Character

Liz Varney

supportive nostalgic steady

Liz Varney serves as C.J. Cregg's high school classmate and former tennis player. She attends C.J.'s reunion banquet alongside Talmidge 'Tal' Cregg and Molly Orshansky, providing a steady social anchor during C.J.'s speech on generational promises. Her presence underscores C.J.'s personal ties amid professional demands. Later, C.J. recalls Liz fondly in a parking lot conversation with Marco, weaving her into memories of cheerleaders, debaters, and shared small-town roots that pull against White House duties.

2 appearances

Also known as: Liz

Liz Varney's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Unanswered Call, Tentative Reunion

Not present; functions to deepen the sense of shared history.

Named by C.J. ('Liz Varney from tennis') as part of the quick roll-call of classmates that structures the conversation and softens the mood.

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S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Promise Interrupted: Reunion and Duty Collide

Quietly supportive and slightly wistful — present as a sympathetic witness rather than an active intervener.

Liz enters with Molly and Tal, stands in the back among attendees and listens attentively to C.J.'s remarks; she functions as a steady presence — an old classmate witnessing both …

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