When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job.

J. She is also the author of the 2008 New York Times best-selling book Why Women Should Rule The World. Her father was a Navy pilot who completed two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and her mother worked as a real estate agent.

Cregg. In 2010 Dee Dee Myers became a managing director of public affairs at The Glover Park Group. Myers later co-hosted the news program Equal Time on CNBC and was a consultant on The West Wing.