Character

Staff Secretary

precise dutiful procedural

The Staff Secretary controls the flow of all documents to the President for signature, vetting executive orders, legislation, and correspondence to ensure only essential items advance. Leo directs the office to freeze nonessential paper during the 25th Amendment invocation after Zoey's abduction, underscoring its role in crisis operations. This position maintains White House efficiency, channeling bureaucratic processes amid political upheaval.

2 appearances

Also known as: staff secretary's office

Staff Secretary's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Leo Shrinks the Oval: Quietly Initiating the 25th

Procedural by implication — acting as an administrative choke point to slow normal White House flows.

Referenced when Leo orders that the staff secretary's office be told to hold all nonessential executive paperwork — the office itself is the target of operational instruction though no staffer …

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Invoking Twenty-Five: Walken Steps In

Practical and pressured — focused on halting routine processes to protect continuity.

Subject of Leo's instruction — the Staff Secretary's Office is ordered to hold all nonessential paperwork for presidential signature; implied to be mobilizing to freeze the flow of documents and …

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