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Previously on The West Wing...

America has lost a giant tonight,

and I've lost a friend.

He died.

Leo's dead.

Undecideds all over California

are driving to the polls right now.

For those of you

who have not yet voted, it is the only thing

that should matter when you go to the polls tonight.

I am not naming a new running mate in the next five minutes.

Leo was on the ballot; and if I win, he wins.

We just won Oregon.

Get the president-elect on the phone.

I want to congratulate him.

"I am the resurrection and the life," saith the Lord.

"He that believeth in me, though he were dead,

"yet shall he live.

"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me

shall never die."

I know that my Redeemer liveth,

and that he shall stand at the latter day

upon the earth.

And though this body be destroyed,

yet shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself

and mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger,

for none of us liveth to himself,

and no man dieth to himself,

for if we live, we live unto the Lord.

And if we die, we die unto the Lord.

Whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord;

even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors.

The Lord be with you.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, we thank thee that in thy great love

thou hast fed us with the spiritual food and drink

of the Body and Blood of thy Son, Jesus Christ,

And hast given unto us a taste of thy heavenly banquet.

Grant that this sacrament may be unto us

a comfort in affliction and a pledge of our inheritance

in that kingdom

where there is no death, neither sorrow, nor crying,

but the fullness of joy with all thy saints,

through Jesus Christ our Savior.

Amen.

Give rest, oh, Christ,

to thy servant with thy saints,

where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing,

but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal,

the creator and maker of mankind;

and we are mortal,

formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return.

For so thou didst ordain when thou createst me, saying,

"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

All go down to the dust,

yet even at the grave

we make our song.

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia.

Give rest, oh, Christ, to thy servant with thy saints,

where sorrow and pain are no more,

neither sighing, but life everlasting.

Into thy hands, oh, merciful Savior,

we commend thy servant, Leo.

Acknowledge, we humbly beseech thee,

a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thine own flock,

a sinner of thine own redeeming.

Receive him into the arms of thy mercy,

into the blessed rest of everlasting peace,

and into the glorious company

of the saints in life.

Amen.

Let us go forth in the name of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

Hey.

The President invited some people

over to the White House later, after Arlington.

C.J. told us.

You got a pretty busy schedule this afternoon.

We'll move things around, and get over there.

Speaker's race is heating up.

How many are in it now?

Three, if you count Marino.

Let's call it two and a half.

What's wrong with Marino?

Nothing a good hair weave can't cure.

The world needs welterweights, too.

Thank you.

And Congressman Fields wants five minutes this afternoon.

We're from neighboring districts.

When I was Mayor of Houston, I practically camped

outside of his office for federal aid.

Last whip count, Fields had a slight edge

over Sellner.

If there's any way we could solidify that...

Sellner's got a few whips to crack, too,

if you're sitting with Fields.

Yeah, I need five minutes with Sellner, too.

What about Marino? If this were a game show,

this is when we'd hand him his lovely parting gift.

I'll see you at Arlington.

All right, Barry.

I'll talk to you later on in the afternoon.

We should be careful about meddling in a speakership race.

I served in the House.

We'll just tick off the loser and anyone who supported him.

Fields practically moved back to Texas

to help us with the campaign for the last three months.

Sellner voted with the Republicans

on vouchers, on tort reform.

You want to keep your oar out of the water.

One of them is going to be the next Speaker.

Left, right, or center,

you're gonna have to work with him.

We're being inundated with calls

about who you're gonna name as vice president,

résumés for cabinet, sub-cabinet positions.

That's what I was speaking to Barry about.

Barry Goodwin?

I asked if he was willing to do it, and he said yes.

To head the transition team? Yep.

Sir, we're ready for you.

He's got some great ideas, Josh.

Find a few minutes, and have him fill you in.

That was a beautiful service.

I'm just waiting for the press outside to pack up and leave.

You coming to Arlington?

Is that you asking or somebody else?

Relax, Charlie,

tell C.J. I'm not coming.

I'd like to, but I have other commitments.

Sure.

I'll walk with you.

I don't think a picture of you and me

makes the front page of the New York Times.

Do you?

I told Mallory that we'd

go by her mother's house for a few minutes.

She seemed okay, given everything.

Did you see Toby in the back?

Yeah.

He would have hated this, don't you think?

He would have been mortified

that we'd gone to all that trouble.

Jed?

We only got in here yesterday,

so we haven't had a chance to get organized yet.

Hello.

Hey. Thanks.

Thanks, everybody.

Thanks. Please.

All right, now, stop that, now.

Go on, now!

Everybody back to work.

We don't get into the West Wing

until after the inaugural, but we can see it out the window

so Dave's gonna keep an eye out,

make sure nobody makes off with our FBI files

before we get in there.

This is you.

This'll do.

The Director of the National Gallery called,

if you want to pick out stuff for the walls.

You got my messages?

Uh, I vet those first,

figure out who you need to respond to.

Oh, no, that's okay, I'll do it.

Uh, how many do we have so far this morning?

About 1,200.

Let me know when you get through the A's.

Thanks.

What do you think about Swain for defense secretary?

Senator Swain of Rhode Island?

Yeah.

Service academies love him.

Really shook things up as Secretary of the Navy.

He's a Republican.

A little bipartisanship would kill us?

It's going to be seen as a political grab.

We offer a cabinet position to a Republican

who can't possibly take it?

Barry thought it was a good idea.

Well, Barry is wrong.

Are you unhappy with Barry Goodwin

as head of the transition team?

I'm unhappy with him as de facto congressional liaison.

There is an advantage to letting Barry

handle the transition.

It keeps you from having to say no to all those people

that you're going to need when you're Chief of Staff.

Congressman Fields is here.

Thanks, I'll be right with him.

I served in the House for six years.

I think I can handle ten minutes alone

with one of my closest friends in Congress.

Thank you, sir.

Weren't the flowers gorgeous?

Yeah.

Leo loved gardenias.

We should try to catch up on calls

before this thing starts.

Daley, Hutchinson,

see if Ambassador Klein is still awake in Berlin.

How you doing?

Oh, okay.

Sorry, I'm losing stuff today.

I'm fine.

You? Fine.

I'm a little early for the thing.

What time does it start? 4:00.

So, 2 1/2 hours?

More like three.

Well, I wanted to make sure I wasn't late.

That was a nice service.

Beautiful.

Majority Leader had his fly down.

Did he? I was gonna tell him,

except I never really liked him,

so I decided it was okay.

I'm sorry I didn't catch you at the cathedral.

Don't worry about it, you were swamped.

Everyone keeps thinking I have something to say,

and I don't seem to be coming up with anything.

You don't have to.

Actually, I came early because I was hoping

we could get a minute to talk before the masses descend.

Yeah? Me, too.

Really?

Shoot.

Me, first? Why do I have to go first?

I don't know, I just...

You, uh...

Okay.

Well.

You know when I came over Wednesday night,

and it was late and we didn't really talk, we just...

I have a vague recollection.

Did that make you feel bad?

Bad in a...

In a what?

You know... used.

For my body?

Something like that.

I'll work through it.

You sure?

It happens; women want me.

It's just, I know we have a lot to talk about,

and I don't want to leapfrog any of it,

but it was kind of wonderful to just...

Not talk.

Not even a little.

You want to do it again tonight, don't you?

I really do.

I'll leave the door open.

Congressman Fields.

Wonderful service this morning.

Not so much a funeral as a celebration. That's true.

Makes me sad I'll be missing my own.

And by just a few days.

Thanks, Otto.

Sir.

Mr. President.

Mr. Speaker. Well.

Hey, I can skip pages on the calendar if you can.

Now, I'm a few pages short.

How's that?

I'm ten votes down.

Sellner's pulled ahead.

Well, the last whip count had you at 91,

Sellner can't have more than 85.

He peeled away Hughes and Fraser,

that brought him six more blue dogs

and now Schreibman's wavering.

So six of our most conservative members

get to swing the whole election?

Sellner's telling everybody you're too liberal,

that I'd be a White House lackey.

More like the other way around.

Half of my legislative agenda's gonna come from you...

The lobbying reform, Medicare expansion...

Well, now I need something from you.

Segal flips if you ask him.

Blinken, Carney.

Plus you got at least five votes on the Hispanic Caucus.

I know how it'll look:

president-elect wading into a leadership battle

to bail out an old friend.

That's how it'll look.

You give Sellner that gavel,

and he'll drop it smack dab

right in the middle of your legislative skull.

DONNA Hey.

Look at you.

Office with your name on it.

Yeah, got a door and everything.

How's that feel?

I never got above a cubicle around here.

Feels great.

Not that it's going to last long,

new sheriff's coming in town.

You talk to Josh?

I'm sure he'd be happy to consider...

What about you?

Josh going to carve out a little corner

for you to settle into?

Oh, lots on his plate right now.

He owes you big.

Anything short of Secretary of Commerce,

you gotta challenge him to a duel.

Pistols or sabers?

I'm serious.

He really hasn't talked to you yet?

Election day was only three days ago.

It's complicated.

You want me to slap him around a bit?

I can round up a few guys from the old neighborhood.

People are starting to gather in the lobby for the thing.

Josh really hasn't asked you to...

Come on, Charlie.

Buy a girl a drink.

I'm not saying it wouldn't be great

to have Fields as the new Speaker.

Look, I know it's risky

to monkey around with leadership elections.

"Risky" is not the word.

Blackjack is risky, stock-picking is risky...

Yeah, well, I'm more of a credit union kind of guy.

Any scenario loses us allies.

If you can conceivably work with Sellner...

If we're annexing a small Latin American dictatorship, sure.

Yeah.

Congressman Sellner.

Mr. President-Elect, like the sound of that.

Couple of too many syllables, but, uh, I'll take it.

Josh. Good to see you, Congressman.

Wonderful service this morning.

More of a celebration, really.

Never thought of it that way.

I'm gaining on Fields.

You control enough votes

to put him in the Speakership,

but you're not gonna do that.

We're not doing any kind of whip count.

We're steering clear of that.

Let's talk about the issues.

I won't take orders from the White House,

I won't have the caucus dragged to the left,

but you'll always know what I'm doing.

And... a bill of yours dies, you can blame it on me.

Well, my bigger concern is that a bill of mine

might not make it to the House floor.

Try me. Okay.

Lobbying reform.

H.R. 1, first bill I want you to take up.

Now, we both know

my best chance to pass something big is right out the gate.

And you want to waste that chance

on a process issue banning martini lunches.

I want to ban all political donations

by registered lobbyists.

Great, so they'll just turn around and demand

all their clients write checks to...

And a ban on lobbyists directing contributions

from their clients.

Lobbyists are going to have to argue

on the merits of their bills.

I could argue it's unconstitutional:

money equals speech.

But we don't allow bribery,

that's speech through money, too.

Which must be why you voted for lobbying reform

when Fields introduced it three years ago.

When we were in the minority, you're damn right I did.

Now we're in the majority.

By four seats.

We finally have a fund-raising advantage,

now's not the time to switch the rules.

And how does a process issue

help any of us...

If we shut out insurance industry lobbyists,

it helps us pass health care reform.

If we shut out drug company lobbyists,

it helps us pass a real prescription drug benefit.

This is the bill that lets us pass every other bill.

Oh, you can push for it.

I'll do my best to block it, may the best man win.

If you end up as Speaker, sure.

We're not implying that...

I'll have a majority to protect.

If I end up as Speaker, that is.

You want me to blow our best chance

to hold onto a Democratic House... first one in ten years...

First bill out of the gate.

I won't do it.

Mr. President-Elect.

I hope we'll have the chance to work together.

Set up a meeting with Congressman Marino.

You realize that Marino's got, like, three votes.

I don't think I could get Mrs. Marino to vote for him.

He is still a candidate for Speaker.

I throw my support behind him

and I can't be accused of backing an old pal.

You know, Sellner's not a bad barometer

of what the caucus is thinking. Maybe.

But he's a bad barometer of what I'm thinking.

Ten minutes with Marino.

Will.

Mr. Vice President.

Beautiful service, wasn't it?

Yes, sir, it was.

Just beautiful.

Santos here?

I haven't seen him yet, no.

But he's coming?

So I'm told.

Fifty-eight.

Leo.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

I'm not that many years behind him.

I've already called my cardiologist,

scheduled a treadmill test, EKG.

Probably time to suck it up

and get that colonoscopy, too.

Better safe than sorry, right?

You look nice.

I like to tart it up for a funeral.

Hey, congratulations.

Don't think I've said that.

Don't worry about it.

I mean, thanks, but, yeah...

things are getting a little lost, understandably.

Well, you should be proud, really.

You guys ran a hell of a campaign.

Hey, can I ask you a favor? Sure, shoot.

I sublet my apartment

to this very nervous woman from Treasury,

but according to the campaign I'm done, so...

Oh, God, you're homeless.

Can I crash at your place?

Tonight?

I'll sleep on the couch.

I'm quiet and clean... Like, obsessively.

Of course. No, sure.

Not the couch, I've got a guest room with a lot of crap in it,

but I'm sure there's a bed in there somewhere.

You're sure?

No, of course. Any time.

I really appreciate it.

Jed?

Jed? Are you ready?

What?

People are arriving downstairs.

We don't have to stay long.

You can just give me a signal, we'll make a quiet exit.

Quiet exit?

Well, as quiet an exit

as the leader of the free world can make.

Ronna?

Congressman Marino is here.

Yeah, bring him in.

Mr. President-Elect.

Jim.

That was a remarkable service this morning.

Really more of a...

Celebration.

Absolutely. I thought so, too.

Let's talk about your candidacy.

For... Speaker?

Well, you do realize you're a candidate for the job.

But I'm a good 80 votes behind Fields or Sellner...

The deficit hawks talked me into this.

I'm just running to make a point.

Hmm. What's your point?

Well, I guess it's the deficit hawks

who are trying to make a point.

About the deficit.

I suppose that would be it, yeah.

What if Fields were to drop out of the race,

and, uh, you suddenly had all of his votes

plus about a dozen more.

Well, then I'd be the Speaker, wouldn't I.

You're not honestly...

How would you react to a big January push

for lobbying reform...

a ban on all lobbyist donations?

Has-has Fields got some sort of health problem?

If you were the Speaker, Jim...

Lobbying reforms.

You got it.

Even with a razor-thin majority?

There could be an issue with the D-triple-C...

I'd do cartwheels on the rostrum...

I-I-I'm not saying that Fields is dropping out,

You name it; I'll do it. but there clearly is

a perception that he's a... White House lackey.

God, you're a handsome devil.

You ready?

Yeah.

Thank you. Hello.

Danny, how are you?

Good, thank you. Why all the long faces?

Leo would be furious to think we were all standing around

feeling sorry for ourselves.

We need some music. Do we have any music?

I-I have a CD player in my office.

That's the spirit.

Hey, Debbie.

Sir.

C.J. How you holding up?

Hey, kid.

Leo loved you.

You knew that, right?

I don't know how he could have done it without you.

You remember that trip to Seattle

during the first campaign,

when he couldn't find his umbrella,

so you grabbed a garbage can

to hold over him?

And it still had garbage in it.

Leo ended up with a three-course meal

on his head.

Dry as a bone, though.

That Christmas,

Abbey and I bought him a new umbrella,

and she bought him a new garbage can.

Hey. Hi. Can I get you a drink?

Yes, but before you spend your time

getting me liquored up, I should tell you...

You're a virgin? No.

Terminally ill?

No, but what I asked you before...

When you propositioned me for sex?

Yeah. That's not going to happen.

Donna Moss needs a place to stay.

I told her she could stay with me.

Well, she can. You won't be there.

She can have the place to herself.

I can't do that. Why not?

Where will I tell her I'm sleeping?

Who cares what you tell her? She'll ask, and I'll have

to come up with some reason, and-and my ears get red when I lie.

I stammer.

She'll figure it out. Are you seriously

telling me you're passing on a night in my bed

because you don't know what you're going to tell Donna Moss?

It's not about Donna; it's about the fact that I'll spend the rest

of the afternoon strategizing about how to explain it,

or not explain it, or don't need to explain it,

or don't have an explanation for it, or even for myself.

I don't have a definition

or an understanding of what it is

or where it's going.

I'll chew the question over in my brain quietly,

while other people are talking to me

about death or affairs of state.

We've put this off for seven years.

This'll keep another night.

Hi.

Hi.

Good to see you.

All hail the conquering heroes!

Congratulations.

I am so sorry for your loss, sir.

It's a loss for the entire country.

Where's your lovely wife?

She had to get back to Houston for the kids.

Lots of changes coming in your lives.

Yeah... I'm starting to gather.

Hello, stranger.

Thought I saw you.

There was a crowd.

I didn't want to hover.

You could have rescued me.

I decided a few years back

that was not an efficient use of my time.

How you holding up?

Great.

Can I steal you for a minute?

Hi.

Hi!

How's the Hoover Institute?

It's only been two weeks...

but, you know, it's only been two weeks.

You got to admire that about conservatives...

That you'd name something after Herbert Hoover.

Liberals are coy about our mistakes.

You won't catch us naming something after...

well, pretty much anybody.

Can I talk to you about a job?

How long did you say you'd been at the Hoover Institute?

Two weeks... almost.

Uh, one and a half.

Nine days.

I've been in meetings that have lasted

longer than that, with charts.

So... who's on the list?

For which of the 6,000 jobs we're filling

in the next ten weeks?

Leo's.

I have some thoughts.

Carol Gellsey's already on the list.

She is? Yeah.

That's good. Where on the list?

At the top.

Like number one? Like number two.

Baker's number one.

Yes. That's wrong.

That's a bad choice.

I don't think your first decision in office

should be so myopic.

I feel good about myself when we talk.

You don't need Baker.

You won Pennsylvania without him.

Four years from now, a Congresswoman from Florida's

going to seem like manna from heaven.

Baker's got the experience.

Gellsey was in the House

six years longer than Matt Santos was.

She was on Ways and Means

when he was still roping cattle in Houston.

She ran for Governor; she lost.

Ten years ago.

Her statewide favorability's at 63.

Santos wants someone

with serious executive experience.

Governor of Pennsylvania's as serious as it gets.

Come on. It's not nothing.

We're looking for a senior statesman here.

It's about gravitas.

You're looking for Leo McGarry, Josh, and he isn't available.

This is an opportunity.

It's a moment when the electorate

doesn't have to be convinced

a woman can hold high Constitutional office.

They'll accept it as a fait accompli.

You think she's as good as Baker?

I think she's better.

Donald Sherman's looking for you.

You should flee.

He's after Deputy Leg Affairs.

He had me cornered, talking about what a way he has

with the Leadership. Okay.

He spits little bubbles when he talks.

Is the President still here?

Uh, he left a little while ago,

but he invited a few people up to the residence later.

What about the President-Elect?

Did he leave, too?

I think he's on the phone in the Roosevelt Room.

Great.

Do you still have a... key to my apartment?

I've had a key for six years. Did you change the lock?

No. You should come over later.

That's sweet. I can't.

Why not?

I thought the twitchy chick from Treasury was in your place.

She is, so I asked C.J. if I could stay with her.

So un-ask her. I can't.

Why not? She'll ask why.

So lie. She's my friend.

You didn't want to ask me if you could stay over?

I didn't know if we were at that point.

So it's okay to have sex in a hotel

but not in my apartment?

It's a step. Some people get uncomfortable.

I assumed you'd be one of those people.

Uncomfortable with sex in my apartment?

Are you really going to try to convince me that I'm the one

who finds this all awkward and hard to navigate?

No.

Thanks for asking, though.

It's sweet.

Nice wake.

Oh, yeah, right.

No, I'll be back over there in a little while.

Okay.

The President left already.

Yeah, I-I saw him go.

Bob Russell selflessly offered

to stay on as VP if we want him.

Really? Mm-hmm.

What'd you tell him?

I thanked him very much for his many years

of dedicated public service

and then I tried to get the hell away.

Amy Gardner's pushing Carol Gellsey pretty hard.

For VP?

She's a presence in Florida.

Bipartisan support in her district.

You buy it?

Maybe.

Amy's out in the lobby if you want to hear her out.

Yeah, okay.

Uh, Barry Goodwin says you spoke to him

about Swain for Defense.

Yeah.

He still thinks it's a good idea; you disagree?

Yes, sir, I do.

He also thinks I should round up

those ten extra votes for Tim Fields.

You can't kick the Speakership

to one of your best friends in Congress.

Don't you want to see lobbying reforms pass?

Not if it means

ramming it down the throat

of everyone in the Democratic Caucus.

Not if it means everything else we want to do

goes down in flames...

You shut down lobbyists' access,

and it'll never come back.

If you don't have confidence in my counsel...

Is this still about Barry heading up transition?

Goodwin, the Speakership, Swain...

I'm sorry if you were offended

by my hiring Goodwin

before clearing it first with you.

Backing Fields is a mistake.

White House is a political operation.

My job as Chief of Staff is to keep you

from making political mistakes, and this is a whopper.

If you're looking for a "yes" man, I'm not it.

I'll be out in the lobby with Amy Gardner.

President-Elect wants to talk with you

about Carol Gellsey.

Really?

Yes. You're a good man.

You have a good soul.

And nice hair.

How's the lumberjack?

He's a wood sculptor, and he's happy all the time,

which I used to find irritating and no longer do.

Really? He doesn't race me anywhere.

That's great.

It's civilized.

That's what it sounds like.

Don't mock. You should try it.

Sure.

I have a name for you.

We already did VP.

If you try and staff my whole Cabinet...

No, for you.

For sex and civilized conversation.

Sales pitch is a little flimsy.

Sarah Potrero.

She's a good friend, and you don't deserve her,

but the world's a cold place.

We shouldn't do this.

It's time, Joshua.

You're approaching the age

where people shake their heads and roll their eyes.

Now you're channeling my mother.

We should get up to the residence.

The Post heard a rumor

Max Manitoba's up for a cabinet post.

Did that come from us?

No. Okay, I'll squash it.

Do you know Sarah Potrero?

From Justice?

Yeah. Don't you think Josh should give her a call?

For a date.

With you?

Don't you think it's enough already?

I'm withering on the vine.

Sarah's a great idea.

She's a real sweetheart.

See? She's inside the beltway but outside the building.

You'd have a lot to talk about,

but you wouldn't step on each other's heels.

She's ready for something long-term.

You should pretend you are, too.

Sure. It's what the grown-ups do.

What exactly do the grown-ups do?

Mr. President-Elect.

Amy, so good to see you.

We'll let you guys catch up.

We will go far... far away.

Josh, I called Congressman Fields,

asked him to come back over tonight.

Would you like me to be there?

I'll be fine, thanks.

Fields would really

shake things up as the Speaker.

Yes, he would.

Josh, uh, says, that you have some thoughts

on who should be VP.

I understand Carol Gellsey's already on the list.

Of course she is.

I'm, uh, just not sure that she can be on top of it.

She's qualified.

She's respected on both sides of the aisle.

She helps in Florida on the re-elect.

She'll look like a symbolic choice.

It's already a paradigm-breaking administration.

I can't walk in here and start staffing the place

like it's Noah's ark.

The gender-gap's the only reason

the Democratic party wins elections.

If only men voted,

Democrats would never hold another elected office.

The party's losing women.

You almost lost this race because of it. Mm-hmm.

A little patronage won't make the world stop turning.

We're talking about the most unrewarded constituency

in the nation.

I'm not getting anywhere, am I?

I think Baker's the right choice.

I think you're scared.

That's what's motivating your choice.

I think you find Baker reassuring.

I just got elected President.

You sure you want to call me a coward?

Josh says that you won't work at the White House.

I have an agenda.

I pursue it relentlessly.

I've been known to...

Here's what I think.

I think it's easier

to throw rocks at a house than to build one.

And I think you're ready for more.

You calling me a coward, sir?

Director of Legislative Affairs.

Fix the place from the inside.

It's what the grown-ups do.

C.J. wanted you to stop by on our way up to the residence.

Yeah, sure. Sarah's a doll.

Stop.

Smart, cute, nice body.

Okay, this is getting weird.

Is she in there?

Go on in, she's expecting you.

Every day the same damn sandwich, turkey.

Sliced so thin, you'd think he was going

to wallpaper a room with it.

Lettuce, but not too much lettuce.

And mayo, but not too much mayo...

You were looking for me?

Ainsley Hayes approached me

about the White House Counsel's job.

Really?

Isn't she at the Warren G. Harding Institute or something?

Hoover, but yeah.

She's terrific.

She's still a Republican, right?

And she's still dedicated and incredibly bright.

I think you should get over the Republican thing.

President-Elect's sort of on a bipartisan bender of late,

so I'll get her a meeting.

I was heading up to the residence. You coming?

I was just thinking about Leo

sitting over there in that chair.

Weird, isn't it?

How people are here one minute, and then they're not.

It's ten degrees

below zero with a wind chill factor

that'd crack your spine, and there's no way

I'm leaving the van without my jacket.

But Leo won't give it to me, says it'll make me look like

I just sledded in from the tundra.

Mind you, I've grown up and spent my entire life

in New Hampshire, and he's trying to tell me

my fellow citizens won't vote for me if I'm wearing a parka!

Ah, there you are. Grab a seat.

I'm telling the parka story.

These two are falling asleep, and Charlie's heard it before.

More than once.

New Hampshire primaries.

Yeah.

So Leo won't give me the parka,

and we're pulling it back and forth

like two guys who are trying to raise the mast on a ship.

And just as we both give it a really strong yank,

Josh opens the door... It wasn't me.

Of course it was you. I wasn't there.

You were there.

Who's telling the story, me or you?

You, sir. Then sit down and shut up.

Josh Lyman opens the door from outside

as Leo loses his grip,

and I go flying out the door ass backwards,

and end up on the street in front of 50 TV cameras.

Maybe five. JOSH: I wasn't there, I swear.

C.J., what was the headline

in the Union Leader the next day?

"Favorite Son Falls Flat In Granite State."

With a huge picture of me lying prone in the street

as if I'd been felled by John Hoynes' welfare plan.

First time I ever met Leo, he was wearing an Italian suit

that cost about as much as the space program.

English, not Italian. Saville Row.

Has he ever worn a suit more than twice?

I think he barely wore 'em once.

And those peach shirts.

Apricot.

He corrected me more than once.

I did like those pink ones, though.

Not a lot of men can get away with pulling off that color.

And Leo wasn't one of them.

Ever try to pull that Davis Cup thing on anybody else?

Oh, yeah. C.J.: Me, too.

What Davis Cup thing? - Leo used

to tell you these tall tales to test how gullible you were.

Like how he played Davis Cup tennis

before he blew out his knee.

How he hustled chess games in Washington Square Park.

How he was a train conductor.

Minor league baseball player.

If you were buying it,

the stories kept getting bigger and better.

My favorite was how he almost made

the Olympic luge team in 1962.

He didn't make the luge team in 1962?

There weren't any Olympics in '62.

Don't worry about it. I made it

all the way to Minor League baseball player.

You didn't think it was kind of weird that

after he blew out his knee, he played minor league baseball?

I made it to dance instructor.

No, no. That one was true.

He taught me to fox-trot.

Really?

Congressman Fields.

Sellner's out there working the vote twice as hard.

Maybe he thinks you're gonna shove some members my way.

He doesn't.

'Cause I'm not.

Hmm?

You convinced Sellner to back lobbying reform?

He's worried about keeping the majority.

Sure, never mind the democracy.

I think he's right.

Right to protect lobbyists' ability

to funnel cash into whatever...?

Wrong about the bill... I'm gonna keep pushing for that...

But right to protect our House members.

Yeah, from left-wing rabble-rousers like you and me.

Tim, the Caucus has to pick its own Speaker,

or else he won't have credibility.

And I don't see how that helps anyone.

You realize if he wins,

Sellner will strip me of everything.

I'll be stuck on some C-level committee on committees,

midnight hearings on overstock at the Congressional...

Only if you keep fighting him for the Speakership.

You want me to drop out?

I want you do whatever you think is best for the party.

Is there something for me on the Cabinet?

SBA, Interior?

We can't afford to lose your seat.

Not with just a four-vote majority.

Fill a starving dog's belly, he'll never bite you.

The difference between a dog and a man.

If you need any help with federal aid for Houston...

Yeah.

About 15 years ago,

I took him on a fishing trip to help him quit smoking.

Leo fishing?

Camping and fishing.

Leo who never wanted to go anywhere

where he couldn't see his car.

Well, he smuggled a pack of cigarettes inside

his tackle box, and kept slipping off

into the woods to have a smoke.

So finally, I got him out in the boat

in the middle of this lake,

and after a few hours, he had a nicotine fit,

and started screaming at me that he has to get back to shore.

I say, "No, no, we haven't caught any fish yet,

and we're not going back until we fill up this bucket."

Well, we'd brought a shotgun along

in case we ran into any bears.

Leo picks up the gun,

fires it into the water, both barrels.

He reloads and fires again.

Pretty soon, fish are rising to the surface all around me.

He calmly turns to me and says,

"Now, give me the damn bucket, please."

Well, everybody,

think we better call it a night.

Oh, no, it's early yet.

Jed, 10:30 is not early.

All right.

Thank you all for coming up. - Thank you, sir.

Donna.

Good night, sir. Thanks for inviting me.

Charlie.

Sleep in, Mr. President. Hmm?

I'll cancel your breakfast with Governor Tillman.

No, we've canceled it, what, three or four times already?

I'll be in.

Okay. Good night.

Good night, dear.

Claudia Jean.

I really miss him, sir.

Good night.

Good night.

Tim Fields for Speaker?

Yeah.

Santos can't be messing around with House elections.

That's what I told him.

Did he listen?

I don't know.

I know I was supposed to be doing this with Leo.

He loved you like a son.

You know that, don't you?

Leo and I are the past.

You're the future.

It's up to you now.

We're counting on you.

You still got my number, don't you?

You can call the switchboard anytime.

They'll put you right through.

Mr. President.

Mrs. Bartlet.

Good night, Joshua.