Peyton Harrison

Peyton Cabot Harrison III is the subject of celebration though not physically present; staff recite his pedigree and treat him as an ideal nominee, the focal point of immediate tactical …

Peyton Cabot Harrison III is the absent focal point of the celebration: repeatedly named and lauded for elite credentials, he is the object of the staff's triumph though not physically …

Absent physically but central as the nomination’s referent: subject of vetting orders, rhetorical praise, and the target of communications strategy; his reputation is both the prize and the potential vulnerability.

Peyton Harrison is not present but is explicitly referenced as the presumed choice. The conversation treats him as the consequential object of presidential calculation, shaping the moral and political critique …

Peyton Harrison is the subject whose nomination is at stake; he does not speak, but his delivered archival papers become the immediate object of vetting—his reputation and confirmation prospects hang …

Peyton Harrison is not present but is the immediate subject of the crisis: the memo attributed to him calls into question his suitability for the Court and forces the administration …

Peyton Harrison is not present, but his authorship and legal views are the subject of the encounter; the paper functions as a proxy for him, instantly placing his candidacy under …

Harrison receives and scans the papers, answers Bartlet's direct question with a chuckle and a short affirmative — a casual, almost cavalier admission that reveals candor but also a lack …

Judge Peyton Harrison receives the papers, examines them, laughs softly, and admits authorship with a brief, deferential response—projecting calm candor and composure under direct presidential questioning.

Peyton Harrison defends a strict textualist jurisprudence, calmly insisting that because the Constitution does not explicitly create a right to privacy, such a right cannot constitutionally exist — even when …

Peyton Harrison answers precisely and politely, defending a strict textualist posture while conceding personal preference; he distinguishes between what he likes and what the Constitution permits him to remedy as …

Peyton Harrison defends a strict textualist stance, rejects judicial enforcement of natural law, bristles at questioning, cites polling and expected easy confirmation as evidence of his suitability, and exits the …

Peyton Harrison appears on the periphery of the event: he objects to Sam's implication, calls the questioning rude, invokes constitutional fidelity, and exits the Oval under strained civility.

Peyton Harrison is referenced only as the comparative standard—elite pedigree and clerkship highlighted on the side-by-side—serving as the foil to Mendoza's background in the staff argument.

Peyton Harrison stands inside the closed mural room and speaks first, cutting off the aide's presence with a curt dismissal; he requests privacy, asks for coffee, and then awkwardly tries …

Sits for a job interview, answers Bartlet's questions professionally, reacts politely to his self-disclosure, and leaves with the impression she made a positive connection.

Sitting for a secretarial interview; answers questions about past work with poise, receives the President's candid admission about memory, and exits the intimate exchange as the room shifts to crisis …