Harold Lewis (White House attendant — character)

attentive discreet professional unobtrusive

Human character: a White House attendant/signalman who appears in S01E01 and S01E07; interacts with principal cast members. Explicitly a PERSON, distinct from the White House location.

4 appearances

White House domestic services

Also known as: Signalman (radio operator), Lewis, Harold Lewis, USS Hickory radio operator, Harold, Man (on the phone), Mr. Lewis, Signalman Lewis

Harold Lewis …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S1E1 · Pilot

Apology, Accusation, and Bartlet's Reckoning

Professional neutrality

Delivers coffee to President upon request during confrontation, thanked politely amid tension.

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S1E1 · Pilot

Bartlet Forces Christian Leaders to Denounce the Lambs of God

Calmly professional

Delivers coffee to Bartlet on request, thanked politely, fades into background.

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Kneeling to the Storm: The Last Line to the Hickory

Frightened and disoriented; trying to perform duty while coping with pain and imminent danger.

From the U.S.S. Hickory's radio shack he reports in halting, injured speech: gives ship's condition, admits head injury, describes fire, lost running lights, towering seas, and the risk of collision …

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Hickory: Bartlet's Call to Harold Lewis

Terrified and disoriented; clutching to duty and to the thin tether of voice the radio offers — oscillates between resignation and desperate hope.

Signalman Third Class Harold Lewis speaks through crackle and pain from the Hickory's radio shack: he reports injuries, extreme seas, engine‑room fire, and lost running lights; he struggles to reach …

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