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Phone Numbers for Families of the Five Fallen Servicemen

President Bartlet requests these phone numbers be sent up to Air Force One's office during a tense night fly-by over Andrews. Colonel Weiskopf, Mark, and Leo stand by as Bartlet shifts from partisan frustration to resolve, gripping the decision to dial grieving families directly from the plane. The numbers enable personal outreach amid mechanical delays and national crisis.

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Bartlet Vents as Air Force One Ordered into Andrews Fly‑By

Phone numbers for the families are referenced as an actionable item: Bartlet orders that the numbers be sent up to his office so he can personally telephone the bereaved, making the list itself an instrument of presidential duty and accountability.

Before: Not yet in the President's immediate possession; numbers exist but must be delivered to Air Force One.

After: Will be sent up to the President's office aboard Air Force One for use in calling families.

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Andrews Fly‑By — The President Calls the Families

A logistical detail made into a narrative beat: Bartlet instructs that the phone numbers for the families be 'sent up' to his office, turning the abstract obligation to contact next of kin into an immediate, actionable item.

Before: Held at a lower deck/operations area (not yet delivered to the President's office).

After: Ordered to be sent up to the President's office so Bartlet can make the calls from Air Force One.

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