We know. We know.

        Over and over, we've heard readers say they wished Josiah Bartlet were moving into the White House.

        Considering that he doesn't exist — except in the scripts of television's The West Wing — that probably won't happen.

        But there's always a chance you'll see signs of him and his fictitious, idealistic staff in real people in almost-real Washington D.C. — or in your local newspaper.

        While organizational charts won't match up line-for-line, title-for-title, there are correlations from television to real people with real responsibilities in the up-and-coming George W. Bush administration. Here's a look at who is who in both administrations:

On TV

Martin Sheen

    • President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen). First-term New Hampshire Democrat with deep convictions and country-lawyer charisma; Nobel laureate in economics.

    • Vice President John Hoynes (Tim Matheson). Seldom seen, often stubborn.

    • White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry (John Spencer). Street smart; politically savvy workaholic and recovering alcoholic; Bartlet's closest ally and confidant.

    • Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford)
Skilled strategist, often over-opinionated; helped get Bartlet elected.

    • Communications Director Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff). Smart as a whip, with a cynical sense of humor.

    • Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe)
Politically-bent, with much to learn; dedicated to crafting appropriate presidential responses to variety of situations.

    • Press Secretary C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney). Fired from lucrative Hollywood public-relations job on the day she was tapped for Bartlett's campaign.

    • Presidential Personal Aide Charlie Young (Dule Hill). African-American straight-arrow and youngest member of the crew; involved with the president's daughter.

    • First Lady Abby Bartlet (Stockard Channing). Strong partner (with an M.D.) intent on protecting her husband where he needs protecting.

    • Zoey Bartlet, the president's daughter (Elisabeth Moss). Typical, bright, liberal-minded college student .


In D.C.

George W. Bush

    • President-elect George W. Bush. Ex-governor of Texas; son of former President George Bush.

    • Vice President-elect Dick Cheney.
Former Secretary of Defense, former White House chief of staff and a six-term congressman.

    • White House Chief of Staff, Andrew Card. Former automobile-industry lobbyist, then transportation secretary under George W's dad.
    • Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten & Joe Hagin. Domestic-policy adviser during the campaign (Bolten)
Indian Hill resident; appointments secretary to George W's dad in late 1980s and early '90s; former vice president for corporate affairs at Chiquita Brands International Inc. (Hagin).

    • TBA

    • Karen Hughes, counselor to the president, closest counterpart to TV's deputy communications director. Former TV reporter; former Texas Republican Party executive director.

    • Press secretary Ari Fleischer.
Graduate, Middlebury College, Vermont; worked for Elizabeth Dole's presidential campaign in 1999.

    • TBA

    • First lady Laura Bush. Literacy advocate, former teacher and librarian.

    • President's twin daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush.
Named for their grandmothers; freshmen at Yale (Barbara) and University of Texas at Austin (Jenna).        

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