Toby Ziegler’s moral crusade to secure dignity for an anonymous dead veteran (personal responsibility and conscience) versus institutional indifference and the constraints of White House procedure — a private ethical imperative forcing public, ceremoni...
Toby Ziegler’s moral crusade to secure dignity for an anonymous dead veteran (personal responsibility and conscience) versus institutional indifference and the constraints of White House procedure — a private ethical imperative forcing public, ceremonial response.
Events in This Arc
A light, petty White House morning — staff argue over holiday pageant details and whether the millennium begins in 2000 or 2001 — is interrupted when Ginger announces a call …
Under the Washington Bridge, an awkward Toby penetrates a soup line and finds George Hufnagle, the slow-speaking brother of Walter — a homeless man who died wearing Toby's coat. Toby …
A quiet, elegiac montage closes the episode: the boys' choir sings 'Little Drummer Boy' as Bartlet confronts Toby about arranging military honors for a homeless Korean War vet found in …