1. Joseph Patrick Lockhart was born on July 13,1959 and is an American spokesman and communications consultant who served as the 21st White House press secretary during the Clinton administration.
13 Facts About Joe Lockhart
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Joe Lockhart subsequently founded and became managing director of the communications consulting firm The Glover Park Group, worked for Facebook from 2011 to 2012, and was executive vice president of communications and public affairs for the NFL from 2016 to 2018.
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Joe Lockhart was press secretary for the 1984 presidential campaign of Walter Mondale, then worked for Paul Simon in the Senate.
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At a time when Joe Lockhart was considering working for AOL, Mike McCurry recruited Joe Lockhart back into politics, and he joined the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign.
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Joe Lockhart served as the campaign spokesman and, following President Clinton's successful reelection, as Deputy Press Secretary to McCurry.
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Joe Lockhart handled press relations during Clinton's impeachment and the 2000 Camp David Summit.
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Joe Lockhart calls the pre-impeachment period in December 1998 the "most harrowing" weeks of his career.
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Joe Lockhart was brought on to the John Kerry presidential campaign as a senior advisor in September 2004.
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Joe Lockhart stated later that an unnamed female CBS producer asked him to contact Burkett.
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Joe Lockhart has denied that the call with Burkett had anything to do with the National Guard issue.
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Joe Lockhart co-founded the consulting firm The Glover Park Group, becoming its Managing Director.
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On February 15,2016, Joe Lockhart was introduced as the new executive vice president of communications and top public relations official for the National Football League; he left the job after the 2018 Super Bowl to spend time with his family.
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Joe Lockhart was previously married to Laura Logan, Deputy Press Secretary for John Glenn's 1984 presidential run and a longtime ABC News producer.