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. 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 |
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
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.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to reporters outside the White House in 2019
George Akerson, White House Press Secretary for Herbert Hoover (in office 1929–30).
Ted Joslin, White House Press Secretary for Herbert Hoover (in office 1931–33).
Portrait of Stephen T. Early
American journalist and White House Press Secretary Charles Griffith Ross (1885-1950)
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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)
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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 Archived 2009-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center
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