The West Wing staged as a civics lesson

Martin Sheen (left), who reprises his role as The West Wing's President Josiah Bartlet, in the stage performance of Hartsfield's Landing, which premiered on HBO Max on Thursday.
Martin Sheen (above), who reprises his role as The West Wing's President Josiah Bartlet, in the stage performance of Hartsfield's Landing, which premiered on HBO Max on Thursday. PHOTO: STREAM SOURCE TRAILERS
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The episode Hartsfield's Landing, from the third season of The West Wing, first aired in February 2002.

Mr Donald Trump was still two years from joining The West Wing (1999 to 2006) on NBC with The Apprentice (2004 to 2017) - his main television gig at the time was co-starring with Grimace in a commercial for the McDonald's Big 'N Tasty burger.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 21, 2020, with the headline The West Wing staged as a civics lesson. Subscribe

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