Character

Rob

Rob functions as a behind-the-scenes intelligence briefer who supplies President Bartlet and senior staff with targeted, operationally relevant intelligence. He previously flagged an Iraqi policy placing bounties on downed American aircrew and captured soldiers, signaling direct access to analytic reporting and classified inputs shared in White House intelligence briefings. Rob operates as a factual conduit between analytic shops and decision-makers in the Situation Room, shaping crisis options through concise, evidence-focused reporting while remaining largely offstage in the administration’s public-facing politics.

4 appearances

Also known as: Rob

Rob's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S1E21 · Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Staged Welcome — Leo Parks Barry in the Fold

Pleasantly engaged; participates in the social ritual without displaying underlying political calculation.

Greets Barry as CIA Director, exchanges a few words, and contributes to the air of executive unanimity that surrounds the visitor.

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S1E21 · Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Outing, Pressure, and the White House Trap

Polite and affable — part of the show rather than an active instigator.

Rob Conrad is present in the Oval, shakes Barry's hand and participates in the welcoming ritual, lending intelligence-community gravitas and normalizing the transition from private conversation to public exposure.

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S1E21 · Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Oval Pressure Play — Polls as Leverage

Pleasant and mildly obsequious to the ritual; attentive to the political optics of the evening.

Greets Barry and participates in the Oval’s convivial atmosphere; his presence as CIA Director contributes to the sense that the full weight of the administration observes Barry’s choices.

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S1E22 · What Kind Of Day Has It Been

Pilot on the Line — Bartlet's Ultimatum

Not present physically; his prior analytic work creates a reverberant effect—trusted and alarming in Bartlet's estimation.

Rob is invoked by Bartlet as the source of earlier intelligence about the Iraqi bounty; though offstage, his analytic input directly colors Bartlet's moral and political reaction.

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