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

ImageNameStartEndDurationPresident
Wilton Persons January 20, 1953October 7, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
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
Lyndon B. Johnson
vacantNovember 3, 1965May 1967
Barefoot Sanders May 1967January 20, 1969
Bryce Harlow.jpg Bryce Harlow January 20, 1969November 5, 1969 Richard Nixon
Bill Timmons November 5, 1969December 31, 1974
Gerald Ford
Max Friedersdorf December 31, 1974January 20, 1977
Frank MooreJanuary 20, 1977January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Max Friedersdorf January 20, 1981January 1982 Ronald Reagan
Ken Duberstein HUD Headquarters (cropped).jpg Kenneth Duberstein January 1982December 15, 1983
M. B. Oglesby December 15, 1983February 28, 1986
Secretary of the Navy William Ball.jpg William L. Ball February 28, 1986March 28, 1988
Alan KranowitzMarch 28, 1988January 20, 1989
Frederick McClureJanuary 20, 1989February 1, 1992 George H. W. Bush
Nick CalioFebruary 1, 1992January 20, 1993
Howard PasterJanuary 20, 1993December 21, 1993 Bill Clinton
Patrick GriffinDecember 21, 1993January 7, 1996
John HilleyJanuary 7, 19961997
Charles M. Brain19971998
Lawrence J. Stein1998January 20, 2001
Nick CalioJanuary 20, 2001December 17, 2002 George W. Bush
David Hobbs -- White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.jpg David HobbsDecember 17, 2002December 10, 2004
Candida WolffDecember 10, 2004December 10, 2004
Dan MeyerDecember 14, 2007January 20, 2009
Phil Schiliro January 20, 2009February 11, 2011 Barack Obama
Rob Nabors February 11, 2011January 25, 2013
Miguel RodriguezJanuary 25, 2013January 1, 2014
Katie Fallon 2-4-2014.jpg Katie Beirne Fallon January 1, 2014February 13, 2016
Amy Rosenbaum February 13, 2016January 20, 2017
Marc Short Headshot.png Marc Short January 20, 2017July 20, 2018 Donald Trump
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
Shuwanza Goff August 1, 2023

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