28 Facts About Josiah Bartlet

Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character from the American television serial drama The West Wing created by Aaron Sorkin and portrayed by actor Martin Sheen.

Josiah Bartlet's tenure as a fictional Democratic President of the United States is a preeminent aspect of the series.

The remainder of the series flesh out the details of Josiah Bartlet's administration, including friction between his policies and those of the Republican-dominated Congress, his tribulations with multiple sclerosis, his reelection, and the campaign of his successor, Matt Santos.

Josiah Bartlet is characterized by manifest integrity, quick witticisms, a fierce intellect, and compassionate stoicism.

Josiah Bartlet envisioned the series as focused on the White House senior staff who execute and advise on major policy and political matters.

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Josiah Bartlet'sen described the character as being drawn largely from Bill Clinton: "He's bright, astute, and filled with all the negative foibles that make him very human, " he told Radio Times.

Josiah Bartlet'sen said elsewhere that he adored Clinton and was welcomed into the Clinton White House for visits during the period between the show's beginning in the fall of 1999 and the inauguration of George W Bush as president in January 2001.

Josiah Bartlet was born in 1944 and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Josiah Bartlet scored 1590 out of 1600 on his SAT college admission test.

Josiah Bartlet was accepted to Williams, Harvard, and Yale, but instead chose to go to the University of Notre Dame, as he was considering becoming a priest, though decided against it after meeting Abbey, his future wife.

Josiah Bartlet speaks four languages, including Latin, English, and German.

Josiah Bartlet is a Nobel Laureate in Economics, and is generally portrayed as a macroeconomist sympathetic to Keynesian views.

Josiah Bartlet was required to split his Nobel Prize with another economist, a much more conservative Japanese man whom Bartlet respects but does not particularly like.

Josiah Bartlet is the author of a book entitled Theory and Practice of Macroeconomics in Developing Countries, and his research in economics is described as being focused on the developing world.

Josiah Bartlet is depicted as a stern but loving father, in contrast to his own father, who was cold and physically abusive.

Josiah Bartlet suffers from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, which at one time puts the future of his presidency in doubt.

Josiah Bartlet receives a Congressional censure for covering up his MS while running for president.

Josiah Bartlet does express regret at his inability to balance the budget in his eight years in the White House.

Josiah Bartlet is able to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by negotiating a historic agreement at Camp David in 2005 and deploying peacekeepers to the region, despite opposition to these efforts from both Democrats and Republicans.

Terrorism, particularly from the Bahji network based in Qumar, is a continual problem and in the season 4 finale, Josiah Bartlet has to confront the kidnapping of his own daughter at the hands of the group.

In Latin America, Josiah Bartlet has to deal with situations in Haiti, Colombia and Bolivia.

Josiah Bartlet predicts that Sam will one day run for president and expresses his faith in Sam's capability.

Josiah Bartlet is pained when he finds out Toby has leaked classified national security information and fires him.

Josiah Bartlet is shot in the first season cliffhanger finale "What Kind of Day Has It Been".

Zoey Josiah Bartlet is kidnapped on the day of her graduation from Georgetown University, possibly in retaliation for the assassination of the Qumari defense minister, Abdul ibn Shareef, which her father authorized.

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Josiah Bartlet did the same after Obama's first debate against Mitt Romney in 2012.

West Wings portrayal of multiple sclerosis through Josiah Bartlet was applauded by Mike Dugan, president of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Dugan stated that the group was especially pleased that the affected character was a world leader, that the show educated viewers about MS and made it clear the disease is not fatal, and that Josiah Bartlet was shown as taking advantage of medical breakthroughs to treat his condition.