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The West Wing S2E13 — Bartlet's Third State of the Union

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The West Wing•Season 2•Episode 13

Bartlet's Third State of the Union

8.2/10 · 1,187 votesFeb 7, 200141 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

The President delivers his 3rd State of the Union address, what critics call "the speech of his political career" and ends up angering Abbey by what he does and doesn't say; Josh must work the polling center with Joey Lucas, but a power outage delays

Directed byChristopher Misiano

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Cast8

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Josiah Bartlet

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Sam Seaborn

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

C.J. Cregg

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Toby Ziegler

John Spencer

John Spencer

Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Josh Lyman

Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Charlie Young

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney

Donna Moss

Crew9

Christopher Misiano

Christopher Misiano

Director

A

Allison Abner

Story

T

Thomas Del Ruth

Director of Photography

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Teleplay

Dee Dee Myers

Dee Dee Myers

Story

J

Janet Ashikaga

Editor

M

Michael Hissrich

Producer

Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell

Producer

N

Neal Ahern Jr.

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Bartlet's Third State of the Union" is episode 13 of The West Wing season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,187 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Christopher Misiano, it aired on February 7, 2001.

Next: E14 · The War at Home Best of Season 2