SPOILER CENTRALTHE WHOLE STORY.

EPISODE

S6E2 · The Birnam Wood

Bartlet has convinced Israel and Palestine to visit Camp David for a round of peace negotiations. Leo stays back in order to give the official okay to strike the Ein Hawa terrorist training camp in Syria.

Description: Description source · Content or data license. Source formatting adapted for this entry.

THIS ENTRY’S STORY

Plot summary and ending

Spoilers ahead. Coverage follows the scope labeled below.

Complete story — includes the ending

Josh returns to the US as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Camp David result in a momentous peace accord. President Bartlet fires White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, who was strongly against the talks. Moments later, Leo suffers a massive heart attack. Note: The episode title refers to the warning given to Macbeth in the Shakespeare play of the same name, in which he is warned that "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him.") Submitted as Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Drama Series.

Sources and content license

Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The West Wing season 6. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license