Lord John Marbury (The West Wing)

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“Lord John Marbury”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 11
Guest stars	John Amos Roger Rees Janel Moloney Elisabeth Moss John Diehl James Hong Erick Avari David Doty Clyde Kusatsu Iqbal Theba
Written by	Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell (teleplay) Patrick Caddell & Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. (story)
Directed by	Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Production no.	225910
Original airdate
Season 1 episodes
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List of The West Wing episodes

"Lord John Marbury" is the 11th episode of The West Wing.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Trivia
3 Quotes
4 Goofs
5 External link

[edit] Plot

As a border war between India and Pakistan poses the threat of a nuclear clash, a flamboyant British expert on the region, Lord John Marbury is summoned to the White House, while Charlie asks for the President's permission to date his daughter Zoey. Josh is subpoenaed to testify on his investigation into substance abuse.

[edit] Trivia

The Freedom of Information Act was first passed in 1967.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was quoted in Time magazine as saying this episode had one of the best explanations on foreign policy she'd seen.
It is claimed by critics that the character of Lord Marbury is based on a real British diplomat who advised British Prime Minsters on Pakistani-Indian affairs.

[edit] Quotes

Bartlet: When you say 'the Indian Army' what are we talking about? Five guys in a Humvee?

Bartlet: I should have locked her in a dungeon.
Charlie: I don't think you have one, sir.
Bartlet: I could have built one.

Leo: "Hi, I'm Leo McGarry"
Lord John Marbury:Yes, how do you do!"
Leo: We've met, maybe ten, twelve times. I'm the white house chief of staff"
Lord John Marbury: Oh Yes, I thought you were the butler"

Leo : Is it racial, your objection to Zoey going on a date with Charlie?
Jed: Hell, no. I'm Spencer Tracy at the end of "Guess who's coming to dinner"

Sam: You're a cheap hack. If you come after Leo I'm gonna bust you like a pinata.

[edit] Goofs

The operator at the National Reconnaissance Office detects a fleet of 2 CVE's and 4 destroyers of the Indian Navy heading towards Pakistan. The satellite image he is looking at however shows parts of Switzerland with a virtual shoreline along the northern border.