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The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders' attitudes toward risk - and failure.
Dee Dee Myers
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Dee Dee Myers
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 1
Former White House Press Secretary
Opinion Journalist
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Writer
Margaret Jane Myers
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