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Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg, White House Chief of Staff (formerly Press Secretary) to Democratic President Josiah Bartlet, is a fictional character, played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. The character is supposedly loosely based on Clinton Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, who has served as a consultant to the show.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Originally from Dayton, Ohio, C.J. attended U.C. Berkeley. She was paid a six-figure income for her work at a prominent California public relations firm before coming to work for Bartlet's 1998 presidential campaign. Ironically, she was fired from that job on the same day that Toby came to California to ask her to join the Bartlet campaign. 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 Ronnie Jordan, which Sam Seaborn described as "Shakespeare the way it's meant to be done."

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, 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 flirtation with the White House correspondent for The Washington Post, Danny Concannon, although C.J. felt that they could not date because it would be a conflict of interest.

C.J. succeeded Leo McGarry as White House Chief of Staff in the sixth season after McGarry suffered a heart attack at Camp David. C.J.'s elevation to this post would make her the first woman to serve in this position in our universe - however, this may not be true in the world of The West Wing.

A "flash-forward" three years into the future, shown at the beginning of the Season 7 premiere at the dedication of the Bartlet Presidential Library, establishes that C.J. married Danny Concannon, and they had a child.

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-Originally from Dayton, [[Ohio]], C.J. attended [[U.C. Berkeley]].  She was paid a six-figure income for her work at a prominent [[California]] public relations firm before coming to work for [[Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet's]] 1998 presidential campaign. Ironically, she was fired from that job on the same day that [[Toby Ziegler|Toby]] came to California to ask her to join the Bartlet campaign. 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 Ronnie Jordan, which [[Sam Seaborn]] described as "Shakespeare the way it's meant to be done."
+Originally from Dayton, [[Ohio]], C.J. attended [[U.C. Berkeley]].  She was paid a six-figure income for her work at a prominent [[California]] public relations firm before coming to work for [[Josiah Bartlet|Bartlet's]] 1998 presidential campaign. Ironically, she was fired from that job on the same day that [[Toby Ziegler|Toby]] came to California to ask her to join the Bartlet campaign. 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 Ronnie Jordan, which [[Sam Seaborn]] described as "Shakespeare the way it's meant to be done."
 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]], 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 "[[322|Posse Comitatus]]". C.J. has also had a long on-again, off-again flirtation with the White House correspondent for ''The Washington Post,'' [[Danny Concannon]], although C.J. felt that they could not date because it would be a conflict of interest.