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.
| White House Press Secretary | |
|---|---|
| File:The White House logo under Trump 2.0.jpg Logo of the White House. | |
| White House Office of the Press Secretary | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | March 4, 1929 |
| First holder | George Akerson |
| Salary | $180,000 USD (2024)[1] |
| Website | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/ |
List of Press Secretaries
- 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).
White House Press Secretary Media
- SevenWhiteHousePressSecretaries.jpg
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.
- Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Speaks to the Press (32522707307).jpg
Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to reporters outside the White House in 2019
- George Akerson.jpg
George Akerson, White House Press Secretary for Herbert Hoover (in office 1929–30).
- Ted Joslin.jpg
Ted Joslin, White House Press Secretary for Herbert Hoover (in office 1931–33).
- Portrait of Stephen T. Early.jpg
Portrait of Stephen T. Early
Author and editor Jonathan Worth Daniels as a student at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Charles Griffith Ross.jpg
American journalist and White House Press Secretary Charles Griffith Ross (1885-1950)
- Portrait of Stephen T. Early.jpg
Portrait of Stephen T. Early
- Joseph Short (Profile) on March 15, 1951 at President Truman’s vacation residence in Key West, Florida with Press Secretary Joseph Short... - NARA - 200561 (cropped).tif
Joseph Short (Profile) on March 15, 1951 at President Truman’s vacation residence in Key West, Florida with Press Secretary Joseph Short... - NARA - 200561 (cropped)
- Roger Tubby 1951.jpg
- RogerTubby
References
- ↑ "Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel" (PDF). White House. July 1, 2024. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
Other websites
- Briefing Room Archived 2021-04-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2009-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center
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