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Episode: 03x01
Title: Manchester: Part 1
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 227201
First Aired: Oct. 10, 2001

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The West Wing - 03x01 Manchester: Part 1

Summary: When Bartlet decides to officially announce his plans for re-election, the staff is thrown into a frenzy to prepare a speech. The speech hits a snag when Sam realizes that Bartlet has yet to apologize for not disclosing his MS and then is further delayed when C.J. slips up in a press conference. Meanwhile, Bartlet has to deal with his own problems, including Abbey, who is enraged that he didn't talk to her about his re-election decision, and whether or not to give the orders for a military rescue of the U.S. embassy in Haiti. Elsewhere, Charlie is advised to get is own lawyer before prosecutors look into his possible involvement in the MS cover-up.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet	played by Martin Sheen
Rakim Ali	played by Ajay Naidu
Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield	played by Michael O'Neill
Agent Cleary	played by Jonathan Nichols
Joan	played by Cyd Strittmatter
Agent Greg	played by Frantz Turner
Marjorie Mann	played by Susie Geiser
Secret Service Agent	played by Mongo Brownlee
Boy #1 - Billy Fernandez	played by Josh Zuckerman

	Season 3 / Episode 1: - Manchester: Part 1 Josh Lyman: You want to get these people? I mean, you really want to reach in and kill them where they live? Keep accepting more than one idea. It makes them absolutely crazy.
	Season 3 / Episode 1: - Manchester: Part 1 Toby Ziegler: Bad people can't be recognized on sight. There's no point in trying.

[More Quotes]

MISTAKES/GOOFS

CHAR: The analogy that Josh uses ("Islamic extremism is to Islamic as KKK is to Christianity") is grammatically incorrect. The first half relates a noun to an adjective whereas the second half relates a noun to a noun. The correct analogy would be "Islamic extremism is to *Islam* as KKK is to Christianity."
GEOG: Secret service agent Ron Butterfield tells Leo that a suspect was apprehended while crossing from Ontario into Vermont. Vermont borders on the Canadian province of Quebec and not Ontario.
FACT: An information caption listed at the beginning of this episode indicates that the scene is taking place in the FBI field office in Burlington, Vermont. The FBI does not have a field office at that location. It is only a resident agency and jurisdiction for Burlington, Vermont rests with the official FBI field office in Albany, New York.
CONT: After being questioned Rakim Ali says that he was among the people caught in a hail of .44 caliber gunfire at Rosslyn. The weapons used were a 9mm Beretta and a .357 Desert Eagle, no .44 ammunition was used.

TRIVIA

This episode was written and filmed in less than two weeks as the show's reaction to the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. The episode was not written to be part of the show's continuity.

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