Ceremony and ritual threatened by human error and logistics (missing Bible, cold tracks, parade cancellations) — small operational failures that puncture pomp, test competence, and reveal the staff's human side.
Ceremony and ritual threatened by human error and logistics (missing Bible, cold tracks, parade cancellations) — small operational failures that puncture pomp, test competence, and reveal the staff's human side.
Events in This Arc
In a quiet late-night Oval exchange Bartlet whimsically changes his mind about which Bible to use for the inauguration, prompting Charlie to reveal a ridiculous but real logistical snag: the …
As the motorcade pulls into an underground parking lot during the inauguration procession, Charlie informs Bartlet the ceremonial Bible never arrived—frozen train tracks stranded the Metroliner in Philadelphia. Bartlet meets …
Backstage at the Capitol, a tiny but urgent crisis crystallizes the staff's anxiety: the ceremonial Bible for Bartlet's inauguration is missing. As staffers bicker over trivialities and swallow nerves, Josh …