Josh's Phone Sheet

Donna scans Josh's phone sheet in his office amid Toby's interruptions, noting urgent entries from AP reporter Goodwin and constituent Judy Vanderbass. She hands over these messages, prompting Josh to delegate Vanderbass's issue while prioritizing other crises. The sheet's lists drive the team's quick triage of press blame and personnel problems.

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Purpose

Lists incoming phone messages and calls to prioritize staff responses and delegations.

Significance

Anchors Josh's leadership in chaos, revealing his reliance on Donna's updates to juggle political fires like Triplehorn's accusations and Parks directorship snags.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Rapid Triage — Josh Delegates, Donna Defuses

Josh's phone sheet supplies the roster of incoming items; Donna references entries from it (Goodwin at AP, Judy Vanderbass). It organizes priorities and prompts Josh's immediate delegation decisions.

Before: On Josh's desk / in Donna's hands as she consults it; listing messages awaiting triage.

After: Used to assign tasks; remains as the record of items Josh has delegated and must follow up on.

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Toby Brings Bad Press — Parks Problem Revealed

Josh's phone sheet functions as the organizational interface enumerating incoming contacts; it highlights Goodwin at AP and Judy Vanderbass and frames the priorities Josh must triage between press fallout and constituent service.

Before: On Josh's desk/accessible on his phone sheet, scanned by Donna.

After: Referenced and acted upon — entries remain but tasks have been reassigned (Donna sent to solve Judy's problem).

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