Dan Pfeiffer

White House Profile

Dan Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director

Dan Pfeiffer joined the White House as Deputy Communications Director in January 2009 and has served as the Director of Communications since December 2009. Pfeiffer first joined the President’s campaign as the Traveling Press Secretary and later became the Communications Director. Prior to working on the campaign, Pfeiffer was a spokesman for former Vice President Al Gore and has also worked for Senators Tim Johnson, Tom Daschle and Evan Bayh.

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Pfeiffer graduated from Georgetown University.

Dan Pfeiffer's Posts

Economy

What a Jobs Plan Looks Like

November 2, 2011 at 6:00 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer introduces an infographic showing in stark terms why the American Jobs Act is a jobs plan, and the Republican alternative is not.

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Economy

We Can't Wait

October 24, 2011 at 12:05 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer explains the new series of executive actions planned by the President to boost the economy.

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Economy

We Can't Take "No" for An Answer

October 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer discusses the consequences of Republicans in the Senate blocking the American Jobs Act.

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Economy

Economists: The President’s Plan Will Create Jobs Now, The GOP’s Won’t

October 7, 2011 at 12:18 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer draws the obvious conclusion from economists' estimates of the President's American Jobs Act and the proposals from Congressional Republicans: Congress should pass the American Jobs Act right away.

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Economy

Now Is Not the Time to Wave the White Flag on Clean Energy Jobs

October 4, 2011 at 1:26 PM EDT

The International Energy Agency projects that in the coming decades, solar power could grow to more than 20 percent of the world’s electricity

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Taxes

Getting the Facts Straight on America's Tax Burden

September 26, 2011 at 1:45 PM EDT

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer takes on some myths about who is paying what share of the taxes in America.

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Economy

Experts Confirm: American Jobs Act Will Create Jobs

September 9, 2011 at 6:01 PM EDT

Reports from economic analysts and statements from CEOs underscore the same message: the American Jobs Act will create jobs and is good for the American people. It will grow the economy, help middle class families and strengthen communities across the nation.

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Economy

Putting Country Before Party

August 17, 2011 at 5:25 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer answers an op-ed from Republican Leadership in Congress.

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Economy

Some Republicans in Congress Once Argued Against Short-Term Solutions - They Were Right

July 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer shows how before House Republicans were for a short term solution to the debt ceiling, they were against it for the very same reasons President Obama believes it is the wrong approach.

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Economy

Fact Checking the Fact Checker

June 7, 2011 at 11:30 AM EDT

The truth about President Obama and the resurgence of the American auto industry.

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