Jeff's Predecessor

Jeff's predecessor held the same West Wing position four years earlier. He oriented incoming staffer Jeff Johnson with casual advice on badge security, child safety near mail, iodine tablets, and rumors of an XW-9 warhead underground. He granted Jeff's request for a short phone call to promote his girlfriend's teen magazine, blending practical tips with personal favors. This sets a pattern of informal onboarding that mixes White House survival lore with opportunism, influencing Jeff's later guidance to Donna Moss.