List of White House Chiefs of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President and the White House Office, and is generally responsible for overseeing the actions of the White House staff, managing the President's schedule, and deciding who is allowed to meet with the President.

List of White House Chiefs of Staff

Chief of Staff			Term of office	Party	President
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	1	John Steelman (1900–1999)	December 12, 1946 – January 20, 1953	Democratic Party	Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	2	Sherman Adams (1899–1986)	January 20, 1953 – October 7, 1958	Republican Party	Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	3	Wilton Persons (1896–1977)	October 7, 1958 – January 20, 1961	Republican Party	Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	^[Note]	Kenneth O'Donnell (1924–1977)	January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963	Democratic Party	John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	^[Note]	Marvin Watson (born 1924)	November 22, 1963 – April 26, 1968	Democratic Party	Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	^[Note]	James Robert Jones (born 1939)	April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969	Democratic Party	Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	4	H. R. Haldeman (1926–1993)	January 20, 1969 – April 30, 1973	Republican Party	Richard Nixon (1969–1973)
Vacant					Richard Nixon (1969–1973)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	5	Alexander Haig (1924–2010)	May 4, 1973 – September 21, 1974	Republican Party	Richard Nixon (1973–1974) Gerald Ford (1974)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	6	Donald Rumsfeld (born 1932)	September 21, 1974 – November 20, 1975	Republican Party	Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	7	Dick Cheney (born 1941)	November 20, 1975 – January 20, 1977	Republican Party	Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
Vacant					Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	8	Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008)	July 18, 1979 – June 11, 1980	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	9	Jack Watson (born 1938)	June 11, 1980 – January 20, 1981	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	10	James Baker (born 1930)	January 20, 1981 – February 4, 1985	Republican Party	Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	11	Donald Regan (1918–2003)	February 4, 1985 – February 27, 1987	Republican Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	12	Howard Baker (1925–2014)	February 27, 1987 – July 1, 1988	Republican Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	13	Kenneth Duberstein (1944)	July 1, 1988 – January 20, 1989	Republican Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	14	John Sununu (born 1939)	January 20, 1989 – December 16, 1991	Republican Party	George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	15	Samuel Skinner (born 1938)	December 16, 1991 – August 23, 1992	Republican Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	16	James Baker (born 1930)	August 23, 1992 – January 20, 1993	Republican Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	17	Mack McLarty (born 1946)	January 20, 1993 – July 17, 1994	Democratic Party	Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	18	Leon Panetta (born 1938)	July 17, 1994 – January 20, 1997	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	19	Erskine Bowles (born 1945)	January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	20	John Podesta (born 1949)	October 20, 1998 – January 20, 2001	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	21	Andrew Card (born 1947)	January 20, 2001 – April 14, 2006	Republican Party	George W. Bush (2001–2009)
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	22	Joshua Bolten (born 1954)	April 14, 2006 – January 20, 2009	Republican Party	George W. Bush (2001–2009)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	23	Rahm Emanuel (born 1959)	January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010	Democratic Party	Barack Obama (2009–present)
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	A	Pete Rouse (born 1946)	October 1, 2010 – January 13, 2011	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	24	Bill Daley (born 1948)	January 13, 2011 – January 27, 2012	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	25	Jack Lew (born 1955)	January 27, 2012 – January 20, 2013	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	26	Denis McDonough (born 1969)	January 20, 2013 – Incumbent	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"\|	27	Reince Priebus (born 1972)	January 20, 2017 – (designate)	Republican Party	Donald Trump (2017–)

^Note De facto, as Appointments Secretary.

References

v t e Executive Office of the United States President
Executive Office	Advisory Boards (Council for Community Solutions, Corporation for National and Community Service, Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, President's Management Advisory Board) Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality Digital Service Executive Residence (Committee for the Preservation of the White House, Office of the Curator, Office of the Chief Usher, Office of the Chief Floral Designer, Office of the Executive Chef, Graphics and Calligraphy Office) National Space Council National Security Council (Deputies Committee) Homeland Security Council Office of Administration (Office of Mail and Messenger Operations, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer) Office of Management and Budget (Office of the Chief Performance Officer, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Science and Technology Policy (Office of the Chief Technology Officer, National Science and Technology Council) Office of the Trade Representative Office of the Vice President (Office of the Chief of Staff)
White House Office	Office of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of Staff (Office of Senior Advisors) Office of Communications (Office of Media Affairs, Office of Research, Office of the Press Secretary, Office of Speechwriting) Counsel Counselor to the President Office of Digital Strategy Domestic Policy Council (Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Office of National AIDS Policy, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, Rural Council) Fellows First Lady (Office of the Social Secretary) Office of the National Security Advisor (Homeland Security Advisor) Gun Violence Prevention Intergovernmental Affairs Legislative Affairs Management and Administration (White House Operations, White House Personnel, Visitors Office) National Economic Council National Trade Council Oval Office Operations (Personal Secretary) Office of Political Affairs Presidential Innovation Fellows Presidential Personnel Public Engagement (Council on Women and Girls, Jewish Liaison, Urban Affairs) Scheduling and Advance Staff Secretary (Executive Clerk, Presidential Correspondence, Office of Records Management) Military Office (Communications Agency, Medical Unit, Presidential Food Service, Transportation Agency)