Dee Dee Myers

former press secretary for President Clinton and the author of "Why Women Should Rule the World"

Dee Dee Myers appears in the following:

Déjà Vu: The First Lady for Health Care

Friday, September 18, 2009

In a flashback to the '90s, when then–First Lady Hilary Clinton went out and stumped for health care reform, new First Lady Michelle Obama starts hawking health care today. She'll pitch herself as a soccer mom who gets what families need from their insurance plans. And, though the tactic is different, it's hard not to hear echoes of Hillarycare. We speak to former Clinton Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers and Nia-Malika Henderson, White House reporter for Politico, to ask: How do first ladies fit into health care reform, and are there lessons to be learned from the Clinton White House? 

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