Margita White
Margita White | |
|---|---|
Margita White in 1972 | |
| White House Communications Director | |
| In office August 15, 1975 – July 12, 1976 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Gerald Lee Warren |
| Succeeded by | David Gergen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ulla Margareta Eklund June 27, 1937 Linköping, Sweden |
| Died | November 20, 2002 (aged 65) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Redlands (BA) Rutgers University–New Brunswick (MA) |
Margita White (born Ulla Margareta Eklund; June 27, 1937 – November 20, 2002) was an American White House press official under Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. She was the first female Communications Director serving under President Ford from August 15, 1975 to July 12, 1976. She was later commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the president of a lobbying group for new television technologies. She was a founding member of Executive Women in Government. White died of cancer on November 20, 2002.