While Mac holds her very delicate first summit with a Russian leader (and First Gentleman Rod hosts his first state dinner), Templeton tries to engineer a mass resignation of Cabinet members and vows to run against Mac in the next election. Meanwhile, Rebecca wants to skip the dinner: She'd rather "study" with a boy she's interested in.

When an oil spill threatens hurricane-ravaged Florida, Mac and Templeton (a Floridian, as it happens) differ on how to deal with it. Meanwhile, Rebecca's request for privacy with her boyfriend has some unintended consequences; and Rod is offered the commissionership of baseball without Mac's knowledge. Hall of Famer.