Mrs. Landingham's Beer Bottle (long‑neck glass — Roosevelt Room, S01E05)

A nondescript long‑neck glass beer bottle, unbranded and small enough to cradle in one hand; likely opened and partially consumed, the glass carries the residual warmth of a human grip. The bottle's label is indistinct, its contents amber and effervescent. Mrs. Landingham holds and carries it through the Roosevelt Room meeting; President Bartlet briefly snatches it in an affectionate, joking exchange before returning it. The bottle functions as a tactile focus — weight shifts when transferred, fingers tap the glass during banter, and the casual posture around it punctures formal stiffness in the room.

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S1E5 · The Crackpots and These Women

Basketball, Beer and Reassurance

Mrs. Landingham carries a bottle of beer through the reception; Bartlet teases her and briefly takes the bottle, using it as a tangible prop to puncture formality, invite domestic familiarity, and sharpen the playful tone before the private exchange.

Before: In Mrs. Landingham's hand, opened and being carried through the reception area.

After: Returned to Mrs. Landingham after a brief, teasing confiscation by the President; unchanged physically but narratively used to anchor conviviality.

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S1E5 · The Crackpots and These Women

Teasing, Truths, and Quiet Reassurance

A small, unbranded beer bottle acts as a tactile prop for intimacy and levity: Bartlet teases the woman carrying it, physically takes it to puncture formality, then returns it — the exchange underlines familial teasing and diffuses tension before the private conversation.

Before: In Mrs. Landingham's hand at the reception side table, partly consumed and held casually as part of the social gathering.

After: Returned to Mrs. Landingham's possession after the President's tease; unchanged in condition but narratively charged by the brief, affectionate seizure.

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S1E5 · The Crackpots and These Women

C.J. Debunks the Wolf Myth / Toby's Reckoning with Bartlet

Mrs. Landingham carries a bottle of beer through the reception, which Bartlet briefly takes in a teasing exchange. The bottle functions as a domestic prop that punctuates informality and underlines the residence-as-family tone during the heavier personnel revelation.

Before: In Mrs. Landingham's hand as she mingles; unopened or partially consumed but actively held.

After: Returned to Mrs. Landingham's possession after Bartlet's playful handling; remains a benign prop in the convivial space.

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S1E5 · The Crackpots and These Women

Toby's Quiet Reckoning with the President

Mrs. Landingham's bottle of beer functions as a tactile prop in the reception's early banter: Bartlet playfully takes the bottle during their exchange, punctuating the informality that frames the later private confession.

Before: In Mrs. Landingham's hand, being carried through the reception space as a conversational prop.

After: Returned to Mrs. Landingham's possession; remains a background element of the convivial setting.

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