John Hoynes

Hoynes moves through the reception with staff, answers C.J.'s attempt with clipped asides about subsidy figures, then halts and delivers a curt public dismissal — asserting his institutional boundary before …

Hoynes strides purposefully down the hall, issuing rapid directives to aides Candy and Bill about subsidy details, then abruptly halts the group, fixes C.J. with a direct gaze, and delivers …

Hoynes is not in the room but is invoked as the other endpoint of C.J.'s earlier call; his presence is inferred through C.J.'s guarded replies and Josh's concern, indicating political …

Hoynes is not onstage but is named as the person C.J. spoke with; his offstage phone call functions as a tension vector, prompting Josh to seek confirmation and contributing to …

Enters casually, banters lightly about New York and Margaret, then stands defensively to vent resentment, mocks Leo's authority with constitutional jab, rises to leave twice amid escalating barbs, exits after …

Vice President Hoynes is discussed as a possible rescue contact (Sam suggests, Leo refuses); his institutional weight is invoked as a tactical lever though Leo resists using him.

The Vice President (Hoynes) is referenced as a proposed external lever to sway Tillinghouse; he is not present and plays only as a named possibility — explicitly rejected by Leo …

Hoynes calmly receives Leo, immediately offers to meet Tillinghouse, reassures him about the vote, fetches water for Leo indirectly through Janeane, and then offers the private AA meeting as a …

Hoynes receives Leo warmly, absorbs the briefing, immediately commits to seeing Tillinghouse the next morning, reassures Leo, and then offers an unexpected personal resource: the existence of his confidential weekly …

Opens the cabinet meeting, offers a conciliatory, Congress‑focused agenda, and is publicly challenged when his words are read back; he becomes defensive and visibly checked by Bartlet's use of the …

Vice President Hoynes begins the meeting, offers a framing that the administration's priority is to 'work with Congress,' is called out when Mildred's notes are read, and replies defensively but …

John Hoynes is not present but is the subject of Danny’s question; his name functions as the rumor’s focal point, making him an immediately affected third party whose reputation and …

Hoynes dominates the exchange: he fields reporters with a rehearsed anecdote, deflects a direct question from Danny with mockery and gallows humor, issues categorical denials, and then disengages physically by …

Hoynes dominates the exchange: he launches into a dismissive anecdote about an Internet hoax, brusquely thanks reporters, then uses dark joking banter to unsettle Danny before delivering a firm, repeated …

Mentioned by Sam and implicated by Leo and C.J. as the person who either spoke or is connected to the rumor; not physically present but narratively implicated as a source …

Mentioned as the person who allegedly spoke to Danny Concannon; his name functions as the focal point of the rumor and the object of Leo's tactical containment decision.

Hoynes stops when C.J. presses him, delivers a brusque and indignant denial that he leaked cabinet information, rebukes the implication as insulting, invokes the dignity of the vice presidency to …

Hoynes enters the Oval, states his purpose calmly, denies being the source to clear his name, then escalates to an emotional demand for an explanation about Bartlet's treatment of him.

Hoynes enters, listens, and replies with a blunt, principled refusal. He invokes his Senate record, enumerates policy objections to the ethanol credit, and warns of partisan retribution, closing off Leo's …

Hoynes enters, greets Leo, listens to the plea, and responds defensively—restating his past opposition to the credit, enumerating policy failures, and refusing the political cost of casting the tie‑breaking vote.

Hoynes stands defiant and defensive, answers Leo's warnings with accusations and skepticism, insists his motives aren't sinister, suggests the administration may be setting him up, then climbs into his waiting …

Vice President John Hoynes does not appear onstage but is the focal target of Bartlet's threat and the intended beneficiary of Sam's procedural protection; he is immediately affected by the …

Speaking by phone from off-screen (VO), Hoynes courteously accepts the President's confirmation and appreciation, responds with gratitude, and participates in pleasantries before ending the call; he offers minimal politicized response, …

Vice President Hoynes does not appear but his schedule and preferences drive the scene: Donna reports he can only meet while jogging at 2 p.m., creating an awkward appointment constraint …

Hoynes jogs alongside Josh, listens, offers brief confirmations and defenses, admits a rueful hypothetical about past choices, gestures to Secret Service at the end and continues jogging away — contained, …

Hoynes is spoken of as already 'on board' with the plan — he functions here as a referenced political ally whose tacit support validates the operation's political visibility.

Hoynes holds jersey aloft while posing vibrantly for cameras, queries crowd on roommate Drew Harper, delivers punchy self-deprecating anecdote eliciting laughter, shakes coach's hand with warm NCAA congratulations, then visibly …

referenced as one of the 14 people in the world who know about President Bartlet's MS diagnosis

Commands the meeting from the table's head, sits casually then stands decisively to lecture on Social Security dangers, anticipates Josh's pushback from repetition, abruptly halts rising chaos with authority, dismisses …

Hoynes walks purposefully with Josh through the corridor, halts to confront his subordinate's evident anger, delivers pragmatic reassurances of campaign success and future rewards, curtly orders him to cease Social …

absent from the offices, having gone down for the 404 vote

referenced as Josh's employer who has the nomination sewn up

Hoynes enters to military salute, waves off formality, absorbs briefs on disruptions/shooters/signal guy, listens to Nancy's Iraq pitch post-pause, then decisively defers to Leo's restraint judgment before the debate pivots …

Enters to Nancy's greeting, pauses at head table surprised by 'Ten Hut!', waves off attention and sits aside, queries disruptions at Logan/Bank/Delta and shooters' lack of ID, issues one-hour ultimatum …

Enters prompting room to attention which he waves off, sits aside head table, probes Bobby on disruptions and Army Man on shooters' ID, issues one-hour ultimatum to federalize National Guards …

Enters the Situation Room purposefully, greets Nancy and Leo curtly, pauses hesitantly at the head of the table as staff stand at attention, waves them down with surprised humility and …

discussed as lacking authority to order alerts without President's signed delegation letter

discussed as potentially ordering tactical alert but limited by unsigned letter

debated as lacking authority to order DEFCON 4 without signed presidential letter

referenced by Bartlet as a bigger party player who would offer Leo national chairmanship

intended recipient of executive powers via the unsigned letter

intended recipient of executive powers via unsigned transfer letter

Referenced repeatedly as leading Democratic rival fighting for strong second in NH, unbeatable in SC South but vulnerable in later contests

mentioned repeatedly as leading rival targeted in South Carolina strategy

Hoynes invoked by Toby as his immediate meeting destination, tangential to C.J.'s hallway crisis but highlighting competing White House priorities.

Casually greets entering Toby while citing aqueduct trivia to Candy, sits initially for debate, shrugs off gouging charge with tepid oil defense on additives and shutdown risks, stands assertively to …

Hoynes poses affably with quilt-holding seniors for photos, probes reporters and guests on flood prediction failures with sharp wit and sun quip, recites precise aqueduct stats to Candy, then spars …

Hoynes dominates the podium at the press conference, confidently defending emissions standards with policy triumphs, then pivots to accuse oil CEOs of gouging, delivering wry concessions about their profit savvy …

Hoynes is referenced by Bartlet as having 'stepped up on oil' precisely because of insider knowledge of the President's MS condition, tying personal health secrets to Vice Presidential maneuvering.

Briefly referenced by Bartlet as having 'stepped up on oil' due to awareness of the President's MS condition, implying opportunistic positioning amid vulnerability.

Strides through the nighttime hallway with his staffer, sharply corrects phrasing on Lake Powell crisis from 'water peaked' to 'uncontrolled release,' declares he's going home, banters with Toby on his …

Hoynes referenced in C.J.'s letter as source of prior nervousness via big oil admonishment, contextualizing the night's redemptive contrast.

Hoynes referenced in C.J.'s reflection as source of pre-triumph nervousness via his Big Oil admonishment, contrasting the night's decency uplift.

Hoynes invoked retrospectively in C.J.'s narration as source of pre-event nerves via Big Oil admonishment, contrasting the filibuster triumph with broader political volatility.

Hoynes looms as spectral antagonist in Toby-Leo exchange, invoked repeatedly for his polling-spurred Big Oil slapdown and potential 2002 ticket vulnerability, fueling Toby's accusations without physical presence.

Absent but centrally invoked in Toby's accusations and Leo's rationalizations, portrayed through dialogue as polling-obsessed egomaniac whose uncharacteristic Big Oil attack fuels Toby's ticket-drop paranoia reminiscent of Eisenhower-Nixon.

Absent but centrally invoked in Toby's obsessive rituals and direct confrontation dialogue as egomaniac polling Big Oil, sparking suspicions of 2002 ticket maneuvering against Bartlet.

Hoynes looms as the absent architect of the contentious recent poll, invoked by Toby's accusations to Leo and crystallized in the VO as the Vice President embodying an unprecedented challenge …

Absent but centrally invoked in Toby's accusations and Leo's deflections as the architect of the suspicious recent poll, fueling the ambush's core conflict over premature electoral maneuvering.

Hoynes is not physically present but invoked through Toby's dissection of his itinerary, positioning him as the scheming VP whose Nashua speech and Killington trip signal anticipation of Bartlet's non-re-election.

Hoynes is absent but centrally invoked through his speech, dissected by Toby as evidence of maneuvering.

Hoynes is centrally invoked in Toby's accusations as the ambitious VP rumored to be dropped from the 2002 ticket, his off-screen maneuvers fueling the confrontation's paranoia.

Hoynes is invoked repeatedly as the instigator whose substitution for Trotter, secret poll, and Vermont-New Hampshire itinerary fuel Toby's suspicions, framing him as the shadowy catalyst forcing the MS revelation.

Hoynes is invoked by name and confirmed by Leo as one of the 16 aware of Bartlet's MS diagnosis, revealed to believe the President won't seek re-election, crystallizing his opportunistic …

Hoynes is absent but centrally debated as the potential press conference participant to signal unity and succession readiness, with fears he could face grilling or hedge on Bartlet's fitness.

Significantly discussed as whether to feature him at the press conference, noted as early knower of president's health issue.

extensively discussed as potential figure to place at press conference to demonstrate endorsement of Bartlet's health, with concerns over his potential responses and ambitions

Hoynes invoked repeatedly as default successor and top fundraiser, defended vigorously by Phillips and others against alternatives, central to the crisis contingency calculus Sam obliterates.

Positioned by Abbey's relayed elder consensus as the anointed successor if Bartlet steps back with endorsement, offering Democrats a path to retain the White House amid unfolding crises.

Directly invoked in Bartlet's climactic, betrayed shout to the altar—'You get Hoynes!'—as synecdoche for disloyal party elders pushing Bartlet aside for his VP amid MS fallout and faltering polls.

mentioned by Bartlet as having the nomination locked up before Bartlet's unexpected rise

Central to leaked quote as polling stronger in key areas, in meeting with President invoked by Toby as reason for hiding, absent from scene.

Hoynes sighs, clears throat, and stands defensively, parrying with Southern tradition defenses, political suicide warnings, NRA accusations, and ax/marijuana analogies as devil's advocate, reluctantly engaging Bartlet's onslaught.

VP Hoynes cited as outpolling President in Plains states, source of Toby's leaked 'coattails' remark.

Referenced in Toby's leaked quote as polling better than the President in Plains states, source of the controversy.

Seated leaning forward, sets glass down firmly amid debate, rises testily to approach Bartlet closely, defends Second Amendment wearily then yells furious denials of leak responsibility and mismanagement charges, concedes …

Hoynes, avoiding eye contact in the heavy silence, initiates formal exit by announcing his return to office and inquiring if there's more, accepts Bartlet's curt dismissal, and departs with polite …

Stands in the hallway conversing with aides until Leo opens the door, then enters the suite and shakes Leo's hand, marking his arrival as the room clears.

Hoynes enters suite greeted warmly, glances at chanting TV crowds, learns of MS with stunned confusion glancing at Abbey, erupts in bitter outrage mocking Bartlet's 'trust' as consolation for lost …

Enters late with purposeful stride, pours coffee, takes seat amid ongoing reading, halts challenge decisively with 'my meeting. Leo stays,' then volunteers first share, boldly admitting 'I'm John. I'm an …

Cuts sharply into the debate from his seat, asserting 'Guys... my meeting. Leo stays' to halt Leo's ousting, then after pledge reaffirmation, volunteers first—declaring 'I will. I'm John. I'm an …

Referenced repeatedly as creator of the imperiled Technology Challenge Fund now zeroed by HEW; unaware of the crisis; positioned as unaware partner Sam must urgently collaborate with to salvage the …

Hoynes positioned as electoral liability in debate, his failure to deliver Texas against Ritchie cited as costing Florida and forcing impossible sweeps, prompting replacement talks.

Central target of debate as incumbent VP whose Texas delivery is dismantled by Bruno's math against Ritchie.

Hoynes invoked as humiliated wildcard, his corporate ties, conservative Democrat base, and populist independents poised for 15-20% independent run, turning two-man race into three-way electoral hellscape.

Hoynes paces urgently through compromises, probing rural funding cuts and bill expansions, then absorbs Sam's revelation with a sigh, invokes Webster's quip on premature burial, laments lost Republican favor, and …

Referenced as target of Sam's successful negotiation to remove his name from Internet Education Act and central to the clandestine Roosevelt Room agenda of potential replacement due to electoral liabilities.

VP Hoynes is referenced as the target of replacement and the figure whose name Sam secured off the crime bill voluntarily, his political vulnerability invoked to justify the covert plot.

Hoynes responds with terse, affirmative replies to C.J.'s incredulous questions in the dimly lit confines of Leo's office, casually owning his sobriety history without defensiveness or elaboration, his presence commanding …

Named by Bartlet as resignation recipient in bunker defiance gambit, positioned as sworn-in successor before VP reappointment demand.

A member of the press (represented here by a canonical reporter figure) who is escorted out of the Cabinet Room at Leo's direction; inquisitive presence implied but removed to preserve …

A reporter (represented in canonical entities as Reporter John) is present with a cameraman at the Cabinet Room doorway and is quietly shown out, demonstrating the press corps' attempt to …

Asks focused policy questions at the start of the briefing (Shehab tests, APEC preview), participates as a standard press interlocutor and helps set the substantive frame before the seating spat …

Reporter John asks pointed, topical questions: whether the White House is concerned about Shehab tests and for a preview of the President's APEC address, pressing for substantive answers that the …

A reporter asks the opening, policy-framing question about whether recent talks signal a White House shift on greenhouse gases, provoking C.J.'s categorical denial and establishing the exchange's stakes.

Opens the exchange with a policy question about greenhouse gases, pressing the administration for a line on Kyoto and framing the briefing as a venue for accountability.

John asks a clarifying, routine question about which countries attended the Arkutu meeting, helping set the briefing's informational frame before the heavier policy exchange.

John participates in the opening press exchange by asking about Nigeria's attendance, helping establish the public briefing's diplomatic context before the private confrontation begins.

Asked the first clarifying question about what the ultimatum would 'consist of,' prompting C.J. to point to the Pentagon briefing; acts as a pressing, practical journalistic presence in the room.

Asks the first substantive question during the briefing ('And that would consist of what?'), helping establish the public briefing context immediately before the hallway exchange shifts focus inward to media …

Reporter John asks for the President's afternoon schedule, prompting C.J. to announce the economics team conference call and thereby allowing her to reframe the tax plan as substantive.

Reporter John asks for specifics about the President's afternoon schedule, pressing C.J. for operational detail and forcing her to list meetings and the economics call.

Reporter John asks about the President's afternoon schedule, pressing for who the President will be speaking with and what his priorities are, helping C.J. establish the narrative pivot to substantive …

The Vice President is named by Josh among those whose influence would be damaged by empty threats; he is absent but part of Josh's argument about institutional credibility.

John asks what the promised sight is, moves with colleagues to the left windows, and participates in the quick shift from curiosity to alarm when the fighter appears; he joins …

John interjects to get C.J.'s attention during the escalating exchange, representing the press corps' demand for clarity and access to the briefing.

John bluntly demands that phones be turned on and presses for immediate information, embodying the press impulse to file and the impatience with controlled messaging.

John bluntly demands phone access and presses C.J. on handling, urging colleagues to use devices and refusing to accept deflection as sufficient in the face of possible danger.

John Hoynes is not physically present but is the author and subject of the resignation letter read aloud by the President; his action (resignation) is the event's catalyst and affects …

Not physically present in the scene; his presence is instantiated by the resignation letter read aloud by the President, which signals his formal departure from office effective 6 A.M.

John Hoynes (the Vice President) is invoked as the subject of the allegation—he is the absent focal point whose alleged action (interfering to classify a NASA report) creates the legal …

Vice President Hoynes is the subject of the allegation — named as the person who may have interfered with classifying a NASA report; he is not present but is implicitly …

The Vice President (Hoynes) is invoked as part of the small circle who knew the Casseon settlement terms; his knowledge implicates him politically though he does not appear onstage in …

Vice President John Hoynes is named by Josh and Leo as someone who knew the Casseon settlement terms; his being in that knowledge circle implicitly places him under suspicion though …

Vice President John Hoynes is not present but is materially implicated when Quincy opens the telephone record packet showing repeated calls from Hoynes' office to Helen Baldwin; his political conduct …

Vice President John Hoynes is implicated by the highlighted phone logs showing repeated outgoing calls from his office to Helen Baldwin; he is not present but his political standing and …

Vice President John Hoynes is not physically present but is directly implicated: the opened telephone record packet shows multiple highlighted calls from his office phone to Helen Baldwin, turning him …

Hoynes begins in control—directing policy for Cairo and dismissing staff—then becomes defensive and self-revealing when confronted, admitting boastful exaggerations and acknowledging the gossip/book link before retreating to the window.

Hoynes is on the defensive, tries jocularing and deflection, then concedes he exaggerated and boasted; he watches the exit and retreats to the window in contemplative isolation.

Hoynes stands at the center of the room, admits to boasting and exaggeration—on an affair, Mars claims, and DOJ intervention—asks repeatedly what he should do, then walks to the window …

Vice President Hoynes admits, plainly and without theatricality, that he leaked classified information; he refuses to wage a public fight and frames resignation as an act to shield his family …

Vice President Hoynes responds quietly and resignedly, admitting he leaked classified information, refusing to deny the charges, and announcing his decision to resign to spare his family and the party …

Vice President Hoynes is not physically present but is the operative cause of the scene; his folded resignation (delivered by Claire) stands in for him and triggers the administration's response …

The Vice‑President is referenced indirectly as the office currently vacant, a fact that Will raises as a constitutional and practical problem for who can speak for the administration.