The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official.
The position has often been filled by individuals from news media backgrounds:Roosevelt administration  Stephen Early, a reporter for United Press International and correspondent for the Associated PressTruman administration  Jonathan W
== History ===== Early press relations ===During the United States' early years, there was not a single designated staff person or office responsible for managing the relationship between the president and the growing number of journalists and media entities that were covering him

