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"Ways and Means" is the 47th The West Wing episode and
3rd of the third season. It originally aired on NBC October
24, 2001.[1] The episode sees the beginnings of President
Bartlet’s Congressional hearings, as well as negotiations
Doug suggests a veto.
over the estate tax. Written by Aaron Sorkin, Eli Attie
Episode no. Season 3 and Gene Sperling, and directed by Alex Graves,[2] the
Episode 47 episode contains the first appearances by Mark Feuer-
Directed by Alex Graves stein as Clifford "Cliff" Calley.[3] There are also guest ap-
pearances by Thom Barry, Nicholas Pryor and Miguel
Written by Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Sandoval.[4]
Eli Attie & Gene Sperling (story)
Production code 227203
Plot
Original air date October 24, 2001
The subpoenas are handed out in the hearing over Bart-
Guest stars let’s concealment of his multiple sclerosis. The special
prosecutor, Clement Rollins (Pryor), appears to be both
Oliver Platt
Ron Silver fair and responsible, but C.J. believes the White House
Emily Procter will be better served in the public eye if investigated by a
Connie Britton partisan agent. She therefore decides—against the strong
Evan Handler objections of White House counsel Oliver Babish—to pre-
Mark Feuerstein
sent Rollins as an ally of the administration, thereby forc-
Miguel Sandoval
NiCole Robinson ing Congress to take control over the investigation.
Nicholas Pryor Meanwhile Donna, unwittingly, becomes entangled in
Thom Barry potential problems over the hearings. Ainsley Hayes sets
Season 3 episodes
her up on a date with the Republican House Government
Oversight Committee counsel Clifford Calley, but even
October 10, 2001 – May 22, 2002 though the date seems to go well, Calley then leaves her
• Isaac and Ishmael quite abruptly in the middle of the street. Donna later re-
• Documentary Special
1. Manchester Part I alizes the reason: his congressional committee is the one
2. Manchester Part II that will be in charge of the investigation, and a relation-
3. Ways and Means ship between the two could constitute a conflict of inter-
4. On the Day Before est.
5. War Crimes
While Sam and Bruno are concerned about the loy-
6. Gone Quiet
7. The Indians in the Lobby alty of a powerful California lobbyist (Sandoval), Toby
8. The Women of Qumar and Josh are preparing for a meeting with the congres-
9. Bartlet for America sional opposition to re-negotiate the estate tax—or the
10. H. Con-172 "death tax" as the Republicans have labeled it—but are
11. 100,000 Airplanes
then surprised by a last-minute cancellation. It soon be-
12. The Two Bartlets
13. Night Five comes clear that the Republicans are planning to repeal
14. Hartsfield’s Landing the estate tax altogether, and might have the votes to
15. Dead Irish Writers do so. An attempt to win over the black caucus, led by
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as the Yale Law Review, as the journal of legal scholarship
affiliated with the Yale Law School is called the Yale Law
Journal. Gene Sperling, however, one of the writers on the
show, presumably knew this, as he was a senior editor of
the journal, so it is more likely that the name change was
in consideration of trademark law.[10]
References
[1] "Ways and Means". NBC.com.
http://www.nbc.com/The_West_Wing/
Donna goes on a date with Cliff Calley. episode_guide/50.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
[2] Lindy, Irene and Amanda (2001-12-17). "The West
Congressman Mark Richardson (Barry), fails. At a loss Wing: Ways and Means". West Wing Transcripts.
over what to do, an initiative comes from unexpected http://www.westwingtranscripts.com/
quarters. The previously over-cautious political strate- search.php?flag=getTranscript&id=48&keyword=ways%20and%20
gist, Doug Wegland, suggests the president responds by Retrieved 2008-07-05.
doing something he has never done before: veto the bill. [3] ""The West Wing": Ways and Means (2001)". IMDb.
President Bartlet himself is confronted with a forest http://imdb.com/title/tt0745725/. Retrieved
fire in Wyoming, and decides to follow the counter-intu- 2008-07-01.
itive advise of his experts, and let the fire burn. Mean- [4] ^ "Ways and Means". The West Wing Episode
while he is still struggling to deal with the death of his Guide. http://www.westwingepguide.com/S3/
perennial personal secretary, Mrs. Landingham. Charlie Episodes/48_WAM.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
insists that it is necessary to appoint a new person to fill [5] "Ways and Means". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/
the position, but the president is reluctant to take the the-west-wing/ways-and-means/episode/78315/
step. As the episode ends, Bartlet is searching for a good summary.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
pen, and realizes the full depth of his dependence on Mrs. [6] "Ways and Means". Television Without Pity.
Landingham.[4][5][6] http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/
the_west_wing/ways_and_means.php. Retrieved
2008-07-04.
Production [7] ^ McGrory, Mary (2002-04-07). "’West Wing’ View".
According to Sorkin, the episode benefited greatly from Washington Post.
input by two former White House employees. The scene http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
where Donna stays up all night sorting through docu- articles/A4393-2002Apr5.html. Retrieved
ments in cartons was the idea of Eli Attie, Al Gore’s chief 2008-07-06.
speechwriter.[7] Meanwhile Gene Sperling, Bill Clinton’s [8] "Languages". The West Wing Continuity Guide.
chief economic adviser,[7] came up with the sub-plot in- http://westwing.bewarne.com/discontinuity/
volving the estate tax.[4] Sorkin, however, had certain languages.html#spanish. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
misgivings about the estate tax story’s appeal, consider- [9] "High and Lowe". Entertainment Weekly.
ing the prevalent bipartisan spirit of the time, in the af- 2001-09-05. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/
termath of the 9/11 attacks.[4] 0,,173629_3,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
In one scene Sam Seaborn speaks to a Latino lobbyist, [10] "Queries on Education in the Third Season". The
and as the discussion heats up he switches into Spanish. West Wing Continuity Guide.
The lobbyist, Victor Campos, claims that he has been http://westwing.bewarne.com/third/quibbles/
used for public relations purposes, something Sam de- education.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
nies.[8] Rob Lowe, who plays Seaborn, had to learn to
speak the language convincingly especially for this
episode. Sorkin commented, "I tend to torture Rob a lit-
External links
tle."[9] • Ways and Means at NBC.com
• Ways and Means at The West Wing Episode Guide
• Ways and Means at The West Wing Continuity Guide
Cultural references • Ways and Means recap at Television Without Pity
In one scene, C.J. says that special prosecutor Rollins was • Ways and Means at TV.com
the editor of the Yale Law Review. There is no such thing • Ways and Means at the Internet Movie Database
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