How To Contact the President of the United States

Do you have questions or concerns about what is happening in the United States? Do you want to know what the President's plans are for the economy in the future? Whether you have a serious question for the President, or you just want to drop by and say hello, there are various ways to contact the President of the United States.

By "Website"

White House and President Barack Obama want you to have a voice (as long as you keep it at 500 char or less). Important do not press enter in the long summary field; the site is programmed to submit on ENTER.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

By "Snail" Mail

1. Gather an envelope, a piece of paper, and a writing utensil (a pen would work the best).
2. Write the address of the White House (as shown below).

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

1. Type or write your letter to the President on the piece of paper.
2. Fold the letter once you are complete with it, and put it into the envelope.
3. Seal the envelope and take it to your nearest Post Office or letter carrier.

By Email

1. Open up your email client or webpage.
2. Create a new, blank email to send.
3. Follow the following guidelines for understanding of what email address to put into the send to box: Email general comments that you wish to send to the White House to comments@whitehouse.gov. If you wish to send an email to the President, send an email to president@whitehouse.gov.
4. Decide upon a good, simple subject to name your email.
5. Write your letter into the box where you put the contents of the email.
6. Send the email once you are complete.

By Phone

1. Go to your nearest telephone, whether it be a landline or a cellular telephone.
2. Dial one of the following numbers, to what your needs are: Contact the President via the following phone numbers:Comments: 202-456-1111Switchboard: 202-456-1414FAX: 202-456-2461
3. Press send if on a cellular telephone, or wait for the call to initiate on a landline telephone.
4. Follow any guidelines which may be given by a person or automated program when the call is answered.
5. Request and speak to whomever you are wishing to call, which in this case, is likely the President.
6. Press end, or hang up the telephone when you are complete.

Tips

• Do not expect to reach the President himself unless there is some special reason that he would want to speak to you. You will probably speak with a staff member. Most correspondence to the President is handled by a staff member.
• Except for family members, friends and members of Congress, almost no one who is not on the President's staff or Cabinet sees or speaks with the President without first going through a member of his staff or Cabinet.
• If you are an expert in some field, and you wish to speak with the President, first contact the Cabinet member who would be responsible for that area. Example: an expert in teaching methods would need to contact the head of the Department of Education.

Warnings

• Please, be aware that you may not get a prompt or even any reply from President Obama or his staff.
• Because of security reasons, do not send food items such as candy, or perishable items such as flowers to President Obama, First Lady Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, or Dr. Biden.