AIDS Conference

The AIDS Conference clamps down on White House staff with multi-day ferocity—sessions hammer through debates, parties thrum with high-stakes networking, receptions pull aides into public crossfire. C.J. Cregg buckles under its weight, collapsing from exhaustion yet shoving health aside to prioritize room logistics and ongoing obligations; Sam probes boundaries on what enters its pressure cooker. No hierarchy emerges, only raw professional vise crushing personal limits, fueling burnout while dictating duties and public-facing gambits amid legal shadows and staff friction.