Object
Oval Office Perimeter Upholstered Couch (2-3 Seat)
; distinct from President Bartlet's single-seat armchair, serving as low-profile multi-person seating
19 appearances
Purpose
Provide informal seating and a low staging surface in the Oval Office for private conversations, brief rest, and temporary placement of small items.
Significance
Functions as the intimate emotional pivot where the President moves from personal, fatherly response to the mechanics of crisis management; the couch frames private banter, absorbs embodied relief, and permits the scene’s tonal shift when Fitzwallace and Mrs. Landingham reassert operational duties.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used