Season 4 poster

Season 4

(2002)

Overview

Season four follows the re-election of President Bartlet to his second term and we witness the gripping personal crisis that forces him to chose between the best interests of the country and those of his family.

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

20 Hours in America (1) poster

20 Hours in America (1) 8.8

September 25, 2002

Toby, Josh, and Donna learn the hard way about the lack of accessible public transportation in the heartland when they …

20 Hours in America (2) poster

20 Hours in America (2) 9.5

September 25, 2002

Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's ab…

College Kids poster

College Kids 8.2

October 2, 2002

Bartlet decides he needs a lawyer when Qumar goes after Israel; Josh is disturbed to learn that Stackhouse might not en…

The Red Mass poster

The Red Mass 7.4

October 9, 2002

Leo meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister to enlist Israel's assistance with the Shareef investigation, but is ultim…

Debate Camp poster

Debate Camp 7.7

October 16, 2002

As the staff prepares for the presidential debates at a North Carolina conference center, a vexing question about a fai…

Game On poster

Game On 8.5

October 30, 2002

Bartlet, Leo, Josh, Sam and C.J. pull a practical joke on Toby; Sam's mission to end the Wilde campaign leads him to ma…

Election Night poster

Election Night 8.5

November 6, 2002

Election day finally arrives with the staff eagerly anticipating the outcome; Sam is increasingly concerned about the W…

Process Stories poster

Process Stories 7.9

November 13, 2002

The staff celebrates election night and encourages Sam to run for the seat in Orange County; Toby continues to worry ab…

Swiss Diplomacy poster

Swiss Diplomacy 7.4

November 20, 2002

The 15-year old son of an Iranian leader needs a heart transplant in the U.S. Problem is, the only man who could do it …

Arctic Radar poster

Arctic Radar 7.9

November 27, 2002

When a celebrated female fighter pilot is threatened with a dishonorable discharge for refusing to end her affair with …

Holy Night poster

Holy Night 8.0

December 11, 2002

It's December 23, and the holiday brings several visitors to the White House: Zoey comes home with her new French boyfr…

Guns Not Butter poster

Guns Not Butter 8.0

January 8, 2003

Josh, determined to make sure a foreign aid bill passes even though it's a hopeless cause, sends Donna out to track dow…

The Long Goodbye poster

The Long Goodbye 7.1

January 15, 2003

While Toby unsuccessfully attempts to fill her shoes in the briefing room, C.J. returns to Dayton, where she gives a sp…

Inauguration (1) poster

Inauguration (1) 7.8

February 5, 2003

The staff wrangles with the State Department over language in the inaugural address; a genocidal war breaks out in Kund…

Inauguration (2): Over There poster

Inauguration (2): Over There 8.2

February 12, 2003

Toby discovers that Will's frankness, stubbornness, and commitment to ideals is much like his own; Charlie remains on t…

The California 47th poster

The California 47th 7.8

February 19, 2003

Bartlet plays hardball to end the genocide in Kundu; after the entire speechwriting staff quits, Will is forced to rely…

Red Haven's on Fire poster

Red Haven's on Fire 8.2

February 26, 2003

While Toby and C.J. are in California working on Sam's campaign, Josh drops Abbey's agenda in favor of his own, Jed dea…

Privateers poster

Privateers 8.0

March 26, 2003

Toby's old friend approaches him ready to blow the whistle on his employer's violations of environmental laws; staff pr…

Angel Maintenance poster

Angel Maintenance 7.4

April 2, 2003

Air Force One is forced to keep aloft for almost 24 hours when an indicator light leads the flight crew to believe that…

Evidence of Things Not Seen poster

Evidence of Things Not Seen 8.2

April 23, 2003

The White House is locked down after a gunman on the street fires shots into the West Wing; Josh interviews a candidate…

Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars 9.0

April 30, 2003

On his first day at work, Joe Quincy pieces together three news leaks and uncovers a scandal which forces Hoynes to res…

Commencement poster

Commencement 9.0

May 7, 2003

Bartlet finally tells the staff the truth about the death of Shareef; Danny agrees to hold off on the story after five …

Twenty Five poster

Twenty Five 8.7

May 14, 2003

When Bartlet learns that Zoey's kidnapping is the work of Qumari terrorists, he invokes the 25th amendment to diminish …