Farley

Farley haunts the White House's layered past as a staffer who occupied the communications bullpen before Charlie Young's arrival. Charlie's urgent burst into Sam's domain yanks Farley's name from obscurity, thrusting him into an FDR letter probe that ripples through the administration's churning crises. This spectral predecessor embodies institutional memory's stubborn persistence, a neutral fixture in staff turnover whose prior tenure sparks inquiries into hidden legacies amid relentless operational grind.

3 appearances

Farley's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S3E18 · Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Charlie's Urgent Probe into Ex-Staffer Farley

Neutral historical echo

Farley is invoked by Charlie as a spectral ex-staffer from the Communications bullpen's pre-Charlie history, his name surfacing to probe hidden legacies tied to an enigmatic FDR letter amid the …

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S3E18 · Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Ginger Hands Papers to Sam

Neutral legacy invoked with intrigue

Farley emerges solely through Charlie's mention as a former Communications Office staffer predating Charlie, sparking Sam's clarifying question and evoking the White House's layered institutional past.

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S3E18 · Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Bartlet Bonds Heartwarmingly with Tatums Over Unearthed FDR Letter

N/A (mentioned)

Tom Farley invoked by Charlie as FDR's personal aide whom young Alan met, linking past White House access to present miracle without physical presence.

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