Red Covering Cloth for the Oversized Edwards Bible

A red cloth drapes over the enormous, multi-lingual John Edwards Bible, hiding its bulky shape during transport. Charlie escorts Adam Kent as he carries the covered Bible into the West Wing's Northwest Lobby. Bartlet critiques its size, stressing the First Lady must lift it easily. Adam Kent removes the cloth to unveil the Bible, shifting focus from ceremony to practicality.

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Purpose

Conceals and protects the Oversized Edwards Bible during escort and presentation until Adam Kent unveils it

Significance

The cloth's reveal sparks Bartlet's humorous riff on the Bible's logistics, deflating pomp and injecting normalcy into crisis preparations while underscoring his drive for control

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

The Oversized Edwards Bible

A red covering cloth drapes the enormous pulpit folio during transport and conceals the Bible's bulk until the dramatic reveal. It functions as protective wrapping and a theatrical device for the unveiling, signaling the transition from delivery to inspection.

Before: Draped over the oversized Bible on a table being carried into the Northwest Lobby; protecting and disguising the object's size.

After: Pulled back and removed for inspection; likely folded or set aside while the Bible is examined and transported to the Blue Room.

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