Coop

dutiful professional unflappable precise decisive discreet vigilant authoritative

Coop seizes the presidential limousine's wheel amid assassination chaos, Bartlet's agonized plea—'Coop, turn around'—igniting his screeching 180-degree pivot toward George Washington University Hospital. Ron Butterfield's bloodied hand drips as urgency surges, yet Coop's grip clamps iron-tight, carving precious seconds from crisis hurtle. Shadowed sentinel in Secret Service gears, he melds mechanical mastery with stone discretion, thrusting President, daughter Zoey, and guardians—Gina, Mike, Ron—beyond gunfire's howl into trauma's glare. Backbone of executive transit, Coop anchors survival's razor edge, where command bends wheels to defy death's grasp.

3 appearances

Presidential Motorcade Operations

Also known as: driver, chauffeur, limousine driver

Coop's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S2E1 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part I

Bartlet Demands Zoey Contact as His Wound Worsens

Unyielding focus amid bloodied command crisis

At limousine wheel, directly addressed by wounded Bartlet to 'turn around' for hospital; responds by wrenching vehicle into sharp 180-degree U-turn on Ron's radioed GW command, navigating chaos with iron …

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S3E17 · Stirred

Bartlet Joyfully Files Charlie's Taxes, Shattered by Crisis Alert

Steadfast operational focus

Looms alongside Milo over Charlie, hands guiding pockets in security sweep while aide handles tax verification, executing Bartlet's order with coiled readiness.

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S3E17 · Stirred

C.J. Interrupts with Urgent Idaho Uranium Crash Alert

Steadfast neutrality enforcing protocol

Paired with Milo, looms over Charlie executing Bartlet's order to help find pockets in security sweep as aide exits desk for Oval threshold during C.J.'s intrusion.

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Affiliation

Unidentified Wire Service

Newswire and External Political Media — Political news dissemination, source corroboration, and agenda-setting