Jack Reese

Jack Reese exits a taxi, listens politely and with amused patience to Donna's frantic plea, discloses a bit of his backstory (submarine duty, prior billet), initially states he's voting for …

Lieutenant Commander Jack Reese arrives from a taxi, answers Donna's barrage with polite bemusement, reveals his recent transfer to Nancy McNally's office, and agrees — without verifying the photocopy — …

Mentioned as Nancy McNally's new military aide and the object of Donna's romantic interest; he is not present but his projected availability drives Donna's request.

Jack Reese is referenced as the object of Donna's romantic interest and as Nancy McNally's new military aide; he does not appear in the scene but his presence motivates Donna's …

Jack Reese enters professionally to deliver the requested CEC briefing, affirms Nancy's assessment about the North Sea exercise and French cooperation, and responds crisply to Bartlet's prompt questions.

Commander Jack Reese enters to deliver the CEC briefing immediately after the seating dispute and memo handoff; he confirms Nancy's reading on the North Sea exercise and answers Bartlet's questions …

Enters at invitation to deliver the CEC briefing, identifies himself, confirms the topic (force-level data-fusion network), answers Bartlet's question about France's posture, and presents as a measured military professional.

Jack listens politely to Josh’s unsolicited sales pitch, reacts with mild amusement and curiosity, affirms he thought Donna’s vote-trading effort was 'cool', and ends the exchange courteously before leaving.

Jack sits at his desk working on a memo, answers Josh's questions about his Arctic posting, politely sets boundaries about romantic entanglements and names his aide to close the subject.

Jack receives Josh, answers work-related questions about an Arctic memo, deflects the matchmaking by asserting he already has an aide, and names Chief Petty Officer Harold Wendell—using dry humor to …

Jack Reese is referenced by Josh as someone another character will meet at the Washington Inn; he is not physically present but his mention anchors off-screen logistics and personal plans …

Jack is mentioned by Josh as being 'already down there' on the Turkey response; he functions as an operational anchor for Josh's assurance and an off‑scene first responder.

Jack is referenced by Josh as already 'down there' — implying he is engaged on-the-ground with the matter; he is not present but his deployment is used to reassure or …

Referenced by Leo and Josh as the military aide who prepared the Forced Depletion Report at the President's request; he is not present but his action precipitates the political exposure.

Jack Reese is referenced as the officer who prepared the Forced Depletion Report; he is not present in the room but is implicated in the leak that fuels the political …

Referenced by Donna as the officer who will wear dress blues, a saber, and multiple decorations to the inaugural balls; he is not present but his ceremonial presence colors the …

Mentioned by Donna as the officer wearing dress blues, saber, and multiple medals; he functions as the subject of the light, humanizing banter rather than as an active participant in …

Named by Slattery as the Pentagon officer who can produce the forced-depletion estimate; not physically present but immediately implicated as the executor of Bartlet's secret order.

Jack is described off-screen as having sealed his office with an NSC lock, meeting at odd hours, and possessing a fax from the Commander of the Seventh Fleet—actions reported by …

Mentioned as the preparer of the forced-depletion report; his analytic work provides the concrete casualty estimates that change the scene's tone.

Commander Jack Reese is referenced as the military aide who produced the forced‑depletion report; his analysis is central to the event's policy revelation though he is not physically present.

Mentioned in conversation: his forced-depletion involvement and abrupt reassignment to Aviano are discussed as collateral damage from Pentagon politics; he is not physically present.

Commander Jack Reese is discussed as having been reassigned to Aviano Air Force Base; his transfer is a focal point in the Pentagon-White House politics revealed during the briefing's fallout.

Referenced as the tangible casualty of interagency politics: staff report he 'got in trouble' and has been reassigned to Aviano after executing an order; he does not appear on-screen but …

Jack Reese is referenced as Donna's boyfriend whose reassignment provoked her anger; he is not present but functions as the trigger for C.J.'s suspicion and the leak narrative.

Mentioned only as contextual geometry—the 'situation with Jack' explains why Donna might have been suspected as the source; Jack's presence is implied to complicate loyalties and motivations.

Referenced by Donna and Josh as the colleague whose late nights and confused on/off-record status triggered the leak; not physically present but central to Donna's defense.

Jack Reese is not present but is invoked by Donna as the on-the-record source: she explains he had been working nights and didn't realize he was 'on the record,' framing …