"b Which actor played the US president in the TV series ""The West Wing""?"
The West Wing The final two seasons presented a narrative change, with the focus of the show divided between plots in the West Wing with President Bartlet and his remaining senior staffers and plots revolving around the rest of the main cast on the campaign trail for the 2006 election. The series developed following the success of 1995 theatrical film "The American President", for which Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay, and in which Martin Sheen played the White House Chief of Staff. Unused plot elements from the film and a suggestion from Akiva Goldsman inspired Sorkin to create "The West Wing". According to
The West Wing Parry-Giles and Shawn J. Parry-Giles (2006), "The West Wing (TV Milestones Series)" by Janet McCabe (2012), and Claire Handscombe's "Walk with Us: How the West Wing Changed Our Lives" (2016). In 2010, Twitter accounts for many of the primary characters on "The West Wing" began to appear, including accounts for President Bartlet, Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry, Matt Santos and Mrs. Landingham. While Twitter accounts for fictional characters are not uncommon, "The West Wing" accounts are notable for mixing a fictional timeline and commentary on real world events. Tweets from the fictional characters have been featured on "The Rachel Maddow Show",