Smithsonian

National Historical Exhibitions and Cultural Controversy

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Smithsonian curators Evan Woodkirk and Mary Kline ignite White House tempests defending their Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary exhibit—unflinching panels decry WWII posters as racist ('The Sowers' Japanese barbarians), a child's charred lunchbox brands 'America's Vengeance'—against USF veterans' boycott fury over perceived anti-American slant. Toby grills them in conference rooms, proposes vet-director showdowns; C.J. blasts parallels to moral betrayals; Bartlet mandates presidential visit to bridge divides, thrusting the institution into presidential crisis mediation.

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S1E18

Escalating Extremist Threats Against the First Daughter

In a Secret Service conference room Ron Butterfield briefs agents on a chilling escalation: a detained man threatened to blow up the Smithsonian to force …

S3E8

Toby Alerts CJ to Veterans' Boycott Threat

In the hallway outside the briefing room, as CJ processes the shocking lawsuit query, Toby intercepts her with urgent news: a veterans' group is threatening …

S3E8

Toby Grills Smithsonian Curators on Veterans' Pearl Harbor Boycott

Toby Ziegler meets Smithsonian curators Evan Woodkirk and Mary Kline in a White House conference room to probe the veterans' boycott of the Pearl Harbor …

S3E8

Leo Interrupts Toby's Smithsonian Meeting with Mad Cow Crisis Alert

As Toby presses Smithsonian curators Evan Woodkirk and Mary Kline on veterans' boycott of the Pearl Harbor exhibit, Leo knocks urgently and pulls Toby into …

S3E8

Curators Fiercely Defend Smithsonian Exhibit Against Toby's Skepticism

In a tense conference room meeting, Smithsonian curators Mary and Evan push back against Toby's implied criticism of the Pearl Harbor exhibit as anti-American. Mary …

S3E8

C.J.'s Nazi-Qumar Analogy Explodes in Veterans' Meeting

C.J. slips unnoticed into the Mural Room during Toby's tense meeting with USF veterans protesting the Smithsonian's Pearl Harbor exhibit. Eavesdropping on debates over atomic …

S3E8

C.J.'s Sarcastic Qumar Briefing Amid Toby's Silent Apology

C.J. enters the press room with commanding presence, seating reporters as she opens with lighthearted birthday cake pleasantries before rattling off schedule updates: the President's …