White House Director of Legislative Affairs

The White House Director of Legislative Affairs, officially the Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the legislative agenda of the president and coordinating with members of both houses of Congress.

The legislative director, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president, without the need for United States Senate confirmation, is usually given an office in the West Wing of the White House.

Directors

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Image Name Start End President
  Jerry Persons January 20, 1953 October 7, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
  Bryce Harlow October 7, 1958 January 20, 1961
  Larry O'Brien January 20, 1961 November 3, 1965 John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
Lyndon Johnson
(1963–1969)
  Vacant November 3, 1965 May 1967
  Barefoot Sanders May 1967 January 20, 1969
  Bryce Harlow January 20, 1969 November 5, 1969 Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
  Bill Timmons November 5, 1969 December 31, 1974
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
  Max Friedersdorf December 31, 1974 January 20, 1977
  Frank Moore January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
  Max Friedersdorf January 20, 1981 January 2, 1982 Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
  Ken Duberstein January 2, 1982 December 15, 1983
  M. B. Oglesby December 15, 1983 February 28, 1986
  William Ball February 28, 1986 March 28, 1988
  Alan Kranowitz March 28, 1988 January 20, 1989
  Fred McClure January 20, 1989 January 14, 1992 George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
  Nick Calio January 14, 1992 January 20, 1993
  Howard Paster January 20, 1993 January 1994 Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
  Pat Griffin January 1994 January 5, 1996
  John Hilley January 5, 1996 January 1998
  Larry Stein January 1998 January 5, 2000
  Charles Brain January 5, 2000 January 20, 2001
  Nick Calio January 20, 2001 January 2003 George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
  David Hobbs January 2003 January 10, 2005
  Candi Wolff January 10, 2005 March 20, 2007
  Dan Meyer March 20, 2007 January 20, 2009
  Phil Schiliro January 20, 2009 February 11, 2011 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
  Rob Nabors February 11, 2011 January 25, 2013
  Miguel Rodriguez January 25, 2013 January 1, 2014
  Katie Beirne Fallon January 1, 2014 February 13, 2016
  Amy Rosenbaum February 13, 2016 January 20, 2017
  Marc Short January 20, 2017 July 20, 2018 Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
  Shahira Knight July 20, 2018 June 17, 2019
  Eric Ueland June 17, 2019 June 5, 2020
  Amy Swonger June 5, 2020 January 20, 2021
  Louisa Terrell January 20, 2021 August 1, 2023 Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
  Shuwanza Goff August 1, 2023 January 20, 2025
  James Braid January 20, 2025 Designate Donald Trump
(2025)

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