White House Communications Director facts for kids
Quick facts for kids White House Communications Director |
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| Executive Office of the President White House Office |
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| Reports to | White House Chief of Staff |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | 1969 (White House Office) 1974 (White House Office of the Press Secretary) |
| First holder | Herbert G. Klein |
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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 communications director is responsible for creating and promoting the agenda of the president and leading its media campaign.
Directors
| Officeholder | Start date | End date | Term duration | President |
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| Herb Klein | 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 | November 4, 1974 | August 15, 1975 | 284 days | |
| Margita White | August 15, 1975 | July 12, 1976 | 332 days | |
| David Gergen | July 12, 1976 | January 20, 1977 | 192 days | |
| Gerald Rafshoon | July 1, 1978 | August 14, 1979 | 1 year, 44 days | Jimmy Carter |
| Frank Ursomarso | February 23, 1981 | June 17, 1981 | 114 days | Ronald Reagan |
| David Gergen | June 17, 1981 | January 15, 1984 | 2 years, 212 days | |
| Michael A. McManus Jr. | January 15, 1984 | February 6, 1985 | 1 year, 22 days | |
| Pat Buchanan | February 6, 1985 | March 1, 1987 | 2 years, 23 days | |
| Jack Koehler | March 1, 1987 | March 13, 1987 | 11 days | |
| Tom Griscom | April 2, 1987 | July 1, 1988 | 1 year, 90 days | |
| Mari Maseng | 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 | August 23, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | 150 days | |
| George Stephanopoulos | January 20, 1993 | June 7, 1993 | 138 days | Bill Clinton |
| Mark Gearan | 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 | 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 | |
| Jennifer 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 | January 20, 2017 | March 6, 2017 | 45 days | Donald Trump |
| Mike Dubke | March 6, 2017 | June 2, 2017 | 88 days | |
| Sean Spicer (acting) | June 2, 2017 | July 21, 2017 | 49 days | |
| Anthony Scaramucci | July 21, 2017 | July 31, 2017 | 7-10 days | |
| Hope Hicks | August 16, 2017 | March 29, 2018 | 225 days | |
| Bill Shine | July 5, 2018 | March 8, 2019 | 246 days | |
| Stephanie Grisham | July 1, 2019 | April 7, 2020 | 281 days | |
| Kate Bedingfield | January 20, 2021 | Joe Biden |
See also
In Spanish: Director de Comunicaciones de la Casa Blanca para niños
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