Harry Groener credited as playing...
Secretary of Agriculture Roger Tribbey
- [with the cabinet member who stays behind during a State of the Union address]
- President Josiah Bartlet: Oh, Roger. If anything happened, you know what to do, right?
- Secretary of Agriculture Roger Tribbey: I honestly hadn't thought about it, sir.
- President Josiah Bartlet: First thing always is national security. Get your commanders together. Appoint Joint Chiefs, appoint a chairman. Take us to defcon 4. Have the governors send emergency delegates to Washington. The assistant Attorney General is going to be the Acting A.G. If he tells you he wants to bring out the National Guard, do what he tells you. You got a best friend?
- Secretary of Agriculture Roger Tribbey: Yes, sir.
- President Josiah Bartlet: Is he smarter than you?
- Secretary of Agriculture Roger Tribbey: Yes, sir.
- President Josiah Bartlet: Would you trust him with your life?
- Secretary of Agriculture Roger Tribbey: Yes, sir.
- President Josiah Bartlet: That's your chief of staff.