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Fitzwallace

strategic experienced diplomatic reliable
Fitzwallace commands as a battle-hardened U.S. admiral, his Annapolis-honed ties to Haitian General Francis St. Jacques thrusting him into the crucible of a besieged embassy standoff. Nancy thrusts him forward in the Situation Room's fevered huddle, where Leo, Bartlet, and advisors grapple with 1,200 rifles and howitzers clawing at sanctuary gates amid flickering power and insulin's desperate countdown. Powerbroker poised to pierce the coup's iron ring, he embodies military muscle laced with negotiation's sharp edge, channeling shared academy brotherhood against Port-au-Prince's rebel inferno crashing into Oval Office resolve.
9 appearances
Also known as: Fitz

Fitzwallace's Journey

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9 moments
S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Church Bells Trigger Bartlet's Flashback to Smoking Reprimand and First Landingham Meeting

Implied readiness for deployment

Referenced by Nancy as the ideal envoy to Haiti due to Annapolis training with St. Jacques, positioned as key to de-escalating the siege.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Leo Drives Tense Embassy Crisis Briefing

Poised for deployment (inferred readiness)

Proposed by Nancy for immediate dispatch to Haiti, leveraging Annapolis brotherhood with besieging General St. Jacques to negotiate embassy relief.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Situation Room Briefing on Besieged Haitian Embassy

Proposed by Nancy to be sent to negotiate with Haitian general Francis St. Jacques.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Bartlet Authorizes Fitzwallace Intervention Amid Mounting Grief

Poised for operational command

Positioned for deployment as Admiral, directly authorized by Bartlet to intervene in Haiti crisis following strategy approval—not physically present but thrust into action via presidential directive.

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S3E17 · Stirred
Staff Debates Ditching Hoynes as Texas Electoral Math Collapses

N/A (not present)

Fitzwallace emerges as Josh's pitched replacement per Bruno, endorsed by Toby, positioned to bolster Northeast, Pacific, and Northwest sweeps against Hoynes' deficits.

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S3E17 · Stirred
Leo Pulls Josh Aside to Demand Creative VP Solutions

Promising via bold proposal

Named explicitly by Josh as Bruno's pitched VP alternative to conquer Northeast, Pacific, and Northwest sans Texas/Florida.

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S3E17 · Stirred
Fitzwallace Frenzy: Hoynes Independent Threat Fractures Staff

N/A (discussed absence)

Fitzwallace looms as spectral centerpiece via his folder's photo and bio, dissected for Vietnam decorations, hawk credentials, and Northeast/Southern appeal, but loyalty doubts undermine his viability.

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S3E17 · Stirred
Josh Reveals Hoynes Replacement Plot to Sam

Unseen but positioned as viable savior

Admiral Fitzwallace is named by Josh as a serious VP replacement contender, his credentials floated amid the desperate calculus.

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S3E17 · Stirred
Donna Presses Josh for Retiring Teacher's Proclamation

Spectral potential in electoral fantasy.

Named by Josh as prime VP replacement candidate alongside others in hallway disclosure to Sam.

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Affiliation

Red Cross