Season 3, Episode 4

On the Day Before

7.8/ 10October 31, 200141 min

When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smooth talk a promising governor who is considering running against the President; Charlie is urged to ask for immunity in his upcoming testimony.

Directed by
Christopher Misiano
Written by
Aaron Sorkin, Paul Redford, Nanda Chitre

Guest stars

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    Manchester (1)

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