Cassie Tatum

assertive blunt determined knowledgeable

Cassie Tatum works as a White House intern who supports Will Bailey's speechwriting team. She joins brainstorming sessions on policy speeches and scandal-tinged ads, offering ideas rooted in her American Studies degree from the University of Texas. Assertive in discussions, she shows frustration when ideas falter but pushes to shape narratives. In a staffing pinch, she greets Will alongside Lauren interns, bluntly relays Toby Ziegler's call-back message, and notes their party attire as the reason they stayed late, stepping up amid absent senior writers.

5 appearances

Also known as: Cassie

Cassie Tatum's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S4E16 · The California 47th

Will Confronts the Missing Speechwriters and Toby's Message

Calm, businesslike surface with a hint of impatience — focused on communicating facts rather than expressing worry.

Cassie greets Will, identifies the four women as speechwriting interns, and clearly relays Toby's voicemail instruction that Will should call—serving as the event's informational catalyst and steadying presence among uncertain …

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Intern Orientation Goes Off Script

Forthright and slightly defiant; unwilling to play the performative game and comfortable exposing its emptiness.

Breaks the drill's rhetorical pretension with blunt clarity — frames the policy contrast plainly and then surprises Will by admitting a ballet background, which punctures his line of questioning.

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Toby Calls; Will Papers Over the Intern Crisis

Defensive but honest—she's both amused and exasperated by the mismatch between her background and the task.

Pushes back candidly when asked to write tax speeches, bluntly reveals she trained at the 'London School of Ballet,' and questions Will's expectation—her candor punctures the scene's attempted authority and …

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Late-Night Call — Speech Draft vs. Sam's Campaign

Irritated and defensive; bruised by public correction but eager to be taken seriously.

Defensive when Will calls her 'number 24', asserts her name and credentials, and supplies background detail about her major when challenged.

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Will Calls Out Interns, Reasserts Control

Irritated and embarrassed; trying to protect her competence while absorbing humiliating correction.

Defensive when Will calls her by number, reacts irritably as he questions the existence of organizations she cited, asserts her academic credentials to defend herself, and is publicly put on …

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Affiliation

London School of Ballet