A pattern of leaks and gossip ties a Vice President to a housekeeper and to classified/settlement rumors; the White House must trace the conduit, confront the facts, and contain reputational damage that culminates in the Vice President's resignation.
A pattern of leaks and gossip ties a Vice President to a housekeeper and to classified/settlement rumors; the White House must trace the conduit, confront the facts, and contain reputational damage that culminates in the Vice President's resignation.
Events in This Arc
At the 6 a.m. press gaggle C.J. uses practiced banter to flatten routine questions, but the mood shifts when Ralph Gish, the science editor, alleges a NASA commission report showing …
After dismissing his staff, Vice President John Hoynes is left alone with senior White House figures who have come to confront him. Josh bluntly asks about an affair with housekeeper …
On the portico at night, Bartlet and Leo confront Vice President Hoynes as the leak storm closes in. Leo tries to marshal facts and fury—phone logs, motive, comeback—while Bartlet pleads …