Alan Adamley

affable witty forthright alarmist loyal

General Alan Adamley materializes in the White House Northwest Lobby as a battle-hardened conduit between Middle East diplomacy and U.S. military resolve. He clasps Leo McGarry's hand in warm camaraderie, regaling tales of meetings with Hassan and the Aviation Prince amid jests over lavish gifts turned mundane. Abruptly, gravity seizes him—he brandishes President Bartlet's draft radio address, its endorsement of moral leadership and the War Crimes Tribunal a lit fuse. Adamley thunders warnings of apocalypse: Fitzwallace's rage, Pentagon revolt, congressional barricades. His counsel carves deep fissures in strategic alliances, demanding Bartlet recalibrate amid reelection's merciless glare.

4 appearances

Alan Adamley's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S3E5 · War Crimes

Adamley Ambush: Tribunal Draft Ignites Military Fury

Cordial and light-hearted in banter, abruptly turning gravely urgent and oppositional upon revealing the draft.

Adamley waits patiently in the lobby, responds to Leo's greeting with big smiles and handshakes, recounts his positive trip details including meetings with Hassan and Aviation Prince plus gift downgrade …

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S3E5 · War Crimes

C.J. Banters with Fiji 'God' Will on Toby Updates and True Loyalties

Engaged in meeting (inferred)

Adamley noted by Will as present and meeting with Leo, inquired about by Will sparking C.J.'s confirmation, linking to broader military-White House tensions.

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S3E5 · War Crimes

Leo Nuances Tribunal Jurisdiction, Adamley Pounces on 'Technically'

Skeptical intensity laced with confrontational edge

Seated opposite Leo, Adamley fires back with military precision, echoing 'Technically?' to dismantle the qualifier, his posture rigid as he probes for argumentative weakness in the heated exchange.

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S3E5 · War Crimes

Leo Leverages Treaty Ratification to Isolate Adamley, Met with Defiant Refusal

Defiant resolve, armored against persuasion

Already seated on the sofa, General Adamley responds to Leo's pressure with a single, unyielding word—'Absolutely'—delivering curt refusal that shuts down negotiation and embodies military defiance without further explanation.

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