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Jamie Reed

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Jamie Reed serves as a Secret Service agent on Zoey Bartlet's protective detail. Josh Lyman recalls staying with Reed at the arboretum after hopping the wall and spotting Zoey, positioning Reed as a key figure securing the scene during her kidnapping. Reed anchors the detail's response amid chaos, coordinating with agents like Wes while Josh and Charlie reconstruct events. This role underscores Reed's steady presence in high-stakes family protection, linking prior drills under Ron Butterfield to live crisis management.
10 appearances
Also known as: Agent Reed

Jamie Reed's Journey

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10 moments
S4E22 · Commencement
Demanding 'Overwhelming Force' — Bartlet Inspects Zoey's Detail

Calm professionalism — polite deference to the President, focused on representing the team correctly.

Special Agent Jamie Reed formally introduces himself and stands with the detail, offering polite, measured presence as part of the protective formation while Bartlet quizzes the team.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Overwhelming Force — Port Closed After Missing Container

Attentive and professional — performing ceremonial introduction while ready to act if necessary.

Special Agent Jamie Reed stands formally, introduces herself to the President and is part of the assembled detail — her concise, professional introduction underscores the formality of the protective posture.

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S4E22 · Commencement
Moonlit Bottle at the Arboretum

Detachedly vigilant — focused on protocol and account-of-personnel rather than the emotional content unfolding nearby.

Jamie calls out from the perimeter, identifies themself as a Federal Officer, and radios in that Charlie is en route ("P-3, Charlie Young's coming"), performing a terse, procedural check-in that …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Arboretum Kiss — Champagne, Confession, Goodbye

Professionally attentive and cautious — focused on duty rather than the private feelings being played out.

Jamie calls out to confirm presence, identifies himself as a Federal Officer, radios in Charlie's approach ("P-3, Charlie Young's coming"), and thus maintains perimeter awareness and procedural reporting while remaining …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Guarded Reunion on the Dance Floor

Attentive and professional; outward calm that supports confidence in the detail's formation.

Jamie announces into the cuff that they are stationed on the front door, asserting a fixed protective position while Zoey enters; the report both informs the team and signals that …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Nightclub Entry — Layered Detail Tightens as Zoey Slips Away

Focused, outwardly calm with a low-level tension consistent with active duty in a noisy, compromised environment.

Stands at a designated post and speaks crisply into her cuff to announce placement on the front door, maintaining perimeter protocol while watching the ingress and egress through the club …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Nightclub False Lead — Restroom Misidentification

Starts confident/relieved at a potential find, then shifts to embarrassed and contrite—anxiety undercuts the initial certainty.

Jamie is actively pursuing a woman on the nightclub floor, speaks into his cuff to report a positive identification, then immediately reverses himself when the woman turns and is revealed …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Contact Lost — Panic Button and Agent Down

Alert and concerned — professional composure with rising alarm as information flows in.

Jamie is present in the club as part of the detail: Wesley walks past and taps him, indicating his inclusion in tactical coordination; Jamie stands alert and ready to follow …

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S4E22 · Commencement
Panic Button — Molly Down, Zoey Taken

Concerned and focused — alert to instruction and ready to respond to rapidly escalating circumstances.

Jamie is present in the club as Wesley moves through the crowd and is tapped on the arm; he functions as an on-scene team member ready to respond and cover …

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five
Frantic Timeline and the Ecstasy Lead

Not present — invoked as a stabilizing presence in the arboretum timeline.

Mentioned by Josh as the agent he stayed with at the arboretum; Reed is not present in the scene but is invoked to situate who was protecting Zoey earlier.

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Affiliation

U.S. Secret Service