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Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg is a fictional character played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. From the beginning of the series until the sixth season, she is White House Press Secretary in the administration of President Josiah Bartlet. After that, she is White House Chief of Staff until the last episode, when Bartlet's successor is inaugurated. The character is supposedly loosely based on Clinton Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, who has served as a consultant to the show. Image File history File links Actress Allison Janney as White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg on NBCs The West Wing. Photo by NBC. This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work in the media. ... Pilot is the first episode of the American serial drama, The West Wing. ... Tomorrow is episode 154 of The West Wing. ... Danny Concannon in the episode Commencement of The West Wing Daniel Danny Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio) is an Emmy-winning American actress, most famous for her portrayal of C.J. Cregg on the American television series The West Wing. ... Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born on June 9, 1961 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio) is an Emmy-winning American actress, most famous for her portrayal of C.J. Cregg on the American television series The West Wing. ... The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Dr. Josiah Edward Jed Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Dee Dee Myers (born Margaret Jane Myers on 1 September 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) served as White House Press Secretary for the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 20, 1993 to December 22, 1994. ...

C.J., a Catholic, is originally from Dayton, Ohio. Her father, Talmidge Cregg, was a math teacher at a local high school. Her mother had passed away some time ago and Talmidge subsequently took a second wife, a fellow teacher named Molly. C.J. also has at least two older brothers, one of whom has a teenage daughter named Hogan (whose name is the result of the brothers being "golf-crazies"). Nickname: Gem City Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Founded April 1, 1796 Incorporated 1805 Government - Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area - City 56. ...

A National Merit Scholar, C.J. earned a master's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley; her undergraduate major and institution have never been disclosed. She was making $550,000 a year for her work at a prominent California public relations firm before coming to work for Bartlet's 1998 presidential campaign for $600 a week ($31,200 a year). Coincidentally, she was fired from that job on the same day that Toby Ziegler came to California to ask her to join the Bartlet campaign; Leo McGarry was impressed by the work C.J. had done at EMILY's List. As White House Press Secretary, C.J. was sharp, well-spoken and witty. She was less than pleased to discover that her Secret Service codename was "Flamingo", a bird which C.J. described as being "ridiculous-looking". On festive occasions, C.J. can be persuaded to perform her dead-on lip synch of "The Jackal" by Ronny Jordan; this was originally Allison Janney's party piece, which was written into the series by Aaron Sorkin. The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a multiple choice standardized test generally taken by high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in the United States. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Tobias Zachary Toby Ziegler, is a fictional character played by Richard Schiff on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character played by John Spencer on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... EMILYs List is a political action committee (PAC) in the United States that aims to help elect pro-abortion Democratic women to office. ... Secret Service redirects here. ... The Jackal is a song performed by Ronny Jordan. ... Sasquatch 04:24, August 13, 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born on June 9, 1961 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. ...

During the third season, C.J. received a series of death threats, which led to her being placed under the protection of Secret Service agent Simon Donovan (played by Mark Harmon), with whom she became romantically involved. Shortly after going off-duty, Donovan was shot and killed after becoming caught up in the armed robbery of a New York City grocery store in the episode "Posse Comitatus". C.J. has also had a long on-again, off-again relationship with The Washington Post's White House correspondent Danny Concannon, although C.J. felt that they could not date because it would be a conflict of interest. In the 7th season many references were made including the fact that she and Danny had a baby to their marriage or dating life. Promotional image of Mark Harmon from the TV series NCIS. For the musician of the same name, see Mark Harmon (musician). ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... Danny Concannon in the episode Commencement of The West Wing Daniel Danny Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

In the fifth season, it is revealed that C.J. had a one-night stand with Vice President John Hoynes, who was married at the time, approximately four years before the Bartlet Administration entered the White House. She tells Toby that she considers that night to be one of the greatest mistakes of her life. This past history is foreshadowed a few times in the series, years before the revelation. John Hoynes is a fictional character played by Tim Matheson on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

C.J. succeeded Leo McGarry as White House Chief of Staff in the sixth season (halfway through Bartlet's second term) after McGarry suffered a heart attack at Camp David. There has never been a female White House Chief of Staff in the real U.S. Government -- it is unknown if the same was true in The West Wing fictional universe. It would also be the first time any press secretary was elevated to the position. Her subsequent performance as the Chief of Staff appears to be procedural in nature, lacking the independent advice which Leo McGarry brought to the position. Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character played by John Spencer on the television serial drama The West Wing. ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... The West Wing, see NSF Thurmont (The West Wing). ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character played by John Spencer on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

After the election of Matthew Santos as President of the United States, C.J. is offered any position she wants in the incoming Santos Administration by Chief of Staff-designate Josh Lyman and later offered by President-elect Santos a job as Senior Counselor to the President. This is only one of many job offers she receives, having already been offered several positions in the private sector, notably an offer by Frank Hollis (a Bill Gates/Ted Turner-like character) to manage a new $10 billion charitable organization. Her response to Hollis on how to spend his money best was to start by building proper roads in order to make it easier to get food and services to people in need and if there was money left over to start on the plumbing. She felt obliged to take the position in the Santos Administration, but was convinced by Danny Concannon to take the Hollis job. Matthew Vicente Santos is a fictional Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Houston, Texas, played by Jimmy Smits. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... Joshua Josh Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ...

In the opening episode of the final season a flash-forward to the time of the dedication of the Bartlet presidential library, three years after the end of his presidency, it is revealed that C.J. lives in Santa Monica, California with husband Danny Concannon and their child. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Danny Concannon in the episode Commencement of The West Wing Daniel Danny Concannon is a fictional White House correspondent for the Washington Post played by Timothy Busfield on the television serial drama The West Wing. ...

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