White House Press Secretary facts for kids
| Press Secretary of the White House | |
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| Office of the Press Secretary | |
| Inaugural holder | George Edward Akerson |
| Formation | 1929 |
| Website | whitehouse.gov/briefing-room |
The White House Press Secretary is an important job at the White House. They act as a spokesperson for the United States Government and the President, senior executives, and policies. Josh Earnest is the current White House Press Secretary.
List of Press Secretaries
| Year(s) | Press Secretary | President |
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| 1929–1931 | George Edward Akerson | Herbert Hoover |
| 1931–1933 | Theodore Goldsmith Joslin | |
| 1933–1945 | Stephen Early | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| 1945 | Jonathan W. Daniels | Harry S. Truman |
| 1945–1950 | Charlie Ross | |
| 1950 | Stephen Early | |
| 1950–1952 | Joseph Short | |
| 1952–1953 | Roger Tubby | |
| 1953–1961 | James Hagerty | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1961–1964 | Pierre Salinger | John F. Kennedy |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| 1964–1965 | George Reedy | |
| 1965–1966 | Bill Moyers | |
| 1966–1969 | George Christian | |
| 1969–1974 | Ron Ziegler | Richard Nixon |
| 1974 | Jerald terHorst | Gerald Ford |
| 1974–1977 | Ron Nessen | |
| 1977–1981 | Jody Powell | Jimmy Carter |
| 1981–1989 | James Brady1 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1981–1987 | Larry Speakes2 | |
| 1987–1989 | Marlin Fitzwater2 | |
| 1989–1993 | Marlin Fitzwater | George H.W. Bush |
| 1993–1994 | Dee Dee Myers3 | Bill Clinton |
| 1993 | George Stephanopoulos4 | |
| 1994–1998 | Mike McCurry | |
| 1998–2000 | Joe Lockhart | |
| 2000–2001 | Jake Siewert | |
| 2001–2003 | Ari Fleischer | George W. Bush |
| 2003–2006 | Scott McClellan | |
| 2006–2007 | Tony Snow | |
| 2007–2009 | Dana Perino | |
| 2009–2011 | Robert Gibbs | Barack Obama |
| 2011–2014 | Jay Carney | |
| 2014–Present | Josh Earnest |
1 Did not brief the press after being wounded in the Reagan assassination attempt.
2 De facto Press Secretary (as White House Deputy Press Secretary).
3 Did not brief the press while Stephanopoulos was Communications Director. First female Press Secretary.
4 De facto Press Secretary (as White House Communications Director).
Images for kids
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In August 2006, President George W. Bush hosted seven White House Press Secretaries before the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room underwent renovation. From left, Joe Lockhart, Dee Dee Myers, Marlin Fitzwater, Bush, Tony Snow, Ron Nessen and James Brady (seated) with his wife Sarah Brady.
