Character

Prompter Operator

professional task-focused efficient neutral

The Prompter Operator handles teleprompter duties in the Oval Office during presidential speech rehearsals. Bartlet instructs them to load foreign-policy copy, specifically item 144, as he critiques State Department phrasing and integrates Khundu crisis updates from Leo. They respond without delay, enabling fluid transitions between inaugural rhetoric debates with Toby, C.J., Will, and others. This technical role maintains operational smoothness amid doctrinal refinements and emerging ethical imperatives.

3 appearances

Also known as: prompter operator

Prompter Operator's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Prompter Politics and the Missing Washington Bible

Focused and neutral; performing technical duties without visible stress.

Receives a direct cue to 'pull foreign policy' and to load item 144 on the teleprompter, enabling the room to view the draft language during the exchange.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Demanding a Doctrine

Neutral and task‑oriented — focused on executing cues accurately.

Receives a clear instruction to load item 144 on the prompter and prepares to display the foreign‑policy copy for the President and staff to review.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Courtly Verse and Quiet Alarm

Neutral professionalism; focused on completing a technical task without comment.

Receives instructions to load line 144 onto the teleprompter, responds practically to Toby and Bartlet's cue, enabling the administrative transition from riffing to speech rehearsal.

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Affiliation

State Department