"We Killed Yamamoto" is episode 64 of The West Wing. The title refers to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who commanded the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II. He died in 1943 when the airplane carrying him was shot down over Bougainville Island by American P-38 fighter planes.
Bartlet visits the grave of his longtime secretary, Mrs. Landingham, killed by a drunk driver at the end of season 2, and instructs aide Charlie Young to begin the searc...
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"We Killed Yamamoto" is episode 64 of The West Wing. The title refers to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who commanded the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II. He died in 1943 when the airplane carrying him was shot down over Bougainville Island by American P-38 fighter planes.
Bartlet visits the grave of his longtime secretary, Mrs. Landingham, killed by a drunk driver at the end of season 2, and instructs aide Charlie Young to begin the search for a replacement. Bartlet agonizes over whether or not to forfeit the principle of diplomatic immunity for Abdul ibn Shareef, Qumar's Defence Secretary, who is known to be plotting terrorism. He must decide on whether to cancel an impending trip to the White House of the Defense Secretary, or whether to keep him close, even though he is furious that he cannot be brought to justice. However, Admiral Fitzwallace proposes another "option" to deal with the official. Josh debates with his lover, feminist activist Amy Gardner, over a key welfare...
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