Object
Vending Machine (White House Residence — conversational reference)
A tall coin/card‑activated snack-and-beverage vending machine (metal housing, glass front, staggered staggered rows of packaged items and cans, illuminated selection panel and button/selector interface) that is invoked rhetorically during a convivial late‑night gathering in the White House residence. The object is never physically handled on screen; its presence functions as a social touchstone and conversational shorthand that punctures banter and grounds the informal, domestic atmosphere among the President and staff. Referenced in The West Wing S01E05 ("The Crackpots and These Women").
3 appearances
Purpose
To dispense prepackaged snacks or beverages to users upon payment or activation.
Significance
Functions primarily as a rhetorical device that shades the reception's convivial tone and serves as an offhand example in dialogue; it does not drive plot action or bear established ownership within the provided material.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used