Object

C.J.'s Glossy Lectern Cue Sheet (State Dinner — S1E07)

Visual aid for State Dinner press event lectern (S1E07), featuring thumbnail images and slide numbers; not related to financial or budget matters.

2 appearances

Purpose

To function as a concise visual and textual prompt for the press secretary—organizing slide order, cue lines and brief talking points at the lectern during press briefings.

Significance

Serves as a tangible instrument of ceremonial optics and professional control; its abandonment marks the collapse of surface image into urgent governance, signaling a shift from managed visuals to active crisis management and revealing C.J.'s dual role as image-maker and crisis manager.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E7 · The State Dinner

Ceremonial Optics Collide with Emergencies

C.J. uses the slide sheet as her prompt and visual cue for the ceremonial briefing; it anchors the fashion rundown and is the prop that contrasts with the later operational bulletins.

Before: On C.J.'s hands and desk as she reads through fashion and slide notes in the briefing room.

After: Abandoned as staff move into the hallway and bullpen; left behind as ceremony yields to crisis triage.

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Three Crises, One State Dinner

C.J.'s printed slide sheet functions as the visible anchor for the fashion briefing; she references it while reciting gown, shoes and accessory details, lending ritual authority to aesthetic items before the room pivots to crises.

Before: On C.J.'s person/desk in the Press Briefing Room, actively being consulted.

After: Set aside as the conversation shifts from ceremonial content to urgent operational triage; no longer the central focus.

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