"I just got a couple of ideas for episodes just walking around the White House," Sorkin said.Welcome back to the Bartlet administration.The cast and crew of The West Wing reunited to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary at the White House,

Sorkin denies that “The West Wing” was intended to preach liberalism or any other political perspective. “The show doesn’t exist so that I can make a point about the census or anything else,” he said. “Writers have been telling stories about kings and palaces for centuries. This was another one.”