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Saturday, January 19th 2019
Ahead of inauguration, a presidential get-together in the White House
With less than a day left in his presidency, President Glen Allen Walken presided over the meeting of the most exclusive club in the world today in the Oval Office as he met with his two living predecessors and incoming successor.
"We're about to induct our newest member tomorrow after all that hazing with the recount and Electoral College." the president joked as he introduced President-elect Sam Seaborn and former presidents D. Wire Newman and Matt Santos to the assembled press. The two former presidents, in Washington for both Seaborn's private and public inaugurations, expressed confidence in the incoming Seaborn administration. Santos, in whose administration Seaborn served as deputy chief of staff, said that he knew Seaborn would do a "great job" and that he was sure that the late President Josiah Bartlet, who served as Seaborn's mentor during his time as a White House speechwriter, would be proud.
Newman, the oldest member of the "club" at 88 years of age and who left the presidency in 1991, remarked on the Oval Office color scheme that Walken had chosen.
"I see you've redecorated," the former president said, looking around the office. "I don't like it."
For his part, Seaborn was upbeat, saying he was in "great company" and told President Newman that he would "look into changing the decor." Afterwords, the four met privately for fifteen minutes before Newman and Santos departed.
Notably absent from the meeting was former Vice President George Bush, who served as acting president from 1985 to 1987 after Ronald Reagan was rendered comatose by a stroke. White House spokesmen explained that Bush had declined to appear in the photo, but would attend Seaborn's inauguration tomorrow before returning to his Massachusetts home. The 90 year-old former vice president has battled a series of health problems in the past few years, including being treated for high blood pressure, blood clots and having part of his left lung removed in 2015.
Left to right: Former president D. Wire Newman, President Glen Allen Walken, President-elect Sam Seaborn and former president Matt Santos
Photo credits: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Rob Lowe, Jimmy Smits
Saturday, January 19th 2019
Ahead of inauguration, a presidential get-together in the White House
With less than a day left in his presidency, President Glen Allen Walken presided over the meeting of the most exclusive club in the world today in the Oval Office as he met with his two living predecessors and incoming successor.
"We're about to induct our newest member tomorrow after all that hazing with the recount and Electoral College." the president joked as he introduced President-elect Sam Seaborn and former presidents D. Wire Newman and Matt Santos to the assembled press. The two former presidents, in Washington for both Seaborn's private and public inaugurations, expressed confidence in the incoming Seaborn administration. Santos, in whose administration Seaborn served as deputy chief of staff, said that he knew Seaborn would do a "great job" and that he was sure that the late President Josiah Bartlet, who served as Seaborn's mentor during his time as a White House speechwriter, would be proud.
Newman, the oldest member of the "club" at 88 years of age and who left the presidency in 1991, remarked on the Oval Office color scheme that Walken had chosen.
"I see you've redecorated," the former president said, looking around the office. "I don't like it."
For his part, Seaborn was upbeat, saying he was in "great company" and told President Newman that he would "look into changing the decor." Afterwords, the four met privately for fifteen minutes before Newman and Santos departed.
Notably absent from the meeting was former Vice President George Bush, who served as acting president from 1985 to 1987 after Ronald Reagan was rendered comatose by a stroke. White House spokesmen explained that Bush had declined to appear in the photo, but would attend Seaborn's inauguration tomorrow before returning to his Massachusetts home. The 90 year-old former vice president has battled a series of health problems in the past few years, including being treated for high blood pressure, blood clots and having part of his left lung removed in 2015.
Left to right: Former president D. Wire Newman, President Glen Allen Walken, President-elect Sam Seaborn and former president Matt Santos
Photo credits: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Rob Lowe, Jimmy Smits
