At the White House

Synopsis

This series puts in scene the daily life of a democratic President of the the United States and especially of its team of the closest collaborators, installed in the western wing ( The West Wing ) of the White House.

The great subjects of company like racism, education, health, homosexuality, the sale of the weapons are largely tackled there as well as the problems of interior policy and external or that close relations of each character.

Distribution

La distribution of the roles corresponds to the function exerted by the character during his appearance in the série.

Martin Sheen (VF: Marcel Guido) : President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet
Allison Janney (VF: Marie-Laure Beneston) : Claudia Jean “CJ” Cregg, spokesperson of the White House (season 1 to 6) then general secretary (season 6 to 7)
Richard Schiff (VF: Philippe Bellay) : Tobias Zachary “Toby” Ziegler, communications director of the White House
Rob Lowe (VF: Bruno Choel) : Samuel “Sam” Seaborn, assistant editor of the communication (seasons 1 to 4)
John Spencer (VF: Michel Fort) : Leo McGarry, general secretary of the White House (season 1 to 6) then special adviser of President Bartlet and candidate with the vice-presidency at the sides of Matt Santos (season 6 and 7)
Bradley Whitford (VF: Daniel Lafourcade) : Joshua “Josh” Lyman, assistant general secretary of the White House (season 1 to 6) then campaign director of Matt Santos (season 6 to 7)
Joshua Malina (VF: Patrice Cross-belt) : Will Bailey: assistant editor of the communication (seasons 4) then directing of communication of the Vice-president Bob Russell (season 5 to 6) , then campaign director of Bob Russell (season 6) then spokesperson of the White House (seasons 6 and 7)
Dulé Hill (VF: Lucien Jean-Baptiste) : Charles “Charlie” Young, personal assistant of the President (season 1 to 6) then personal assistant of the general secretary (season 6 to 7)
Janel Moloney (VF: Natacha Muller) : Donnatella “Gave” Moss, secretary of Joshua Lyman
Stockard Channing (VF: Daniele Hazan) : Abigail “Abby” Bartlet, First Lady
Nicole Robinson (VF: Maïté Heap) : Margaret, secretary of Leo McGarry
Elizabeth Moss (VF: Chantal Mace) : Zoey Bartlet, youngest of the three girls of the President
Moired Kelly (VF: Cathy Diraison) : Madeline “Mandy” Hampton (season 1 only) , adviser in media management
John Amos (VF: Jean-Claude Sachot) : admiral Percy Fitzwallace, chief of staff interarmées (seasons 1 to 5)
Mary-Louise Parker (VF: Julie Dumas) : Amy Gardner, political adviser
Timothy Busfield (VF: Jean-François Vlerick) : Danny Concannon, journalist, correspondent of the Washington Post at the White House
Gary Stick (VF: Jean-Claude Kayser) : Robert “Bob” Russell, democratic representative of Colorado (season 1 to 4) then Vice-president (season 5 to 7)
Kathryn Joosten (VF: Nicole Favart) : Dolores Landingham, secretary of the president (seasons 1 and 2)
Tim Matheson (VF: Bruno Dubernat) : John Hoynes, Vice-president (seasons 1 to 5) and candidate with the democratic nomination with the presidential election (season 6)
Marlee Matlin: Joey Lucas, specialist in the surveys to the Democratic party
Emily Procter (VF: Michele Lituac) : Ainsley Beam, republican lawyer
Roger Rees: Lord John Marbury, ambassador of Great Britain in the United States
Ron Silver (VF: Michel Favory) : Bruno Gianelli, strategist in communication countryside of the President Bartlet (season 4) then countryside of the republican Arnold Vinick (season 6 to 7)
Oliver Platt (VF: Jean-Wolf Horwitz) : Oliver Babish, lawyer representing of the White House
Anna Deavere Smith (VF: Helene Vanura) : Dr. Nancy McNally, Adviser of the President for the national security
Lily Tomlin: Debbie Fiderer, personal secretary of the President Bartlet
Alan Alda (VF: Pierre Dourlens) : Arnold Vinick, Republican senator of California and candidate to the presidency (season 6 to 7)
Jimmy Smits (VF: Lionel Killed) : Matthew Santos, democratic representative of Texas and candidate to the presidency (season 6 to 7)
Kristin Chenoweth (VF: Patricia Legrand) : Annabeth Schott (season 6 and 7)
Mary McCormack (VF: Nathalie Spitzer) : Kate To grip (season 5 to 7)
Wilson Cruz: Jack Sosa

Rewards

Emmy Award 2000 : Better actress in a supporting role for Allison Janney
Emmy Award 2000: Better actor in a supporting role for Richard Schiff
Emmy Award 2000: Better drama series for Kristin Harms, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells and Llewellyn Wells
Emmy Award 2000: Better artistic director for Tony Fanning, Jon Hutman and Ellen Totleben for the pilot
Emmy Award 2000: Better casting for drama series for John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott
Emmy Award 2000: Better Musical Credits for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Emmy Award 2000 : Better Scenario for Rick Cleveland and Aaron Sorkin for the episode " With Highest of Cieux"
Emmy Award 2000 : Better realization for Thomas Schlamme for the Episode Controls
Emmy Award 2000: Better cinematography in a series with single camera for Thomas Del Ruth for the pilot
Casting Society off America 2000: Better casting for an episode controls dramatic series TV for Kevin Scott, John Levey and Barbara Miller (executive)
Satellite Golden Awards 2000: Better actor in drama series for Martin Sheen
Golden delicious Satellite Awards 2000: Better drama series
Humanitas Prize 2000: decreed in Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin for the episode " Observe the Day of Sabbat" (" category; 60 Minute")
Imagen Foundation Awards 2000 : Better drama series
Television Critics Association Awards 2000: Better dramatic program of the year
Television Critics Association Awards 2000: Better new program of the year
Television Critics Association Awards 2000: Better program of the year
Viewers for Quality Television Awards 2000: Better actor of drama series for Martin Sheen
Viewers for Quality Television Awards 2000: Better drama series
Viewers for Quality Television Awards 2000: Male best supporting role in drama series for John Spencer
PGA Golden delicious Laurel Awards 2000: Award vision for John Wells
PGA Golden delicious Laurel Awards 2000: Nova Award for Aaron Sorkin
TV Guides Awards 2000: Better actor in a new series for Martin Sheen
BMI Film & TV Awards 2000: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Family Television Awards 2000: Better drama series
Emmy Award 2001: Better actress in a supporting role for Allison Janney
Emmy Award 2001: Better actor in a supporting role for Bradley Whitford
Emmy Award 2001: Better casting for John Levey, Barbara Miller and Kevin Scott
Emmy Award 2001: Better image camera for Bill Johnson for the episode " Two Cathedrals"
Emmy Award 2001 : Better sound for daN Hiland, Gary D. Rogers and Mark Weingarten for the episode " In The Shadow Off Two Gunmen" , share II
Emmy Award 2001: Better realization for Thomas Schlamme and Laura Innate for the episode " In The Shadow Off Two Gunmen" , shares I and II
Emmy Award 2001: Better drama series for Kevin Falls, Kristin Harms, Michael Hissrich, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells and Llewellyn Wells
Emmy Award 2001: Better cinematography in a series with single camera for Thomas Del Ruth for the episode " Noël"
Casting Society off America 2001: Better casting for an episode of dramatic series TV for Kevin Scott, John Levey and Barbara Miller (executive)
American Latino Media Arts Awards (ALMA Awards) 2001: Better actor of televised series for Martin Sheen
Golden Globe 2001: Better actor in televised series for Martin Sheen
Golden Globe 2001: Better Drama series
Satellite Golden delicious Awards 2001: Better drama series
Satellite Golden delicious Awards 2001: Better performance in drama series for Allison Janney
Golden delicious Satellite Awards 2001: Better project of television (Special Achievement Award)
PGA Golden delicious Laurel Awards 2001: Better drama series for Michael Hissrich, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Llewellyn Wells
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001: Better actress in drama series for Allison Janney
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001: Better actor in drama series for Martin Sheen
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001: Better overall performance in drama series for Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Moired Kelly, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford
Directors Guild off America 2001: Decreed in Neal Ahern Jr., Andrew Bernstein, Dylan K. Massin and Thomas Schlamme for the episode " Noël"
GLAAD Media Awards 2001: Special reward
Television Critics Association Awards 2001: Better dramatic program of the year
TV Guides Awards 2001: Better actor in drama series for Martin Sheen
TV Guides Awards 2001: Better series
Writers Guild off America 2001: Better dramatic episode for Rick Cleveland and Aaron Sorkin for " With highest of the cieux"
American Cinema Editors 2001: Better episode of televised series for Tina Hirsch, the episode " What kind off day has it been"
American Society off Cinematographers 2001: Better cinematography for a series TV for Thomas Del Ruth for the episode " Noël"
BMI Film & TV Awards 2001: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Family Television Awards 2001: Better drama series
Emmy Award 2002: Better actress for Allison Janney
Emmy Award 2002: Better actress in a supporting role for Stockard Channing
Emmy Award 2002: Better actor in a supporting role for John Spencer
Emmy Award 2002: Better drama series
American Society off Cinematographers 2002: Better cinematography for a series TV for Thomas Del Ruth for the episode " Bartlett for America"
BMI Film & TV Awards 2002: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Humanitas Prize 2002: decreed in Aaron Sorkin for the episode " Two Cathedrals" (" category; 60 Minute")
PGA Golden delicious Laurel Awards 2002: Better drama series for Michael Hissrich, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Llewellyn Wells, Chris Misiano and Alex Graves
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002: Better actress in drama series for Allison Janney
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002: Better actor in drama series for Martin Sheen
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002: Better overall performance in drama series for Stockard Channing, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford
Emmy Award 2003: Better drama series
Emmy Award 2003: Better realizer for Chris Misiano for the episode Twenty Five
Austin Film Festival 2003: Better drama series televised for Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia for the episode " The second law off thermodynamics"
BMI Film & TV Awards 2003: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Emmy Award 2004 : Better actress for Allison Janney
BMI Film & TV Awards 2004: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Directors Guild off America 2004: Decreed in Chris Misiano, Dylan K. Massin, Douglas S. Ornstein, Catherine Bond and Cary Jones for the episode " 25"
Humanitas Prize 2005 : decreed in John Wells for the episode " NSF Thurmont" (" category; 60 Minute")
BMI Film & TV Awards 2005: Better music televised for W.G. Snuffy Walden
Imagen Foundation Awards 2005 : Better actor of television for Jimmy Smits
Imagen Foundation Awards 2005: Better episode of series in Primetime for " Palabra"
Writers Guild off America 2005: Better dramatic episode for Debora Cahn for " The Supremes"
Emmy Award 2006 : Better actor in a supporting role for Alan Alda
Emmy Award 2006: Better mixing its for ED Green and Andy Strauber for the episode " The debate"
ALMA Awards 2006 : Better actor of televised series for Jimmy Smits
ALMA Awards 2006: Better televised series
Imagen Foundation Awards 2006: Better series in Primetime
Television Critics Association Awards 2006: Heritage Award

Characters

President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet : It of course seems the main character of the series, from his statute. We lay out, with the wire of the episodes, of much information on him.

It comes from New England (six states of the North-East of the United States) and more precisely from the New Hampshire. Besides it shows chauvinism to many recoveries with the wire of the episodes. It is a catholic enthusiastic, and one learns in the episode Voyage to Portland cement (2 - 7) that it was intended to become priest before meeting Abigail, its future wife. It was a teenager with the very sharp intelligence ( Two cathedrals , 2-22) and it is a cultivated president and scholar. Its adolescence was not easier, since his/her father beat it ( Both Bartlet , 3-13). One had in addition seen his father violently slapping it in Two cathedrals . After a license mention “very well” in history of the United States and Theology at the Notre-Dame university, it leaves to London and obtains a doctorate in economy with Cambridge, more precisely with the London School off Economics. He is professor of economy besides, with the Philips Academy with Andover, Massachusetts, before launching out in the policy, and he will obtain a Nobel Prize in this field.

It starts in the policy while becoming appointed first of all of New Hampshire to the Room of the Representatives (one of the two bodies of the Congress), and this with three recoveries, then governor of the same state. It is Leo McGarry, its future general secretary, who pushes it to present himself to the democratic primary educations for the presidential one. Little by little, by its frankness, its charisma and its intelligence, he becomes the candidate of the democratic party and gains the presidential election (it is a dynamics explained in several episodes: At the beginning 2 - 1 and 2 - 2, and Bartlet, for America , 3-10). Become president, it struggles between its right and noble aspirations and the inevitable compromises.

It is also a husband and a father, who has difficulties in keep his family with the variation of the dangers of his function. The end of the fourth season thus sees the removal of his/her daughter junior, Zoe ( Before the departure , 4-22). It has two other girls, Liz and Ellie. It maintains with the latter, coed in enquiring medicine then with John Hopkins of the relations less fusional than with Zoe ( Ellie , 2-15). His wife, whom he loves deeply, names Abigail; she is doctor, but she ceased exerting for a long time to serve the career of her husband. Their discussions reveal that the character of Jed draws from his wife the ideas which are lacking to him, and more often still his will, which the risks of the political life start unfortunately. It is a convinced feminist , but also a loving and concerned mother.

One of large dynamic of the series is the disease of Bartlet (what prevents that the series is not far too idyllic). One learns it in the episode the Disease from the president (1-12): Abby looks after her husband in secrecy, and in staff, only Leo McGarry learns it. It is only during season 2 that the totality of staff is informed of the Multiple sclerosis of Bartlet, which causes tensions within the team, a dissatisfaction with some and an investigation of the Grand jury in season 3. The sanction will be a blame of the Congress, but the disease starts has to make feel its effects with the wire of the second mandate of Bartlet. Symbolically, of the symptoms appear the day of the elections which see arriving this same second mandate. The disease will be increasingly present in the series, culminating in the sixth season with a tragi-comic situation lasting an official visit in China, which will oblige staff with ruser in order not to cause an diplomatic incident.

Far from offering an image of a strong president on all the plans, Bartlet introduces a man lit, intelligent and cultivated, but also coleric, often as limited for facts of the everyday life as it is open when it is about policy, and sometimes in prey to his demons. Fortunately, it often shows a a little particular, but generally communicative humor.

Claudia Jean “CJ” Cregg : It is one of the characters more the sympathetic nerves of presidential staff: its humor, its intelligence, combined with an unquestionable charm are some of the main reasons. It is, as she affirms it itself the most visible second nobody of the Bartlet administration because of her statute of press attaché. She will occupy, because of disease then death of Leo McGarry, the function of general secretary of the White House, to which she will be high because of her capacities and her pugnacity. As she acknowledges it in Galileo V (2 - 9), she entered the world of the policy by the small door. Graduate of the prestigious Californian university of Berkeley, it was in particular press attaché in the world of the Cinéma (what one learns in At the Beginning , the double episode which starts season 2), where there either it does not chew her words. It is a single person who collects the adventures. She in particular flirté with one of the journalists of the pool of the White House, which works for the Washington Post (which is wholesale the equivalent of the Monde French ), Danny Concannon. But because of their two respective stations, both live this relation badly. An atypical episode of the series, heading Access , is centered besides on its activity of spokesperson. It was turned like documentary, which gives him a very particular character.

It has a very particular relation with the journalists: very sympathetic nerve or respectful with truths reporters, those which make their work with honesty and impartiality, it can be also shown shingling towards the penpushers: it is in particular the case with one to defer which she humiliates in front of the remainder of the pool of the White House, by highlighting that she into force does not know the elementary rules with the Chambre of the Representatives, of which she is unaware of the number of members. But, whatever the respect that it carries to these journalists, it is sometimes forced to lie to them, which costs him sometimes: it will try, in particular at the time of a presumption of a case of mad cow on the American ground, to show that the lack of information generates the fear and that a president who prefers the way of the lie loses the respect of the people which he controls. One can thus say that it is a woman of convictions, and it can also show very fine strategist as regards political operations: it is it which suggests with president Bartlet requiring only one debate to beat its republican adversary, the Ritchie governor.

Lastly, on the family level, one knows that his/her mother died. His/her father is a former professor of Mathématiques to the college, with which it has good relationships. But it is reached Maladie of Alzheimer, and “CJ” saw it badly: it feels guilty not to be with the bedside of her father, to give up it with the profit of the service of its country and its career. One clearly learns this drama in episode 13 from the fourth season, the Promise of a generation, which is one of the more intimists of the series. With the wire of the following episodes, many allusions are made to the decline of his/her father, a character sympathetic nerve and in particular gifted with the piano (during the episode the promise of a generation , it interprets the Variations Goldberg of Bach).

Leo McGarry : It is White House Chief off Staff , station which can result in general secretary of the White House or principal private secretary of the president of the United States of America . The holder of this title is often regarded as the second most powerful man of the country, even of planet considering the dominant situation of the United States.

55 years old at the commencement of the series, it is the right-hand man of president Bartlet, with whom it has been friendly for 40 years. Wearied its repeated absences, his wife, Jenny, decides to leave it. She will send a little later papers of the divorce… They have an only daughter: Mallory, which is teacher.

Leo is a former alcoholic (it goes from now on to the sessions Alcoholics anonymouses organized in the vice-president) and a former drug addict with the Valium (it followed a cure of desyntoxication a few years ago, and this file will arrive in the press… via the Lilanfield deputy). His/her father before him was also an alcoholic. It is him which will convince the president to take Hoynes as Vice-président, in spite of the fact that the latter very often will be different from the president and to endeavor to draw its pin from the play… It also will play the referees between them two whole while recadrant the vice-president regularly.

Leo directs all the staff of the White House. It is him which also directed the presidential campaign of Bartlet, and still him which convinced it to be presented to the elections… Bartlet entirely trusts him, and does not hesitate to say that it is actually Leo which controls the country. Indeed, Leo plays the mediators, directs the president, advises it. For example, at the time of the attack where the personal doctor of the president finds death, one needed all persuasion and the good sense of Leo so that the president becomes again lucid and is calmed.

Leo exerts an enormous influence on the president, and it makes use of it to help it to make the decisions, but often it is rather Leo which leads the president to make a decision in such or such direction… Can one say that it is him which controls? Not, because the president has his own convictions and ideas, but Leo enables him to have an overall picture of the situation and to better have an idea. It is Leo which makes react the president when the latter is let go to avoid taking party and to be made re-elect. He does not hesitate with the recadrer and to shout to him above if it is necessary. It is the only person (apart from the family of the president) who does not hesitate to raise the tone in front of the president (for memory, the hesitation of C.J with the business of Zoey and the press…). In short, Leo is there to manage all that occurs to the White House, and so that all functions correctly: it takes care of the businesses of the government.

Its greater failure is family side. He denies reality when his wife announces their divorce to him, then takes little by little conscience of reality, but only more is demoralized by it and lost. There remains nevertheless very gifted to occult the personal problems in its spirit, and to continue to work effectively. It fortunately has at its sides his only daughter Mallory, who regularly comes to see it. It starts by well developing the things with him, then, then, endeavors to give again the moral one to him, while lunching with him or while visiting him regularly. Leo has a behavior surprotector towards it. Thus, when he learns that it envisaged an exit with Sam (who from its point of view does not inspire to him, but then at all, confidence), he does all to make it fall to water… And it succeeds there. But Mallory will not hold rigor of it to him.

Joshua “Josh” Lyman : It occupies the place of assistant general secretary at the White House, which makes of it the third character most important in terms to be able, behind the President and Leo McGarry. But, like he says it itself, his work is not clearly defined apart from the staff management of the Western Wing, tries that he delegates the major part of time. He deals with the go concern of the White House, and its work varies according to the topicality…

At the commencement of the series, he is 38 years old. It is originating in the Connecticut. His/her big sister, Joanie, died in a fire when it was small, and it kept of it a great culpability known as “of the survivor”: it was there because it kept it, and him fled, which saved the life to him. Josh will consult a psychoanalyst on this subject. Although having Jewish origins (his/her grandfather is survivor of a Concentration camp Nazi), he is not practitioner and does not post its judaïcité, contrary to Toby Ziegler.

If its work is not defined too much, Josh goes where one needs him: it is given the responsability to convince of the representatives with the recalcitrant Congresses to vote a law which the president subjected; it leads an investigation into drug to the White House, in answer to the attack of Lilianfield; or even, he exhumes an old law on the inheritance in order to come to assistance of the president against the ecologists…

Josh is very gifted in his work, and fulfills perfectly a little fuzzy functions which are allotted to him. It is a Glutton for work, but more especially his/her friends and colleagues describe it like a “political animal”: it has an extremely complete knowledge of the political microcosm of Washington, allied with an excellent strategic vision which allows him, a such large player of failures, to play with several blows in advance on the adversaries of the President. These qualities will make that it will be selected as campaign director by the democratic candidate Matt Santos (in the sixth season), and will fulfill its role beyond the hopes.

It can be impassioned in turn, cynical, childish, player… It is the funny one of the team. He hates to lose more than all, and has a rage with any test to succeed in all that he undertakes. He is nevertheless often a little too arrogant and expansive. A little too sure him, it is able to him from time to time “to be planted in beauty”. He is some times carried by his nature a little too impetuous, as for the incident with Mary March on TV, or the fixing with Toby which finishes in brawl. But it can also have the feet on the ground and coldly become realistic. It thus adopts attitudes enough changeantes, but that one adores!!

Side heart, Josh leaves some time with Amy Gardner, the door word of the feminist movement, which it introduced at the White House. It has however much evil to support that the latter, nonglad to be as intelligent and gifted as him, head holds to him on several occasions on the professional level. Their connection finishes as brutally as it started, which will not prevent frequent arguments between them when Amy is made re-employ at the White House, with the service of the First Lady, Abby Bartlet.

It has weak for Joey Lukas, a political adviser of California. But whereas it is ready to try its chance, it learns that she leaves already with Al Kiefer, which cools its heats. Then, it reconsiders the front of the scene a little later, by announcing to him in front of everyone that it broke with Al Kiefer. Josh and Joey have as a practice to be in constant dissension on all, and, the fact that it is deaf does not prevent their discussions from leading to interminable arguments, both being too obstinate to recognize their errors, or would be this to only give up… Their tournaments are nevertheless very amusing…

the other woman with whom Josh maintains the reports/ratios is of course her assistant, Donna Moss. Their discussions circling in the corridors of the White House (“small moments of relaxation”, according to Gave) form integral part of the series, always full with humor and dynamism. Moreover, Josh and Donna are seen also outwards, as the young woman testifies some when she complains that Josh drinks too much and that then it finishes the evening at her to shout on the Chat S of its neighbor… In short, their exchanges are much more than professional exchanges. It is a kind of play of the cat and Souris, with relations oscillating perpetually between the desire and thefraternal one. Indeed Josh does not hesitate, in turn, to treat it a little like his/her sister then to become again abruptly serious, as when it offers a book to him on the Ski with a personal dedication, which upsets Donna. Throughout the series, the spectator can only note that Donna is hopelessly in love stiff (and especially shy person) of its owner, but this one seems completely blind; all at least, it is the impression which it leaves with the first access, but in fact it seems that it is too invaluable for him as assistant and as confidante so that it can plan to lose it (it knows that it is unable to preserve an love affair very a long time). When finally, in the sixth season, wearied to wait it includes its freedom to go to put itself at the service of Will Bailey and of the candidate Bob Russell, it seems that all is finally possible between Josh and Donna, but he will not find courage to strike with his door (in the literal sense of the term!).

Tobias “Toby” Ziegler : At the commencement of the series, it is 40 years old. He is the communications director. He was married with a woman who works with the Congress, and which it is divorced even if they are intended still well… at the point to have two children together (twins) while at the same time they are separate!

Toby was only the second choice of the President at this station. Indeed, Bartlet had initially proposed the station with David Rosen, but this last had declined the offer, preferring the private one. Then, under the impulse of Josh and Leo, it had turned to Toby…

the President does not hesitate to say that it is most judicious Toby of the history, and that it is right practically always. Following the example Leo McGarry, Toby is opposed several times to the president, but contrary to Leo, it does not have patience to be one-to-one to do it. Ashamed of having put the president in difficulty in front of other collaborators it will present even his resignation to him, that this last will refuse, thus renewing his confidence to him.

Toby is without any doubt the character most psychologically complex of the series. It is a pure arts person, but it overflows regularly of its role of communications director to plunge itself in technical problems: statistics of production, percentages, calculations electoral etc… at the point to compete with Josh on its own ground.

Toby is a brilliant thinker, as an intervention in an amphitheater of university shows it, but also a complexed being, often absent when it reflects. It is generally of large calm, but also able to act too quickly under the blow of anger, as during its fixings with the President, and even to become violent (when it fights with Josh). It will start to become aware of this defect when, obliged to replace “CJ” Cregg at the station of spokesperson, it is very quickly put in difficulty by the journalists and loses foot very quickly, because precisely of this lack of self-control.

On the sentimental level, it obviously has a complex of inferiority with respect to its physique, and it will be necessary for time to him to understand that the aspects of him which the women like are its baldness, its intelligence, and its direction of humor (for this last, when it is well laid out).

Episodes

See also: List of the episodes of At the White House

Comments

The series, which was an immense success on the other side of the Atlantic, is characterized by a realization of great quality (casting, decorations and particularly neat quality of image) and a realistic reconstitution of the universe of the western wing, in particular thanks to the presence in the team of writing of authentic old a spokesperson of the White House, Dee Dee Myers.

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