Object
Generic Staff Outer Jacket (Roosevelt Room / Outer Oval — Five Votes Down, S01E04)
A mid-weight, dark outer jacket—likely wool or a wool-blend—with a neutral, serviceable cut, modest shoulder structure, and light creasing from wear. Sleeves appear casually pushed or relaxed; no visible insignia or tailoring flourishes. In the Outer Oval late at night it sits draped over chairs or is held loosely in a hand as characters ready themselves to leave. Staff handle it peripherally (slipping it on, carrying it, or letting it fall to an arm) while attention stays on conversation; the jacket functions as a quiet physical marker of transition between public duty and private movement.
3 appearances
Purpose
Functional outerwear for warmth and quick transitions between interior and exterior spaces; used practically to equip a character for departure or to signal readiness to leave.
Significance
Acts as a visual shorthand and symbolic prop in the scene: the jacket marks the liminal space between duty and personal life, underlines ritual politeness that masks tension, and becomes a metaphor for shared predicament and shifting loyalties among staff and the President's circle.
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