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The West Wing
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A Change Is Gonna Come

  • Episode aired Dec 1, 2004
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Ed O'Neill in The West Wing (1999)
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Final preparations are being made for Bartlet's visit to China when he accepts a flag from the delegation representing the Taiwanese Independence Movement--prompting China to prepare for mil... Read allFinal preparations are being made for Bartlet's visit to China when he accepts a flag from the delegation representing the Taiwanese Independence Movement--prompting China to prepare for military action.Final preparations are being made for Bartlet's visit to China when he accepts a flag from the delegation representing the Taiwanese Independence Movement--prompting China to prepare for military action.

  • Director
    • Vincent Misiano
  • Writers
    • John Sacret Young
    • Josh Singer
    • Debora Cahn
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Dulé Hill
    • Allison Janney
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    717
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    • Director
      • Vincent Misiano
    • Writers
      • John Sacret Young
      • Josh Singer
      • Debora Cahn
    • Stars
      • Stockard Channing
      • Dulé Hill
      • Allison Janney
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Abbey Bartlet
    Dulé Hill
    Dulé Hill
    • Charlie Young
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • C.J. Cregg
    Joshua Malina
    Joshua Malina
    • Will Bailey
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Kate Harper
    Janel Moloney
    Janel Moloney
    • Donna Moss
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Toby Ziegler
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • Leo McGarry
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Josh Lyman
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • President Josiah Bartlet
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Deborah Fiderer
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Vice President Bob Russell
    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Governor Eric Baker D-PA
    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • John Hoynes
    Paxton Whitehead
    Paxton Whitehead
    • Bernard Thatch
    NiCole Robinson
    NiCole Robinson
    • Margaret Hooper
    George Cheung
    George Cheung
    • Chinese Ambassador Ling-Po
    • (as George Kee Cheung)
    Ming Lo
    Ming Lo
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      • Vincent Misiano
    • Writers
      • John Sacret Young
      • Josh Singer
      • Debora Cahn
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    • Trivia
      Ming Lo also appeared in the West Wing episode In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I (2000).
    • Goofs
      A Senator refers to "3-PC Orion" airplanes being sold to Taiwan. The correct designation for this airplane is "P3-C Orion".
    • Quotes

      Josh Lyman: Sure. I'll start pulling together the briefing packets for you. Come on, you're going; you need Toby to deal with the press. Somebody's got to man the fort here. I'm fine staying. You're his guy. You're in the room, in the chair. He needs you. That's how it was with Leo; that's how it's supposed to be.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Taylor Schilling/James Taylor/Chad Smith (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      A Change Is Gonna Come
      Written by Sam Cooke

      Performed by James Taylor

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • John Wells Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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