Jordan
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Events with rich location context
Jordan is referenced as Morris's imminent destination, an offstage location that creates immediate scheduling friction and complicates the practicalities of Leo's offer; it functions narratively as the external constraint on Morris's availability.
Not physically present; mentioned as a practical pressure point that introduces urgency to timing decisions.
Destination that governs personnel availability and creates narrative tension around commitments.
Represents the external demands on public servants — duty that pulls them away from domestic and institutional continuity.
Jordan is invoked as a near-term travel destination for Morris, creating a practical constraint on his availability and shaping Leo's timeline for when Morris could formally begin a permanent assignment.
Mentioned as a logistical constraint rather than a physical space in this scene — it hangs as a ticking, external obligation.
Offstage destination that imposes scheduling constraints on personnel decisions.
Represents the tension between private obligations (family, travel) and institutional needs.
Jordan is referenced conversationally as the national context for Morris's upcoming medical mission; it functions as the offstage destination that compresses time and heightens stakes for Morris and, by extension, the President.
Mentioned in a matter-of-fact tone, invoking distance and duty rather than immediate drama.
Offstage destination framing the urgency of Morris's departure.
Represents the external world of foreign obligation that intrudes on domestic, intimate moments.
Jordan is invoked as the geographic frame for Morris's deployment; the city/country functions as offstage pressure that explains Morris's imminent departure and compresses the private moment into a brief window of intimacy.
Mentioned with quiet immediacy — the name carries the weight of travel and duty rather than sensory detail.
Referenced destination that imposes time pressure and geopolitical reality on a personal exchange.
Represents the foreign commitments that intrude on domestic tenderness.
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A routine visit from Captain Morris Tolliver—a new father and the President's physician—shifts into an unofficial job offer when Leo pulls him aside. Against the hum of staff and a …
As staff file out of the Oval the room does bureaucratic triage: Leo nails down who will write the Hilton Head draft and schedules a handoff while the team juggles …
In a quiet Oval Office beat, President Bartlet trades light banter and a baby photograph with Dr. Morris Tolliver while Morris performs a routine physical and gives him a flu …
A private, human moment between President Bartlet and Dr. Morris is suddenly closed down when Leo returns to the Oval with two distinguished visitors. The scene moves from paternal banter …