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Martin Sheen reacts as he sees the final moments of the late John Spencer on screen for the first time in the final season of “The West Wing.”
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For some it is Bill Pullman out of Independence DayFor others it is Michael Douglas out of The American President. In fact, there are quite a few fictional presidents of the United States on screen who can be said to have had an impact on pop culture. But we will humbly say that none of them have come anywhere close to the influence of Martin SheenPresident Josiah Bartlet (from Aaron Sorkin‘S The western wing) on our pop culture and our political landscape. President Bartlet was not just an amazing character on a great television show – he became the standard by which we measure our hopes and dreams for what politics and politicians should be, rather than what they were (at least on the Republican side). In Washington, DC, last week on Saturday, an event was held to honor the release of Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to Allison JanneyPress Officer CJ Cregg) and Mary McCormack(Deputy National Security Advisor Kate Harper) new book What’s next: A backstage pass to The West Wing, its cast and crew, and its lasting legacySheen even had the opportunity to exchange greetings during a visit to the South Lawn of the White House – and Sheen plans to appear in the campaign trailer for the vice presidency Kamala Harris and Governor of Minnesota. Tim Walz before the elections in November.
When we learned that Sheen and MCormack would be moving to MSNBC, Inside with Jen Psaki to talk about the popular series, the book and the upcoming presidential election, it was a given that we would watch it. What we didn’t expect was the hard kick we would get right at the start when Sheen was given the opportunity to show what he said was the last filmed scene of the late Emmy winner John Spencer – his last time on camera as Leo McGarry. Spencer died on December 16, 2005, from complications of a heart attack – while “Running Mates” and “The Cold” were in post-production at the time of his death. The actor’s death was officially incorporated into the series during the show’s seventh and final season, with vice presidential candidate McGarry (who ran alongside him) Jimmy Smith‘ Presidential candidate Matt Santos) suffered a heart attack on election night.
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