White House Director of Legislative Affairs

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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

ImageNameStartEndPresident
Wilton Persons taking the oath of office-cropped.xcf Jerry Persons January 20, 1953October 7, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)
Bryce Harlow.jpg Bryce Harlow October 7, 1958January 20, 1961
Larry O'Brien 1961.jpg Larry O'Brien January 20, 1961November 3, 1965 John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
Lyndon Johnson
(1963–1969)
No image.svg VacantNovember 3, 1965May 1967
Barefoot Sanders.jpg Barefoot Sanders May 1967January 20, 1969
Bryce Harlow.jpg Bryce Harlow January 20, 1969November 5, 1969 Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)
No image.svg Bill Timmons November 5, 1969December 31, 1974
Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
Max Friedersdorf 19870427.jpg Max Friedersdorf December 31, 1974January 20, 1977
No image.svg Frank Moore January 20, 1977January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)
Max Friedersdorf 19870427.jpg Max Friedersdorf January 20, 1981January 2, 1982 Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
Ken Duberstein HUD Headquarters (cropped).jpg Ken Duberstein January 2, 1982December 15, 1983
No image.svg M. B. Oglesby December 15, 1983February 28, 1986
Secretary of the Navy William Ball.jpg William Ball February 28, 1986March 28, 1988
No image.svg Alan Kranowitz March 28, 1988January 20, 1989
No image.svg Fred McClure January 20, 1989January 14, 1992 George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)
No image.svg Nick Calio January 14, 1992January 20, 1993
No image.svg Howard Paster January 20, 1993January 1994 Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)
No image.svg Pat Griffin January 1994January 5, 1996
No image.svg John Hilley January 5, 1996January 1998
No image.svg Larry Stein January 1998January 5, 2000
No image.svg Charles Brain January 5, 2000January 20, 2001
No image.svg Nick Calio January 20, 2001January 2003 George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
David Hobbs -- White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.jpg David Hobbs January 2003January 10, 2005
No image.svg Candi Wolff January 10, 2005March 20, 2007
No image.svg Dan Meyer March 20, 2007January 20, 2009
Phil Schiliro headshot.jpg Phil Schiliro January 20, 2009February 11, 2011 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
Rob Nabors 2011.jpg Rob Nabors February 11, 2011January 25, 2013
No image.svg Miguel Rodriguez January 25, 2013January 1, 2014
Katie Fallon 2-4-2014.jpg Katie Beirne Fallon January 1, 2014February 13, 2016
Barack Obama talks with Amy Rosenbaum.jpg Amy Rosenbaum February 13, 2016January 20, 2017
Marc Short Headshot.png Marc Short January 20, 2017July 20, 2018 Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
No image.svg Shahira Knight July 20, 2018June 17, 2019
Eric M. Ueland.jpg Eric Ueland June 17, 2019June 5, 2020
Amy Swonger at Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.jpg Amy Swonger June 5, 2020January 20, 2021
Louisa Terrell 2022 (cropped).jpg Louisa Terrell January 20, 2021August 1, 2023 Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
No image.svg Shuwanza Goff August 1, 2023January 20, 2025
James Braid Auditorium Talk.png James Braid January 20, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump
(2025–present)

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