Kim Webster

The president consults a psychiatrist (Adam Arkin) about a sleep disorder; C.J. lobbies for the release of a White House reporter taken hostage in the Congo.

The president is found unconscious shortly before his State of the Union address, and the first lady doesn't believe the official explanation.

After an American jet is downed in the Mideast, President Bartlet urges an attack that could result in thousands of casualties.

A crisis erupts when a U.S. spy submarine disappears in North Korean waters, putting the president in the position of either notifying the enemy or attempting a rescue.

Bartlet considers the extraordinary measure of calling the Senate together during its winter holiday in order to force a vote on a comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty. A low-level Ukrainian diplomat arrives at the White House--drunk--and refuses to leave without meeting Bartlet. Because the U.S. can only officially deal with the Ukrainian president, Bartlet "accidentally" encounters Konanov in a conference room and briefly discusses the man's concerns. C.J. is disappointed when Danny rejects an opportunity to work outside of the pressroom, which would have allowed them to date without the appearance of impropriety.

Bartlet's staff prepares for a Presidential breakfast meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders. The event simply serves as a symbolic show of bipartisanship at the start of the new legislative session, but Toby wants the parties to argue real issues. Trouble ensues when Toby strikes a deal with the chief of staff to the Republican majority leader, and she betrays him.