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White House Director of Speechwriting
The White House Director of Speechwriting is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the President of the United States. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.[1][2][3][4][5]
| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
|---|---|
| Executive Office of the President White House Office | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
List Edit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2021) |
| Image | Name | Start | End | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Harmelin[6] | 1964 | 1965 | Lyndon Johnson | ||
| Harry McPherson | October 26, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | |||
| Jim Keogh[7][8] | January 20, 1969 | December 31, 1970 | Richard Nixon | ||
| Ray Price[9][10][11] | December 31, 1970 | February 6, 1973 | |||
| David Gergen[12][13][14] | February 6, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | |||
| Bob Hartmann[15] | August 9, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford | ||
| Jim Fallows[16] | January 20, 1977 | November 24, 1978 | Jimmy Carter | ||
| Bernie Aronson[17] | November 24, 1978 | January 20, 1981 | |||
| Ken Khachigian (Chief Speechwriter)[18] | January 20, 1981 | May 1981 | Ronald Reagan | ||
| Tony Dolan (Chief Speechwriter)[19] | May 1981 Acting: May 1981 – November 17, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | |||
| Aram Bakshian (Director)[20] | November 17, 1981 | October 19, 1983 | |||
| Ben Elliott (Director)[21][22] | October 19, 1983 | June 6, 1986 | |||
| Chriss Winston | January 20, 1989 | February 19, 1991 | George H. W. Bush | ||
| Tony Snow[23][24] | February 19, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | |||
| David Kusnet[25] | January 20, 1993 | March 9, 1994 | Bill Clinton | ||
| Don Baer[26] | March 9, 1994 | August 14, 1995 | |||
| Michael Waldman[27] | December 22, 1995 | August 9, 1999 | |||
| Terry Edmonds[28] | August 9, 1999 | January 20, 2001 | |||
| Mike Gerson[29] | January 20, 2001 | June 14, 2006 | George W. Bush | ||
| Bill McGurn[30] | June 14, 2006 | December 14, 2007 | |||
| Marc Thiessen | December 14, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | |||
| Jon Favreau | January 20, 2009 | March 1, 2013 | Barack Obama | ||
| Cody Keenan | March 1, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | |||
| Stephen Miller | January 20, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump | ||
| Vinay Reddy | January 20, 2021 | present | Joe Biden | ||
References Edit
- ^ "Department Descriptions". Clinton Presidential Center. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "What They Learned in the White House: A Conversation with the Chief Speechwriters for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama". Ragan Training. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Clay, Anna Katherine (May 23, 2019). "Translating Presidential Ideas into Words: Speechwriters in the White House". Miller Center of Public Affairs. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Office of Speechwriting". Clinton Presidential Center. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (February 3, 2020). "The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Susan. "This Just In: Alumna Reports from Global Hotspots". University of Southern California. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "James Keogh, 89; Nixon Speechwriter, Former Time Editor". The Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Nizon, Richard (December 16, 1970). "Letter to James Keogh Accepting His Resignation as Special Assistant to the President". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (February 14, 2019). "Raymond K. Price Jr., 88, a Key Nixon Speechwriter, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "4 on Writing Staff Promoted by Nixon". The New York Times. February 6, 1973. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "President Appoints MacGregor Congressional Affairs Counsel". The New York Times. December 2, 1970. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "David R. Gergen Files, 1974–77". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "David R. Gergen (White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files)". Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Michael (October 31, 1993). "David Gergen, Master of the Game". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Interviews: All". National Archives and Records Administration. October 25, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "White House Appoints New Chief Speechwriter". The New York Times. November 25, 1978. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "White House Appoints New Chief Speechwriter". The New York Times. November 25, 1978. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Khachigian, Kenneth L.: Files, 1981" (PDF). Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 1981. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Anthony R. Dolan as Special Assistant to the President and Chief Speechwriter". University of California, Santa Barbara. November 17, 1981. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Nominations & Appointments, November 17, 1981". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. November 17, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Bently T. Elliott as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. October 19, 1983. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Reagan's Speechwriter Says He Was Dismissed in Dispute". The New York Times. June 10, 1986. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Robert A. Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications and Director of Speechwriting". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. February 19, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Robert Anthony Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Media Affairs". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. January 20, 1992. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "David Kusnet". The American Prospect. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of Deputy Assistant to the President for Speechwriting and Research". University of California, Santa Barbara. March 9, 1994. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)". Government Publishing Office. December 22, 1995. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Harris, John F. (August 9, 1999). "Cheryl Mills Rejects Clinton Offer to Become White House Counsel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (June 15, 2006). "Bush Speechwriter Resigns". The Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Statement on the Resignation of William McGurn and the Appointment of Marc Thiessen as Assistant to the President for Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2021.