Megan Slack

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Megan Slack

Deputy Director of Digital Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Megan Slack is the Deputy Director of Digital Content in the Office of Digital Strategy. She joined the White House from the online communications team at the Center for American Progress. She also worked as deputy finance director and scheduler on a congressional race in Houston, Texas during the 2008 election cycle, and interned at The Huffington Post. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., where she served as editor in chief of the school newspaper, The Eagle.

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Inside the White House

President Obama Announces Three Nominees to Help Tackle "Our Most Important Challenges"

March 4, 2013 at 2:26 PM EDT

President Obama announces his nominees for director of the Office of Management and Budget, Secretary of Energy and administrator of the EPA.

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Catching Up with the Curator: Watch Meeting--Dec. 31st 1862--Waiting for the Hour

February 27, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDT

To mark African American History Month, as well as the 150th anniversary of the year the Emancipation Proclamation, we talked with White House Curator Bill Allman about a painting called Watch Meeting--Dec. 31st 1862--Waiting for the Hour that hangs near the Oval Office in the West Wing.

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What Is the Sequester?

February 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM EDT

Have questions about what the sequester is, and why American families and our national economy face the threat of harmful budget cuts? Check out this explainer for some background.

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President Obama Meets with Prime Minister Abe of Japan

February 22, 2013 at 4:45 PM EDT

President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.

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Photo Gallery: Behind the Scenes in January 2013

February 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM EDT

The White House Photo Office shares a set of behind the scenes photos from January 2013.

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President Obama: Automatic Budget Cuts Will Hurt Economy, Slow Recovery, and Put People Out of Work

February 19, 2013 at 1:30 PM EDT

President Obama urges Congress to stop a series of severe and automatic budget cuts set to take effect in just 10 days that will hurt our economic growth, add hundreds of thousands of Americans to the unemployment rolls, and threaten military readiness.

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Weekly Address: Following the President’s Plan for a Strong Middle Class

February 16, 2013 at 6:40 AM EDT

In this week’s address, President Obama calls for quick action on the proposals he made during the State of the Union to grow our economy and create jobs, including making America a magnet for manufacturing, strengthening our education system through high-quality preschool for every child, and raising the minimum wage.

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Open For Questions: The State of the Union and Immigration Reform

February 15, 2013 at 5:45 PM EDT

Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, answers questions from the public about immigration reform and President Obama's State of the Union Address in an “Open for Questions” session moderated by Elianne Ramos from LATISM.

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Open for Questions: The State of the Union and Reducing Gun Violence

February 15, 2013 at 5:00 PM EDT

Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden, answers questions from the public about reducing gun violence and President Obama's State of the Union Address in an “Open for Questions” session moderated by iVillage

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Everything You Need to Know about President Obama's Plan to Ensure Hard Work Leads to a Decent Living

February 15, 2013 at 2:15 PM EDT

In his State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a plan to build on the progress we’ve made over the last four years to expand opportunity for every American and every community willing to do the work to lift themselves up.

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