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Official logo of the White House Internship Program
The White House Internship Program is a government internship program that enables students and graduates to work at the
White House .
Program overview
President
Barack Obama talking with White House interns in spring 2012
The White House Internship Program was unpaid until 2022,
[1]
[2]
[3] when President
Joe Biden signed a
bipartisan spending bill that set aside $4.5 million to pay White House interns.
[4] Interns must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age, and must be either a current student, recent graduate, or veteran of the
United States Armed Forces .
[5] Those selected for the program are able to work in one of sixteen available
presidential departments .
[6]
The White House Internship Program is split into three semester seasons: summer, fall, and spring.
[7]
In addition to the opportunity to work in the
Executive Office of the President , the White House Internship Program also includes a speaker series, tours to sites around
Washington, D.C. , opportunities to volunteer in the community, and attendance at special events.
[8]
Notable Former White House interns
See also
References
^ Fox, Emily (August 22, 2013).
"White House under pressure to pay its interns" .
CNNMoney . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Lurie, Stephen (April 23, 2014).
"Stephen Lurie: Why won't President Obama pay his interns?" .
Washington Post . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Fisher, Julia (September 24, 2013).
"Revealed: The Insiders Whose Kids Got White House Internships" .
The New Republic . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Kaplan, Juliana.
"White House internships will be paid for the first time, opening the doors of the prestigious program to lower-income applicants" . Business Insider . Retrieved 2022-05-02 .
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"Selection Process" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via
National Archives .
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"Presidential Department Descriptions" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via
National Archives .
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"Internship Timeline and FAQs" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via
National Archives .
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"The White House Internship Program: Internship Program Description" .
National Archives and Records Administration . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Troy Blackwell (politician)" .
Ballotpedia . March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022 .
^
"NOTABLE BLACK LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES" .
Crain Communications . February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022 .
^
"JFK intern Mimi Alford shares story of her affair with Kennedy in new book. Relevant? Historian Robert Dallek says yes" .
The Washington Post . February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Biography" .
U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Neil Cavuto" .
Fox Business Network . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
Misha talks about his experience interning at the White House . August 9, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Biography" . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"White House Author" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via
National Archives .
^ Martin, Jonathan (April 30, 2009).
"Anita Dunn heads to the White House" .
Politico . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Strategizing for the President, and Corporate Clients, Too" .
New York Times . October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Thompson, Krissah (May 7, 2015).
"Deesha Dyer: How a hip-hop lover from Philly became social secretary" .
Washington Post . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Jim Ferrell" .
Seattle Times . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Wong, Kristina (November 17, 2015).
"A Capital success, from the ground up" .
The Hill . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^ Havard, Kate (March 22, 2013).
"Unspun: Del. Keiffer Mitchell, Jr" .
Washington Post . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"White House Interns Kept on Sidelines" .
Los Angeles Times . January 25, 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Rep. Parker Biography" .
Texas House of Representatives . Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Mr. Prince Goes to Washington: Blackwater Founder Testifies Before Congress" .
Democracy Now! . October 3, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
^
"Biography of Richard Norton Smith" .
whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via
National Archives .
^
"Michael Tubbs Lands President Obama's Endorsement in Stockton Mayor's Race" . CaliforniaCityNews.org . November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .
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"A Brief History of Interns" .
Time . July 30, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2016 .
External links
Official website