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White House Social Secretary

Position

Position

FieldValue
postWhite House Social Secretary
insigniaThe White House logo under Trump 2.0.jpg
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departmentExecutive Office of the President
White House Office
appointerDonald Trump
appointer_qualifiedas President of the United States
formation
firstBelle Hagner
websiteThe White House

White House Office

The White House social secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States.

Function

The social secretary is head of the White House Social Office, located in the East Wing of the White House Complex. The social secretary plans events ranging from those as simple as a tea for the first lady and a single official guest to dinners for more than 200 guests.

The social secretary works with the White House chief usher to coordinate domestic staff and with the chief of protocol of the United States, an official within the United States Department of State, to plan state visits and accompanying state dinners. The social secretary works with the White House Graphics and Calligraphy Office in the production of invitations to social events.

The social secretary works on both the political and non-political functions of the presidency, coordinating events for the president, the first lady, and senior political staff. The White House social secretary serves at the president's pleasure and is appointed by each administration.

Notable office-holders

On February 25, 2011, the White House appointed Jeremy Bernard, the first male, and first openly gay, social secretary in that position's history. "I have long admired the arts and education programs that have become hallmarks of the Obama White House and I am eager to continue these efforts in the years ahead," Bernard said during the announcing press conference.

List of White House social secretaries

No.ImageSocial SecretaryTerm of officePresident
1[[File:HAGNER, MISS BELLE LCCN2016866602 (cropped).jpg60px]]Belle Hagner1901–1909Theodore Roosevelt
2[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Alice Blech1909–1910William Howard Taft
3[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Mary Spiers1910–1913
4[[File:HAGNER, MISS BELLE LCCN2016866602 (cropped).jpg60px]]Belle Hagner1913–1915Woodrow Wilson
5[[File:Edith Helm (cropped).jpg60px]]url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/social-secretary-quotes-edith-benham-helmtitle=Social Secretary Quotes: Edith Benham Helm - White House Historical Associationwebsite=Whitehousehistory.orgdate=October 24, 1903access-date=March 1, 2017}}1915–1921
6[[File:Miss Laura Harlan LOC npcc.04320 (cropped).jpg60px]]Laura Harlan1921–1923Warren G. Harding
1923–1929Calvin Coolidge
7[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Mary Randolph1929–1931Herbert Hoover
8[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]author=MaryAnne Borrellititle=The Politics of the President's Wifeurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=6jSAGtVvcoUC&pg=PA62date=August 15, 2011publisher=Texas A&M University Pressisbn=978-1-60344-422-4pages=62–}}1931–1933
9[[File:Edith Helm (cropped).jpg60px]]Edith Benham Helm1933–1945Franklin D. Roosevelt
1945–1953Harry S. Truman
10[[File:Mary Jane McCaffree (cropped).tif60px]]Mary Jane McCaffree1955–1961Dwight D. Eisenhower
11[[File:Letitia Baldrige.jpg60px]]Letitia Baldrige1961–1963John F. Kennedy
12[[File:Nancy Tuckerman White House Official Portrait 1963 (cropped).jpg60px]]Nancy Tuckerman1963–1963
13[[File:Bess Abell LBJ Library (32565920781) (cropped).jpg60px]]Bess Abell1963–1969Lyndon B. Johnson
14[[File:Nixon Contact Sheet WHPO-2592 (cropped).jpg60px]]Lucy Winchester1969–1974Richard Nixon
15[[File:Nancy Lammerding Ruwe (cropped).tif60px]]Nancy Lammerding Ruwe1974–1975Gerald Ford
16[[File:Maria Downs (cropped).jpg60px]]Maria Downs1975–1977
17[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Gretchen Poston1977–1981Jimmy Carter
18[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Mabel (Muffie) Brandon1981–1983Ronald Reagan
19[[File:Gahl Hodges (cropped).jpg60px]]Gahl Hodges1983–1985
20[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Linda Faulkner1985–1989
21[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Laurie Firestone1989–1993George H. W. Bush
22[[File:AnnStock.jpg60px]]Ann Stock1993–1997Bill Clinton
23[[File:Capricia Marshall.jpg60px]]Capricia Marshall1997–2001
24[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Catherine Fenton2001–2004George W. Bush
25[[File:Lea Berman DIG14214-012.jpg60px]]Lea Berman2004–2007
26[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Amy Zantzinger2007–2009
27[[File:Desirée Rogers (cropped).jpg60px]]Desirée Rogers2009–2010Barack Obama
28[[File:Julianna Smoot (cropped).jpg60px]]Julianna Smoot2010–2011
29[[File:Jeremy Bernard.jpg60px]]Jeremy Bernard2011–2015
30Deesha Dyer2015–2017
31[[File:No image wide.svg60px]]Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd2017–2021Donald Trump
32[[File:Carlos Elizondo.jpg60px]]Carlos Elizondo2021–2025Joe Biden

References

References

  1. Brian Bolduc. (February 25, 2011). "White House Names First Male Social Secretary". NATIONAL REVIEW Online.
  2. Dunham, Richard S.. (February 25, 2011). "Texan makes history as Obama social secretary". [[Houston Chronicle]].
  3. (February 25, 2011). "Obama makes history with social secretary pick". [[The Washington Post]].
  4. "TR Center - Isabella Hagner".
  5. (May 29, 2012). "Alice Blech | Social Secretary Alice Blech. October 22, 1909…". [[Flickr]].
  6. "Walsenburg World March 17, 1910 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection".
  7. (October 24, 1903). "Social Secretary Quotes: Belle Hagner - White House Historical Association".
  8. (October 24, 1903). "Social Secretary Quotes: Edith Benham Helm - White House Historical Association".
  9. "Social Secretary Quotes: Laura Harlan - White House Historical Association".
  10. "Archived copy".
  11. MaryAnne Borrelli. (August 15, 2011). "The Politics of the President's Wife". Texas A&M University Press.
  12. (August 12, 2003). "Oral History of HONORABLE FRANK Q. NEBEKER".
  13. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/letitia-baldrige-doyenne-of-decorum-and-social-secretary-to-first-lady-jacqueline-kennedy-dies-at-86]{{dead link. (June 2021)
  14. "ST-C186-1-63. First Lady's Social Secretary Nancy Tuckerman - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum".
  15. (May 7, 2010). "Reliable Source - Quoted: LBJ social secretary Bess Abell on her one White House dinner crashing problem".
  16. Katharine Q. Seelye. (October 18, 2020). "Bess Abell, Social Secretary in Johnson White House, Dies at 87".
  17. "Lucy A. Winchester".
  18. (February 14, 1975). "Nancy Lammerding, Ford Aide, Is Married to L. Nicholas Ruwe". [[The New York Times]].
  19. (June 18, 2009). "Maria Downs". Gerald R. Ford Foundation.
  20. Blau, Eleanor. (January 8, 1992). "Gretchen Householder Poston, 59, Ex-White House Social Secretary".
  21. Ginsburg, Ina. (May 17, 1981). "A Conversation With Muffie Brandon". [[The Washington Post]].
  22. "Social Secretary Quotes: Gahl Hodges Burt - White House Historical Association".
  23. "FAULKNER, LINDA: Files, 1981-1989 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS".
  24. "Social Secretary Quotes: Laurie Firestone - White House Historical Association".
  25. "The Role of the White House Social Secretary".
  26. "Social Secretary Quotes: Capricia Marshall - White House Historical Association".
  27. Irvin Molotsky. (January 9, 2001). "Laura Bush Designates Keepers of Her Calendar". [[The New York Times]].
  28. "Social Secretary Quotes: Lea Berman - White House Historical Association".
  29. (January 30, 2007). "President Bush Names Amy Zantzinger as White House Social Secretary". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  30. "White House announces resignation of social secretary Desirée Rogers".
  31. (February 27, 2010). "White House social secretary Desiree Rogers resigns; Julianna Smoot named successor".
  32. Perry, Mark. (April 7, 2015). "Jeremy Bernard to step down as White House social secretary". [[Politico]].
  33. (April 16, 2015). "White House Announces Deesha Dyer as Social Secretary". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  34. Betsy Klein. (February 8, 2017). "Melania Trump hires White House social secretary". CNN.
  35. FiveThirtyEight. (January 5, 2021). "Live Updates: Unrest In Washington And The Electoral Vote Certification".
  36. Michael Crowley. (November 20, 2020). "Biden-Harris team announces additional staff appointments". New York Times.
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