White House Director of Legislative Affairs explained

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

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President
Wilton PersonsJanuary 20, 1953October 7, 1958Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bryce HarlowOctober 7, 1958January 20, 1961
Larry O'BrienJanuary 20, 1961November 3, 1965John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
vacantNovember 3, 1965May 1967
Barefoot SandersMay 1967January 20, 1969
Bryce HarlowJanuary 20, 1969November 5, 1969Richard Nixon
Bill TimmonsNovember 5, 1969December 31, 1974
Gerald Ford
Max FriedersdorfDecember 31, 1974January 20, 1977
Frank MooreJanuary 20, 1977January 20, 1981Jimmy Carter
Max FriedersdorfJanuary 20, 1981January 1982Ronald Reagan
Kenneth DubersteinJanuary 1982December 15, 1983
M. B. OglesbyDecember 15, 1983February 28, 1986
William L. BallFebruary 28, 1986March 28, 1988
Alan KranowitzMarch 28, 1988January 20, 1989
Frederick McClureJanuary 20, 1989February 1, 1992George H. W. Bush
Nick CalioFebruary 1, 1992January 20, 1993
Howard PasterJanuary 20, 1993December 21, 1993Bill Clinton
Patrick GriffinDecember 21, 1993January 7, 1996
John HilleyJanuary 7, 19961997
Charles M. Brain19971998
Lawrence J. Stein1998January 20, 2001
Nick CalioJanuary 20, 2001December 17, 2002George W. Bush
David HobbsDecember 17, 2002December 10, 2004
Candida WolffDecember 10, 2004December 10, 2004
Dan MeyerDecember 14, 2007January 20, 2009
Phil SchiliroJanuary 20, 2009February 11, 2011Barack Obama
Rob NaborsFebruary 11, 2011January 25, 2013
Miguel RodriguezJanuary 25, 2013January 1, 2014
Katie Beirne FallonJanuary 1, 2014February 13, 2016
Amy RosenbaumFebruary 13, 2016January 20, 2017
Marc ShortJanuary 20, 2017July 20, 2018Donald Trump
Shahira KnightJuly 20, 2018June 17, 2019
Eric UelandJune 17, 2019June 5, 2020
Amy SwongerJune 5, 2020January 20, 2021
Louisa TerrellJanuary 20, 2021August 1, 2023Joe Biden
Shuwanza GoffAugust 1, 2023Incumbent