Character

Reception Guests

enthusiastic celebratory unified loyal

Hundreds of Reception Guests detonate thunderous applause and cheers as Jed and Abbey Bartlet stride into the White House reception hall under heralded fanfare, cameras snapping their poised smiles amid marital strain. They surge into song, belting the Canadian National Anthem as flags ascend in tribute to Donna's citizenship odyssey, then erupt in unified cries of 'Happy birthday, Abbey!' Glasses clash skyward in Leo-led toast, their fervor forging jubilant armor around the First Lady's milestone while crises simmer unseen—embodying Washington's faceless loyalists who propel presidential spectacle forward.

5 appearances

White House Receptions

Also known as: guests, GUESTS

Reception Guests's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Fanfare Entrance: Abbey's Reluctant Gala Debut

Electrified joy masking obliviousness to underlying crises

Hundreds of reception guests erupt in thunderous applause and cheers as the Bartlets enter post-announcement, their fervor cresting the fanfare before the couple smiles and mingles among them.

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S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Jed's Lavish Gala Reveal Clashes with Abbey's Quiet Desperation

Jubilantly celebratory, unified in adulation for the First Couple.

Hundreds of guests in the reception hall erupt in thunderous applause and cheers as doors fly open to fanfare and herald, welcoming the Bartlets' entrance before they smile for cameras …

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S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Donna's Citizenship Triumph: Grandfather Clause and Ironic 'O Canada'

Buoyant celebration oblivious to undercurrents

Reception Guests erupt into singing the Canadian National Anthem as flags rise, their voices swelling 'O Canada' in ironic fervor before transitioning to birthday cheers and glass-raising toast for Abbey, …

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S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Abbey's License Sacrifice Shocks Jed, Forging Deeper Bond

Buoyantly enthusiastic and unified

Sing the Canadian anthem swelling around the Bartlets' intimate aside, then erupt in unified 'Happy birthday, Abbey' cheers while raising glasses in toast, embodying jubilant backdrop to personal resolution.

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S3E15 · Dead Irish Writers

Leo and Guests Toast Abbey's Birthday

Exuberantly celebratory, masking external crises

As anthem concludes, collectively belts final line before erupting in unified 'Happy birthday, Abbey!' cheer led by Leo, raising glasses in synchronized toast that envelops the principals in jubilant fervor.

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Affiliation

Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.N.S.)

Federal immigration enforcement and refugee reception/processing; crisis-response coordination with public-health and humanitarian agencies