Toby's George Washington Quotes Research File

Ginger thrusts the pre-ordered research file into Toby's grip amid the night's taut bullpen hum, its pages crackling as he rifles through to unleash George Washington's fierce words on national unity and merit-bound college admissions. Toby's voice sharpens, hurling quotes like blades at C.J.'s quota skepticism, her defenses cracking under historical weight before personal fractures erupt.

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Purpose

Delivers historical research quotes from George Washington to bolster Toby's argument against affirmative action skepticism during heated debate.

Significance

Ignites explosive policy clash that shatters into C.J.'s raw confession of her father's dementia, fusing ideological fire with intimate guilt and administration soul-searching.

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

Toby Presses C.J. on Affirmative Action, Unveiling Father's Dementia

Ginger delivers the pre-ordered research file to Toby in the hallway; he reads George Washington's quotes on national unity and college admissions aloud from it outside then inside C.J.'s office, wielding it as ammunition in their affirmative action debate to challenge her quota skepticism before her personal pivot.

Before: Held by Ginger, prepared per Toby's prior request

After: In Toby's possession, partially read and utilized

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