The West Wing The State Dinner (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Drama

The West Wing

The State Dinner (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Drama

While preparing for (and enduring) a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia, staff deal with a multitude of other problems: Josh and Mandy argue over the best way to handle an FBI standoff with militants in Idaho; Leo (...See moreWhile preparing for (and enduring) a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia, staff deal with a multitude of other problems: Josh and Mandy argue over the best way to handle an FBI standoff with militants in Idaho; Leo (and eventually Bartlet) intervenes in a negotiations between the Teamsters Union and national reps for the trucking industry; Toby tries to convince an Indonesian cabinet member to release a friend of his, an activist or incites anti-government protests, from prison; Sam witnesses Laurie at work as a call girl, serving as the state dinner date for a big fund raiser; and a pre-season hurricane initially threatens the Atlantic Coast, and then moves out to sea, where it puts an entire naval fleet in peril. Written by meebly See less

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Rob Lowe Sam Seaborn Sam Seaborn See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Moira Kelly Mandy Hampton Mandy Hampton See fewer	One Tree Hill (2003)
Dulé Hill Charlie Young Charlie Young See fewer	Psych (2006)
Allison Janney C.J. Cregg C.J. Cregg See fewer	The Help (2011)
Richard Schiff Toby Ziegler Toby Ziegler See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
John Spencer Leo McGarry Leo McGarry See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Bradley Whitford Josh Lyman Josh Lyman See fewer	Get Out (I) (2017)
Martin Sheen President Josiah Bartlet President Josiah Bartlet See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Stockard Channing Abbey Bartlet Abbey Bartlet See fewer	Practical Magic (1998)
Lisa Edelstein Laurie Laurie See fewer	House (2004)
Timothy Busfield Danny Concannon Danny Concannon See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Janel Moloney Donna Moss Donna Moss See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
David Rasche Carl Everett Carl Everett See fewer	In the Loop (2009)
Dennis Cockrum Captain Captain See fewer	Gangster Squad (2013)
John Kapelos Seymour Little Seymour Little See fewer	Big Sky (2020)
Peter Kors Rahmadi Sumahidjo Bambang Rahmadi Sumahidjo Bambang See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Sal Landi Chafey Chafey See fewer	Bosch: Legacy (2022)
William Lucking Bobby Russo Bobby Russo See fewer	Red Dragon (2002)
Steve Rankin FBI Officer #2 FBI Officer #2 See fewer	Men in Black (1997)
Jeff Williams Harold Lewis Harold Lewis See fewer	A Perfect Murder (1998)
Kathryn Joosten Dolores Landingham Dolores Landingham See fewer	Wedding Crashers (2005)
Melissa Fitzgerald Carol Carol See fewer	Frequency (2000)
Ariono Suriawinata President Of Indonesia President Of Indonesia See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Nelson Mashita Minaldi Minaldi See fewer	Darkman (1990)
Bradley James Secret Service Agent Secret Service Agent See fewer	The Little Things (2021)
Rod Porter Photographer Photographer See fewer	Ellery Queen (1975)
Tyler Bowe Gomez Gomez See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Jacqueline Torres Sondra Sondra See fewer	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Mindy Seeger Chris Chris See fewer	Junior (1994)
Jana Lee Hamblin Bobbi Bobbi See fewer	I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
J.P. Stevenson Reporter Reporter See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Colin K. Gray Reporter (as Colin Gray) Reporter (as Colin Gray) See fewer	Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality (2021)
Craig Rees Secret Service Agent (uncredited) Secret Service Agent (uncredited) See fewer	Sutures (2009)