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Aides and Officers

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Aides and officers seize Situation Room command, voices cutting through deceit-laced silo alerts to affirm Russia's decaying arsenal. Gratitude snaps—'Thank you, Mr. President'—as they surge upward, one aide's note slamming Galileo's blackout into Bartlet's reality. These synchronized operatives vacuum chaos, handing off geopolitical firestorms to exploratory voids, their exit accelerating White House from ambassador showdowns to NASA imperatives—relentless gears grinding crises into command's unblinking forge.
13 appearances
Situation Room Crisis Coordination

Aides and …'s Journey

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13 moments
S2E9 · Galileo
Silo Catastrophe Confirmed as Galileo Falls Silent

Grateful discipline amid urgency

Aides and officers deliver the pivotal Galileo note to Bartlet, chorus thanks upon dismissal, rising to exit as the room pivots from silo to space crisis.

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S4E16 · The California 47th
Bitanga Secured — 101st Cleared, Operation Enters Phase Two

Professional relief — tension eased into ceremonial gratitude and brief celebration.

Situation Room aides and officers observe the feed, respond collectively to the 82nd confirmation, and participate in the round of thanks, representing the institutional machinery that processes the update for …

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S4E16 · The California 47th
Bitanga Secured — Tactical Win, Strategic Pivot

Professional composure layered with relief; quick to resume administrative duties as the briefing pivots to orders.

Situation Room aides and officers (including figures like Leo McGarry) support the briefing, respond to communications, and participate in the applause; one aide whispers to Wendall prompting his phone call.

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S4E16 · The California 47th
Toby Runs the Press From the Fingerprinting Desk

Professional detachment with mild impatience; sees the detainees as routine rather than politically significant.

A processing officer at the booking desk fingerprints Charlie, gives curt legal timing estimates, and enforces custody protocol—demanding the phone and snapping instructions back into the practical register of law …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Abandoned Van in Sacramento — Five Suspects Missing; Threat Condition Bravo

Alert and ready—absorbing orders and preparing to execute follow-up tasks.

An aide interjects or reacts non-verbally to Bartlet's question about working on the problem; their brief presence marks operational readiness and the administrative weight behind the President's directive.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Elevating to Threat Condition Bravo — Manhunt Escalates

Alert and briskly urgent; ready to carry out orders and coordinate follow-up actions.

Situation Room aides interject procedurally, facilitate the flow of information, and react to the President's orders; their presence underscores the operational pivot from briefing to execution.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Welty vs. Gandhi — A Father's Anxiety Before the Podium

Professional calm; focused on logistics rather than sentiment.

An aide approaches, addresses the President formally, places something on him (mic/ceremonial pin) and cues him to proceed, moving the moment from private prep to public action.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Pocketed Anxiety — Final Edits and the Walk to Commencement

Urgent professionalism: alert and focused on timing and the President's readiness with minimal fuss.

An aide approaches, signals 'it's time', and places/adjusts something on Bartlet (microphone/lapel), moving him from preparation into performance readiness with quiet professionalism.

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S4E22 · Commencement
A Father's Smile — Zoey's Quiet Photograph

Calm, professionally candid; offering steady counsel while acknowledging limits of rhetoric.

Functions both as the President's speech advisor and operational aide in this moment: defends the Gandhi line, judges the speech a 'home run', warns it won't stop Zoey from leaving, …

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S4E22 · Commencement
FBI Accounted; Interrogation Option and Leo's Final Roll Call

Alert and professional, masking concern while preparing to move at a moment's notice.

Several aides and officers sit around the table, absorbing the update and bracing for the round‑robin status check Leo orders; they are the operational muscle who will execute whatever directives …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Well‑Light Room — Sleep Deprivation Exposed

Alert and slightly tense — the atmosphere tightens as the implications of the tactic are named.

Aides and officers sit around the table as attentive observers; they absorb Nancy's update and Fitzwallace's blunt clarification, shifting from routine status-taking to readiness for orders and potential legal/operational fallout.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Manifest Glitch and the Moment the Room Goes Black

Alert, quickly moving from professional detachment to guarded concern and readiness to act.

Situation Room aides and officers listen, absorb Nancy's briefing, and react to Ron's arrival; they watch the screens as photos of Zoey flash and immediately shift from routine note-taking to …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Black Alert — Zoey Missing; Leo's World Collapses

Alert anxiety — procedural training kicks in but is tinged with personal worry given the First Daughter's involvement.

Aides and officers occupy the room as active listeners to Nancy's briefing; when Ron announces Zoey's disappearance they shift from professional attention to stunned, rapid-response readiness, absorbing orders and awaiting …

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Affiliation

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Law Enforcement, Classified Investigations, Inter-Agency Conflict, and Counter-Terrorism Apprehensions