Object
Mrs. Landingham's Beer Bottle (long‑neck glass — Roosevelt Room, S01E05)
A nondescript long‑neck glass beer bottle, unbranded and small enough to cradle in one hand; likely opened and partially consumed, the glass carries the residual warmth of a human grip. The bottle's label is indistinct, its contents amber and effervescent. Mrs. Landingham holds and carries it through the Roosevelt Room meeting; President Bartlet briefly snatches it in an affectionate, joking exchange before returning it. The bottle functions as a tactile focus — weight shifts when transferred, fingers tap the glass during banter, and the casual posture around it punctures formal stiffness in the room.
4 appearances
Purpose
Handheld container for consuming beer; used practically as a drink and socially as a casual prop to facilitate informal interaction during an otherwise formal meeting.
Significance
The bottle breaks the meeting's political veneer, injecting domestic ease and intimacy into a tense policy discussion. Its brief transfer between Mrs. Landingham and Bartlet creates physical contact that lightens hostility, signals personal bonds amid professional pressure, and helps pivot the scene from fiscal seriousness to private, human moments.
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