Editing Joe Lockhart (section)

==After the White House==
Lockhart was brought on to the John Kerry presidential campaign as a senior advisor in September 2004.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=New Strategists Join Kerry Campaign|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZkyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5296,4798513&dq=lockhart+join+john+kerry+campaign&hl=en|access-date=March 5, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 17, 2004}}</ref>

On September 8, 2004, CBS News aired a [[George W. Bush military service controversy|controversial report on presidential candidate George W. Bush's military record]]. The authenticity of the [[Killian documents controversy|Killian documents]] used in that report remain under scrutiny.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-22 |title=Years after CBS scandal, answers to Bush questions elusive |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-movies-domestic-news-domestic-news-arts-and-entertainment-e04cf6da2cea421bbe768a4d64f2faba |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Over the next few days, it was discovered that Joseph Lockhart, then senior advisor to presidential candidate John Kerry, had made a phone call to Texas National Guard officer, [[Bill Burkett]] on September 4, 2004.<ref name="usatoday1">{{cite web| url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-20-cbs-documents_x.htm|title=CBS arranged for meeting with Lockhart|last=Johnson|first=Kevin|author2=Moniz, Dave |author3=Drinkard, Jim | date= 2004-09-20|work=USA Today|access-date=2009-08-21}}</ref><ref name="usatoday2">{{cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-21-cbs-parties_x.htm|title=Parties lob accusations over suspect papers|last1=Kasindorf|first1=Martin|last2=Benedetto| first2= Richard |author-link2 = Richard Benedetto |date= 2004-09-21|work=USA Today|access-date=2009-08-21}}</ref> Lockhart stated later that an unnamed female CBS producer asked him to contact Burkett.<ref name="usatoday1" /><ref name="usatoday2" /> Lockhart has denied that the call with Burkett had anything to do with the National Guard issue.<ref name="usatoday2" />

Lockhart co-founded the consulting firm [[The Glover Park Group]], becoming its Managing Director.<ref name="GPG" /> In June 2011, he joined [[Facebook]] as the head of the company's corporate, policy, and international communications team. Not wanting to relocate to the company's headquarters in [[Menlo Park, California]], he left the company in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=politico|date=October 5, 2012|first=Anna|last=Palmer|title=A Clintonite's breakup with Facebook|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/a-clintonites-breakup-with-facebook-082092}}</ref>

On February 15, 2016, Lockhart was introduced as the new executive vice president of communications and top public relations official for the [[National Football League]]; he left the job after the [[Super Bowl LII|2018 Super Bowl]] to spend time with his family.<ref>Banks, Don [https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/03/21/joe-lockhart-nfl-communications-public-relations New NFL PR czar Joe Lockhart talks Manning, CTE, Trump and more] ''Sports Illustrated''. March 22, 2016</ref><ref name="wapo_01182018" />