Macon Phillips

White House Profile

Macon Phillips

Director of Digital Strategy

Phillips ran the new media program for the Presidential Transition Team (Change.gov) and served as the Deputy Director of the Obama campaign's new media department (BarackObama.com).

Prior to the campaign, Phillips led Blue State Digital's strategy practice, working with clients like the Democratic National Committee and Senator Ted Kennedy. A proud Americorps*VISTA alum, the Huntsville, Alabama native is a graduate of Duke University.

Macon Phillips's Posts

Foreign Policy

President Obama's Nowruz Message

March 20, 2010 at 2:36 AM EDT

In this video, President Obama sends an important message to those celebrating the Persian holiday of Nowruz, and in particular to the people and government of Iran.

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President Obama Picks His Favorites for the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournaments

March 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM EDT

The 2010 NCAA's are upon us and President Obama has released his picks. ESPN interviewed the President about his choices and has also published his picks for both the men's and women's tournaments.

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Foreign Policy

President Obama's Statement on the Iraqi Elections (Updated)

March 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM EDT

The White House issued the following statement from President Obama on the Iraqi elections. (Updated to include the President's remarks from the Rose Garden this afternoon.)

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Health Care

Weekly Address: What Health Reform Will Deliver – This Year

March 6, 2010 at 7:04 AM EDT

In this week’s address, President Obama describes how American families will have more control over their health care this year, after health reform passes.

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Health Care

A Legitimate Philosophical Disagreement

February 25, 2010 at 3:28 PM EDT

Walking back to the White House to grab lunch after the morning session of the bipartisan meeting at the Blair House, the President stopped in front of the gate on Pennsylvania Avenue to answer a quick question about progress so far.

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President Obama Responds to the Confirmation of 27 Nominees

February 11, 2010 at 10:07 PM EDT

President Obama's statement following action by the Senate to confirm twenty-seven nominees.

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Foreign Policy

Newt Gingrich Gets It Wrong

February 10, 2010 at 4:26 PM EDT

Last night, John Stewart interviewed former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on The Daily Show. Mr. Gingrich aired his share of criticisms, including how the Administration handled the recent attempted Christmas Day attack in Detroit. While Mr. Gingrich is certainly entitled to his opinions, he isn’t entitled to his own facts.

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Don't Miss the Deadline for Tomorrow's YouTube Q & A with President Obama

January 31, 2010 at 4:15 PM EDT

After more than 11,000 questions and 630,000 votes, the folks from CitizenTube who will interview President Obama tomorrow have reminded everyone that the deadline for submitting questions is tonight at 8pm EST.

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Economy

State of the Union 2.0

January 26, 2010 at 7:30 AM EDT

From our live webstream to a free iPhone app, the White House is using technology to make sure the President's State of the Union Address reaches as many people as possible. Now we are excited to announce that President Obama will also be using the web to offer the public a direct and participatory way to communicate back to him.

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Foreign Policy

Making It Easier for Americans to Support Haiti

January 22, 2010 at 8:17 PM EDT

In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations. Tonight, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give.

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