2x22 Two Cathedrals - The West Wing Episode Guide

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- Episode 02x22

Episode: 02x22
Title: Two Cathedrals
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 226222
First Aired: May. 16, 2001

Season 2 » Episode #22 - Two Cathedrals

Summary: On the day of Mrs. Landingham's funeral after her car accident, the staff has to deal with the building Haitian President crisis. Bartlet continues to deal with the Senators who don't support the tobacco company lawsuit while preparing to disclose to the public that he has MS and has been hiding it for the past eight years. Meanwhile, Toby gets an unexpected job offer; and Bartlet must decide whether or not he will seek reelection.

Who appeared in this episode?

President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet	played by Martin Sheen
Nancy McNally	played by Anna Deavere Smith
Young Mrs. Dolores Landingham	played by Kirsten Nelson
Young Jed Bartlet	played by Jason Widener
Greg Summerhays	played by Don McManus
Dr. Bartlet	played by Lawrence O'Donnell
Robbie Mosley	played by Gregory Alan Williams
Rep. Bill	played by John Bennett Perry
D	played by John Bennett Perry

	Season 2 / Episode 22: - Two Cathedrals President Josiah Bartlet: Yes... Sandy. Reporter Sandy: Mr. President, can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? President Josiah Bartlet: I'm sorry, Sandy, there was a bit of noise there. Could you repeat the question? Reporter Sandy: Can you tell us right now if you'll be seeking a second term? Leo McGarry: Watch this...
	Season 2 / Episode 22: - Two Cathedrals Dolores Landingham: You don't know how to use the intercom. President Josiah Bartlet: It's not that I don't know how to use it. It's just that I haven't learned yet.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

GEOG: The motorcade passes the National Cathedral on the way from the White House to the State Department. In fact, the State Department is only several blocks from the White House (due west of the Ellipse) while the National Cathedral is more than three miles away.
CONT: In the episode, "Two Cathedrals", the credit for the character Dolores Landingham is misspelled "Mrs. Landinham".

TRIVIA

The President's tirade in Latin at the end loosely translates as: "Thank you, Lord. Am I to believe these things from a righteous God, a just God, a wise God? To hell with your punishments! I was your servant, your messenger on the earth; I did my duty. To hell with your punishments! And to hell with you!" The sentences, "Cruciatus in crucem. Eas in crucem", literally translate as "To a cross with your punishments. To a cross with you." So an idiomatic translation of the last might be "Go crucify yourself."
Before President Bartlet's press conference, C. J. instructs him to take his first question from science journalist Lawrence Altman because that will allow the press conference to start with a discussion about MS rather than one about reelection. Bartlet chooses to answer another reporter's question first instead, but there is a shot of a reporter meant to be Altman. Lawrence K. Altman is a qualified medical doctor and, since 1969, a New York Times reporter on medical and scientific issues; although he was portrayed by an actor in this episode, he did write an October 9, 2001, New York Times article about the MS storyline in the context of real-life presidents who have chosen to disclose or to hide health issues.