Raj and Howard show Penny the gifts they bought Leonard for his birthday. Penny asks Sheldon why he didn't buy Leonard a gift, and Sheldon explains that he finds gift-giving irrational.
The President asks his assistant, Donna, to talk to one of her former teachers on the phone, as they recently found out she was retiring. Once Mrs. Molly Morello is on the phone, Donna mentions that she is in the oval office with the President of the United States because of the profound impact Mrs. Morello had on her. This scene can be used during new staff training to discuss the impact that teachers make on their students.