Leo McGarry's Recurring Briefing Packet (office / crisis stacks)

Bonnie hands Leo a slim packet of briefing papers as he passes; Leo references briefing logistics (Coast Guard, Vice President briefing) while using the papers implicitly to triage immediate information and assign tasks.

Bonnie passes Leo a slim packet of briefing papers that he palms and uses to orient decisions; the packet functions as the tactical spine for immediate logistical orders (call O.E.O.B., set up briefings) and anchors Leo's transition from corridor talk to administrative action.

Bonnie hands Leo a slim packet of briefing papers as he passes the lobby; Leo fingers the pages to scan situational points and then issues orders grounded in the data, using the packet as the operational basis for immediate scheduling and outreach.

A slim packet of briefing papers / the BDA report is handed to the President by a staffer; it provides the factual material the President requests but cannot read without his glasses, anchoring the debate about what the administration actually knows.

Briefing papers are Abrahamic props throughout the rehearsal — Bartlet consults them through his glasses while pacing, aides reference talking points, and they serve as the tactile scaffolding for the simulated questions and answers.

A slim stack of briefing papers rests in the President’s hands and on the podium; they serve as tactile prompts for Bartlet’s rehearsal and as visible signifiers of the official business that Josh is momentarily avoiding.

A slim stack of papers is carried by C.J. as she exits the Press Room and placed while she moves through the hallway and into the bullpen. The papers function as a workforce prop — signaling duty, a press schedule, and C.J.'s role — and punctuate the briskness of the exchange.

A slim stack of papers is physically handled by C.J. as she walks — she carries and re-places them, signaling motion, business-as-usual professionalism, and a desire not to linger. The papers act as a prop that both anchors her movement through space and underscores her refusal to be drawn into extended debate.

A stack of papers is the practical prop Toby holds and reads from; they function as a buffer between him and Mandy, underlining his preoccupation and use of work as a shield against personal engagement.

Briefing papers are in Toby's hands/line of sight and establish his preoccupation with work; they are a prop that justifies his seated, distracted posture and provide physical evidence of his professional focus against which Mandy's personal compliment registers.

A sheaf of drafts and stapled pages sits on Toby's desk and functions as the tangible focus for Toby and Sam's critique. The papers are leafed through, read aloud, and used as props in their self‑undermining banter, embodying both craft and the momentary creative stall.

A loose stack of draft pages—Toby and Sam's written work—functions as the immediate prop of the scene: the pair riff on its flatness, use it to critique each other, and it visually anchors the shift from craft to crisis when Josh interrupts.

Loose briefing papers are rummaged through by Leo as a tension-management gesture; he scuffs, rearranges and later organizes them, using paperwork as a physical focus to avoid explicit emotional expression.

Stacks of papers are rifled through and arranged by Leo as he settles; they function narratively to show his attempt to return to business and to reassert control after the leak is raised. The papers punctuate his distraction and provide a physical focus amid emotional tension.

Stacks of papers are rummaged through and arranged by Leo as he both delegates the leak and attempts to regain composure; the papers provide a cover for emotion and a way for Leo to physically occupy himself while processing personal news.

A slim stack of papers functions as the physical pretext for the hallway interaction: C.J. hands them to the staffer, which initiates the scene's movement, locates characters in space, and underscores everyday White House logistics amid personal exchanges.

A slim stack of briefing papers is handed by C.J. to a staffer at the scene's start; the exchange grounds the conversation in ordinary office work and contrasts the informality of flirting with the institutional momentum of White House business.