WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - CHIEF OF STAFFSERVEDJames A. Baker, III January 1981-February 1985Donald ReganFebruary 1985-February 1987Howard H. Baker, Jr.March 1987-June 1988Kenneth M. DubersteinJuly 1988-January 20, 1989 During the first administration, Chief of Staff James A. Baker, Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, and Counsellor to the President Edwin Meese served together as President Reagan’s lead advisors. They were dubbed "The Troika." After they left in 1985, the Chief of Staff held this lead role alone. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFFSERVEDMichael K. Deaver January 1981-05/10/1985W. Dennis Thomas 07/12/1985-05/23/1987Kenneth M. Duberstein03/23/1987-June 1988M.B. Oglesby, Jr. July 1988-01/20/1989 Michael Deaver maintained a separate Deputy Chief of Staff office with a separate staff. All other Deputy Chiefs of Staff worked out of the Chief of Staff office. Dennis Thomas served as a de facto deputy chief of staff, although his official title was Assistant to the President. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - COUNSELLOR TO THE PRESIDENTSERVEDEdwin Meese, IIIJanuary 1981-February 1985 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRSSERVEDRichard V. Allen1981-January 1982William P. ClarkFebruary 1982-November 1983Robert ("Bud") McFarlaneNovember 1983-December 1985John M. PoindexterDecember 1985-November 1986Frank C. CarlucciDecember 1986-November 1987LTG Colin L. PowellDecember 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRSSERVEDJames ("Bud") Nance1981-January 1982Robert ("Bud") McFarlaneJanuary 1982-October 1983John M. Poindexter October 1983-November 1985LTG Colin L. PowellDecember 1986-November 1987John D. NegroponteNovember 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CABINET AFFAIRSSERVEDCraig FullerFebruary 1981-March 1985Alfred H. KingonApril 1985-February 1987Nancy S. RisqueFebruary 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATIONSSERVEDDavid R. GergenJanuary 1981-01/15/1984Patrick J. BuchananFebruary 1985-February 1987John O. Koehler03/01/1987-03/09/1987Thomas C. GriscomApril 1987-07/16/1988Mari MasengJuly 1988-01/20/1989 At the start of the Administration, Staff Director David Gergen oversaw the Office of Communications and the Office of Speechwriting. Gergen was named Assistant to the President for Communications in mid-1981. After Mr. Gergen left the White House staff, the Communications office became a unit within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff. Communications was reestablished as a separate office in February 1985. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENTSERVEDFred F. FieldingMarch 1981-March 1986Peter J. WallisonMarch 1986-March 1987Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. March 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT/DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRSSERVEDRichard S. WilliamsonFebruary 1981-May 1983Lee L. VerstandigJune 1983-1985 The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs was combined with the Office of Political Affairs for the 2nd Reagan Administration. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRSSERVEDMax L. FreidersdorfJanuary 1981-January 1982Kenneth M. Duberstein1982-December 1983M.B. Oglesby, Jr.1983-1986William L. Ball, III1986-1988 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY AFFAIRSSERVEDMartin AndersonJanuary 1981-March 1982Edwin L. HarperMarch 1982-July 1983John ("Jack") A. SvahnSeptember 1983-1986Gary L. BauerJanuary 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT/DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSSERVEDFranklyn ("Lyn") Nofziger1981-November 1981Edward J. Rollins1982-1983Margaret D. Tutwiler1984-1985 The Political Affairs office was disbanded in October 1983, with most of its staff leaving for positions in the President’s 1984 re-election campaign. During the campaign James Baker’s assistant, Margaret Tutwiler, handled most of the political matters for the White House. She was named Deputy Assistant for Political Affairs in September 1984. Political Affairs for the second administration was combined with the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR POLITICAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRSSERVEDEdward J. RollinsFebruary 1985-November 1985Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.November 1985-March 1987Frank J. DonatelliMarch 1987-01/20/1989 For President Reagan’s second term, Political and Intergovernmental Affairs were combined into one office. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT/DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNELSERVEDPendleton E. James1981-1982Helen von Damm1982-1983John S. Herrington1983-1985Robert H. Tuttle1985-1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - PRESS SECRETARYSERVEDJames S. Brady01/21/1981-02/28/1989Larry M. Speakes - Principal Deputy Press Secretary06/17/1981-02/01/1987M. Marlin Fitzwater - Assistant to the President for Press Relations02/02/1987-01/20/1989 After Press Secretary James Brady suffered serious head wounds during the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on the President, his assistant Larry Speakes assumed the Press Secretary’s day-to-day functions. Speakes was named “Principal Deputy Press Secretary” on June 17, 1981. When Speakes left, his assistant Marlin Fitzwater took over this role, with the title “Assistant to the President for Press Relations.” WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - ASSISTANT/DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC LIAISONSERVEDElizabeth H. Dole1981-January 1983Faith Ryan WhittleseyMarch 1983-April 1985Linda ChavezApril 1985-April 1986Mari MasengMay 1986-June 1987Rebecca RangeSeptember 1987-01/20/1989 WHITE HOUSE OFFICE - PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENTSERVEDDr. Daniel A. Ruge1981-1986Dr. John E. Hutton1987-01/20/1989 Executive Office of the President - Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) SERVEDDavid A. Stockman1981-1985James C. Miller, III1985-1988Joseph R. Wright, Jr.1988-1989 Executive Office of the President - Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) SERVEDEdwin L. Harper1981-1982Joseph R. Wright, Jr. 1982-1988John F. Cogan1988-1989 Executive Office of the President - Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) SERVEDMurray L. Weidenbaum1981-1982Martin Feldstein1982-1984William Niskanen (Acting)1984-1985Beryl W. Sprinkel1985-1989 Executive Office of the President - Members, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) SERVEDJerry L. Jordon1981-1982William A. Niskanen (Acting Chairman, 1984-1985)1981-1985William Poole1982-1985Thomas Gale MooreJuly 1985-April 1989Michael L. MussaAugust-1986-September 1988 Michael L. Mussa was a consultant for the Council of Economic Advisers, 1985-mid-August 1986, until he was confirmed as one of the three members of the CEA. Executive Office of the President - United States Trade Representative (USTR) SERVEDWilliam E. Brock, III1981-1985Clayton Yeutter1985-1989 Executive Office of the President - Deputy U.S. Trade Representative SERVEDDavid R. MacDonald1981-1983Michael B. Smith1981-1989Robert E. Lighthizer1983-1985Peter O. Murphy1983-1989M. Alan Wood1985-1987Michael A. Samuel1986-1989Alan F. Holmer 1987-1989 Executive Office of the President - Science Advisor and Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy SERVEDGeorge ("Jay") A. Keyworth, II1981-1985William R. Graham, Jr. 1986-1989 Executive Office of the President - Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board SERVEDAnne L. Armstrong1981-1990 Executive Office of the President - Chairman, President’s Intelligence Oversight Board ServedW. Glenn Campbell1982-1990