Changes: White House Communications Director

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The White House Communications Director is responsible for coordinating the message of the President of the United States. In 2005, the position also became responsible for hosting press briefings.

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List of Notable Communications Directors

Image	Communications Director	Party	Timeline	Served Under	Source
	Tobias Zachary Ziegler	Democratic	January 20, 1999 — August 19, 2006	Josiah Bartlet	Pilot; Here Today
				Glen Allen Walken
				Josiah Bartlet
Mr. Bailey	William Bailey	Democratic	August 19, 2006 — January 20, 2007	Josiah Bartlet	Here Today; Tomorrow
	Louise Thornton	Democratic	January 20, 2007 — Present	Matt Santos	Tomorrow

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-==Recent Communications Directors==
+==List of Notable Communications Directors==
+{| class="toccolours"
-* [[Toby Ziegler]] ([[1999]]-[[2006]])
+|-
-* [[Will Bailey]] ([[2006]]-[[2007]])
+! Image
-* [[Louise Thornton]] ([[2007]]-Present)
+! Communications Director
+! Party
+! Timeline
+! Served Under
+! Source
+|- style="background:#B0CEFF"
+| rowspan="3"| [[Image:Toby Ziegler.jpg|100px|Mr. Ziegler]]
+| rowspan="3"| [[Toby Ziegler|Tobias Zachary Ziegler]]
+| rowspan="3"| [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
+| rowspan="3"| January 20, [[1999]] &mdash; August 19, [[2006]]
+| [[Josiah Bartlet]]
+| rowspan="3"| ''[[Pilot]]''; ''[[Here Today]]''
+|- style="background:#FFB6B6"
+| [[Glen Allen Walken]]
+|- style="background:#B0CEFF"
+| rowspan="2"| [[Josiah Bartlet]]
+|- style="background:#B0CEFF"
+| [[Image:Will.jpg|100px|Mr. Bailey]]
+| [[Will Bailey|William Bailey]]
+| [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
+| August 19, [[2006]] &mdash; January 20, [[2007]]
+| ''[[Here Today]]''; ''[[Tomorrow]]''
+|- style="background:#B0CEFF"
+| [[Image:Lou.jpg|100px|Ms. Thornton]]
+| [[Louise Thornton]]
+| [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
+| January 20, [[2007]] &mdash; Present
+| [[Matt Santos]]
+| ''[[Tomorrow]]''
+|}
 [[Category:Staff Positions|Communications Director, White House]]