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

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