Bartlet mentions President D'Astier of France. This is the name of the newly elected French president who is invited to a formal state dinner in the movie The American President (1995), also written by Aaron Sorkin.
Features a young John Gallagher Jr., who would later star in The Newsroom (2012) written and created by "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin.
Donna quotes a woman who went on a shooting spree because it was a Monday. Later in the show they play the song about that event. Tori Amos sings the song "I Don't Like Mondays."
After Bruno Gianelli says "The world was created in less time" than six weeks, President Bartlet responds, "And you'll tell us all how you did it." A nearly identical exchange takes place between Steve Jobs and Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), which was also written by Aaron Sorkin.
When Toby, Josh, and Donna are headed to the airport, they are pushed an hour back because Dearborn County, Indiana does not observe daylight saving time. As of 2006, every County in Indiana observes daylight saving time. Only Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands do not.