Press corps versus White House narrative control: reporters pressure for immediate facts about the airborne emergency while the administration (C.J./press operations) imposes embargoes, cover stories and tactical silences to prevent panic and protect n...
Press corps versus White House narrative control: reporters pressure for immediate facts about the airborne emergency while the administration (C.J./press operations) imposes embargoes, cover stories and tactical silences to prevent panic and protect national security/markets.
Events in This Arc
A technical fault on Air Force One (the landing‑gear locked light failing to illuminate) forces President Bartlet, Leo, and their inner circle into urgent, covert damage control. Leo minimizes the …
Will tries a buoyant, invented 'Festival of Lights' distraction to pull the press to the left windows, but reality intrudes: an F‑16 appears on the right and the pool erupts …
C.J. moves quickly from damage control to narrative control: she confronts a skeptical press pack aboard Air Force One, forbids immediate filing, threatens confiscation of unauthorized cellphones, and declares an …