White House Chief of Staff
The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President. The CoS does things previously done by the President's private secretary. Susie Wiles became White House Chief of Staff on January 20, 2025.
List of White House chiefs of staff
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Name
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Start
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End
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Duration
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President
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John Steelman
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December 12, 1946
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January 20, 1953
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6 years, 39 days
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Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
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Sherman Adams
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January 20, 1953
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October 7, 1958
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5 years, 260 days
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
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Wilton Persons
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October 7, 1958
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January 20, 1961
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2 years, 105 days
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Kenneth O'Donnell De facto
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January 20, 1961
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November 22, 1963
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2 years, 306 days
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John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
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Walter Jenkins De facto
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November 22, 1963
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October 14, 1964
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327 days
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Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
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Bill Moyers De facto
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October 14, 1964
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July 8, 1965
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267 days
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Jack Valenti De facto
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July 8, 1965
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June 1, 1966
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328 days
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Marvin Watson De facto
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June 1, 1966
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April 26, 1968
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1 year, 330 days
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James Jones De facto
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April 26, 1968
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January 20, 1969
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269 days
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Bob Haldeman
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January 20, 1969
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April 30, 1973
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4 years, 100 days
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Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
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Vacant
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April 30, 1973
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May 4, 1973
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4 days
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Al Haig
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May 4, 1973
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September 21, 1974
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1 year, 140 days
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Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
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Donald Rumsfeld
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September 21, 1974
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November 20, 1975
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1 year, 60 days
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Dick Cheney
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November 20, 1975
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January 20, 1977
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1 year, 61 days
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Vacant
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January 20, 1977
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July 18, 1979
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2 years, 179 days
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Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
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Ham Jordan
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July 18, 1979
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June 11, 1980
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329 days
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Jack Watson
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June 11, 1980
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January 20, 1981
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223 days
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James Baker
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January 20, 1981
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February 4, 1985
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4 years, 15 days
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Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
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Don Regan
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February 4, 1985
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February 27, 1987
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2 years, 23 days
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Howard Baker
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February 27, 1987
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July 1, 1988
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1 year, 125 days
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Ken Duberstein
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July 1, 1988
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January 20, 1989
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203 days
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John Sununu
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January 20, 1989
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December 16, 1991
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2 years, 330 days
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George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
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Samuel Skinner
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December 16, 1991
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August 23, 1992
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251 days
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James Baker
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August 23, 1992
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January 20, 1993
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150 days
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Mack McLarty
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January 20, 1993
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July 17, 1994
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1 year, 178 days
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Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
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Leon Panetta
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July 17, 1994
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January 20, 1997
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2 years, 187 days
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Erskine Bowles
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January 20, 1997
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October 20, 1998
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1 year, 273 days
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John Podesta
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October 20, 1998
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January 20, 2001
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2 years, 92 days
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Andy Card
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January 20, 2001
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April 14, 2006
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5 years, 84 days
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George W. Bush (2001–2009)
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Josh Bolten
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April 14, 2006
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January 20, 2009
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2 years, 281 days
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Rahm Emanuel
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January 20, 2009
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October 1, 2010
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1 year, 254 days
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Barack Obama (2009–2017)
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Pete Rouse Acting
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October 1, 2010
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January 13, 2011
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104 days
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Bill Daley
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January 13, 2011
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January 27, 2012
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1 year, 14 days
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Jack Lew
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January 27, 2012
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January 20, 2013
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359 days
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Denis McDonough
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January 20, 2013
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January 20, 2017
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4 years, 0 days
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Reince Priebus
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January 20, 2017
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July 31, 2017
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192 days
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Donald Trump (2017–2021)
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John Kelly
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July 31, 2017
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January 2, 2019
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1 year, 155 days
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Mick Mulvaney Acting
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January 2, 2019
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March 31, 2020
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1 year, 89 days
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Mark Meadows
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March 31, 2020
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January 20, 2021
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295 days
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Ron Klain
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January 20, 2021
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February 7, 2023
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2 years, 18 days
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Joe Biden (2021–2025)
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Jeff Zients
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February 8, 2023
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January 20, 2025
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1 year, 347 days
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Susie Wiles
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January 20, 2025
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Incumbent
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4 days
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Donald Trump (2025–present)
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Notes
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