Leo's (John Spencer) description of how the Secret Service will conduct the president (Martin Sheen) to the bunker ("your feet may touch the ground once or twice, but I doubt it") was related in a similar fashion by Vice President Dick Cheney on the day of the September 11 attacks.
C.J.'s fishbowl contains a figurine wearing a ball gown in this episode.
Leo McGarry (John Spencer) wrongly refers to Fort Myer as being in Maryland. It is actually in Virginia.
When Sam is talking on the phone to Kevin Kahn about meeting for lunch, he asks: "Old Ebbitt's?" This is a reference to Old Ebbitt Grill, a restaurant located near the White House which has been a favorite dining place for political insiders since 1856.