Abigail Ann Bartlet
Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
First appearance	The State Dinner
Last appearance	Tomorrow spoilers below
Statistics
Occupation	First Lady (Seasons 1-7)
Spouse	Josiah Bartlet
Children	Elizabeth Bartlet Westin Eleanor "Ellie" Bartlet Zoey Bartlet
Relatives	Doug Westin (son-in-law) Vic Faison (son-in-law)
Portrayed by	Stockard Channing
Created by	Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford

Dr. Abigail Ann 'Abbey' Bartlet, M.D., former First Lady of the United States, was a fictional character played by Stockard Channing on the television serial drama The West Wing. Actress Stockard Channing as First Lady Abigail Bartlet on NBCs The West Wing. Photo by NBC. This is a copyrighted promotional image. ... The State Dinner is the 7th episode of The West Wing. ... Tomorrow is episode 154 of The West Wing. ... Josiah Edward Jed Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Elisabeth Moss as Zoey Bartlet in The West Wing episode Commencement (2003). ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born on June 9, 1961 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. ... Martha Washington, Original First Lady of the United States. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Stockard Channing press kit photo Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard on February 13, 1944) is an American actress. ... Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ...

Abbey is a world-class physician and wife of more than thirty years to President Bartlet (in the first season episode "Five Votes Down," President Bartlet mentioned to Charlie they had been married 32 years). Her maiden name is Barrington. The location of her undergraduate education is unknown. However, President Bartlet once confided with C.J. Cregg (his then press secretary) that he changed his mind about becoming a priest during his undergrad years at Notre Dame when he met Abbey. It is unlikely however that Abbey herself attended Notre Dame because the University did not admit female students before 1972. The Doctor by Samuel Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, a type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor (disambiguation). ... Josiah Edward Jed Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

She received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Her specializations are in internal medicine and thoracic surgery. She began practicing medicine some twenty-five years before the start of the series, and is on the staff of both Boston Mercy Hospital (fictitious) and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She is Adjunct Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Doctor of Medicine (M.D., from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor) is an academic degree. ... Shield of Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Internal medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases, that is, those that affect internal organs or the body as a whole. ... A typical thoracic vertebra The thoracic vertebrae (vertebrae thoracales) compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. ... New York-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent university hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers, Columbia University Medical Center and the Cornell University Weill Medical Center. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Shield of Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

She and her husband have three daughters: Elizabeth, Ellie, and Zoey. At the beginning of the series, Zoey is said to be 19 but this was retconned at the end of season 2 to being closer to 17. In season 2, Ellie was in medical school at Johns Hopkins University. Elizabeth is a bit older than Ellie and is the only one who is married with children throughout the series (Abbey once said in season sixth that she had Liz very young). In the fourth season episode "Inauguration: Over There", it was established that Abbey never let the children have sugar (specifically candy) growing up, but that Jed gave it to them all the time behind her back. The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ...

To protect the secret of her husband's multiple sclerosis, Abbey gave the President doses of betaseron, which helped keep his MS in check. It was only after he collapsed and was confronted by Leo that she revealed their secret to a member of the White House senior staff. Her decision to medicate her husband, in violation of several American Medical Association rules, caused her to decide to give up her medical license for the duration of her stay in the White House. However, she has begun to do some volunteer work at a local clinic. Betaseron (interferon beta-1B) is a drug used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors in the United States. ... In most countries, only persons licensed by specified government-approved professional associations are allowed to practice medicine. ...

Abbey had forced her husband into a "deal" with her that he would only run for one term because of his MS. She was distraught and very angry with Jed when he broke this promise and proceeded to run for reelection anyway. Things were tense between the two for the latter half of the second season but as the third season progressed they worked through it.

Abbey was a recurring character during the first two seasons, and the seventh and last season. She appeared as a regular during the third through sixth seasons, despite the fact that there are many episodes in which she does not appear, a fact consistent with real life, where the First Lady must perform official duties all over the country and therefore cannot stay constantly with her husband at the White House. North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

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See also

• The West Wing
• List of characters on The West Wing
• List of politicians on The West Wing
• List of The West Wing episodes