Character

Gantry

Lieutenant Colonel Gantry grips Air Force One's flight deck controls, voice booming over the P.A. as turbulence rattles the presidential jet slicing toward Iowa caucuses. Precise updates on cruising altitude and path—Wheeling, Toledo, Lake Michigan—pierce cabin chaos, lights flickering while C.J. steadies her fretful father call. Unruffled authority anchors executive airborne command, fusing military precision with electoral urgency where personal strains mirror national turbulence, steadying Bartlet's campaign thrust through mechanical defiance.

6 appearances

Gantry's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

6 moments

S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Colonel Gantry Signals Final Approach to Pease AFB

Calmly procedural, exuding unflappable military discipline.

Delivers crisp PA announcement from cockpit, declaring final approach to Pease AFB and ordering all aboard to seat and buckle up, his voice cutting through the cabin's tense hum to …

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Josh Confirms FDA Crisis to C.J., Mends Rift with Apology

Steadfast professionalism amid operational routine

Colonel Gantry's voice booms authoritatively over the P.A. system, announcing final approach to Pease AFB and instructing all passengers to buckle up, imposing military discipline on the chaotic staff cabin …

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

CNN Kicks Off Iowa Caucuses, Spotting Ritchie's Surge

Professional poise amid turbulence, projecting steady control

Lieutenant Colonel Gantry's voice booms over the P.A. from the flight deck post-C.J.'s call, greeting passengers including the President, announcing turbulence, 41,000-foot climb, and detailed Midwest path over Wheeling, Toledo, …

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

C.J.'s Exasperated Father Call Amid Turbulence

calm and unruffled professionalism

From flight deck, voice booms over P.A. post-C.J.'s hang-up, calmly detailing turbulence, 41,000-foot climb, and route over Wheeling, Toledo, Lake Michigan's south shore, Aurora to Cedar Rapids, steadying passengers as …

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

Gantry's Serene Announcement Ignites Toby's Frustration

Calm and professional detachment

Lieutenant Colonel Gantry broadcasts a composed PA announcement from the flight deck, detailing the flight path over Elgin, Detroit, Akron, and McKees Rocks en route to Andrews, providing procedural normalcy …

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

Toby Revives 'Uncle Fluffy' Clash as Ritchie's Surge Ignites Fears

Steadfast professionalism

Lieutenant Colonel Gantry announces from the Flight Deck over P.A., introducing himself and detailing the flight path and altitude, providing a brief anchor of military precision that bookends the staff's …

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Affiliation

Food and Drug Administration