White House Press Secretary

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. Karoline Leavitt is the current White House Press Secretary.

List of Press Secretaries
Year(s)Press SecretaryPresident1929–1931George Edward AkersonHerbert Hoover1931–1933Theodore Goldsmith Joslin1933–1945Stephen EarlyFranklin Delano Roosevelt1945Jonathan W. DanielsHarry S. Truman1945–1950Charlie Ross1950Stephen Early1950–1952Joseph Short1952–1953Roger Tubby1953–1961James HagertyDwight D. Eisenhower1961–1964Pierre SalingerJohn F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson1964–1965George Reedy1965–1966Bill Moyers1966–1969George Christian1969–1974Ron ZieglerRichard Nixon1974Jerald terHorstGerald Ford1974–1977Ron Nessen1977–1981Jody PowellJimmy Carter1981–1989James Brady1Ronald Reagan1981–1987Larry Speakes21987–1989Marlin Fitzwater21989–1993Marlin FitzwaterGeorge H.W. Bush1993–1994Dee Dee Myers3Bill Clinton1993George Stephanopoulos41994–1998Mike McCurry1998–2000Joe Lockhart2000–2001Jake Siewert2001–2003Ari FleischerGeorge W. Bush2003–2006Scott McClellan2006–2007Tony Snow2007–2009Dana Perino2009–2011Robert GibbsBarack Obama2011–2014Jay Carney2014–2017Josh Earnest2017Sean SpicerDonald Trump2017–2019Sarah Sanders2019–2020Stephanie Grisham2020–2021Kayleigh McEnany2021–2022Jen PsakiJoe Biden2022–2025Karine Jean-Pierre2025–presentKaroline LeavittDonald Trump
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).

References

Other websites
Briefing Room  at the official White House website
George W. Bush Administration Press Briefings at the National Archives and Records Administration's archive of the official White House website
Clinton administration archives  at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center


Category:1929 establishments in the United States