Object
Sam's Recommendation Packet (typed multi‑page recommendation — S1E14 'Take This Sabbath Day')
A compact stack of letter‑size pages—typed bullets and short paragraphs with margin annotations in blue and black ink—softened at the edges from handling and bearing a few folded corners. The packet sits on Sam's desk as a visible recommendation intended for the President: characters glance at it, Sam references its lines while arguing, and its presence anchors the room's debate. In the hallway/Roosevelt Room sequence staffers (Josh, Toby, Sam) treat the packet as the artefact to be forwarded; military and congressional interlocutors (Major Tate, Major Thompson) dismiss its tactical viability, leaving the document's political fate unresolved.
2 appearances
Purpose
To organize Sam's evidence and arguments into a formal written recommendation that can be shown to senior staff and submitted to the President.
Significance
Serves as the tangible locus of staff idealism and procedural hope—a paper embodiment of the push for reform that catalyzes confrontation with institutional limits. Its placement on Sam's desk and intended forwarding to the President dramatize the gap between moral urgency and legal/political reality, marking a turning point in tactical options and foreshadowing presidential choice.
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