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Deborah Fiderer
Deborah Fiderer is a fictional character in the NBC television series "The West Wing". She is Executive Assistant to the President, and is portrayed by actress and comedian Lily Tomlin. The character first appears during the program's third season and remains until the finale.
After the death of President Josiah Bartlet's previous private secretary Mrs. Dolores Landingham, Bartlet is extremely reluctant to come to terms with her death fully by hiring a permanent replacement. Finally prevailed upon to do so by his White House staff,
Bartlet expresses to Charlie Young an expectation that most of the proposed candidates will not meet with his approval. Charlie knows that the person for the job will need both the character and sense of humor that the President is looking for. Fiderer is opinionated, strong willed, eccentric, and very much her own woman; Charlie knows he has the perfect fit to replace Mrs. Landingham.
Before her initial interview with President Bartlet, Deborah takes anti-anxiety medication; when it didn't seem to work, she takes another,