'The West Wing' cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
First lady Jill Biden invited cast members from “The West Wing” to the White House to mark the 25th anniversary of the hit drama
By NOMAAN MERCHANT
Published - Sep 20, 2024, 09:58 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:02 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval Office experience to stand at the front of the Rose Garden and give a rousing call to service.
Martin Sheen and others from the cast of “The West Wing,” the hit drama about a liberal president and his staff, were invited by first lady Jill Biden for an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the show.
Sheen exhorted the crowd to find something worth fighting for, “something deeply personal and uncompromising, something that can unite the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh."
His voice and hands rose, his cadence matching perfectly that of President Jed Bartlet, the character Sheen played for seven seasons.
