Todd Purdum
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| Birth name | Todd Stanley Purdum | |
| Born | December 13, 1959 | |
| Birth place | Illinois | |
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| Occupation | national editor, political correspondent | |
| Family | Jerry S. Purdum (father, deceased), Connie Purdum (mother) | |
| Spouse | Dee Dee Myers | |
| Children | two | |
| Religious belief(s) | episcopalian | |
| Notable credit(s) | Vanity Fair, The New York Times | |
Todd Stanley Purdum is a national editor and political correspondent for Vanity Fair (magazine).
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[edit] Career
Until late 2005, Todd Purdum, was a reporter and the Los Angeles bureau chief for the New York Times. From 1994 to 1997, Purdum was a White House correspondent for the Times. Purdum is now the national editor for the pop culture magazine Vanity Fair.
[edit] Personal
Purdum is a son of the late Jerry S. Purdum, a Macomb, Illinois insurance broker, investor, and realtor, and Connie Purdum. He was graduated from St. Paul's School in 1978 and from Princeton University in 1982. He married Tiffany Windsor Bluemle in 1987; the couple were subsequently divorced.
In 1997,[1], Purdum married former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, who served President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. Their relationship is the basis for the relationship between C.J. Cregg and Danny Concannon on the TV show The West Wing. Purdum and Myers have two children.
For the July 2008 issue of Vanity Fair, Purdum wrote a scathing article about former President of the United States Bill Clinton entitled "The Comeback Id." The article analyzes Clinton's post-presidency business dealings, behavior, and possible personal indiscretions, citing several anonymous current and former Clinton aides.[2] When asked about the article by Huffington Post writer Mayhill Fowler, Clinton said (in reference to Purdum): "He's a really dishonest reporter...and I haven't read (the article). There's just five or six blatant lies in there. But he's a real slimy guy." When Fowler reminded Clinton that Purdum is married to his former press secretary, he responded: "That's all right - he's still a scumbag" and later added "He's just a dishonest guy - can't help it." The following day, Jay Carson - a spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign - stated that Clinton regretted those remarks.[3]
[edit] External links
- Recent and archived news articles by Todd S. Purdum of The New York Times
- Todd S. Purdum at Vanity Fair.com
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Dee Dee Myers, Todd S. Purdum." The New York Times, 25 May 1997.
- ^ Purdum, Todd. "The Comeback Id", Vanity Fair, 2008-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Associated Press. "Bill Clinton Vs. Vanity Fair: Former President Regrets Calling Magazine Writer "Scumbag" After Story He Considers Unfair", CBS News, 2008-06-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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