Character

Choir

reverent exultant triumphant unified

The Choir performs 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' at President Bartlet's campaign rally in the Naval Warfare Center Crane. They start singing right after his benediction, drawing cheers from the crowd that includes Air Wing One. Their voices carry 'Glory, glory hallelujah' loudly backstage as Bartlet shakes hands and takes an urgent call from Leo. They finish the hymn's final lines as Bartlet hangs up and walks off with a grave expression. This sustained performance turns rally tension into shared reverence and resolve.

3 appearances

Choir's Journey

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3 moments

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Bartlet's Quiet Benediction — Turning Tension into Communion

Reverent and energizing — their voices translate the President's private recollection into public, religiously inflected solidarity.

The Choir begins singing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" immediately after the benediction, providing a musical swell that sanctifies the moment and binds audience emotion.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Leo's Line Cuts Through the Rally

Collective exultation — their singing is celebratory and untroubled by the administrative intrusion occurring nearby.

The Choir supplies a swelling, triumphant vocal backdrop ('Glory, glory hallelujah') that heightens the ceremonial atmosphere and contrasts sharply with the backstage urgency the call introduces.

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Hallelujah and the Hangup

Triumphant and solemn in performance; unaware of the President's internal crisis, the choir sustains communal uplift.

The Choir sings the closing lines of the hymn, delivering a sustained, reverent musical statement that fills the space as Bartlet exits, providing ceremonial closure to the public moment even …

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