White House Homage
The Obama Administration were obviously big fans of The West Wing. In 2014, they even took an element of the show and incorporated it into real life. They hosted their own version of the show’s “Big Block of Cheese Day”. This was to allow regular Americans ask questions to various White House officials. Although, unlike on the show this would take place online not face to face. The announcement for this special day was announced via video which called upon several West Wing stars including Bradley Whitford and Joshua Malina. They also held one the next two years as well. The event is described as “like Reddit, but without the weird stuff.” Some of the government officials who answered questions included Vice President Joe Biden, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, First Lady Michelle Obama, HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, Senator Cory Booker, and various other political heavyweights.
