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Morris Tolliver
professional
calming/stabilizing
family-oriented
respected (trusted by senior staff)
Morris Tolliver serves as a commissioned physician assigned to the President and the Executive Office, combining clinical authority with discreet personal loyalty. He functions as a grounding, humanizing presence for senior staff and for President Bartlet in particular—often evoked through a cherished baby photograph that underlines his role as a new father. His death aboard the downed airliner converts abstract policy into intimate grief, sharpening debates about proportionality and protection while exposing the personal costs that animate the administration’s responses.
4 appearances
Also known as:
doctors,
the 1,200 other doctors,
1,200 doctors,
doctors on the transport,
transport doctors,
medical delegation to Amman,
Morris,
M. Tolliver,
Captain Morris Tolliver,
Dr. Morris Tolliver,
1,200 aid workers,
aid workers,
passengers on the destroyed air transport,
medical relief team
Morris Tolliver's Journey
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Affiliation
Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)