Bartlet for America

Name: Bartlet for America
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001-12-12
Duration: 44 min
Rating: 9.1

Episode aired Dec 12, 2001
TV-14
44m

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9.1/10

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Joanna Gleason and John Spencer in The West Wing (1999)

Drama

Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about his illness. Flashbacks reveal the background of Bartlet's decision, w... Read allLeo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about his illness. Flashbacks reveal the background of Bartlet's decision, when he was governor,Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about his illness. Flashbacks reveal the background of Bartlet's decision, when he was governor,

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StuffedCat

Showing His Soft Centre

I guess you have to have watched Leo McGarry being a no nonsense, just get on with it, it is what it is, type of character from the very first episode to fully appreciate the closing scene in this one.

Sure, you understand virtually from the series get-go that underneath that tough exterior beats a very caring heart but though that's often made plain, it rarely breaks through to the surface.

At the end of this episode, when President Bartlet gives Leo an early, sentimental, Christmas gift, Leo finally cracks and you see a tear in his eye as the scene starts to fade. This has so far never failed to have the same effect on me, no matter how many times I watch it.

Oh, and by the way, did you know that when he wasn't being President Bartlet's Chief-of-Staff, he went around pretending to be an actor called John Spencer?

Trivia
Josh (Bradley Whitford) makes a callback to the previous seasons Christmas episode. "Cause a guys walking down the street and he falls into a hole see?" referring to Leo (John Spencer) calling a therapist for Josh after he was shot.

Goofs
When recounting a time meeting with potential donors, Leo mentions Johnny Walker Blue Label is aged 60 years. Blue Label is actually a blended Scotch with no age statement. The reason there is no age statement is that in order to place the age on a bottle of Scotch, even a blend, it must display the age of the youngest whisky in the blend. Rumors are vast and plentiful, but the prevailing thought is that there are whiskies as young as 12 years and as old as 40 years. The actual number is a secret held by Diageo.

Quotes
[the FBI have arrested a member of a group which has been bombing black churches in Tennessee]
President Josiah Bartlet: How'd you get him?
FBI Special Agent Michael Casper: He was pulled over for a bad brake light and he thought it was something else.
President Josiah Bartlet: Two-year investigation gets its first crack from a broken taillight.
FBI Special Agent Michael Casper: In thirteen years with the Bureau, I've discovered that there's no amount of money, manpower or knowledge that can equal the person you're looking for being stupid.
President Josiah Bartlet: God, well... Some of the stupidest criminals in the world are working right here in America. I've always been very proud of that.