The Two Bartlets

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The West Wing episode
"The Two Bartlets"
Episode no.	56
Prod. code	227213
Orig. airdate	January 30, 2002
Writer(s)	Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Gene Sperling (story)
Director	Alex Graves
Guest star(s)	Mary-Louise Parker Sam Lloyd NiCole Robinson Rene Estevez
Season 3 October 10 2001 – May 22 2002
Isaac and Ishmael Documentary Special Manchester Part I Manchester Part II Ways and Means On the Day Before War Crimes Gone Quiet The Indians in the Lobby The Women of Qumar Bartlet for America H. Con-172 100,000 Airplanes The Two Bartlets Night Five Hartsfield's Landing Dead Irish Writers The U.S. Poet Laureate Stirred Enemies Foreign and Domestic The Black Vera Wang We Killed Yamamoto Posse Comitatus
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"The Two Bartlets" is episode 56 of The West Wing.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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Bartlet and his staff ponder whether or not to counter a fast-rising Republican presidential candidate's verbal assault on affirmative action. Josh must postpone his tropical vacation with women's rights advocate Amy Gardner in order to defuse a risky situation in Vieques, Puerto Rico, an area that serves as a U.S. Navy firing range. As he prepares to remove protesters who have put themselves in harm's way on the island, Josh telephones his longtime friend—who is leading the group. Meanwhile, Sam meets with an eccentric politician, Robert Engle, who believes that Ft. Knox is missing a fortune in gold bullion; C.J. defiantly debates Toby over the merits of affirmative action; and Donna asks Josh to intercede and relieve her of pending jury duty.