Assistant To The President, Mrs. Dolores Landingham
Portrayed by Kathryn Joosten (1999-2001*)

-She hasn't missed a day of work in 14 years. (01-05 TCATW)
-She had 2 sons who died in Vietnam. (01-05 TCATW)
-Her boys were twins named Andrew and Simon. They were in medical school when they were drafted and refused to defer to finish school. Four months later, on Christmas Eve, 1970 they were killed by enemy fire in Dunang. (01-10 IED)
-She bought her first new car, it's blue, with no two package or extended service warranty. It has air conditioning and she paid sticker price. (2-21 18th&P)
-Her husband Henry would go to Calvin Hilly in Concord & he would give him a good deal on a reliable car. (2-21 18th&P)
-She didn't tell Bartlet about the new car because she thought he may think it was an extravagance. (2-21 18th&P)
-Her first name is Dolores. (2-21 18th&P)
-She didn't know about Bartlet's MS. (2-21 18th&P)
-She has never been camping. (2-21 18th&P)
-She died when a drunk driver crashed into her new car at the intersection of 18th and Potomac after she had picked up her new car and was heading back to the White House. (2-21 18th&P)
-She originally was Bartlet's fathers secretary, taking over for Mrs. Tillinghouse. (2-22 2C)
-Her funeral was a non-denominational service held at the National Cathedral. (2-22 2C)
-The drunk driver who killed her was a girl. She survived. (2-22 2C)
-Charlie spoke at her funeral, reading from the Book of Wisdom, Chapter 3. (2-22 2C)
-Josh, Toby, Sam, Charlie and 2 others were pallbearers at her funeral. (2-22 2C)
-She told Bartlet he needed a big sister and that she'd fill that role. (2-22 2C)


Her boss, President Bartlet.

* It's rumoured that Mrs. Landingham may be back in guest appearances.

Ms. Joosten's IMDB Filmography

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