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Mary Matalin Biography

Birth Name:Mary Joe Matalin

Birth Place:Calumet City, Illinois, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Joined the boards of the Tulane University's President's Council, The Academy of the Sacred Heart, The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and The Water Institute of the Gulf
  • Originally considered working in a beauty salon or becoming a model
  • Served Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H․W․ Bush and George W․ Bush, joining the Bush and Cheney administration as Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President
  • Has been involved in a number of political talk shows on CNN and CNBC, including "Crossfire," "Equal Time," "The Situation Room " and "John King USA" as well as the weekly radio program "Both Sides Now․"
  • Was appointed to a visiting distinguished lecturer in political science position at Loyola University in New Orleans
  • Was co-chair of the 2013 NFL Super Bowl Host Committee
  • Became Editor at Large for a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster called Threshold Editions, and his published several books of her own including "Letters to My Daughter․"