With the State Department dinner nearing, Bartlet vetoes the 'passing tax' bill, throwing the staff into a frenzy when they learn that the House of Representatives will have enough votes to override the veto. Meanwhile, Josh talks to a governor who is debating running against Bartlet in the next Presidential election; Charlie is urged to ask for immunity in the upcoming testimony concerning Bartlet's non-disclosure; and C.J. singles out an entertainment reporter, Sherri Wexler, for retribution.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 4 of The West Wing resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The West Wing Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e00 - Isaac and Ishmael
• s03e01 - Manchester: Part 1
• s03e02 - Manchester: Part 2
• s03e03 - Ways and Means
• s03e04 - On the Day Before
• s03e05 - War Crimes
• s03e06 - Gone Quiet
• s03e07 - The Indians in the Lobby
• s03e08 - The Women of Qumar
• s03e09 - Bartlet for America
• s03e10 - H. Con
• s03e11 - 100,000 Airplanes
• s03e12 - The Two Bartlets
• s03e13 - Night Five
• s03e14 - Hartsfield's Landing
• s03e15 - Dead Irish Writers
• s03e16 - The U.S. Poet Laureate
• s03e17 - Stirred
• s03e18 - Enemies Foreign and Domestic
• s03e19 - The Black Vera Wang
• s03e20 - We Killed Yamamoto
• s03e21 - Posse Comitatus

The West Wing Show Summary

In a unique glimpse of the inner-workings of Presidential politics, The West Wing takes viewers inside the White House and follows the lives of the staff as they help President Jed Bartlet make the crucial decisions that shape the nation and the world around it. Working closely with the President are close friend and Chief of Staff Leo McGarry; Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman; Josh's assistant Donna Moss; Communications Director Toby Ziegler; and his Deputy, Sam Seaborn; Press Secretary C.J. Cregg; First Lady Abbey Bartlet; and Charlie Young, Bartlet's Personal Aide.

As season 6 unfolded, the show shifted its focus from the current administration to the Arnold Vinick vs. Matthew Santos race for the presidency, presidential election, and transition to the new administration from the Bartlet administration.