Debate Camp (West Wing)

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“Debate Camp”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 70
Guest stars	Mary-Louise Parker John Amos Marlee Matlin Kathryn Joosten Kathleen York NiCole Robinson Bill O'Brien Glenn Morshower Thomas Kopache Jeffrey Pierce Bruce French Eyal Podell
Written by	Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) William Sind & Michael Oates Palmer (story)
Directed by	Paris Barclay
Production no.	175305
Original airdate
Season 4 episodes
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
List of The West Wing episodes

"Debate Camp" is episode 70 of The West Wing.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot

As the West Wingers prep for the presidential debates at a North Carolina conference center, a vexing question about a failed attorney-general nomination (amid charges of racial profiling) leads to flashbacks of the administration's first weeks in office. At that time, Toby's marriage to Rep. Andrea Wyatt was about to end, but now he wants a reconciliation with his ex-wife, and Sam and Charlie are helping him in the effort to win her back. Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force weighs in on the Qumari matter; and Joey Lucas reports that the president is likely to lose New Hampshire.

[edit] Trivia

A reference is made to CTU, the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit which is the focal agency of the action/ political thriller 24 over a conference call. "Sir, it's Ken, on your order we'll put CTU on high-alert." To which President Bartlet replies "You have the order."