Entourage

efficient detail-oriented coordinated politically attuned

The Entourage coordinates logistics for President Bartlet during key events. They manage motorcade departures after ropeline exchanges, with Toby processing inputs amid political challenges from figures like Senator Hoebuck. At the Capitol during inauguration preparations, Larry and Ed advise on inaugural ball order—Plain States first, then Rust Belt—to meet Political Affairs priorities. The group clusters around Bartlet, debating details and reacting to C.J.'s arrival in a bustling, anxious push to maintain procedural rhythm and political alignment.

4 appearances

Presidential Event Logistics

Also known as: the gang, the entourage

Entourage's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Tone Fight at the Ropeline — a Conditional Yea

Busy and procedural; functioning as the machine that transitions the President from public performance to secure transport with minimal fuss.

The Entourage is present at the motorcade, shifting from a public-facing prop role into active logistical movement as members enter vehicles and begin to depart, creating a pressured environment for …

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Order of the Balls — Bartlet's Exasperation

Anxious attention to protocol; eager to get ceremonial order right, nervous about pleasing constituencies.

Members of the entourage (Larry, Ed and others) continue proposing and arguing about the order of the inaugural balls—detailing sequencing and constituency priorities—until Bartlet snaps, revealing their preoccupation with ceremony …

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Sick with the Stakes

Matter-of-fact concern for tradition and proper sequencing, slightly oblivious to the human strain nearby.

Members of the President's entourage (represented here) argue about the preferred order of the inaugural balls—procedural voices that frame the backstage noise and highlight the clash of ceremonial priorities.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

The Missing Inauguration Bible — Charlie's Sprint

Collective nervous energy; outwardly conversational but inwardly focused on avoiding mistakes and pleasing constituencies.

A clustered group around the President discussing order of inaugural balls, generating the background bustle and logistical jockeying that frames the missing-bible crisis; react as a unit to Charlie's return.

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Affiliation

Office of the Press

White House Press Releases and Media Logistics