President Bartlet's Pack of Cigarettes (Situation Room — S01E03)

Used by President Bartlet during urgent discussions in the Situation Room in Episode 3.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Reluctant Launch — Pericles One Authorized

The President's pack of cigarettes is produced by an officer and slid to Bartlet; it enables a brief humanizing, private gesture (he smokes to steady himself) that punctuates the gravitational weight of the decision and dramatizes his conflicted state.

Before: In an officer's possession, unopened or recently handled, presented to the President.

After: A cigarette removed and smoked by the President; the pack is left handled and opened on the table (physically marked by recent use).

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