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 Duration President
Wilton Persons January 20, 1953 October 7, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
  Bryce Harlow October 7, 1958 January 20, 1961
  Larry O'Brien January 20, 1961 November 3, 1965 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
vacant November 3, 1965 May 1967
Barefoot Sanders May 1967 January 20, 1969
  Bryce Harlow January 20, 1969 November 5, 1969 Richard Nixon
Bill Timmons November 5, 1969 December 31, 1974
Gerald Ford
Max Friedersdorf December 31, 1974 January 20, 1977
Frank Moore January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Max Friedersdorf January 20, 1981 January 1982 Ronald Reagan
  Kenneth Duberstein January 1982 December 15, 1983
M. B. Oglesby December 15, 1983 February 28, 1986
  William L. Ball February 28, 1986 March 28, 1988
Alan Kranowitz March 28, 1988 January 20, 1989
Frederick McClure January 20, 1989 February 1, 1992 George H. W. Bush
Nick Calio February 1, 1992 January 20, 1993
Howard Paster January 20, 1993 December 21, 1993 Bill Clinton
Patrick Griffin December 21, 1993 January 7, 1996
John Hilley January 7, 1996 1997
Charles M. Brain 1997 1998
Lawrence J. Stein 1998 January 20, 2001
Nick Calio January 20, 2001 December 17, 2002 George W. Bush
  David Hobbs December 17, 2002 December 10, 2004
Candida Wolff December 10, 2004 December 10, 2004
Dan Meyer December 14, 2007 January 20, 2009
Phil Schiliro January 20, 2009 February 11, 2011 Barack Obama
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
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
Shuwanza Goff August 1, 2023 Incumbent

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