C.J.'s Air Force One Press Seating Folder

C.J. surges into her office, folder slicing toward Carol's desk in a brisk thrust—crisp pages bulging with seating charts for AP, Reuters, Agence France aboard Air Force One. Fingers brush in taut handoff amid Josh's hovering urgency, Leo's shadowed presence, and Bartlet's unseen grief, the sheaf's mundane heft yanking staff from emotional abyss into logistical churn under fluorescent glare.

2 appearances

Purpose

Details seating arrangements for key press outlets aboard Air Force One to coordinate travel logistics.

Significance

Anchors C.J.'s iron multitasking amid Bartlet's MS crisis and Mrs. Landingham's raw loss, a prosaic pivot hurling senior staff from profound sorrow into the administration's merciless operational tempo, foreshadowing press scrums aloft.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

C.J. Delegates Air Force One Press Seating to Carol

C.J. physically hands this bulging folder to Carol at her desk, its contents specifying coveted Air Force One seats for AP, Reuters, and Agence France—transforming abstract logistics into a concrete task that propels crisis coverage while starkly contrasting emotional devastation with bureaucratic momentum in the administration's grief-stricken grind.

Before: Held by C.J. during entry, fully prepared with seating charts

After: Transferred to Carol's possession at her desk, queued for immediate processing

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Josh Pitches Fiery Tobacco Release; CJ Shelves It for Haiti, Both Note Bartlet's Absence

C.J. thrusts the bulging Air Force One seating folder at Carol, dictating prime spots for AP, Reuters, Agence France amid Haiti frenzy—symbolizing relentless logistical grind yanking staff from grief into crisis machinery, priming wire services for airborne briefings.

Before: In C.J.'s possession upon office entry

After: Handed off to Carol at her desk for execution

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