Deborah Fiderer is a character in the NBC television series The West Wing. She is Executive Assistant to the President, and is portrayed by noted actor and comedian Lily Tomlin. The character first appeared during the program's third season and remained until its finale.
After the death of President Josiah Bartlet's previous private secretary Mrs. Delores Landingham, Bartlet was extremely reluctant to come to terms with her death fully by hiring ...
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Deborah Fiderer is a character in the NBC television series The West Wing. She is Executive Assistant to the President, and is portrayed by noted actor and comedian Lily Tomlin. The character first appeared during the program's third season and remained until its finale.
After the death of President Josiah Bartlet's previous private secretary Mrs. Delores Landingham, Bartlet was extremely reluctant to come to terms with her death fully by hiring a permanent replacement. Finally prevailed upon to do so by the White House staff, most of the proposed candidates did not meet with the President's approval. Although they were all highly qualified, they lacked the character and sense of humour that the President was looking for. In contrast, Fiderer was opinionated, strong willed, perhaps eccentric and in any case very much her own woman. During the interview with President Bartlet, Deborah revealed that she came to the White House somewhat "high" and that she had previously been an Alpaca...
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