'West Wing' Honors Presidents Day: Splaine
February 13, 2026·11 days ago·via Seacoastonline.com
On Presidents Day, columnist Splaine spotlights *The West Wing*, Aaron Sorkin's iconic NBC drama that ran from 1999 to 2006, glamorizing life in the White House under a fictional Democratic President Josiah Bartlet. The series follows Bartlet's staff navigating legislative battles, scandals, midterm elections, assassination attempts, Supreme Court fights, and foreign policy crises - all while portraying big government as the heroic fix for America's woes.
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