White House Director of Speechwriting

The White House Director of Speechwriting is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the President of the United States. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.[1][2][3][4][5]

White House Director of Speechwriting
Incumbent
Vinay Reddy
since January 20, 2021
Executive Office of the President
White House Office
AppointerPresident of the United States

List
Image Name Start End President
Stephen Harmelin[6] 1964 1965 Lyndon Johnson
Harry McPherson October 26, 1967 January 20, 1969
Jim Keogh[7][8] January 20, 1969 December 31, 1970 Richard Nixon
Ray Price[9][10][11] December 31, 1970 February 6, 1973
David Gergen[12][13][14] February 6, 1973 August 9, 1974
Bob Hartmann[15] August 9, 1974 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
Jim Fallows[16] January 20, 1977 November 24, 1978 Jimmy Carter
Bernie Aronson[17] November 24, 1978 January 20, 1981
Ken Khachigian
(Chief Speechwriter)[18]		 January 20, 1981 May 1981 Ronald Reagan
Tony Dolan
(Chief Speechwriter)[19]		 May 1981
Acting: May 1981 – November 17, 1981		 January 20, 1989
Aram Bakshian
(Director)[20]		 November 17, 1981 October 19, 1983
Ben Elliott
(Director)[21][22]		 October 19, 1983 June 6, 1986
Chriss Winston January 20, 1989 February 19, 1991 George H. W. Bush
Tony Snow[23][24] February 19, 1991 January 20, 1993
David Kusnet[25] January 20, 1993 March 9, 1994 Bill Clinton
Don Baer[26] March 9, 1994 August 14, 1995
Michael Waldman[27] December 22, 1995 August 9, 1999
Terry Edmonds[28] August 9, 1999 January 20, 2001
Mike Gerson[29] January 20, 2001 June 14, 2006 George W. Bush
Bill McGurn[30] June 14, 2006 December 14, 2007
Marc Thiessen December 14, 2007 January 20, 2009
Jon Favreau January 20, 2009 March 1, 2013 Barack Obama
Cody Keenan March 1, 2013 January 20, 2017
Stephen Miller January 20, 2017 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
Vinay Reddy January 20, 2021 present Joe Biden

References
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  20. "Nominations & Appointments, November 17, 1981". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. November 17, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  21. "Appointment of Bently T. Elliott as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. October 19, 1983. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  22. "Reagan's Speechwriter Says He Was Dismissed in Dispute". The New York Times. June 10, 1986. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  23. "Appointment of Robert A. Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications and Director of Speechwriting". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. February 19, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  24. "Appointment of Robert Anthony Snow as Deputy Assistant to the President for Media Affairs". George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. January 20, 1992. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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  30. "Statement on the Resignation of William McGurn and the Appointment of Marc Thiessen as Assistant to the President for Speechwriting". University of California, Santa Barbara. December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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