Matt Compton

White House Profile

Matt Compton

Former Deputy Director of Online Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Matt Compton joined the White House in October of 2011 and formerly served as the Deputy Director of Online Content. Prior to this role, he was the Director of New Media Campaigns for the Democratic National Committee. Earlier, he worked as the Communications Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and as an editor for the Progressive Policy Institute.

A native of North Carolina, he's a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Matt Compton's Posts

Homeland Security

President Obama: "We've Seen the Character of Our Country Once More"

April 20, 2013 at 12:02 AM EDT

President Obama commends the response from the state and local police and federal investigators after law enforcement makes an arrest in the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Violence Prevention

Dan Pfeiffer: "When it matters most"

April 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM EDT

Dan Pfeiffer sends a message to the White House email list asking people to pledge to speak out in favor of reducing gun violence.

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Violence Prevention

President Obama: "Why I'm not giving the Weekly Address"

April 13, 2013 at 12:28 PM EDT

President Obama sends a message to the White House email list to explain why he asked Francine Wheeler to deliver the Weekly Address.

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Economy

Weekly Address: The President’s Plan to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit

April 6, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama tells the American people about the budget he is sending to Congress, which makes the tough choices required to grow our economy and shrink our deficits.

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Ethics

More than 3.1 Million Records Released

March 29, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT

A new release of White House visitor records brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to more than 3.1 million.

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Inside the White House

President Obama's 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket

March 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDT

President Obama is predicting a rematch of the 2012 national championship game between Baylor and Notre Dame. He thinks California and UConn will round out the Final Four.

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Inside the White House

President Obama's Bracket for the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

March 20, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDT

President Obama makes his picks for the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament. He has Louisville, Ohio State, Florida, and Indiana headed to the Final Four.

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Energy and Environment

Weekly Address: Time to Create the Energy Security Trust

March 16, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDT

President Obama discusses the need to harness American energy in order to reduce our dependence on oil and make the United States a magnet for new jobs. He highlights his all-of-the-above approach to American energy -- including a proposal to establish an Energy Security Trust, which invests in research that will help shift our cars and trucks off of oil.

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Rosa Parks has a Permanent Place in the U.S. Capitol

February 27, 2013 at 4:23 PM EDT

President Obama is on hand for the unveiling of the new Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol

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Economy

Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Stop the Sequester

February 23, 2013 at 6:35 AM EDT

President Obama urges Congress to stop the sequester -- the harmful automatic cuts that threaten thousands of jobs and affect our national security from taking effect on March 1.

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