Object

News Helicopter Arranged by Leo for Donna

Leo arranges a news helicopter to ferry Donna amid staffing chaos, setting it to land two miles from her destination inn. Bartlet, Zoey, Jean-Paul, Leo, and Charlie reference this offstage asset during portico talks, where it stands as a quick-fix transport pulled from media resources to manage personal fallout without drawing attention.

3 appearances

Purpose

Transports Donna to the inn as emergency logistical support

Significance

Leo's improvisation with a news chopper contains Donna's departure, buying time for the administration to handle her walkout and related crises on Christmas Eve

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S4E11 · Holy Night

Exorcising Guilt: Bartlet's Confession and the Mix of Family, Policy, and Patronage

Leo's arranged news helicopter is referenced as the logistical fix for Donna's travel — a resource that staff deploys to manage personnel movement and optics during the holiday crush, and it demonstrates how media assets double as pragmatic transport.

Before: An available media asset referenced as on call for logistics.

After: Booked/arranged to land two miles from the inn to transport Donna; its allocation indicates shifting priorities and resource expenditure.

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S4E11 · Holy Night

Will's Campaign‑Finance Gambit in the Oval

Leo's arranged news helicopter is mentioned as a logistical fix to move Donna to an inn; in this scene it functions as a practical resource that allows the administration to shelve another issue and reallocate personnel.

Before: Not in motion; an arranged transport resource assigned to Donna.

After: Booked and intended to land two miles from the inn Donna will use; operational in the immediate aftermath of the Oval conversation.

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S4E11 · Holy Night

Private Reckoning; Policy Postponed

A news helicopter (arranged by Leo) is referenced as a logistical workaround: transporting Donna to an inn two miles from its landing site. The helicopter functions narratively to show institutional resources being used to triage staff fatigue and to close down the overnight policy push.

Before: Not in immediate presence; available as an arranged resource in Leo's control.

After: Assigned to retrieve Donna and deposit her near the inn; implied en route or about to be used.

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