s)	Ron Silver John Amos Anna Deavere Smith Amy Adams NiCole Robinson Renee Estevez Joan MacIntosh Valorie Armstrong Art Chudabala Alan Dale Victor McCay Danielle Harris John Gallagher Jr. Ernestine Jackson Joel Marsh Garland
Season 4 September 25 2002 – May 14 2003
20 Hours in America, Part I 20 Hours in America, Part II College Kids The Red Mass Debate Camp Game On Election Night Process Stories Swiss Diplomacy Arctic Radar Holy Night Guns Not Butter The Long Goodbye Inauguration, Part I Inauguration Over There The California 47th Red Haven's on Fire Privateers Angel Maintenance Evidence of Things Not Seen Life On Mars Commencement Twenty Five
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"20 Hours in America Part I" is episode 66 of The West Wing.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Plagiarism
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Plot

In this expanded "day-in-the-life" episode, it is an especially long day for Toby, Josh and Donna, who are stranded in Indiana when the Presidential motorcade leaves without them after a campaign speech. Back in the West Wing, Sam fills in for Josh as the President's "wide-angle lens," and the President interviews various secretarial candidates. Meanwhile, Abbey creates a firestorm when she calls herself "just a wife and mother"; the Qumaris are making noise about their missing Defense Minister; and the Dow keeps dropping. CJ asks a favor of Charlie, who politely refuses.

[edit] Plagiarism

On May 6, 2006, NBC Sports aired a special program before the Kentucky Derby that plagiarized two passages from 20 Hours in America Part II. Ironically, the feature followed a commercial for the last two episodes of The West Wing, which were aired by NBC. The freelance writer responsible for the content was fired. ^[1]