POTUS is in his office, lying on the couch reading a book. I'm amazed that he's got time for this. Charlie comes in to mention that the President's lunch with Mr. Girardi got cancelled. POTUS knows and says that it's the first time anyone's cancelled lunch on him since he took office. Charlie thinks Mr. Girardi meant no offense, since he was taken to the hospital with pneumonia. POTUS says, "I'm not saying he didn't have a good excuse." Anyway, it explains why Jed has time to lie on his couch and read. Charlie asks what he's reading. "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation by George Washington." Charlie asks if it's the George Washington. Jed explains that the rules were drawn from a English translation of a French book of maxims, and that Washington copied them down when he was fourteen years old. Nerdy, perhaps, but it seems like a hell of a lot better way to spend your time than cutting up racist magazines to send death threats to people. Jed affects a mildly snooty tone and quotes from the book: "'When you sit down, keep your feet firm and even, without putting one on the other or crossing them. Put not off your clothes in the presence of others, nor go out of your chamber half-dressed.' What a tight-assed little priss he must have been." Charlie: "Yes, sir." Jed: "Do you think I could take George Washington?" Charlie: "Take him at what, sir?" Jed's not sure; maybe a war. Charlie thinks about it: "Well...you'd have the Air Force and he'd have the Minutemen, right?" Jed says that the Minutemen were good. Charlie: "Still, I think you'd probably take him." Jed thinks so, too. Charlie tells him C.J.'s there to see him; Jed says he can send her in. As she enters, he's quoting from the book again: "'When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually covered.'" C.J.'s a little befuddled but recovers quickly: "Well, I do what it takes to keep the press corps happy, Mr. President." Jed nods and says, "Yeah, you're right." and dumps the book. He asks what's going on; C.J. asks him not to blow his stack. Now he really wants to know what's going on. C.J. explains that Zoey lied to a reporter and explains what happened. POTUS wants to know why she lied. C.J. says that sometimes nineteen-year-old girls lie when they don't have to; Jed says she never has to lie. C.J. claims Zoey knows that, but Jed says, "Apparently she doesn't." C.J. tries to explain how Zoey choked when being ambushed. When Jed hears that a reporter spoke to her on campus, he starts to get really angry. "C.J., put the press in the briefing room and tell them I'm coming right over." He starts to put on his shoes. C.J. refuses. Jed starts yelling. "We've been over this and we've been over this and we've been over this! They are not supposed to talk to my daughter on campus!" C.J. says it was Edgar Drumm. Jed: "I don't care if it was The Bergen County Shopper's Guide! I'm going to talk to the press!" C.J. starts yelling too: "You can't talk the press!" Jed: "Watch me!" He makes for the door. C.J.: "I'm telling you now, Mr. President, this isn't about your daughter, it's about the First Daughter and that's my job and you're not going down there! You, me, Charlie and Zoey are the only four people who know that she was lying and there's no reason it doesn't need to stay that way. It's a non-story! You go down there and it's a big story!" Jed lets out a big sigh. "So I just sit in my office and fume?" C.J.: "Yes. And if anybody asks you, you haven't heard anything about it." Jed agrees. C.J. asks if he knows that Drumm jumped out at Zoey, and that Gina put him into a wall. Jed thinks that's excellent. C.J. prods him and he reiterates that he hasn't heard anything about it. As C.J. gathers her things to leave, Jed says, "I could take George Washington, by the way." C.J.: "Yes, sir." He asks if there's anything else; she says no and leaves. I think Jed needs a punching bag in his office. ["I thought that's what Danny was for. Wait, no. That was just a dream I had." -- Wing Chun]