Expert: Brad Lang - 3/20/2006

Question
In a past episode of "The West Wing" President Bartlett (Martin
Sheen) says to Leo McGarry (John Spencer) in regards to a
potiental candidate for the asst. sec of education position "I'm
not her biggest fan and frankly, I think she's all about eve."  
There is no character "eve" in the series and I can only assume
he is referencing something from the movie of the same name.  
It seemed as though it had a negative conotation..but I could
have misread that.

Any idea what the reference means?  I'm without a clue.

Thanks, Jason

Answer
It's a reference to the Bette Davis film, "All About Eve," and  (though I don't watch "The West Wing") I suspect has to do with her being somebody who appears to be nice on the surface but is actually very competitive and after her boss' job -- something along those lines.

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