About the Show | To the Contrary Panelists | Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers is the first woman and youngest person ever to serve as White House Press Secretary. During the first years of the Clinton Administration, Ms. Myers explained the actions of the new president to a vigilant press corps and to the nation. She earned the respect of both with her sharp political instincts, sense of humor and ability to explain complex subjects in straightforward language.
Ms. Myers is currently a Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair magazine and was a consultant to the NBC television drama The West Wing. In March of 1999, Gov. Gray Davis appointed Ms. Myers to the California State University Board of Trustees. The Board sets policy for the 23-campus Cal State system, the largest public university in the world.
Before joining the Clinton campaign in 1991, Ms. Myers worked on a variety of local, state and national campaigns. She served as press secretary for Dianne Feinstein in her 1990 bid for governor, and worked on the presidential campaigns of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President Walter F. Mondale.
Ms. Myers also spent two years as the liberal co-host of the CNBC talk show Equal Time, discussing daily political developments with conservative co-hosts Mary Matalin and later, Bay Buchanan. She left the show in 1997.
