Secretary of Agriculture
- At a Cabinet meeting the president jokingly accused him of never having eaten a vegetable in his life [1.8].
- He was chosen to remain in the White House during President Bartlet's second State of the Union Address [1.12].
- Tribbey presented the President with a copy of the Constitution translated into Latin [1.12].
USDA Director [3.8]
- Bartlet's recess nominee for assistant secretary of commerce for economic development [2.8].
Secretary of Energy (2001)
- According to Vice President Hoynes, the secretary's rants against the oil industry are too familiar to hold much weight [2.17].
Secretary of Energy (2002) [3.17]
Deputy Spokesperson
- He applied for White House deputy press secretary but C.J. chose Simon Glazer instead [2.9].
Assistant Secretary of Energy. [2.7]
Surgeon General
- A Bartlet family friend, she is Eleanor Bartlet's godmother [2.15].
- Griffith came under fire for her controversial stance on marijuana [2.15].
- She is a former general practitioner and member of the Stanford Faculty Club [2.15].
- She's not a politician, but she's lived in D.C. for two years [2.15].
Notable Quotes"I can tell you that marijuana poses no greater health risk than nicotine or alcohol, and doesn't share the same addictive properties as heroin or LSD. Yet bizarrely to many of us in the health care profession, the law categorizes it as a schedule one narcotic, while putting a government seal on a pack of cigarettes." [2.15]
"As a doctor, I have an obligation to tell the truth. Come to think of it, as a person I have that obligation as well." [2.15]
Intergovernmental Affairs
- Had a meeting with representatives from the Stockbridge-Muncee tribe, but had to cancel it [3.7].
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Deborah O'Leary Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2000) |
- She is the highest-ranking African-American woman in the Bartlet Administration [1.15].
- Although the President was arguably more concerned with the cliché O'Leary used to do it, she called Representative Jack Wooden a racist and was forced her to apologize [1.15].
Notable Quotes"He's using his Oversight authority to spit at poor people and minorities, which in his mind are the same thing." [1.15]
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2002)
- He was asked by President Bartlet to put his gubernatorial plans on hold in order to become HUD Secretary. When he steps down, he plans to run for governor of New Jersey [3.17].
Spokesman for HUD [1.15]
- Horton recommended to President Bartlet that he wait for impending rains to come to put out forest fires in Wyoming naturally [3.3].
Secretary of Labor [3.8]
- An official who was discussing transportation issues with the president on Air Force One [2.7].
- A Coast Guard officer in San Diego [2.8]
- Bartlet's recess nominee for Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation [2.8]
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration [2.18]
- A Coast Guard officer who provides Sam Seaborn with dubiously accurate weather reports [1.19].
- Sam refers to her as a "first lieutenant," although there is no such rank in the Coast Guard. Presumably she is a lieutenant junior grade, the equivalent of a first lieutenant [1.19].
- Steve Adamley's Aide [2.7]
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- After Bartlet's fateful press conference, Nancy remarked, "I was proud of our boy" [3.2].
- Nancy calls Fitz "Admiral Sissy Mary"; he calls her "Dr. Strangelove" [4.2]. Fitz and Nancy had some serious disagreements over the appropriate response to Zoey Bartlet's abduction in May, 2003. Fitz advocated a military response, while Nancy had doubts about who was responsible for the abduction [4.23].
Notable Quotes"Mike, could you have somebody send over some clothes from my office, please? I look like an idiot." [2.1]
"I'm the only woman on the conference call; Delaney can't tell when it's me talking. Do I have a bizarrely androgynous voice?" [2.16]
"It's a big world, CJ, and everybody has guns. And I'm doing the best I can." [3.8]
"You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third-generation ICBMs and a compass." [4.2]
"Is there anyone here who thinks this sounds like a typical kidnapping so far? Could it have been any more low tech? A plan based on knowing when someone's going to need to use the bathroom?" [4.23]
Deputy NSA Director
- Got stuck in Josh Lyman's office during a bioterror drill [5.20].
- He works for the National Security Council [1.5].
- Lacey gave Josh Lyman a card with directions to follow in case of a nuclear attack [1.5].
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- An advisor who meets with Bartlet about prosecuting Abdul Shareef for funding terrorism [3.21].
- A National Security Advisor [4.14].
- He recommends Jack Reese to provide President Bartlet with a force depletion report for taking military action in Kundu.