Character

North Dakota Man

insistent optimistic visionary analytical pragmatic decisive legally astute persistent data-driven economically astute

Man 2nd pierces Situation Room tension, interjecting that formal citation proves unnecessary as Bartlet unleashes fury against diplomatic immunity shielding terrorist financier Abdul Shareef. His sharp intervention cuts through David's legal citations and Fitzwallace's probes, accelerating Leo's demand for workarounds amid extradition deadlocks and brotherhood pacts. Amid high-stakes advisors, he embodies the administration's terse legal pragmatism, nudging the crisis from lawful impasse toward shadowed retribution, where justice collides with diplomacy's iron barriers.

5 appearances

Also known as: MAN, Man, MAN 2ND

North Dakota …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto

Bartlet Rejects Circumstantial Evidence Linking Shareef to Terror Attacks

reports NSA echelon tracing money from Geneva bank account to dummy corporation linked to Bank Al-Hassan

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S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto

Bartlet's Impasse: Immunity Shields Incoming Terrorist Shareef

interjects that formal citation is unnecessary

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S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto

Donna Diplomatically Rebuffs North Dakota's Rebrand Plea

Insistent determination laced with growing frustration

Interrupts politely as 'Man' to cite studies linking 'north' to cold, flat perceptions depressing tourism and business, then presses directly on White House support, embodying local officials' fervent advocacy in …

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S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto

North Dakota Official's 'Dakota' Rebrand Pitch

Wildly optimistic laced with underlying economic desperation

Leans in with desperate fervor at the conference table, delivering a passionate pitch on rebranding North Dakota as 'Dakota' to erase cold-flat stereotypes, citing economic studies and tourism disparities to …

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S3E20 · We Killed Yamamoto

Harry Adjourns Conference, Probes Donna on Sam's Scandal Absence

Fervently optimistic, ignited by reinvention potential

Delivers closing pitch surging with regional passion, advocating reexamination of North Dakota's economy and bold rebrand to 'Dakota' to shatter negative perceptions and lure business, directly precipitating the adjournment.

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Affiliation

Sultanate of Qumar