White_House_Political_Director

White House Political Director

White House Political Director

Senior presidential appointee

The White House Political Director, formally the Director of the Office of Political Affairs (OPA) or Director of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach (OPSO), is a political appointee of the President of the United States and a senior member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

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History

The White House Office of Political Affairs was first formally established in 1981 during under Ronald Reagan, while Jimmy Carter was the first to designate a political director in 1978.[1][2][3][4]

Subsequent administrations have rebranded the office. During his second term, President Obama renamed the office as the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, though the roles and responsibilities of the office and its director remained.[5]

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Political and Intergovernmental Affairs

During the second term of the Reagan administration, there was a director of political and intergovernmental affairs who sat above the political director and intergovernmental affairs director.

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Paulo Costanzo portrays Lyor Boone, the fictional White House Political Director, in Designated Survivor, a political thriller television series.

References

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    Leonard, Barry (May 2009). "Activities of the White House Office of Political Affairs". United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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    Dunn Tenpas, Kathryn (October 2020). "The Office of Political Affairs" (PDF). White House Transition Project, University of Missouri Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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    Dunn Tenpas, Kathryn (Spring 1996). "Presidential Elections: Past and Present – Institutionalized Politics: The White House Office of Political Affairs". Presidential Studies Quarterly. 26 (2): 511–522. JSTOR 27551595. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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    "Investigation of Political Activities by White House and Federal Agency Officials during the 2006 Midterm Elections" (PDF). United States Office of Special Counsel. January 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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    Gerstein, Josh (January 30, 2014). "New Politics Shop Sees Old Questions". Politico. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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