West Wing (TV) Characters Counterparts in Real Life

West Wing Seasons 1- 3
White House as of November 22, 2013

President	Josiah "Jed" Bartlet	Barack Obama
First Lady	Abbey Bartlet	Michelle Obama
Vice President	John Hoynes	Joe Biden
Chief of Staff	Leo McGarry	Denis McDonough
Deputy Chief of Staff	Josh Lyman	Rob Nabors
Communi- cations Director	Toby Ziegler	Jennifer Palmieri
Press Secretary	C.J. Cregg	Jay Carney
Deputy Communi- cations Director	Sam Seaborn	Jen Psaki
Personal Assistant to the President	Charlie Young	Reggie Love