Watch The West Wing cast help introduce the White House's Big Block of Cheese Day
It's BYOC — Bring Your Own Cheese — on Jan. 21, 2015.
The White House's second-annual Big Block of Cheese Day will feature senior officials answering online questions from U.S. citizens. Originally a first-season storyline on political drama The West Wing, Big Block of Cheese Day is an homage to the time President Andrew Jackson actually brought a huge slab of cheddar to the White House and invited citizens to come by, carve off some cheese, and discuss the pressing issues of the day.
You can read more about the history behind the odd event here, but wouldn't it be more fun to see characters from The West Wing badger actual Press Secretary Josh Earnest about the tradition? Good — check it out in the video, below. —Sarah Eberspacher
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