Dwarf Wheat (Illustrative Varietal Reference)

Dwarf wheat stalks surge into the charged portico dialogue through Bartlet's vivid anecdote on Norman Borlaug's breakthrough—a short-statured cereal varietal packing denser yields, slashing lodging risks. No physical sheaf graces the marble; characters lean into the verbal invocation, eyes sharpening as Leo, Charlie, Mrs. Landingham, and C.J. absorb its rhetorical punch amid Nimbala's televised desperation and Ainsley Hayes's dismantling of Sam.

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S2E4 · In This White House

Portico Decision: Bartlet Commits to Hiring Ainsley Hayes

Invoked rhetorically by translator's Borlaug anecdote and Bartlet's 'dwarf wheat' elaboration during/after press Q&A, paralleling miracle pleas to AIDS drugs—metaphorically fuels moral urgency blending into Ainsley hire pivot.

Before: Abstract historical reference

After: Lingering in conversation as Portico walk motif

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S2E4 · In This White House

Nimbala's Plea and Bartlet's Unexpected Recruit

Rhetorically summoned in Mural Room via translator's India yield miracle and Bartlet's post-event dwarf wheat elaboration to Leo—lodging-resistant heavy producer—as paradigm shattering policy paralysis, then Oval echo reinforcing Nimbala's dying-country urgency.

Before: Abstract historical reference

After: Lingering rhetorical cudgel propelling action

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