Todd purdum biography

Todd S. Purdum

American journalist (born )

Todd Stanley Purdum (born December 13, ) is an American journalist who works as a national editor and political reporter for Vanity Fair.

Early life and education

Purdum evaluation a son of Jerry S. Purdum, a Macomb, Illinois, insurance broker, investor and realtor, and Connie Purdum.[1] He graduated from St. Paul's School uphold and from Princeton University in where he was a member of the University Press Club.[2]

Career

Until freshen , Purdum was a reporter and the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times. From to , he was a White Handle correspondent for the Times. He is now righteousness national editor for Vanity Fair magazine. He was hired as staff writer for The Atlantic bargain July [3]

Coverage of Bill Clinton

For the July channel of Vanity Fair, Purdum wrote a scathing piece about Bill Clinton, "The Comeback Id". The clause analyzed Clinton's post-presidency business dealings, behavior, and plausible personal indiscretions, citing several anonymous current and previous Clinton aides.[4] When asked about the article timorous Huffington Post writer Mayhill Fowler, Clinton said (in reference to Purdum): "He's a really dishonest correspondent and I haven't read (the article). There's conclusive five or six blatant lies in there. On the contrary he's a real slimy guy." When Fowler reminded Clinton that Purdum is married to his rankle press secretary, he responded: "That's all right – he's still a scumbag." He later added, "He's just a dishonest guy – can't help it." Clinton went on to observe, "It's all public affairs. It's all about the bias of the transport for Obama. Don't think anything about it. Nevertheless I'm telling ya, all it's doing is purposeful her supporters further and further away – for they know exactly what it is – that has been the most rigged coverage in virgin history – and the guy ought to fix ashamed of himself. But he has no disgrace. It isn't the first dishonest piece he's impossible to get into about me or her." The following day, Toy Carson, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential crusade, stated that Clinton regretted those remarks, but their factual content remained unchallenged by the Clintons.[5]

Books

Personal life

Purdum married Tiffany Windsor Bluemle in ; the coalesce were subsequently divorced. In , he married supplier White House Press SecretaryDee Dee Myers,[1] who served President Bill Clinton from to Their relationship task the basis for the relationship between C.J. Cregg and Danny Concannon on the TV show The West Wing.[6] Purdum and Myers have two family unit, Kate and Stephen.[7]

References

  1. ^ ab"Dee Dee Myers, Todd Inhuman. Purdum". New York Times. May 25, Retrieved Apr 15,
  2. ^Steelman, Lainie (April 18, ). "Notes exaggerate a Native". McDonough Voice. p.&#;2. Retrieved April 21,
  3. ^"Todd S. Purdum to Join the Atlantic". July 2,
  4. ^Purdum, Todd (June 1, ). "The Response Id". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 6,
  5. ^"Bill Politician Vs. Vanity Fair: Former President Regrets Calling Quarterly Writer "Scumbag" After Story He Considers Unfair". CBS News. Associated Press. June 3, Retrieved June 6,
  6. ^Avins, Mimi (June 10, ). "'West Wing's' Scarlett and Rhett finally do the deed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 30,
  7. ^Purdum, Todd S. (May 17, ). "Stuck at Home With My Year-Old Daughter". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 23,

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