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- Season 3 overviewOct 10, 2001-May 22, 200221 episodesSeason 3 episodes1. Manchester Oct 10, 2001
- Flashbacks reveal how the president will officially announce plans to run for re-election.
- 2. Manchester Oct 17, 2001
- Flashbacks show the president refining his speech for a re-election announcement.
- 3. Ways and Means Oct 24, 2001
- A special prosecutor issues subpoenas to the White House staff.
- 4. On the Day Before Oct 31, 2001
- The House of Representatives readies to override the president's death tax veto.
- 5. War Crimes Nov 7, 2001
- The president asks the vice president to speak at an anti-gun rally.
- 6. Gone Quiet Nov 14, 2001
- The military loses contact with an American spy submarine operating in hostile waters.
- 7. The Indians in the Lobby Nov 21, 2001
- American Indians camp out in the White House for improved public health projects.
- 8. The Women of Qumar Nov 28, 2001
- Josh meets with women to discuss a U.N. treaty banning prostitution.
- 9. Bartlet for America Dec 12, 2001
- Bartlet recalls his decision not to disclose his multiple sclerosis.
- 10. H.Con - 172 Jan 9, 2002
- Leo rejects a deal from Congress offering a presidential public censure that would end its probe.
- 11. 100,000 Airplanes Jan 16, 2002
- The staff prepares the president's State of the Union.
- 12. The Two Bartlets Jan 30, 2002
- The president and his staff ponder whether to counter a verbal assault on affirmative action.
- 13. Night Five Feb 6, 2002
- The president consults a psychiatrist about a sleep disorder.
- 14. Hartsfield's Landing Feb 27, 2002
- The president uses chess to illustrate tensions between the United States and China.
- 15. Dead Irish Writers Mar 6, 2002
- On her birthday, the first lady contemplates losing her medical license.
- 16. The U.S. Poet Laureate Mar 27, 2002
- The new poet laureate (Laura Dern) threatens to challenge the administration's policy on land mines.
- 17. Stirred Apr 3, 2002
- The staff faces a crisis when a rig carrying uranium fuel rods crashes in Idaho.
- 18. Enemies Foreign and Domestic May 1, 2002
- Satellite photos link Russia to a nuclear-bomb facility in Iran.
- 19. The Black Vera Wang May 8, 2002
- The White House staff responds to a warning of a terrorist attack.
- 20. We Killed Yamamoto May 15, 2002
- The president considers breaking the law to nab a known terrorist.
- 21. Posse Comitatus May 22, 2002
- Bartlet encounters his Republican presidential rival while at a Broadway play.
The third season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from October 3, 2001 to May 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes.
Watch The West Wing — Season 3, Episode 12 with a subscription on Max, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. The president and his staff ponder countering a verbal assault on...
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Apr 6, 2014 · When Josh rolls up his sleeves to remove protesters who have planted themselves in harm’s way on the Puerto Rican island, he makes his first call to the cell phone of an old friend who’s leading the group.
S3.E7 ∙ Gone Quiet. Wed, Nov 14, 2001. When the military loses contact with a submarine in hostile waters, the President must choose between risking the lives of the crew and provoking North Korea. CJ relishes the Majority Leader's flubbing of an interview.
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Season 3 was the third season of The West Wing. It consisted of twenty-one regular episodes and two special episodes. The first of these, Isaac and Ishmael, was created in the wake of the tragedy of 9/11 and served as the series opener after being written and filmed in two weeks.
Despite his concealing a serious illness from the American people, President Bartlet will run again, and he intends to win.
It may not be that simple. First, his decision causes serious friction with his wife, Abbey, who had made the President promise to only serve one term. Next, a team of election consultants led by Bruno Gianelli clashes with the idealistic and resentful staffers. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives begin their probe into the cover-up of Bartlet's illness, with both Donna and Leo finding themselves in sticky situations. To end it all, Bartlet is forced to make a difficult decision.
The staffers' personal lives are not any less complicated, either. Josh finds himself drawn to women's activist Amy Gardner while Toby confronts the President about his sacrificing of political ideals in order to be liked, which causes a rift between them. Sam is confronted by several challenges, including having to deal with his ex-fiancée and a betrayal by a friend that hurts him deeply and embarrasses him publicly.
Finally, C.J. receives a death threat after making pointed comments about Saudi Arabia, threats so serious that they require the protection of the Secret Service.
Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet (10 episodes)
Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
•During the season a Documentary Special about the series aired.
Jan 30, 2002 · On the day of the Democratic Caucus, Bartlet, Toby and C.J. go to Iowa to kick off the presidential race, and disagree over Bartlet's making a statement about affirmative action. Back in Washington, Leo forces Josh to intercede with an old friend leading a protest against Navy arms testing at Vieques, Puerto Rico. Sam meets with Bob Engler again, who is now acting on behalf of two congressmen ...
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Episode 12. 100,000 Airplanes. Wed, Jan 16, 2002 60 mins. On State of the Union night, Sam is being trailed by a magazine reporter who has a history with Sam---they were once engaged.