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White House Communications Director

April 08, 2024

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.

White House Communications Director
Incumbent
Ben LaBolt
since March 1, 2023
Executive Office of the President
White House Office
Reports toWhite House Chief of Staff
AppointerPresident of the United States
Formation1969 (White House Office)
1974 (White House Office of the Press Secretary)
First holderHerbert G. Klein

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 edit

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 edit

  • Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director: Ben LaBolt
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of Communications: Kristen Orthman
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications: Herbie Ziskend
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications: Jennifer Molina
  • Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary: Karine Jean-Pierre
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary: Olivia Dalton
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary: Andrew Bates
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary: Emilie Simons
  • Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting: Vinay Reddy
  • Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy: Christian Tom

Directors edit

Image Name Start End Duration President
  Herb Klein[4] January 20, 1969 July 1, 1973 4 years, 162 days Richard Nixon
  Ken Clawson January 30, 1974 August 9, 1974 191 days
August 9, 1974 November 4, 1974 87 days Gerald Ford
  Jerry Warren[5] November 4, 1974 August 15, 1975 284 days
  Margita White[6] August 15, 1975 July 12, 1976 332 days
  David Gergen[7] July 12, 1976 January 20, 1977 192 days
  Gerald Rafshoon July 1, 1978 August 14, 1979 1 year, 44 days Jimmy Carter
  Frank Ursomarso[8][9] February 23, 1981 June 17, 1981 114 days Ronald Reagan
  David Gergen[10] June 17, 1981 January 15, 1984 2 years, 212 days
  Michael McManus[5] January 15, 1984 February 6, 1985 1 year, 22 days
  Pat Buchanan February 6, 1985 March 1, 1987 2 years, 23 days
  Jack Koehler[11] March 1, 1987 March 13, 1987 11 days
  Tom Griscom April 2, 1987 July 1, 1988 1 year, 90 days
  Mari Maseng Will July 1, 1988 January 20, 1989 203 days
  David Demarest January 20, 1989 August 23, 1992 3 years, 216 days George H. W. Bush
  Margaret Tutwiler[12] August 23, 1992 January 20, 1993 150 days
  George Stephanopoulos January 20, 1993 June 7, 1993 138 days Bill Clinton
  Mark Gearan[13] June 7, 1993 August 14, 1995 2 years, 68 days
  Don Baer August 14, 1995 July 31, 1997 1 year, 351 days
  Ann Lewis July 31, 1997 March 10, 1999 1 year, 222 days
  Loretta Ucelli March 10, 1999 January 20, 2001 1 year, 316 days
  Karen Hughes January 20, 2001 October 2, 2001 255 days George W. Bush
  Dan Bartlett[14] October 2, 2001 January 5, 2005 3 years, 95 days
  Nicolle Wallace January 5, 2005 July 24, 2006 1 year, 200 days
  Kevin Sullivan July 24, 2006 January 20, 2009 2 years, 180 days
  Ellen Moran January 20, 2009 April 21, 2009 91 days Barack Obama
  Anita Dunn
Acting 		April 21, 2009 November 30, 2009 223 days
  Dan Pfeiffer November 30, 2009 January 25, 2013 3 years, 56 days
  Jen Palmieri January 25, 2013 April 1, 2015 2 years, 66 days
  Jen Psaki April 1, 2015 January 20, 2017 1 year, 294 days
  Sean Spicer
Acting 		January 20, 2017 March 6, 2017 45 days Donald Trump
  Michael Dubke[15][16] March 6, 2017 June 2, 2017 88 days
  Sean Spicer
Acting[16][17]		 June 2, 2017[18][19] July 21, 2017[20] 49 days
  Anthony Scaramucci[21] July 21, 2017[22] July 31, 2017[23][24] 11 days
  Hope Hicks[25][26] August 16, 2017
Acting: August 16, 2017 – September 12, 2017 		March 29, 2018[27] 225 days
  Bill Shine[28] July 5, 2018 March 8, 2019 246 days
  Stephanie Grisham[29] July 1, 2019 April 7, 2020 281 days
  Kate Bedingfield[30][31] January 20, 2021 March 1, 2023 2 years, 40 days Joe Biden
  Ben LaBolt March 1, 2023 Present 1 year, 36 days

References edit

  1. ^ "White House Unit Takes on New Life", The Washington Post, November 26, 1973, p. 9.
  2. ^ Judiciary, United States Congress House Committee on the (1973). Impeachment: Selected Materials. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160577031.
  3. ^ "Press Operations in White House Revised, With Politics Ruled Out", The New York Times, August 17, 1974, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Richard Nixon: Letter Accepting the Resignation of Herbert G. Klein as Director of Communications for the Executive Branch". presidency.ucsb.edu.
  5. ^ a b Kumar, Martha Joynt (July 6, 2007). Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801886522 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Shabecoff, Philip (July 13, 1976). "Ford Shifts and Expands Press Staff". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum". fordlibrarymuseum.gov.
  8. ^ "URSOMARSO, FRANK: Files, 1981 (3.1 l.ft.; Box 1-8)" (PDF).
  9. ^ . www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  10. ^ . reagan.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2005.
  11. ^ . reaganlibrary.archives.gov. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  12. ^ Appointment of Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler as Assistant to the President for Communications, gpo.gov.
  13. ^ "William J. Clinton: Press Briefing by David Gergen and Mark Gearan". presidency.ucsb.edu.
  14. ^ "George W. Bush: Statement by the Press Secretary: Bartlett Named White House Communications Director". presidency.ucsb.edu.
  15. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces White House Staff Appointments", whitehouse.gov, March 6, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump's mouthpiece Sean Spicer". The New Zealand Herald. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  17. ^ The White House (July 21, 2017), Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved July 21, 2017
  18. ^ Herman, Steve (July 21, 2017). "Shakeup Puts Different Face on White House Communications". VOA. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  19. ^ "Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump's mouthpiece Sean Spicer". NZ Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  20. ^ Shen, Lucinda (July 21, 2017). "Anthony Scaramucci Thinks the White House Is About to Have a 'Phenomenal Relationship' With the Press". Fortune. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  21. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Thrush, Glenn; Haberman, Maggie (July 31, 2017). "John Kelly, Asserting Authority, Fires Anthony Scaramucci". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  22. ^ Santos, Amanda Proença (July 31, 2017). "Scaramucci Sets New Record for Shortest Term as Communications Director". NBC News. Retrieved August 14, 2017. Though President Donald Trump appointed Scaramucci to the role 10 days ago, he only held the position for six days thanks to an official start date of July 25.
  23. ^ "White House Holds Press Briefing after Anthony Scaramucci Resigns as Communications Director". Time. July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  24. ^ "Anthony Scaramucci: Five top tips to lose a job in 10 days". BBC News. August 1, 2017. Anthony Scaramucci had not yet made it to his official start date before he was fired
  25. ^ "Hope Hicks tapped for interim White House communications director". Fox News. August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  26. ^ Ballhaus, Rebecca (September 12, 2017). "Hope Hicks Named Permanent White House Communications Director". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  27. ^ Rogers, Katie; Haberman, Maggie (March 29, 2018). "Hope Hicks is Gone, and It's Not Clear Who Can Replace Her". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  28. ^ "Ex-Fox News exec Bill Shine to join White House". The Hill. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  29. ^ Wise, Alana (April 7, 2020). "White House Press Secretary Grisham Moves Back To First Lady's Office". NPR. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  30. ^ "Kate Bedingfield, White House Communications Director". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  31. ^ "Kate Bedingfield to Depart the White House after over 3 Years Leading the President's Communications Operation". July 6, 2022.

April 08, 2024
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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 White House Communications DirectorIncumbentBen LaBoltsince March 1 2023Executive Office of the PresidentWhite House OfficeReports toWhite House Chief of StaffAppointerPresident of the United StatesFormation1969 White House Office 1974 White House Office of the Press Secretary First holderHerbert G KleinThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 Key staff 3 Directors 4 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of Communications Kristen Orthman Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications Herbie Ziskend Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications Jennifer Molina Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting Vinay Reddy Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy Christian TomDirectors editImage Name Start End Duration President nbsp Herb Klein 4 January 20 1969 July 1 1973 4 years 162 days Richard Nixon nbsp Ken Clawson January 30 1974 August 9 1974 191 daysAugust 9 1974 November 4 1974 87 days Gerald Ford nbsp Jerry Warren 5 November 4 1974 August 15 1975 284 days nbsp Margita White 6 August 15 1975 July 12 1976 332 days nbsp David Gergen 7 July 12 1976 January 20 1977 192 days nbsp Gerald Rafshoon July 1 1978 August 14 1979 1 year 44 days Jimmy Carter nbsp Frank Ursomarso 8 9 February 23 1981 June 17 1981 114 days Ronald Reagan nbsp David Gergen 10 June 17 1981 January 15 1984 2 years 212 days nbsp Michael McManus 5 January 15 1984 February 6 1985 1 year 22 days nbsp Pat Buchanan February 6 1985 March 1 1987 2 years 23 days nbsp Jack Koehler 11 March 1 1987 March 13 1987 11 days nbsp Tom Griscom April 2 1987 July 1 1988 1 year 90 days nbsp Mari Maseng Will July 1 1988 January 20 1989 203 days nbsp David Demarest January 20 1989 August 23 1992 3 years 216 days George H W Bush nbsp Margaret Tutwiler 12 August 23 1992 January 20 1993 150 days nbsp George Stephanopoulos January 20 1993 June 7 1993 138 days Bill Clinton nbsp Mark Gearan 13 June 7 1993 August 14 1995 2 years 68 days nbsp Don Baer August 14 1995 July 31 1997 1 year 351 days nbsp Ann Lewis July 31 1997 March 10 1999 1 year 222 days nbsp Loretta Ucelli March 10 1999 January 20 2001 1 year 316 days nbsp Karen Hughes January 20 2001 October 2 2001 255 days George W Bush nbsp Dan Bartlett 14 October 2 2001 January 5 2005 3 years 95 days nbsp Nicolle Wallace January 5 2005 July 24 2006 1 year 200 days nbsp Kevin Sullivan July 24 2006 January 20 2009 2 years 180 days nbsp Ellen Moran January 20 2009 April 21 2009 91 days Barack Obama nbsp Anita Dunn Acting April 21 2009 November 30 2009 223 days nbsp Dan Pfeiffer November 30 2009 January 25 2013 3 years 56 days nbsp Jen Palmieri January 25 2013 April 1 2015 2 years 66 days nbsp Jen Psaki April 1 2015 January 20 2017 1 year 294 days nbsp Sean Spicer Acting January 20 2017 March 6 2017 45 days Donald Trump nbsp Michael Dubke 15 16 March 6 2017 June 2 2017 88 days nbsp Sean Spicer Acting 16 17 June 2 2017 18 19 July 21 2017 20 49 days nbsp Anthony Scaramucci 21 July 21 2017 22 July 31 2017 23 24 11 days nbsp Hope Hicks 25 26 August 16 2017 Acting August 16 2017 September 12 2017 March 29 2018 27 225 days nbsp Bill Shine 28 July 5 2018 March 8 2019 246 days nbsp Stephanie Grisham 29 July 1 2019 April 7 2020 281 days nbsp Kate Bedingfield 30 31 January 20 2021 March 1 2023 2 years 40 days Joe Biden nbsp Ben LaBolt March 1 2023 Present 1 year 36 daysReferences edit White House Unit Takes on New Life The Washington Post November 26 1973 p 9 Judiciary United States Congress House Committee on the 1973 Impeachment Selected Materials Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160577031 Press Operations in White House Revised With Politics Ruled Out The New York Times August 17 1974 p 15 Richard Nixon Letter Accepting the Resignation of Herbert G Klein as Director of Communications for the Executive Branch presidency ucsb edu a b Kumar Martha Joynt July 6 2007 Managing the President s Message The White House Communications Operation JHU Press ISBN 9780801886522 via Google Books Shabecoff Philip July 13 1976 Ford Shifts and Expands Press Staff The New York Times via NYTimes com Gerald R Ford Presidential Library and Museum fordlibrarymuseum gov URSOMARSO FRANK Files 1981 3 1 l ft Box 1 8 PDF Ronald Reagan Appointment of Frank A Ursomarso as Director of the White House Office of Communications www presidency ucsb edu Archived from the original on July 29 2017 Key Reagan Administration Officials reagan utexas edu Archived from the original on March 4 2005 Letter Accepting the Resignation of John O Koehler as Assistant to the President and Director of Communications reaganlibrary archives gov Archived from the original on May 8 2016 Appointment of Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler as Assistant to the President for Communications gpo gov William J Clinton Press Briefing by David Gergen and Mark Gearan presidency ucsb edu George W Bush Statement by the Press Secretary Bartlett Named White House Communications Director presidency ucsb edu President Donald J Trump Announces White House Staff Appointments whitehouse gov March 6 2017 a b Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump s mouthpiece Sean Spicer The New Zealand Herald June 6 2017 Retrieved June 6 2017 The White House July 21 2017 Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders archived from the original on December 21 2021 retrieved July 21 2017 Herman Steve July 21 2017 Shakeup Puts Different Face on White House Communications VOA Retrieved August 15 2017 Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump s mouthpiece Sean Spicer NZ Herald Retrieved August 15 2017 Shen Lucinda July 21 2017 Anthony Scaramucci Thinks the White House Is About to Have a Phenomenal Relationship With the Press Fortune Retrieved August 13 2017 Shear Michael D Thrush Glenn Haberman Maggie July 31 2017 John Kelly Asserting Authority Fires Anthony Scaramucci The New York Times Retrieved August 1 2017 Santos Amanda Proenca July 31 2017 Scaramucci Sets New Record for Shortest Term as Communications Director NBC News Retrieved August 14 2017 Though President Donald Trump appointed Scaramucci to the role 10 days ago he only held the position for six days thanks to an official start date of July 25 White House Holds Press Briefing after Anthony Scaramucci Resigns as Communications Director Time July 31 2017 Retrieved August 1 2017 Anthony Scaramucci Five top tips to lose a job in 10 days BBC News August 1 2017 Anthony Scaramucci had not yet made it to his official start date before he was fired Hope Hicks tapped for interim White House communications director Fox News August 16 2017 Retrieved August 16 2017 Ballhaus Rebecca September 12 2017 Hope Hicks Named Permanent White House Communications Director The Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved March 4 2018 Rogers Katie Haberman Maggie March 29 2018 Hope Hicks is Gone and It s Not Clear Who Can Replace Her The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 30 2018 Ex Fox News exec Bill Shine to join White House The Hill July 5 2018 Retrieved July 5 2018 Wise Alana April 7 2020 White House Press Secretary Grisham Moves Back To First Lady s Office NPR Retrieved April 7 2020 Kate Bedingfield White House Communications Director President Elect Joe Biden Retrieved December 12 2020 Kate Bedingfield to Depart the White House after over 3 Years Leading the President s Communications Operation July 6 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White 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