White House Fellows
A year One White House Fellow working long in the Executive Office of the U.S. President.
The program was introduced in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to give young people the opportunity to work in close proximity with political leaders.
The admissions process is highly selective, for the approximately 15 positions apply annually about 1,000 candidates.
Known Fellows
- Charles Ansbacher, Conductor
- Michael Armacost, diplomat
- Joe Barton, Congressman
- Dennis C. Blair, Admiral
- Sam Brownback, Congressman and Governor of Kansas
- Garrey Carruthers, Governor of New Mexico
- Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
- Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of Honolulu
- Francis J. Harvey, United States Secretary of the Army
- Nicole Malachowski, fighter pilot
- Robert McFarlane, National Security Advisor
- Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff