the note that accompanied the new espresso machine for the press .
while it ’s never a guarantee that the press will get any juicy scoops during white house press conferences , tom hanks has made sure they get at least one thing : good coffee .
” upon a march 2010 visit to the white house for a screening of hbo ’s “ the pacific ” with steven spielberg , hanks saw the machine to be in a state of disrepair .
tom hanks has sent the white house press corps a new espresso machine from @tomhanks .
” hanks first treated the corps to his generosity during the bush administration , when he visited the white house during a film shoot in washington .
“ keep up the good fight for truth , justice , and the american way .
“ you know , you are supposed to clean this after every use , ” abc news reported hanks wrote in a second note .
so he sent them a replacement , this time a “ super deluxe ” version of the same machine , paired with a brand new espresso cup set .
the “ saving private ryan ” actor replaced that machine was spotted in the break room of the press area of the white house .