Big Block of Cheese Day, a White House tradition made popular on an episode of The West Wing, happened again this week. According to a punny press release from the White House, Wednesday marks the ...

On Friday, the White House announced that it is holding a Big Block of Cheese Day again. It will happen on the Internet on Jan. 21, the day after President Obama's State of the Union address.

The Big Block of Cheese was, more than anything else—perhaps just as it is today—a political tool, earnest and cynical in equal measure. Here is the real story (or, ...

Top White House officials took questions from the public Wednesday via social media in the second annual Big Block of Cheese Day, described by the Obama administration as being "feta than ever." ...

The only thing that would make Big Block of Cheese Day more exciting is a real wheel of cheddar in the White House, in true 1837 fashion. However, lots and lots of cheese jokes somewhat make up ...

Aaron Sorkin is on the record in favor of plagiarism, so I am going to plagiarize him without worrying about it too much. “Andrew Jackson, in the main foyer of the White House, had a two-ton block of ...

That cheese tradition was then popularized by the TV show "The West Wing," which featured episodes where the fictional Bartlet administration hosted a "Big Block of Cheese Day" to meet with ...

With the help of 'The West Wing' cast, President Barack Obama brought back an event from the Jackson Presidency in the form of an online town hall.

It's cost-effective, helps feed a big family or gathering, and is perfect if you just really love cheese. The only problem with blocks of cheese that large, though, is figuring out how to cut them ...

Big Block of Cheese Day, a White House tradition made popular on an episode of The West Wing, happened again this week. According to a punny press release from the White House, ...