Prior to Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the chief spokesperson’s job was Ron Ziegler — who was press secretary for former President Richard Nixon. Ziegler was 29 years old when he took ...

Ron Ziegler was the previous record holder. In 1969, he was appointed to the position by Richard Nixon when he was 29. The public will soon see Leavitt in the iconic spot behind the podium in the ...