8. Shibboleth (2000)
Toby encourages the President to appoint Leo's controversial sister to a national education post, against Leo's objections; Bartlet must decide what the do with 83 Chinese citizens who stowed away on a freighter ship and seek asylum on the grounds of religious persecution; CJ has to decide which one of two turkeys the President should "pardon" but then tries to save the other from the chopping block; Charlie is tasked with buying the President a new carving knife which is not as easy as it sounds.
Release date: 2000-11-22
User rating:
7.5 / 10
6 votes
Season number: 2
Episode number: 8
Runtime: 40 minutes
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Guest stars
Timothy Davis-Reed
as Mark O'Donnell
NiCole Robinson
as Margaret Hooper
Deborah Hedwall
as Josephine McGarry
Sam Anderson
as John LaSalle
Annie Corley
as Mary Marsh
F. William Parker
as Al Caldwell
Kathryn Joosten
as Dolores Landingham
Melissa Fitzgerald
as Carol Fitzpatrick
Kim Webster
as Ginger
Devika Parikh
as Bonnie
Henry O
as Jhin Wei
John Prosky
as Aide
John Mariano
as Bertram
Sharon Omi
as Gardner
Al Rodrigo
as Commander Cale
Ivar Brogger
as Aide
Cameron Daddo
as Aide
Cast
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Charles Noland - Reporter, Jonah Rooney - Morton Horn, Joe D'Angerio - Russo, Rich Cooper - Aide