Morris Tolliver
attentive
family-oriented
precise
clarifying
respected (trusted by senior staff)
calming/stabilizing
professional
Morris Tolliver serves as a commissioned physician assigned to the President and the Executive Office, combining clinical authority with discreet personal loyalty. He functions as a grounding, humanizing presence for senior staff and for President Bartlet in particular—often evoked through a cherished baby photograph that underlines his role as a new father. His death aboard the downed airliner converts abstract policy into intimate grief, sharpening debates about proportionality and protection while exposing the personal costs that animate the administration’s responses.
6 appearances
National Security Intelligence
Also known as:
1,200 aid workers,
the 1,200 other doctors,
Morris,
1,200 doctors,
aid workers,
doctors,
passengers on the destroyed air transport,
Captain Morris Tolliver,
transport doctors,
doctors on the transport,
medical relief team,
medical delegation to Amman,
M. Tolliver,
Dr. Morris Tolliver
Morris Tolliver's Journey
A timeline through the narrative
Affiliation
Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)
Executive governance, West Wing operations, presidential communications, crisis management, and logistical coordination