Susan Dryden Whitson is an American former White House official who served as press secretary and chief communications advisor to first lady of the United States, Laura Bush from 2005 to March 2007.[1][2][3]
Prior to working at the White House, Whitson was the Deputy Communications Director for the George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign and the spokesperson for the President and Mrs. Bush's twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna Bush. She served as the Chief of the National Press Office for the FBI and as the Deputy Director of the Office of Public Affairs for the US Department of Justice.[4] From 1997 to 2001, Whitson served as a press secretary for Rep. Bob Riley (R-AL), the former governor of Alabama, and Rep. Bill McCollum (R-FL) on Capitol Hill. Whitson was a high school English teacher at Hoover High School in Birmingham, Alabama from 1991 to 1997. She graduated from Auburn University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in secondary language arts education.[5]
During the attacks of September 11th, Whitson was flying from Washington to Milwaukee with Attorney General John Ashcroft.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Mrs. Bush's Press Secretary Susan Dryden Whitson". The White House. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Five Questions with Susan Dryden Whitson". George W. Bush Presidential Center. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Bush, Laura (4 May 2010). Spoken from the Heart. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-5520-2. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Silva, Mark (30 March 2007). "Abrupt shift on the podium". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "White House's Whitson '91 Named Keystone Leader". Keystone. Vol. 4. Alabama: Auburn University College of Education. 2007. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ John Ashcroft (2006). Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice. New York: Center Street. pp. 115. ISBN 978-1-59995-680-0.
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