White House Director of Speechwriting

The White House director of speechwriting, also known as the Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting, is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor to the President of the United States and chief speechwriter to the president. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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

Directors
Officeholder Start date End date President
Stephen Harmelin[7] 1964 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
James Keogh[8] 1970 1971 Richard Nixon
Ray Price[9] December 1970 August 1974
David Gergen 1973 1974
Robert T. Hartmann[10] 1974 1977 Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Bernard W. Aronson (Executive Speechwriter)[11] 1978 1981 Jimmy Carter
Ken Khachigian (Chief speechwriter)[12] January 1981 May 1981 Ronald Reagan
Aram Bakshian (Head of staff)[13] 1981 1983
Anthony R. Dolan (Director)[14] 1981 1989
Ben T. Elliott (Director)[15] 1982 June 1986
Tony Snow[16] 1989 1991 George H. W. Bush
David Kusnet (Chief speechwriter)[17] 1992 1994 Bill Clinton
Michael Waldman 1994 1999
Terry Edmonds[18] 1995 2001
Michael Gerson January 20, 2001 June 2006 George W. Bush
William McGurn June 2006 February 2008
Marc Thiessen February 2008 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 Incumbent Joe Biden

References
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  5. "Office of Speechwriting ยท Clinton Digital Library". clinton.presidentiallibraries.us. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  6. Rogers, Katie (2020-02-03). "The State of the Union Is Trump's Biggest Speech. Who Writes It?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. "This just in: Alumna reports from global hotspots". University of Southern California. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  8. "James Keogh, 89; Nixon Speechwriter, Former Time Editor". Los Angeles Times. 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. Martin, Douglas (2019-02-14). "Raymond K. Price Jr., 88, a Key Nixon Speechwriter, Is Dead (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. "Interviews: All". National Archives. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  11. "White House Appoints New Chief Speechwriter (Published 1978)". The New York Times. 1978-11-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. "Kenneth L. Khachigian". Ronald Reagan. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  13. "Aram Bakshian". Gerald R. Ford Foundation. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  14. "LETTER TO ANTHONY R. DOLAN FROM ROBERT M. GATES | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  15. "Ben T. Elliott, MA - Ronald Reagan - ProCon.org". Ronald Reagan. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  16. "Tony Snow: Former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  17. "David Kusnet". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  18. "J. Terry Edmonds | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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