Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2001)

Cast

Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
Rob Lowe

as Sam Seaborn

Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet
Martin Sheen

as President Josiah Bartlet

Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Allison Janney

as C.J. Cregg

Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
Richard Schiff

as Toby Ziegler

John Spencer as Leo McGarry
John Spencer

as Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
Bradley Whitford

as Josh Lyman

Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
Dulé Hill

as Charlie Young

Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
Janel Moloney

as Donna Moss

Episodes

Manchester (1) poster

Manchester (1) 8.0

October 10, 2001

Bartlet's decision about Haiti falls under scrutiny; C.J. makes a horrible blunder in a press conference and is hounded…

Manchester (2) poster

Manchester (2) 8.5

October 17, 2001

The senior staff clash with the consultants who are to work on Bartlet's reelection campaign; C.J. is concerned that th…

Ways and Means poster

Ways and Means 7.3

October 24, 2001

The Special Prosecutor sets his probe in motion; Sam and Bruno are concerned about the loyalty of a powerful labor lead…

On the Day Before poster

On the Day Before 7.7

October 31, 2001

When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smoo…

War Crimes poster

War Crimes 7.8

November 7, 2001

The President has a showdown; Donna lies when she appears before the Congressional committee investigating the Presiden…

Gone Quiet poster

Gone Quiet 7.7

November 14, 2001

When an American spy submarine suddenly goes silent in hostile North Korea, Bartlet must decide whether to inform the e…

The Indians in the Lobby poster

The Indians in the Lobby 8.0

November 21, 2001

While Bartlet worries about where he will be on Thanksgiving--and how to best cook a gourmet turkey -- C.J. meets with …

The Women of Qumar poster

The Women of Qumar 7.7

November 28, 2001

At Abbey's urging, Josh meets with a powerful women's caucus over the proposed language of a United Nations treaty bann…

Bartlet for America poster

Bartlet for America 8.3

December 12, 2001

Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about…

H. Con-172 poster

H. Con-172 7.3

January 9, 2002

Leo defiantly rejects the Congressional Oversight Committee's offer of a public censure of Bartlet that would finally b…

100,000 Airplanes poster

100,000 Airplanes 8.0

January 16, 2002

On State of the Union night, Sam is being trailed by a magazine reporter to whom he was once engaged; the President' Co…

The Two Bartlets poster

The Two Bartlets 7.7

January 30, 2002

On the day of the Democratic Caucus, Bartlet, Toby and C.J. go to Iowa to kick off the presidential race, and disagree …

Night Five poster

Night Five 7.7

February 6, 2002

Stanley Keyworth revisits the White House to uncover the reason Bartlet hasn't been able to sleep since the night of th…

Hartsfield's Landing poster

Hartsfield's Landing 7.7

February 27, 2002

On the day before the New Hampshire primary, Josh drafts Donna as his frontwoman to ensure that Bartlet wins the nation…

Dead Irish Writers poster

Dead Irish Writers 0.0

March 6, 2002

Concern arises over the medical board's decision on Abbey's actions in treating Jed's M.S.; Sam tries to get a Senator …

The U.S. Poet Laureate poster

The U.S. Poet Laureate 0.0

March 27, 2002

Toby looks forward to meeting the new U.S. Poet Laureate; Jed fires the first salvo of his reelection campaign when he …

Stirred poster

Stirred 8.0

April 3, 2002

Hoynes and Bartlet each make an unexpected announcement about Hoynes' place on the ticket; fears of a terrorist attack …

Enemies Foreign and Domestic poster

Enemies Foreign and Domestic 8.3

May 1, 2002

The revelation that a Russian company may be building a heavy water reactor in Iran puts Jed in a difficult position as…

The Black Vera Wang poster

The Black Vera Wang 8.0

May 8, 2002

Bartlet and the staff are on high alert when they receive reports of an impending attack on a military installation; Jo…

We Killed Yamamoto poster

We Killed Yamamoto 0.0

May 15, 2002

While Jed, Leo and Fitzwallace grapple with terrorism and moral absolutes, Josh and Amy grapple with each other over a …

Posse Comitatus poster

Posse Comitatus 9.0

May 22, 2002

Bartlet continues to struggle over the wisdom of assassinating the terrorist Qumari defense minister; after Ritchie dec…