Parents (Kennison State University Bombing)

The parents killed in the Kennison State University bombing represent everyday victims whose deaths Bartlet honors in his DNC fundraiser speech. Listed alongside teachers and friends, he calls them angels overcrowding heaven's streets, transforming raw shock into a call for courage. Students who ran into the fire complement their memory, personalizing national grief and rallying the crowd. This rhetorical invocation bolsters campaign morale, links personal loss to political resolve, and underscores the administration's crisis leadership.