White House Communications Director

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox US Cabinet The White House communications director or White House director of communications, also known officially as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the president and leading its media campaign.

The director, along with their staff, works on major political speeches such as the inaugural address and the State of the Union Address. The communications director, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president, without the need for United States Senate confirmation, is usually given an office in the West Wing of the White House.

History

The White House Office of Communications was established by Herbert G. Klein in January 1969 during the Nixon administration.[1][2] It was separate from the Office of the Press Secretary from 1969 to 1974.[3]

Key staff

List of directors

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Image Name Start End Duration Ref(s) President
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(1969–1974)
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(1974–1977)
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File:Margita White, Assistant Deputy Director of Communications in the White House.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [9]
File:Portraits of Assistants to President Ronald Reagan (cropped7).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [10]
File:Gerald Rafshoon.tif Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [11] style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(1977–1981)
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(1981–1989)
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File:Pat Buchanan 1985a (1).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [15]
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File:Tom Griscom 1987.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [17]
File:Mari Maseng 1988.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [18]
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(1989–1993)
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(1993–2001)
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File:Ann Lewis (138) (13315485475).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [24]
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File:KarenHughes.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [26] rowspan=4 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(2001–2009)
File:Daniel Joseph Bartlett.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [27]
File:Nicolle Wallace (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [28]
File:Kevin Sullivan (18578730486) (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [29]
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(2009–2017)
File:Anita Dunn.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [31]
File:Daniel Pfeiffer.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [32]
File:Jennifer Palmieri, Aug. 2013 (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [33]
File:Jen Psaki April 1 2015 (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [34]
File:Press secretary Sean Spicer (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [35] rowspan=8 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(2017–2021)
File:Michael D. Dubke.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [36][37]
File:Press secretary Sean Spicer (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [37][38][39][40][41]
File:Anthony Scaramucci at SALT Conference 2016 (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [42][43][44][45]
File:Hope Hicks November 2017.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [46][47][48]
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File:Bill Shine (cropped).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [49]
File:Stephanie Grisham.jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [50]
File:Kate Bedingfield (The Circus on SHOWTIME).jpg Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [51][52] rowspan=2 style="background: Template:Party color;" | Template:Sortname
(2021–2025)
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(2025–present)

References

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  1. ↑ "White House Unit Takes on New Life", The Washington Post, November 26, 1973, p. 9.
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