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"Previously on the West Wing" spoken by Toby

While the President and his staff ponder whether to counter a verbal assault on affirmative action by a fast-rising Republican presidential candidate, Josh must postpone his tropical vacation with a women's rights advocate to defuse a risky powderkeg on an island that serves as the Navy's firing range. When Josh rolls up his sleeves to remove protesters who have planted themselves in harm's way on the Puerto Rican island, he makes his first call to the cell phone of an old friend who's leading the group. Meanwhile, Sam meets with an eccentric politician who believes that Ft. Knox is missing a fortune in gold bullion; a defiant C.J. debates with Toby over the merits of affirmative action; and Donna asks Josh to intercede and relieve her of pending jury duty. [1]

Summary

Opening - 5:14am

Josh wakes up in his apartment - followed by a knock on the door.  It's Amy Gardner - she continues to badger him about John Tandy and Josh's belief that he is using her.  They go back and forth and Amy tells Josh that he asked her to marry him.  She readies to leave and Josh tells her that she is going to call him in 30 seconds from her cell phone.  The phone rings, but instead of Amy, it's Leo and Josh begins to describe all of he and Amy's encounters - before Leo cuts him off and tells him to come in to the office.

Act I - 5:16am

C.J. is on Air Force One on her way to Iowa for the Caucus and is having a difficult conversation with her father.  She gets off and goes to talk to Toby about the Message of the Day so she can go back and talk to the Press.  Toby gets a call from Sam at the White House.  Toby tells Sam that Governor Ritchie made a few comments the previous night about affirmative action and he wants Sam to send a few sentences up to the plane.  Sam doesn't believe that Ritchie is going to be the nominee.

Josh arrives at the White House and gets ready to go and talk to Leo.  Donna asks him to "work his magic" to get her out of jury duty.  He tells he that he has no authority.  Josh goes to see Leo and Leo tells Josh about the protests in Vieques and the leader of the protestors are being led by an actor and old friend of Josh.  Josh doesn't want to do it but Leo tells him they are making the call and he is going to talk to him.

Back on Air Force One - the President is receiving a briefing from staff when Toby arrives.  They talk about Governor Ritchie's comments and the President tells Toby that he is "not going to swing at every pitch" based on the comments that Robert Ritchie makes.  The two talk about the presumption that Senator Simon will be the nominee - Bartlet looks at Toby and tells him, "you and I know different."

Act II - 6:26am

Sam comes to Josh's office and they discuss Vieques.  Josh tells Sam that Congressman Tandy asked Amy t marry him.  The call from Billy comes through from Vieques and Josh talks to Billy.  Josh comes to see Leo - his call got cut off.  One of the military advisors tells Josh to stand a little tougher when they get back on the phone.  Josh gets angry and Leo sends him away until they can get the call hooked up again.

On Air Force One - Toby is reading what Sam sent to the President on Affirmative Action.  He reads it and turns to the President and tells the President that he doesn't know where the President stands on Affirmative Action after reading that.  The President tells Toby he was trying to avoid the quote.  He is already frustrated with the campaign and he argues with Toby but agrees to say a few words in response to Governor Ritchie's comments.  Toby goes back to his seat next to C.J. and they talk about affirmative action.  C.J. tells Toby she is the wrong person to talk about affirmative action.

Amy is giving a speech when Josh comes to see her.  He wants to take her away on a spur of the moment exotic vacation.

In Iowa, the President is taking questions on the campus of the University of Iowa and gets a question about Ritchie's comments, which he deflects.  Toby, watching on monitors outside is flabbergasted.

Act III - 4:45pm

Act IV



Trivia / Goofs

  • The University of Iowa is in Iowa City, which neighbors Cedar Rapids, where Air Force One landed.
  • There is no such paper as the Iowa City Standard, the newspaper in Iowa City is the Iowa City Press Citizen.

Quotes

Josh Lyman:  [answering the phone, thinking it is Amy] Time number one was on the steps in front of my apartment when you kissed me.  It was snowing.  Time number two was when you came over after the State of the Union.  Time number three was at your house when you put on your bootleg tape of the Stones at Wembley Stadium and put on your feather boa and sang "Honky Tonk Woman."  Time number four involved a variety of hosiery . . .
Leo McGarry:  Josh, I'm going to stop you right here, OK?
Josh Lyman:  Leo?
Leo McGarry:  Yeah.
Josh Lyman:  Anybody else in the office?
Margaret Hooper:  Hey, Josh.
Josh Lyman:  Hey, Margaret.
Leo McGarry:  We've got a problem in Vieques and a caucus in Iowa.  Why don't you come on in to work, hmm?
Josh Lyman:  Yeah.
President Bartlet:  Look, we're going to Iowa where we've already won.  I'm not ignoring the state and I say thank you for getting me elected in the first place and we're back on the plane and I'll tell you what else.  I don't think it's a good idea for us to be fighting for news coverage with three governors, two senators, and the head of the church of I Hate You.

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References

"The West Wing" The Two Bartlets (2002)

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