The West Wing Season 3 Episode 11 100,000 Airplanes ( Air Date 2002-01-16 ) Genre Drama category. Overview "On State of the Union night, Sam is being trailed by a magazine reporter to whom he was once engaged; the President' Congressional censure weighs heavily on staffers' minds as they debate whether to include an anti-cancer initiative in the President's address; Josh can't get Amy Gardner to talk to him.".