What "The West Wing" 13-th episode about
As Bartlet delivers his third State of the Union address to the United States, which Toby helped carefully craft, Bartlet ends up upsetting Abbey with what he doesn't say. Josh's tracking of public opinion polls is delayed by both a power outage and the news that five DEA officials have been taken hostage by a group of Colombian terrorists. Meanwhile, C.J. prepares for a live recording of 'Capitol Beat' all while doing damage control when it is uncovered that a police officer Bartlet cited for heroism was once accused of brutally attacking a black suspect.
Episode number: 13
Episode name: "Bartlet's Third State of the Union"
Episode release date: 8 february 2001 at 02:00
Status: aired
Rating: 8.2
