Object
Ainsley's Caller-ID Instruction Leaflet
Thin paper folds crease under hasty fingers as Ainsley snatches the hand-sized leaflet from beside the ringing phone in her crowded front room. Bruce and Harriet's cheers swell while she traces labeled diagrams, pinpointing the caller-ID button amid giddy chaos; terse steps bridge technical bewilderment to revelation, edges worn from frantic prior unfolds, anchoring the intimate household pivot where vanity victory cracks open to White House summons.
1 appearances
Purpose
To provide step-by-step instructions for operating a domestic caller-ID telephone (which button to press to view incoming numbers, accept or end calls, and interpret the display)
Significance
Ignites the scene's seismic turn: fumbling consultation unveils 202-456-1414, transmuting Ainsley's televised triumph into inescapable political gravity, friends' joy freezing as personal bubble bursts into Bartlet-era destiny.
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