Character

Bill

Bill works as an aide to Congressman Mark Richardson. During a late-night confrontation in Richardson's reception area, where Toby Ziegler delivers news of Gunnery Sergeant Harold Dokes' friendly-fire death, Bill responds immediately to Richardson's summons. He accepts the task of learning when President Bartlet will call Dokes' grieving parents and departs to pursue the information. Bill handles administrative requests with focus amid rising political tensions over military service inequities and draft reinstatement threats.

7 appearances

Also known as: Aide Bill

Bill's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

7 moments

S1E1 · Pilot

C.J. Reframes the Crisis

Smugly predictive, relishing the drama

Billy huddles with a female reporter, urgently insisting Josh faces inevitable firing due to conservative pressure from Al Caldwell, continuing his pitch even as buzzer sounds and they shift toward …

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S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Brushed Off in Public: C.J.'s Failed Damage Control with Hoynes

Composed and attentive; focused on executing directives rather than engaging in political nuance.

Bill responds to Hoynes' instructions about the subsidy figure with a short acknowledgment, functioning as a procedural node who records and relays operational details while the principal moves on.

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S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Hoynes' Public Dismissal of C.J.

Calmly focused on task execution

Bill receives a direct correction from Hoynes mid-stride—'Bill, it was six dollars an acre'—acknowledging with a crisp 'Got it,' embodying seamless staff responsiveness amid C.J.'s interrupted pitch.

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Party Panic: Democrats Urge Leo to Block Bartlet's Reelection

Anxious disequilibrium grappling with fresh betrayal

Seated in Leo's office, Bill stammers through fresh shock at the MS revelation, amplifying warnings of scandal eclipsing policy wins on taxes, environment, and education, conceding cover-up's poison while agreeing …

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Abbey's Cruel Updates Ignite Bartlet's Bitter Withdrawal

party elder mentioned as being in meetings all morning

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

From Coffin to Compromise: Draft as Leverage

Focused and businesslike, aware of the gravity but channeling it into administrative action.

Bill appears on Richardson's summons, listens to the request about a presidential call, and departs to get the information—acting as Richardson's immediate operative.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Death, Draft Threat, and a Drink

Businesslike and alert — focused on executing a discrete request amid charged emotions.

Bill enters on Richardson's summons, receives the instruction to learn when the President will call Dokes' parents, and exits to carry out the administrative task.

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