another story, C.J. is told by a reporter that a woman saw a painting on the White House Tour and began screaming. C.J. does some research and finds out with the help of Bernard Thatch, the White House's snobbish but competent Protocol Chief, that the painting was owned by a Jewish family in Europe, seized by the Nazi collaborationist French Vichy Regime, and eventually given as a gift to the White House by the French government. The woman's father owned the painting, and C.J. returns it to the grateful woman and her son. Sam is interested in a measure to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce high gas prices, and the staff decides to review the issue when the new year begins. Finally, the President wants to sign all of his holiday cards by hand, until he is told the total number of cards is 1,110,000. Awards Thomas Del Ruth won the American Society of Cinematographers award for cinematography for this episode. Bradley Whitford won the 2001 Best Supporting Actor Emmy Award, in part for his performance in this episode. Thomas Schlamme won the 2000 Directors Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series for this episode. References External links The West Wing (season 2) episodes American Christmas television episodes 2000 American television episodes Television episodes about post-traumatic stress disorder