Wells took the concept and pitched it to the NBC network, but was told to wait because the facts behind the Lewinsky scandal were breaking and there was concern that an audience would not be able to take a series about the White House seriously.
Wells pitchede projektet til NBC, men blev bedt om at vente, fordi detaljerne om Lewinsky-skandalen var blevet offentliggjort, og der var bekymring for, om publikum ville tage en serie om det hvide hus seriøst.