The West Wing
Object

Carol's Tray of Sandwiches

Carol carries a tray loaded with sandwiches through the snow-dusted portico and into the Mural Room, offering them to Donna and staff as the Whiffenpoofs sing. Bartlet, Charlie, and others encounter the tray during this interlude; it circulates as refreshment amid banter and warnings of worsening weather, easing holiday tensions before duties pull everyone back.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S4E11 · Holy Night
Portico Quiet: Charlie's Quiet Watch

Carol's tray of sandwiches is carried into the Mural Room and offered to staff as physical comfort — a small domestic prop that underscores care and normalcy amid institutional strain, signaling hospitality and an urging to leave for safety.

Before: Being carried by Carol through the portico/into the Mural Room, full and ready to serve.
After: Delivered to staff area; sandwiches available for consumption, supporting the brief convivial moment.
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S4E11 · Holy Night
A Last Song on a Snowbound Night

Carol's tray of sandwiches arrives in the Mural Room and is offered to staff as a small domestic gesture—sustenance that anchors the informal gathering, underscores caretaking in the West Wing, and punctuates the shift from policy to people.

Before: Held by Carol at the portico/entry, hot or wrapped and ready to serve.
After: Brought into the Mural Room and offered to staff; distribution implied but not fully shown (tray remains in circulation as Carol steps away).
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