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The White House Press Secretary is a job at the White House. Press secretaries act as the primary spokesperson for the United States Government and the President, senior executives, and policies. Karine Jean-Pierre is the current White House Press Secretary.
White House Press Secretary | |
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White House Office of the Press Secretary | |
Appointer | President of the United States |
Formation | March 4, 1929 |
First holder | George Akerson |
Website | White House Press Office Press Briefings |
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 | |
2014–2017 | Josh Earnest | |
2017 | Sean Spicer | Donald Trump |
2017–2019 | Sarah Sanders | |
2019–2020 | Stephanie Grisham | |
2020–2021 | Kayleigh McEnany | |
2021–2022 | Jen Psaki | Joe Biden |
2022–present | Karine Jean-Pierre | |
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).
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