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The West Wing S3E4 — On the Day Before

7.8

The West Wing•Season 3•Episode 4

On the Day Before

7.8/10 · 1,047 votesOct 31, 200141 min

Ranked #21 of 21 in Season 3•−0.4 vs season avg

When Bartlet vetoes the "death tax", the staff must scramble to keep the veto from being overridden; Josh tries to smooth talk a promising governor who is considering running against the President; Charlie is urged to ask for immunity in his upcoming testimony.

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

Crew8

Christopher Misiano

Christopher Misiano

Director

T

Thomas Del Ruth

Director of Photography

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Teleplay

P

Paul Redford

Story

N

Nanda Chitre

Story

L

Lauren A. Schaffer

Editor

A

Alex Graves

Producer

P

Paul Redford

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"On the Day Before" is episode 4 of The West Wing season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 1,047 votes, ranking #21 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Christopher Misiano, it aired on October 31, 2001.

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