Danny Concannon's Briefing-Room Press Table

; located in the White House Press Room/Briefing Room during a nighttime scene

1 appearances

Purpose

Serves as a reporter's workstation and staging surface for small props (laptop, notebook, coffee, fishbowl) and as an immediate practical plane for typing, note‑taking, and interpersonal blocking.

Significance

Acts as the tactile pivot for the Press‑Room Bargain: the table frames the exchange in which C.J. offers Danny access to the President to quash a leak and Danny threatens exposure if retaliation occurs. The table concentrates proximity, power and credibility—transforming an ordinary workspace into the site of a moral standoff and tangible bargaining chip.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E8 · Enemies

Press‑Room Bargain — C.J. Trades Access to Quash a Leak

Danny's press table functions as the practical center of the exchange: he's typing there when C.J. arrives, using it as his workstation and conversational anchor. It frames the negotiation as a working, late‑night transaction rather than a public confrontation, reinforcing the intimate, off‑record quality of the bargain.

Before: Occupied by Danny; contains his typing materials (laptop/notepad implied), anchored in the quiet night press room.

After: Still occupied by Danny; used as the locus where the agreement and warning are delivered, unchanged physically but marked by the charged exchange that just occurred.

View full event