Dan Pfeiffer
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Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist and former White House communications director who served as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Pfeiffer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3740283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Pfeiffer Context triple: [Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, hasMember, Dan Pfeiffer]
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A.
Dan Klecko
Dan Klecko is a former American football defensive tackle and fullback who played in the NFL, notably winning multiple Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
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B.
Eric Pleskow
Eric Pleskow was an Austrian-born American film executive and producer best known for leading major studios and co-founding the influential independent film company Orion Pictures.
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C.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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D.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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E.
Dan Calichman
Dan Calichman is a former American professional soccer defender best known for his time with the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer and later work as a coach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Pfeiffer Target entity description: Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist and former White House communications director who served as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
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A.
Dan Klecko
Dan Klecko is a former American football defensive tackle and fullback who played in the NFL, notably winning multiple Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
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B.
Eric Pleskow
Eric Pleskow was an Austrian-born American film executive and producer best known for leading major studios and co-founding the influential independent film company Orion Pictures.
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C.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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D.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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E.
Dan Calichman
Dan Calichman is a former American professional soccer defender best known for his time with the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer and later work as a coach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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podcaster ⓘ political commentator ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coHostOf | Pod Save America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-12-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgetown University
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St. Mark’s High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
NERFINISHED
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Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Crooked Media NERFINISHED ⓘ White House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
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political communication ⓘ |
| genre | political non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter
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son ⓘ |
| memberOf | Obama White House senior staff ⓘ |
| notableFor |
serving as Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
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serving as White House Communications Director under President Barack Obama ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America
NERFINISHED
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Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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communications strategist ⓘ podcaster ⓘ political strategist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Communications Director for Senator Tim Johnson
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Communications Director for Senator Tom Daschle ⓘ Communications Director for the Obama–Biden Transition Project ⓘ Deputy White House Communications Director ⓘ Senior Advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ Spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association ⓘ Vice President for Communications and Policy at GoFundMe ⓘ White House Communications Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Howli Ledbetter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twitterUsername | danpfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
NERFINISHED
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Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksFor | Crooked Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Dan Pfeiffer Description of subject: Dan Pfeiffer is an American political strategist and former White House communications director who served as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
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