Object

Oval Office Photo‑Op Armchairs (Ceremonial Seating)

Ceremonial armchairs in the Oval Office used by the President and visiting dignitaries for seating during credentialing/photo‑op events; appears in 'The State Dinner' interacting with named characters.

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Purpose

Provide formal, camera‑ready seating for the President and visiting heads of state during staged diplomatic photo‑ops and press photographs.

Significance

Serve as the physical locus for diplomatic optics and emotional friction: the chairs fix both leaders in a framed tableau whose composure the protest and ensuing revelations repeatedly breach, turning ceremonial seating into a narrative fulcrum that exposes political vulnerability and escalates media risk.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Curt Diplomacy and a Quiet Naval Redeployment

The matched armchairs physically stage the intimate diplomatic theater, forcing proximity between Bartlet and Siguto; their ceremonial presence makes the guest's monosyllables feel amplified and exposes the discomfort of both men to the press.

Before: Set on the Oval Office rug, occupied by Bartlet and Siguto for the photo‑op.

After: Still in place as the photo‑op dissolves and Bartlet returns, carrying residual awkwardness.

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