Object

President's Address Redline

A working draft document crucial for the President's speech preparation found in the Communications Office.

2 appearances

Purpose

Working draft for the President's prepared remarks—the editable copy staff use to redline language, craft the opening line, and finalize text before public delivery.

Significance

Functions as the focal object that transforms a routine weather argument into a crisis of messaging: the need to alter its opening line when the venue moves indoors exposes leak anxieties, staff risk-aversion, and foreshadows larger conflicts over control of presidential language.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Bullpen Triage: Missile Clarification and a Quiet Apology

The multi-page redlined draft of the President's address is the battleground for Toby and Sam's edits. It receives urgent corrections and is the document Cathy references when assuring staff that a corrected version will be issued.

Before: On Toby's office desk, margins marked with deletions and insertions, under active revision.

After: Updated to reflect the correction; slated for release as 'coming out on the redline.'

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Polishing the Address — Moral Language, Technical Truth, and a Quiet Apology

The multi-page redlined draft of the President's address is the material locus of the debate — Toby and Sam edit its phrasing, Cathy reports which changes will appear 'on the redline,' and the document's revisions determine what will be said publicly.

Before: A working draft with margin edits and deletions in progress; actively being redlined by communications staff.

After: Updated to reflect the paragraph removal and adjective changes; marked as incoming for distribution on the official redline.

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