Follows a group of advisers to the United States president. They attempt to help run the country while keeping their personal and public lives separate.
Past Presidents and West Wing staff reveal what working in the White House is really like
Manchester (Part 1): Bartlet throws his staff into disarray when he announces that he's seeking re-election (S3 Ep1)
Manchester (Part 2): The President refines the speech that will kick off his re-election campaign (S3 Ep2)
A special prosecutor begins investigating Bartlet's failure to disclose his illness (S3 Ep3)
The President boldly decides to veto the 'death tax' bill (S3 Ep4)
Leo argues with General Adamley over the US's stance on the War Crimes Tribunal (S3 Ep5)
An American spy submarine suddenly goes silent in hostile waters outside North Korea (S3 Ep6)
CJ meets with two Native Americans staging a protest in the White House lobby (S3 Ep7)
Josh meets with a powerful women's group about a UN treaty banning prostitution (S3 Ep8)
Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation (S3 Ep9)
A defiant Leo rejects the offer of a public censure of Bartlet (S3 Ep10)
Bartlet insists his State of the Union speech include a promise to cure cancer (S3 Ep11)
A Republican presidential candidate causes Bartlet problems (S3 Ep12)
CJ tries to help secure the release of a reporter who has been taken hostage in the Congo (S3 Ep13)
Bartlet faces a tense situation when China's missile tests risk conflict with Taiwan (S3 Ep14)
Lord John Marbury argues against the President meeting with an Irish terrorist (S3 Ep15)
The US Poet Laureate: Toby tries to dissuade the US poet laureate from publicly criticising the government (S3 Ep16)
When a truck carrying uranium crashes, Bartlet's staff prepare for a potential crisis (S3 Ep17)
Satellite photos link Russia to a nuclear-bomb facility in Iran (S3 Ep18)
The White House staff scramble to deal with an anticipated terrorist attack (S3 Ep19)
The President agonises over whether to revoke an official's diplomatic immunity (S3 Ep20)
Bartlet comes face to face with his rival in the upcoming presidential election (S3 Ep21) - Violent scenes