Object
Dwarf Wheat (Illustrative Varietal Reference)
Dwarf wheat stalks surge into the charged portico dialogue through Bartlet's vivid anecdote on Norman Borlaug's breakthrough—a short-statured cereal varietal packing denser yields, slashing lodging risks. No physical sheaf graces the marble; characters lean into the verbal invocation, eyes sharpening as Leo, Charlie, Mrs. Landingham, and C.J. absorb its rhetorical punch amid Nimbala's televised desperation and Ainsley Hayes's dismantling of Sam.
2 appearances
Purpose
Bred agricultural varietal yielding compact, high-output grain to combat hunger; deployed here as verbal exemplar fueling moral urgency on global policy.
Significance
Ignites Bartlet's conviction, bridging Borlaug's miracles to current crises—HIV pleas and political reckonings—propelling his bold pivot to recruit Hayes despite staff friction.
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