--- title: These Are the President’s Key Players description: Competing power centers are nothing new in the West Wing. Here are some of the key players in relation to the President. West Wing 2ND... canonical: https://time.com/4657671/presidents-key-players/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-02T10:41:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:20:23.541Z article:section: Politics og:title: These Are the President’s Key Players og:description: Competing power centers are nothing new in the West Wing. Here are some of the key players in relation to the President. 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West Wing 2ND... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt141d42fdddb14844/6988b8708fd2eeca99355a34/gettyimages-633194500.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the President’s Key Players by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/) Feb 2, 2017 10:41 AM UTC  White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (L) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway wait for the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (L) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway wait for the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/) Feb 2, 2017 10:41 AM UTC Competing power centers are nothing new in the West Wing. Here are some of the key players in relation to the President. West Wing 2ND FLOOR Marc Short Assistant to the President and director of legislative affairs Don McGahn White House counsel Rick Dearborn Deputy chief of staff, legislative and intergovernmental affairs Gary Cohn Director of National Economic Council Kellyanne Conway Counselor to the President Stephen Miller Senior adviser to the President for policy 1ST FLOOR Mike Pence Vice President Katie Walsh Deputy chief of staff Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland Deputy National Security Adviser Jessica Ditto Deputy communications director Sarah Huckabee Sanders Principal deputy press secretary John McEntee Personal aide Sean Spicer Press secretary Keith Schiller Director of Oval Office operations ROOSEVELT ROOM DINING ROOM STUDY OVAL OFFICE Reince Priebus Chief of staff Steve Bannon Senior counselor, chief strategist Jared Kushner Senior adviser Joe Hagin Deputy chief of staff for operations Donald Trump President Hope Hicks Director of strategic communications Madeleine Westerhout Executive assistant to the President SOURCE: WHITE HOUSE ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4657671/presidents-key-players/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4657671/presidents-key-players/"},"headline":"These Are the President’s Key Players","datePublished":"2017-02-02T10:41:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:20:23.541Z","description":"Competing power centers are nothing new in the West Wing. 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