 After Sam makes some major (in reality, not so major) renovations and introduces some streamlined processes to the post office, he learns from the government that they are planning on shutting down his postal substation. The Bradleys, led by Uncle Joe, scheme on ways to make the government change their minds and keep the Hooterville substation open. Their plan is to encourage all the valley residents to mail themselves preferably parcels, but also letters, to show that there is a need and demand by the valley for that substation to remain open. The residents agree, so much so that Sam has no time to run the store as he is dealing solely with the mail. Uncle Joe takes a photograph of the overloaded post office, with the intention of going to Washington D.C. to show the photograph to his local congressman for his support in the matter. Janet and Bobbie Joe tag along to Washington for moral support. Getting to see the congressman is a difficult task, so the threesome take a tour of the city while they wait for their appointment. At the Lincoln Memorial, Uncle Joe gives a moving and heartfelt recitation of the Gettysburg address, which touches all those who hear him. He even inspires himself, and show such by tearing up the fraudulent photograph and deciding to argue for the post office on its own merits. On the way back to the congressman s office, they walk by the White House and notice a dog stuck in the fence s grating. Uncle Joe helps the dog out from his fence prison, the dog grateful to Uncle Joe. A certain person sees this good deed, that person being President Nixon, who comes out personally to thank Uncle Joe. Back at Hooterville, Uncle Joe tells Sam that he is certain that his new friend "Dick" will pull some strings to keep the post office open. However Sam has some surprising news of his own for Uncle Joe: the day Uncle Joe left for Washington, Sam received further notification that the government sent him the initial notification in error, and that it is the Hunterville, not Hooterville, post office that is scheduled for closure.