Bob Slattery

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Bob Slattery holds the position of National Security Advisor. President Bartlet summons him directly to the Oval Office upon learning of a massacre in the Republic of Equatorial Khundu, where hundreds die and Americans require evacuation. Slattery's call-up shifts the administration from ceremonial concerns over the Bartlet family Bible to urgent foreign policy action. Bartlet trusts him to deliver immediate briefings on international crises, positioning Slattery as a key figure who stabilizes White House responses amid escalating global threats.

5 appearances

National Security

Bob Slattery's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

The Bible, Mr. Cravenly, and Khundu

Neutral in-scene (off-screen), implied readiness to brief and coordinate a response.

Mentioned and summoned by the President; not physically present. His name functions as the pivot to move the conversation from ritual to immediate national security action.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Bible Ritual Interrupted by Khundu Massacre

Implied readiness and professional focus; likely to shift to activated crisis mode upon arrival.

Not present in the room but directly summoned by the President to provide national-security counsel and briefing follow-up on the Khundu situation.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Ordering the Forced-Depletion Estimate for Khundu

Cool professionalism masking the weight of bad intelligence — focused on transmitting facts and enabling decisive action.

Delivers a concise national-security summary: intelligence vacuum outside Bitanga, reliance on the Archbishop's clerical network, and a verbal casualty estimate. Identifies Jack Reese as the Pentagon contact and accepts Bartlet's …

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Forced-Depletion Report — Khundu's Human Cost Meets Rhetoric

Procedural and purposeful — implied, performing National Security Advisor duties behind the scenes.

Referenced by Bartlet as the person who 'got Jack Reese' to produce the forced-depletion report, implying Slattery acted operationally to commission discreet analysis.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Edwards' Bible — Small Symbol, Large Consequence

Not present; mentioned neutrally as the conduit who executed the president's order.

Bob Slattery is referenced by Bartlet as the National Security Advisor who 'got Jack Reese' to prepare the forced‑depletion report; he is an off‑stage enabler of the classified analysis.

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Affiliation

Arkutu-Directed Mob

Paramilitary Violence and Ethnic Massacres in Khundu