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Eastern Time Zone
C.J. cites the Eastern Time Zone to anchor press banter aboard Air Force One's cabin at night, declaring it 9:25 p.m. Eastern amid jet-lagged confusion. Reporters grasp for synchronization as the reference grounds White House tempo, only for Lieutenant Colonel Caplan's PA alert to cut through—left turn, holding pattern, ground problem at Andrews—snapping casual disorientation into crisis tension.
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S4E19
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Time-Zone Banter Cut by Flight-Deck Alert
The Eastern Time Zone is invoked by C.J. to anchor the press's temporal reference; it serves as the small, civilian attempt at order that the flight-deck announcement immediately overrides.
Atmosphere
A comforting, mundane reference point that contrasts with the more consequential temporal pressures in the meeting room.
Functional Role
Temporal anchor for press coordination and conversational clarity.
Symbolic Significance
Signals the tension between subjective experience of time (jet lag) and clock-bound political deadlines.
Mentioned verbally as a coordinating detail
Relies on passengers' external sense (looking out a window) for validation
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