12 Facts About Nancy Gibbs

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Nancy Gibbs is the former managing editor for TIME magazine, an author, and commentator on politics and values in the United States.

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Nancy Gibbs is the co-author, with Michael Duffy, of The New York Times Bestsellers The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House and The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity.

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Nancy Gibbs is the Visiting Edward R Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, teaching Politics of the Press and Op-ed Writing.

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Nancy Gibbs was born in New York City, the daughter of Janet, who worked at Friends Seminary, and Howard Glenn Nancy Gibbs, who was the Associate National Director for the Boys Clubs of America.

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Nancy Gibbs joined TIME in 1985 as a part-time fact checker in the International section.

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Nancy Gibbs has written more cover stories than any other writer, publishing over 175 stories.

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In October 2013, Nancy Gibbs became the 17th editor-in-chief and first-ever female managing editor of TIME magazine.

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In 2021, Nancy Gibbs wrote about former President Donald Trump for TIME's TIME100 list of influential global figures.

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Nancy Gibbs has been a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, and a guest essayist on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

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Nancy Gibbs has lectured extensively on the American presidency, including at the Bush, Reagan, Carter, Johnson and Truman libraries, the Aspen Institute, the Dallas World Affairs Club, the Commonwealth Club and the National Archives.

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In 1993 and 2006, Nancy Gibbs served as a Ferris Professor of writing at Princeton University.

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Nancy Gibbs is a former elder and deacon of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.