List of Press Secretaries
| Year(s) | Press Secretary | President |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | J. Leonard Reinsch | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1945 | Jonathan W. Daniels | |
| Harry S. Truman | ||
| 1945–1950 | Charlie Ross | |
| 1950 | Stephen Early | |
| 1950–1952 | Joseph Short | |
| 1952–1953 | Roger Tubby | |
| 1953–1961 | James Hagerty | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1961–1964 | Pierre Salinger |
John F. Kennedy |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| 1964–1965 | George Reedy | |
| 1965–1966 | Bill Moyers | |
| 1966–1969 | George Christian | |
| 1969–1974 | Ron Ziegler | Richard Nixon |
| 1974 | Jerald terHorst | Gerald Ford |
| 1974–1977 | Ron Nessen | |
| 1977–1981 | Jody Powell | Jimmy Carter |
| 1981–1989 | James Brady1 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1981–1987 | Larry Speakes2 | |
| 1987–1989 | Marlin Fitzwater2 | |
| 1989–1993 | Marlin Fitzwater | George H.W. Bush |
| 1993–1994 | Dee Dee Myers3 | Bill Clinton |
| 1993 | George Stephanopoulos4 | |
| 1994–1998 | Mike McCurry | |
| 1998–2000 | Joe Lockhart | |
| 2000–2001 | Jake Siewert | |
| 2001–2003 | Ari Fleischer | George W. Bush |
| 2003–2006 | Scott McClellan | |
| 2006–2007 | Tony Snow | |
| 2007–2009 | Dana Perino | |
| 2009–2011 | Robert Gibbs | Barack Obama |
| 2011–present | Jay Carney | |
| 1 Did not brief the press after being wounded in the Reagan assassination attempt. 2 De facto Press Secretary (as White House Deputy Press Secretary). 3 Did not brief the press while Stephanopoulos was Communications Director. First female Press Secretary. 4 De facto Press Secretary (as White House Communications Director). |
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