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Rumors circulate in Washington yet again about the state of Fidel Castro's health. As C.J. begins to look into the issue she uncovers some dark secrets regarding the United States' relationship with Cuba which appear to involve Leo, the President, and Kate Harper. Despite how closely guarded and potentially explosive this information is, a startlingly large number of government agencies and officials appear to know bits and pieces of the story. This results in undercover political maneuvering to avoid what is expected to be an enormous political disaster. Meanwhile, Charlie calls in different professionals to deal with a suspected termite problem in the White House.

Kate Harper's top secret personnel file actually consists of partially redacted pages from J. Edgar Hoover's secret files.

John Spencer and Brian Dennehy previously appeared together in the 1990 Harrison Ford drama Presumed Innocent (1990), which also featured Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman) and Jesse Bradford (Ryan Pierce, Season 5 Recurring).

This episode reveals that Leo (John Spencer) is apparently fluent in Spanish.

When C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney) reviews Kate Harper (Mary McCormack)'s C.I.A. File, the first two pages are the same. However, the pages have been redacted differently.

The story that President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) relates to C.J. (Allison Janney) about President John F. Kennedy sending Pierre Salinger out to find Cuban cigars the night before he signed the embargo against Cuban products is apparently true. More details can be found here.

One of the entomologists makes a reference to Abigail Adams and the War of 1812. However, it was Dolley Madison in the White House in 1812, not Abigail Adams.

"Previously on the West Wing" spoken by Toby (Richard Schiff),

Fidel Castro is the only real-life current head of state to be portrayed on The West Wing. All other on-screen presidents and prime ministers have been fictional characters, while only a handful of others (Queen Elizabeth II, Yasser Arafat) have been mentioned.


Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Stockard Channing Stockard Channing - Abbey Bartlet (credit only)
Dulé Hill Dulé Hill - Charlie Young
Allison Janney Allison Janney - C.J. Cregg
Joshua Malina Joshua Malina - Will Bailey (credit only)
Mary McCormack Mary McCormack - Kate Harper
Janel Moloney Janel Moloney - Donna Moss
Richard Schiff Richard Schiff - Toby Ziegler
John Spencer John Spencer - Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford - Josh Lyman
Jimmy Smits Jimmy Smits - Matthew Santos (credit only)
Martin Sheen Martin Sheen - Jed Bartlet
Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy - Sen. Rafe Framingham
Mark Feuerstein Mark Feuerstein - Clifford Calley
Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin - Deborah Fiderer
NiCole Robinson NiCole Robinson - Margaret
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