Children

hopeful unifying expressive

Children surge into song beneath Thanksgiving sun outside the White House, voices slicing through refugee crisis shadows with raw hope. Their melody cradles Bartlet's proclamation of gratitude and unity, masking Chinese evangelical asylum seekers' stealthy slide into sanctuary. As White House staff scatters to feasts, youthful harmony eclipses diplomatic brinkmanship, igniting compassion's fire. Innocence weaponized, they humanize power's pivot from retaliation to mercy, their chorus a defiant pulse of national renewal amid moral triumph.

2 appearances

Children's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S2E5 · And It's Surely To Their Credit

Bartlet's Dawn Radio Flub and Abbey Chase Fizzle

Wide-eyed fascination mixed with polite bewilderment

A dozen children sit silently in the Oval as captivated audience to Bartlet's exhausted radio attempts, their wide-eyed presence amplifying the pathos of his 'Good evening' flub and hasty exit …

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S2E8 · Shibboleth

Bartlet's Thanksgiving Proclamation and Refugees' Sanctuary

Hopeful and exuberant, channeling national renewal

Singing soaring melodies outside the White House on Thanksgiving morning, their voices evoke raw hope, cradling the proclamation and masking the asylum seekers' stealthy sanctuary entry.

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