Disaster Relief

"Disaster Relief" is episode 94 of The West Wing. A national emergency is declared by Bartlet in light of a killer tornado in Oklahoma that then preoccupies him. He flies there to lend his support. But his compassion overrules good judgment, and Bartlet stays longer than planned. C.J. originally said the President should fly to Oklahoma to lend his presence to the disaster relief efforts, but finally has to tell him it's time for them to leave an... more

"Disaster Relief" is episode 94 of The West Wing. A national emergency is declared by Bartlet in light of a killer tornado in Oklahoma that then preoccupies him. He flies there to lend his support. But his compassion overrules good judgment, and Bartlet stays longer than planned. C.J. originally said the President should fly to Oklahoma to lend his presence to the disaster relief efforts, but finally has to tell him it's time for them to leave and let the locals repair their devastated communities. And as C.J. and the President fly back to Washington on Air Force One, they have a heated discussion about his leadership and how Zoey's kidnap has left him rudderless and seeking noble but unacceptable efforts like his work in Oklahoma. C.J. tells him "I want my President back." "I need you to lead." Meanwhile, Leo worries about several crises in the capital that need the president's immediate attention. The new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Nicholas Alexander (Terry O... less