--- description: Former first lady Michelle Obama accidentally tweeted out a former White House staff member's phone number, but it was quickly deleted title: Michelle Obama Tweeted a Former White House Staffer's Phone Number image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc160eff40716d370/6988cc388fd2eec216356ee7/gettyimages-677921884.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Michelle Obama Accidentally Tweeted a Former White House Staffer's Phone Number by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2017 6:58 PM CUT  Former first lady Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrive for a roundtable discussion at the South Shore Cultural Center about the Obama Presidential Center, which is scheduled to be built in nearby Jackson Park, on May 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Presidential Center design envisions three buildings, a museum, library and forum. Former first lady Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrive for a roundtable discussion at the South Shore Cultural Center about the Obama Presidential Center, which is scheduled to be built in nearby Jackson Park, on May 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Presidential Center design envisions three buildings, a museum, library and forum.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2017 6:58 PM CUT Former first lady [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/4758782/michelle-obama-run-for-office-elected/ "undefined") accidentally tweeted out a former White House staff member’s phone number. A tweet featuring just a number with a Ladue, Mo. area code belonging to videographer Duncan Wolfe was quickly deleted, according to the [New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/us/politics/michelle-obama-twitter.html?smid=tw-share&%5Fr=0 "undefined"). An official told the _Times_ that the phone number was posted as “an accident.” The number is still working, though the mailbox is full. The same phone number is also listed on [Wolfe’s personal website](http://www.duncanwolfe.com/Info "undefined"), which says that Wolfe worked as an intern at the White House. According to the [Chicago](http://time.com/4765893/barack-obama-presidential-library-plans-chicago/ "undefined") native’s [LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanwolfe/ "undefined"), Wolfe also works for [ONE at Optimus](http://optimus.com/one/ "undefined"), a production company based in Chicago. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4769247/michelle-obama-phone-number-tweet-duncan-wolfe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4769247/michelle-obama-phone-number-tweet-duncan-wolfe/"},"headline":"Michelle Obama Accidentally Tweeted a Former White House Staffer's Phone Number","datePublished":"2017-05-05T18:58:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:46:58.273Z","description":"The tweet was quickly deleted","url":"https://time.com/4769247/michelle-obama-phone-number-tweet-duncan-wolfe/","keywords":["Michelle Obama","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc160eff40716d370/6988cc388fd2eec216356ee7/gettyimages-677921884.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc160eff40716d370/6988cc388fd2eec216356ee7/gettyimages-677921884.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"michelle-obama-phone-number-tweet","caption":"Barack Obama Hosts Community Event For Obama Presidential Center","creditText":"Scott Olson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4769247/michelle-obama-phone-number-tweet-duncan-wolfe/","name":"Michelle Obama Accidentally Tweeted a Former White House Staffer's Phone Number"}}]}] ```