 Two characters on "The West Wing" share the same distinctive names  as two people involved with the Nixon presidency.  Ronald L. Ziegler (qv) was Nixons press secretary, while the  Director of Communications in "The West Wing" is called Toby  Zeigler. Alexander Butterfield (qv) was a deputy assistant to  Nixon, while the Secret Service agent assigned to President Bartett  is named Ron Butterfield.