White House Portico Glass Doors (Portico threshold)

A pair of full‑height glazed entry doors set in a polished metal frame: clear tempered panes that catch daylight, narrow muntins, and solid pull handles at waist height. The glass admits long sightlines into the Portico, reflects approaching figures, and functions kinetically as characters pass through, pause before, or close the threshold behind them during transitions.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E21 · Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Containment and Coercion: Bartlet Shields Sam and Clears the Board

The Portico glass doors mark the scene’s physical and dramatic transitions: Sam, Toby and Bartlet enter through them at the scene’s start, and the door frames movement between outside arrival and interior presidential action, emphasizing exposure versus control.

Before: Closed as characters approach; in use as an entrance threshold.

After: Remains a functional threshold after the characters pass through into the Oval and proceed to meetings.

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S1E21 · Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Closing the Soft‑Money Loophole — Bartlet's Lobell Deal

The White House Portico glass doors function as the physical threshold through which Bartlet, Sam, and Toby enter at scene start; they establish arrival and the movement from public approach into tightly managed inner conversations, framing the sequence of confrontations that follow.

Before: Closed and recently used as an entry point; glass panes reflecting incoming staff as they approach the Oval Office.

After: Remain in place after characters pass through; continue to delineate public access from inner executive spaces while the President conducts internal business.

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