"Previously on the West Wing" spoken by Sam Flashbacks reveal how President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) will officially announce his plans to run for re-election, which sends his staff into disarray as they work on the speech and clash with the newly hired campaign staff. Sam (Rob Lowe) realizes that Bartlet never apologized for not disclosing his multiple sclerosis. Meanwhile, the President has his own problems with the First Lady (Stockard Channing), who is still fuming that she was not consulted in his decision to run again.