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Time Served
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Nominated by
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Librarian
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January 26, 1802 - April 8, 1807
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Beckley
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November 6, 1807 - January 28, 1815
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Thomas Jefferson
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Patrick Magruder
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March 21, 1815 - May 28, 1829
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James Madison
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George Watterston
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May 28, 1829 - May 23, 1861
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Andrew Jackson
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John Meehan
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May 24, 1861 - December 31, 1864
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Abraham Lincoln
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John Stephenson
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December 31, 1864 - June 30, 1897
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Abraham Lincoln
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Ainsworth Spofford
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July 1, 1897 - January 17, 1899
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William McKinley
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John Young
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(Acting) January 18, 1899 - December 11, 1899
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Ainsworth Spofford
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December 12, 1899 - October 1, 1939
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William McKinley
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Herbert Putnam
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October 2, 1939 - December 19, 1944
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Archibald MacLeish
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(Acting) December 19, 1944 - June 29, 1945
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Luther Evans
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June 30, 1945 - July 5, 1953
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Harry Truman
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Luther Evans
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(Acting) July 6, 1953 - August 30, 1954
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Verner Clapp
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September 1, 1954 - December 31, 1974
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Quincy Mumford
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(Acting) January 1, 1975 -November 11, 1975
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John Lorenz
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November 12, 1975 -June 15, 1987
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Gerald Ford
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Daniel Boorstin
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September 14, 1987 - September 30, 2015
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Ronald Reagan
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James Billington
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(Acting) October 1, 2015 - September 13, 2016
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David Mao
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September 14, 2016 - May 8, 2025
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Barack Obama
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Carla Hayden
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(Acting disputed) May 8, 2025 - Present
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Robert Newlen
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(Acting Disputed) May 12, 2025 - Present
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Todd Blanche
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