Object

Bartlet's Haiti Sanctions File

Bartlet nods sharply, fingers splaying the file's stiff covers to unleash pages crammed with sanction breakdowns, Haiti coup dispatches, refugee surge projections, and Bazan regime analyses. He scans intently, voice slicing through advisors—questioning Peter on diplomatic teeth—as Josh, Nancy, Mosley, and the military officer lean in, documents fueling the Oval's charged pivot from futile penalties to fly-by resolve.

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When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

Bartlet nods and opens the file splaying sanction breakdowns, Haiti dispatches, refugee projections, and Bazan analyses, using it to pivot discussion from penalties to fly-by resolve; it anchors Oval debate, fueling decisive shift from diplomacy to calibrated force amid MS shadows.

Before: Closed on desk or table

After: Opened, consulted, left behind as Bartlet exits

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Rebuffs Haiti as MS Distraction Warning

Bartlet's Haiti Sanctions File, opened earlier in briefing, informs his rebuttal on past failures; he picks up related papers from desk as tangible pivot from discussion to action, symbolizing shift from deliberation to resolve amid political pushback.

Before: Open on desk, consulted during strategy

After: Gathered in Bartlet's hands as he exits Oval

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Josh and Toby's Exhausted Abbey Jabs and Haiti Messaging Pact

Bartlet's sanctions file, opened earlier in meeting, implicitly anchors the dismissal debate on Haiti policy; Bartlet grabs related papers from desk as parting gesture, symbolizing abrupt pivot from discussion to action amid fraying patience.

Before: Open on desk, consulted during strategy

After: Picked up and carried out by Bartlet

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