Character

Karen

responsive cooperative dutiful

Karen works as a junior staffer supporting Josh Lyman's team in the West Wing. Donna summons her into the Roosevelt Room during a late-night crisis—Air Force One delays under 'Angel' protocol and the Congressional Black Caucus walking off the Kundu bill. Karen responds immediately and agrees to place urgent calls to Airlift Ops for clearance updates and to Congressional members for political triage. Her quick compliance aids the scramble to resolve logistics and optics before C.J.'s press briefing.

4 appearances

Karen's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S4E6 · Game On

Mattress World: Will's Last Stand (A Campaign of Ideas)

Composed and ready to execute, attentive to detail and direction.

Acknowledges Will's instruction to call around on state initiatives and accepts the task—quietly does the operational work required for messaging.

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S4E6 · Game On

The White House Ultimatum Meets a Campaign of Ideas

Businesslike and attentive; focused on executing tasks.

Karen immediately accepts Will's instruction to call around on state initiatives about waiting periods, showing responsiveness to message discipline even while a larger institutional quarrel plays out.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Angel Maintenance and the Chesapeake Levy

Cooperative and focused: ready to perform assigned tasks without visible hesitation.

Called on by Donna to place urgent calls to members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Josh's behalf; accepts the task and moves to execute the administrative legwork.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Angel Maintenance Interrupts the Caucus Walkout

Alert and ready to follow orders; slightly overwhelmed but focused.

Karen is summoned by Donna and assigned to make the urgent phone calls to Airlift Ops and Congressional members, shifting from passive presence to active executor of Josh's and Donna's …

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