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Personal assistants to the President of the US
Reggie Love , left, Barack Obama's body man from 2009 to 2011, is seen here in a presidential motorcade outside
Strasbourg for the
2009 NATO summit
A
personal assistant
[1] who accompanies the
president of the United States virtually everywhere is generally referred to as a body man or body woman , but in some cases may be referred to as a personal aide . These personal aides to the president are often responsible for arranging and providing: lodging; transportation; interactions with media, public, and family; meals; personal briefings and briefing papers; logistical instructions; speech cards; snacks; cell phones; and any other necessary assistance.
[2] Such personal aides exist for many politicians aside from presidents, but the most famous have included personal aides to the president, as described below.
[3]
List of body men/women
President Lyndon B. Johnson
President Richard Nixon
President Gerald Ford
Terrence O’Donnell
[6]
Gregory Willard
[7]
President Jimmy Carter
Timothy Kraft
[8]
Phil Wise
[9]
President Ronald Reagan
President George H. W. Bush
Timothy McBride
[12]
Michal Dannenhauer
[13]
David Bates
[14]
Tom Frechette
[13]
President Bill Clinton
President George W. Bush
President Barack Obama
President Donald Trump
President Joe Biden
Stephen Goepfert
[25]
Jacob Spreyer
[26]
See also
References
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Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
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Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
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"Timothy J. McBride Oral History, Personal Aide to the President; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development; Assistant to the President for Management" . Miller Center . October 27, 2016.
Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
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b Sam Childers.
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^ Wilcox, LeAnn (January 13, 2017).
"Late-Term Role for Obama: Groomsman in Chief" . The New York Times .
Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Jeff Zeleny (March 13, 2018).
"Longtime Trump aide fired over financial crime investigation" . CNN .
Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
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a
b
"Trump's 'body guy' plans to leave White House soon: officials" . Reuters . November 26, 2018.
Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
^ Helderman, Rosalind S.; Ye Hee Lee, Michelle; Dawsey, Josh; Harris, Shane; Parker, Ashley; Barrett, Devlin.
"Former Trump White House valet Walt Nauta is key Mar-a-Lago witness" . The
Washington Post . Retrieved June 9, 2023 .
^
"Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to 'build an administration that looks like America' " .
PBS . December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
^ Mattingly, Phil (August 23, 2022).
"Biden's 'bodyman' and close confidant to depart the White House" .
CNN . Retrieved August 24, 2022 .