The West Wing: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Emmy Award • Peabody Award

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Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet stands at a desk on the phone, gesturing, with Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler and Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn reviewing a folder beside him in the Oval Office on The West Wing.

Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg sits at a desk holding a phone to her ear and a mobile device in her other hand in a scene from The West Wing.

Allison Janney stands holding a folder beside three male cast members, all in business attire with identification badges, in a scene from The West Wing.

Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlett in The West Wing, wearing a suit and holding a folder with a presidential seal, standing in an office with flags and a portrait behind him.

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