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The West Wing· Season 5 · Episode 4

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S05E04·7.5·October 22, 2003·1h·NBC

Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind; Leo fears that the potential defection of a prominent North Korean pianist will jeopardize secret nuclear disarmament talks; Will and Toby are humiliated when an early draft of a speech outlining their struggle to laud Bob Russell's confirmation is erroneously substituted for the final version; Donna's aunt and uncle from Wisconsin pay a visit, testing Josh's ability to refrain from bad cheesehead jokes during their tour of the White House; the staff struggles over how to language the state of the economy; fearing that the administration is drifting off-course, Toby wants to hand over more responsibilities to Will in order to focus on getting back to their core message.

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#14In Season 5of 22 rated episodes
#141All-timeof 154 rated episodes
−0.4vs season avgSeason 5 averages 7.9
2003First airedOctober 22, 2003

Guest stars

Mary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise Parkeras Amy GardnerGary ColeGary Coleas Vice President Bob RussellJesse BradfordJesse Bradfordas Ryan Pierce
NiCole RobinsonNiCole Robinsonas Margaret Hooper
Ron CanadaRon Canadaas Theodore Barrow
Benjamin BrownBenjamin Brownas Mike
Christopher CousinsChristopher Cousinsas Congressman Thiele
Tony LeeTony Leeas Jai Yung Ahn

Crew

Christopher MisianoChristopher MisianoDirector
Peter NoahStory · Teleplay
Mark GoffmanMark GoffmanStory
Paula YooStory

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