Black Caucus Vice Chairs

assertive direct policy-focused

Black Caucus Vice Chairs confront presidents directly on policy priorities. Two years before this episode, they pulled out a map of Africa at a dinner during White House retreats, demanding Bartlet elevate the continent's issues. Bartlet recalls the incident while venting to Leo on Air Force One, contrasting their past push with current Black Caucus resistance that undermines his foreign aid negotiations and exposes strains in Democratic congressional support.

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Also known as: Vice Chairs

Black Caucus …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Bartlet Vents as Air Force One Ordered into Andrews Fly‑By

Not present in scene; represented as provocative and politically transactional in Bartlet's telling.

Referenced in Bartlet's anecdote as the Vice Chairs who once theatrically produced a map of Africa to press foreign-policy priorities; here they stand in for the Black Caucus' shifting tactical …

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S4E19 · Angel Maintenance

Andrews Fly‑By — The President Calls the Families

Not present; represented in Bartlet's frustration and used to underscore shifting political priorities.

Referred to in Bartlet's anecdote about the Vice Chairs pulling out a map of Africa; they function here as the target of his earlier political irritation and as rhetorical background …

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