House Secretary

House Secretary's voice pierces chamber shadows, intoning House Concurrent Resolution 172's searing condemnation of President Josiah Bartlet for deceitful conduct concealing his multiple sclerosis. Speaker's command unleashes this ritual blade, off-screen precision amplifying institutional fury as White House vulnerability crystallizes in every measured syllable. Procedural sentinel executes legislative thunder with unflinching duty, bridging partisan resolve and historical rebuke—Bartlet's principled censure embrace collides against congressional hammer, voice forging accountability's unyielding edge amid Oval Office rifts and looming political tempests.

2 appearances

House Secretary's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S3E10 · H. Con-172

Bartlet Confesses Wrongdoing and Embraces Censure Over Leo's Fierce Objections

Stoically formal without inflection

Off-screen voice solemnly reads the full text of House Concurrent Resolution 172 in congressional chambers, intoning Congress's condemnation of Bartlet's 'deceitful and dishonest conduct' as the scene dissolves.

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S3E10 · H. Con-172

Speaker Orders Reading of Bartlet's Historic Censure Resolution

Stoic detachment embodying ritual gravity

Off-screen, intones full text of H. Con. Res. 172 with measured procedural precision, proclaiming Bartlet's deceitful MS concealment as contrary to trust, injuring justice and nation—climactic hammer fall post-Oval resolve.

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Affiliation

United States