Location
Grand Canyon National Park
Iconic Arizona canyon formed by the Colorado River; distinct from island parks like Dry Tortugas.
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Bartlet's Midnight Parks Lecture
Grand Canyon is one of several parks Bartlet lists to demonstrate breadth of knowledge and to evoke iconic American landscapes as shared cultural capital.
Atmosphere
Summoned as grand and rugged—a shorthand for national wonder.
Functional Role
Rhetorical inventory item that showcases the President's personal connection to the country.
Symbolic Significance
Represents scale and the awe that justifies public preservation.
Imagined granite amphitheaters and vast sky
Used as a verbal accelerant in Bartlet's list
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