Will Bailey's (Joshua Malina) work on the inaugural address makes quite an impression (as does the foreign-policy doctrine it espouses), and Danny Concannon's (Timothy Busfield) reporting makes quite a splash.
Donna (Janel Moloney) reveals herself as the source of a quote that implies that the White House isn't very loyal to people in uniform, which puts her on the outs with Josh (Bradley Whitford).
Meanwhile, Charlie's (Dule Hill) luck in finding a Bible for Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) swearing-in isn't improving, although he manages to find a Gideon Bible from a motel just in time.
At one of the Inagural Balls, Josh realizes that Reese, not Donna, was the source of the quote and that she was lying about it to protect him. He, Toby (Richard Schiff), Charlie, Will and Danny rush to Donna's place and convince her to come back to the ball with them.
Back at the ball once more, the staff gather as Will is formerly hired as Deputy Communications Director and Senior Counselor to the President.
Quotes:
Josiah Bartlet: We're for freedom of speech everywhere. We're for freedom to worship everywhere. We're for freedom to learn, for everybody. And because in our time, you can build a bomb in your country and bring it to my country, what goes on in your country is very much my business. And so we are for freedom from tyranny, everywhere, whether in the guise of political oppression, Toby, or economic slavery, Josh, or religious fanaticism, C.J. That most fundamental idea cannot be met with merely our support. It has to be met with our strength. Diplomatically, economically, materially.... No country has ever had a doctrine of intervention when only humanitarian interests were at stake. That streak's gonna end Sunday at noon.
Later, as they present Will with his credentials:
Bartlet: There's a promise I ask everyone who works here to make: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. Do you know why?
Will Bailey:It's the only thing that ever has.