Josiah Bartlet

Josiah Edward Bartlet, Ph.D., was the President of the United States in West Wing. He was in office from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that he was the Governor of New Hampshire between 1991 and 1999, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives between 1985 and 1991. He was a very successful politician, having never lost an election. His career in politics spans 36 years, from 1971 to 2007.

In 1991, he was diagnosed with a case of relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis, a fact which he kept secret from most people until he made it public in the middle of his first term as president. Despite receiving heavy criticism from many politicians, his popularity with the American people remained high and he was re-elected in a landslide.

Early life
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Political Career
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Presidency
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Post-presidency
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Cabinet and other positions
SUPREME COURT

Bartlet appointed the following Justices to the Supreme Court:


 * Roberto Mendoza - 2000
 * Evelyn Baker Lang - 2004, first woman to serve as Chief Justice
 * Christopher Mulready - 2004, in a comprise to preserve the ideological balance of the Court, Justice Mulready was "suggested" by Senate Republicans in exchange for Senate approval for Chief Justice Lang.

Real world information
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Richard Nixon
Nixon who was the 37th President and served between 1969 and 1974 is the last real-world President who has been referenced on the show. It is possible that all presidents after him are fictional presidents.

Bill Clinton
In the real timeline Bill Clinton was the 42nd President and would have been in office between 1993 and 2001 which contradicts the West Wing established timeline. He made a special cameo appearance in the West Wing reunion special A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote released in October 15, 2020.

Barack Obama
In the real timeline Barack Obama was the 44th President and would have assume office in 2008. In The West Wing he is replaced by Matthew Santos who assumed office in 2007. Obama's wife, former first-lady Michelle Obama made a special cameo appearance in the West Wing reunion special A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote released in October 15, 2020.