--- title: Tom Hanks Gives White House Press Corps with Coffee Gift description: The beloved actor is championing the free press with his gift of an espresso machine and an encouraging note to "fight for Truth." canonical: https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-02T18:35:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:33.954Z og:title: Tom Hanks Fuels White House Press Corps with Free Espresso og:description: "Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way." og:url: https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tom Hanks Fuels White House Press Corps with Free Espresso twitter:description: "Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # American Hero Tom Hanks Is Fueling the White House Press Corps With Espresso  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 2, 2017 6:35 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 2, 2017 6:35 PM UTC Tom Hanks is the [hero America needs](http://time.com/4530835/tom-hanks-meeting-fans/)—as evidenced onscreen in movies like _Sully_ and _Captain Phillips_, of course, but also in real life, like that time he casually posed for [photos at a fan’s wedding](http://time.com/4507954/tom-hanks-wedding-photo-shoot/). Today’s example, however, comes courtesy of the White House Press Corps. The reporters are [having a challenging season](http://time.com/4682690/donald-trump-news-outlets-briefing-spicer/) under the new president, with certain outlets barred from participating in press conferences, so looks like [America’s dad](http://time.com/4559063/tom-hanks-on-liars/) (and guardian of democracy?) Hanks wanted to send them a useful cheer-up gift. His tribute: an espresso machine and uplifting, typewritten note, all the crucial ingredients for the press to stay woke. “Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Especially for the Truth part,” he wrote, clearly championing the freedom of the press and [its fact-checking role.](http://time.com/4686886/presidential-trump/) > [](https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/837339001757569024) > [](https://twitter.com/WestWingReport/status/837357238243188737) As it turns out, this particular contribution to keeping the [spirit of American democracy alive](http://time.com/4572858/tom-hanks-post-election-reassurance/?iid=sr-link3) and well is not actually new for Hanks. CNN political reporter Jake Tapper points out that he’s sent espresso machines to the Press Corps twice before in the last few years. Looks like his commitment to “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” is nonpartisan and spans presidencies—even if he gave the Corps some extra encouragement in his note this time around. > [](https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/837342273729933313) Tom Hanks Gives White House Press Corps with Coffee Gift ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/"},"headline":"American Hero Tom Hanks Is Fueling the White House Press Corps With Espresso","datePublished":"2017-03-02T18:35:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:33.954Z","description":"\"Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.\"","url":"https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","celebrities","viral","White House"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4688948/tom-hanks-press-corps-coffee/","name":"American Hero Tom Hanks Is Fueling the White House Press Corps With Espresso"}}]}] ```