Object

Charlie's Paul Revere Heirloom Knife Box

Charlie bursts into Oval Office frenzy cradling the open box, lid flung wide to unveil the Paul Revere heirloom carving knife's sterling gleam—a generations-old family blade etched with history. Bartlet surges forward, eyes igniting with rapt delight, banter warming as he leans close to admire its craftsmanship, forging instant intimacy amid crisis shadows.

2 appearances

Purpose

Container for presenting and displaying the Paul Revere heirloom carving knife as a Thanksgiving gift

Significance

Tender emblem of aide-to-mentor loyalty and generational trust, humanizing Bartlet amid refugee turmoil—pierces Oval gravity with personal relic's warmth, underscoring bonds that steel leadership against chaos.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E8 · Shibboleth

Charlie Presents Heirloom Carving Knife to Bartlet

Charlie carries the open box into the Oval Office, unveiling the gleaming Paul Revere heirloom carving knife for the President's admiration; it serves as a narrative pivot from crisis paperwork to intimate loyalty, symbolizing generational trust passed from aide to leader amid geopolitical storm.

Before: Carried closed or open by Charlie approaching the Oval Office door

After: Open and presented at the Resolute Desk, contents admired by Bartlet

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S2E8 · Shibboleth

Bartlet Devises 'Shibboleth' Test to Probe Refugee Faith

Charlie's open Paul Revere Heirloom Knife Box, revealing the gleaming carving knife, draws Bartlet's admiration in warm banter just prior to briefing entry; it humanizes the Oval frenzy, contrasting holiday domesticity with refugee gravity, its presentation yielding to geopolitical urgency as Charlie departs.

Before: Carried openly by Charlie entering Oval

After: Presumed retained by Bartlet post-admiration, box open on desk or held

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