20 Hours in America, Part I

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“20 Hours in America Part I”
The West Wing episode

Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 66
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Christopher Misiano
Guest stars	Ron Silver John Amos Anna Deavere Smith Amy Adams NiCole Robinson Renée Estevez Joan MacIntosh Valorie Armstrong Art Chudabala Alan Dale Victor McCay Danielle Harris John Gallagher Jr. Ernestine Jackson Joel Marsh Garland
Production no.	175301
Original airdate	September 25, 2002
Season 4 episodes
20 Hours in America, Part I 20 Hours in America, Part II College Kids The Red Mass Debate Camp Game On Election Night Process Stories Swiss Diplomacy Arctic Radar Holy Night Guns Not Butter The Long Goodbye Inauguration, Part I Inauguration Over There The California 47th Red Haven's on Fire Privateers Angel Maintenance Evidence of Things Not Seen Life on Mars Commencement Twenty Five
List of The West Wing episodes

"20 Hours in America Part I" is episode 66 of The West Wing.

[edit] Plot

The episode opens with Jed Bartlet giving a speech in Indiana, while Toby and Josh converse in a field with Cathy, a farmer who is also a Democrat. They realize that the motorcade has gone without them, leaving them, along with Donna who was sent to fetch them, stranded. There follows a comical attempt of the trio to get to the airport in order to catch the plane. However, Cathy's truck runs out of diesel, and a group of teenagers tell them they are in a different time zone so they have missed it anyway.

Meanwhile the President receives news that the Qumar Government is to reopen an inquiry into the disappearance of the Defence Minister's plane. Increasingly disturbed, he is nonetheless reassured by Admiral Fitzwallace that they have successfully covered their tracks.

Sam Seaborn is enlisted by Josh to staff the President until they return from their escapade in Indiana.