Dee Dee Myers (born Margaret Jane Myers, September 1, 1961), a political analyst, was the White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 1993 to December 1994. She was the first woman and the second-youngest person to hold that position.Myers later co-hosted the news program Equal Time on CNBC, and was a consultant on The West Wing. She was the inspiration for fictional White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg. She is also the author of the 2008 New York Times best-selling book, Why Women Should Rule The World. In 2010, she became a managing director of public affairs at The Glover Park Group.
Release of her book, "Why Women Should Rule the World". [2008]
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Has a daughter, Katherine (born 2000), with her husband, Todd Purdum.
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Sister Betsy Myers is a feminist activist who has advised President Clinton on women's issues. She and Dee Dee were born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Valencia, California.
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Lives in Los Angeles with her husband Todd Purdum, the Los Angeles bureau chief for the New York Times, and their daughter, Katherine.
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Myers served as White House Press Secretary under President Bill Clinton. She was the first woman to hold that position. As a member of the president's inner circle, Myers participated in a wide range of events and initiatives, from the signing of the monumental Mid-East peace accords, to the passage of the president's first budget. In addition, she was part of the president's official delegation on trips to 25 foreign countries.
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Her first child was born in Spring 2000.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The West Wing
1999-2005
TV Series consultant - 119 episodes
Contact
1997
consultant: news media
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The West Wing
1999-2003
TV Series story by - 5 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Contact
1997
Dee Dee Myers
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
From Washington to Hollywood ...And Back
1998
Video documentary short special thanks
The Last Party
1993
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
2016
TV Series documentary
Face the Nation
2012-2014
TV Series
Herself - Political Panelist / Herself
Meet the Press
2006-2013
TV Series
Herself - Women in the Workplace Panalist / Herself - Former White House Press Secretary / Herself - White House Press Secretary / ...