9. Impact Winter (2004)
As acting chief of staff, Josh calls Leo in for backup when the news about Jed's health hits; the staff follows the progress of an asteroid headed for earth; Jed struggles with his relapse as C.J., Kate, and Toby handle the repercussions of his illness on the progress of the China summit; Josh is outraged when Will uses Jed's paralysis as a political opportunity for Russell; Donna resorts to extreme measures when Josh avoids her repeated attempts to sit down for a personal discussion; after receiving some wise advice from Leo about the future, Josh makes a decision about the man he'll support in the upcoming presidential election.
Release date: 2004-12-15
User rating:
8 / 10
3 votes
Season number: 6
Episode number: 9
Runtime: 40 minutes
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Debora Cahn
Guest stars
Jimmy Smits
as Matthew Santos
Kristin Chenoweth
as Annabeth Schott
Mary Kay Place
as Millicent Griffith
NiCole Robinson
as Margaret Hooper
Gary Cole
as Bob Russell
Ron Canada
as Theodore Barrow
Patrick Fischler
as Walter Sprout
James Kyson
as Chinese Translator Zheng
William Hootkins
as U.S. Translator
Melissa Fitzgerald
as Carol Fitzpatrick
Cleo King
as Marla Worisky
Kim Webster
as Ginger
David Grant Wright
as Edwin Kelwick
Raymond Ma
as Chinese President Lian
Ping Wu
as Chinese Official
Cast
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Willie Gault - Agent Madsen, Ben Murray - Curtis Carruthers, Jonathan Brent - White House Photographer, Janette Kim - News Reporter