Jackie Robinson

Josh Lyman invokes Jackie Robinson to argue for leniency toward Navy pilot Vickie Hilton, comparing her barrier-breaking feats—first woman at Miramar, first to fly the F-14 Tomcat—to Robinson's integration of Major League Baseball. Admiral Fitzwallace meets the plea with sarcasm, demanding details on Robinson's achievements and rejecting the analogy. This reference underscores Josh's push for political intervention in military discipline, highlighting tensions between historic pioneers and institutional chains of command.