Mary Kline

Mary Kline emerges as a Smithsonian curator thrust into White House scrutiny over the Pearl Harbor exhibit's provocative framings. She introduces herself with clipped professionalism to Toby Ziegler, swiftly downplaying a veterans' boycott's negligible impact—mere 30 from a vast USF cohort—while dissecting controversies head-on: contextual labels branding WWII propaganda like 'The Sowers' as racist caricatures of Japanese barbarism, and the gut-wrenching 'America's Vengeance' spotlighting a child's charred lunchbox amid atomic aftermath. Her measured defenses shield institutional rigor against reverence-versus-history clashes, positioning her as a steadfast guardian of unflinching curatorial truth under political fire.

9 appearances

Mary Kline's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

9 moments

S3E4 · On the Day Before

C.J. Asserts Press Room Command Amid Bombing Fallout

Asks if the U.S. is considering retaliation since two Americans were killed.

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

C.J. Grapples with 15-Year Delay, Brushes Off Reporter's Awkward Intrusion

casual

interrupting C.J. to ask about Macedonia update, engaging in brief tangent on Canadian vs. American Thanksgiving before leaving

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

C.J. Uncovers 15-Year Bureaucratic Neglect in Tribe's Land Trust Plea

casual

interrupting C.J. to ask about a Macedonia briefing, engaging in brief banter about holidays before leaving

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Sam Warns Toby of Lawsuit Escalation, Toby Scoffs at Seatbelt Fix

Providing details on Kendall pushing for charter schools named after himself during C.J.'s briefing

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

C.J. Briefed on Kendall's Pork-Laden Bill Attack

Exposes Rep. Kendall's hypocrisy by noting he is pushing four new charter schools in his district, one named after himself

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Toby Drops Qumar Arms Bombshell, Igniting CJ's Fury

Provides context to C.J. that Kendall is pushing for charter schools named after himself

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Leo Interrupts Toby's Smithsonian Meeting with Mad Cow Crisis Alert

Steady professionalism tinged with tension

Mary Kline earlier contextualizes racist propaganda posters like 'The Sowers,' but in this beat responds minimally as Toby shifts to 'America's Vengeance,' her defense overshadowed by Leo's intrusion.

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Toby Grills Smithsonian Curators on Veterans' Pearl Harbor Boycott

Steady assurance masking mild defensiveness under scrutiny.

Introduces herself crisply, dismisses boycott's threat by noting empty seats can be filled, elaborates on propaganda posters' racist nature citing 'The Sowers' skull-tossing barbarians imagery under Toby's probing.

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S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Curators Fiercely Defend Smithsonian Exhibit Against Toby's Skepticism

Conciliatory poise veiling underlying defensiveness

Mary Kline opens the exchange with a measured, conciliatory defense of the exhibit, softening the assertion that it's not broadly anti-American, then yields to Evan's escalation while remaining present in …

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Affiliation

Smithsonian