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Tom Hanks keeps White House press corps caffeinated

Jessica Estepa
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The White House press corps arrived to work on Thursday to find that actor Tom Hanks had sent them a shiny new espresso machine.

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His present included a note that plays off a Superman catchphrase: "To the White House Press Corps: Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Especially the Truth Part."

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Giving the press corps coffee machines has become something of a tradition for the actor. Back in 2004, he stopped by the White House press room and found journalists drinking coffee from a vending machine, per the Los Angeles Times.

Hanks took matters into his own hands and got them an espresso machine, saying he hoped it would make "the 24-hours news cycle a bit more pleasant."

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He swung by again 2010, and, after seeing the machine's dirty coffee filter, sent along a new machine for those "poor slobs."

Who'd have thought that love could be so caffeinated?

Thanks, T. Hanks.