Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet, a dream candidate. (David Rose / NBCUniversal via Getty Images) As another terrifyingly significant presidential election nears, it’s hard not to fantasize ...

Yes, I know this is extremely naive; yes, I’m aware that Bartlet was problematic in plenty of ways, as were his staffers; and yes, I know that “The West Wing” was, in many ways, a liberal ...

The West Wing's season 1 introduces the entire Bartlet administration, from the President to Josh, Sam, CJ, Toby, Leo, and beyond. But once those introductions are over, the cast is set in their ...

“Let Bartlet Be Bartlet” became the credo with which the administration handled the next term and a half. For better or worse, it started here. “Noël” (Season 2, Episode 10) ...

When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy to rival the show's iconic walk and talks.

No, it's not a glitch in the matrix: President Bartlet from hit show "The West Wing" (aka actor Martin Sheen) greeted real-life President Biden outside the White House Thursday. Why it matters: D ...

Martin Sheen (left) played President Josiah Bartlet in “The West Wing.” “But by and large, in popular culture, our leaders are portrayed either as Machiavellian or as dolts, right?

Like Biden, Sorkin wrote, Bartlet also faced the question of whether or not to run for re-election. The screenwriter noted that his character triumphantly decided to run, ...

NEWBURYPORT — After being put on indefinite hold last year, the city’s initial $2.6 million plan to spruce up the Bartlet Mall might get underway two years from now, albeit ...