List of body men

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 body man or body woman is, in the U.S. political jargon, a civilian personal assistant who accompanies a politician (or candidate) virtually everywhere, often 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.^[1]^[2]

List of body men/women

President Richard Nixon

Stephen Bull^[3]

President Gerald Ford

Terrence O’Donnell^[4]
Gregory Willard^[5]

President Jimmy Carter

Timothy Kraft^[6]
Phil Wise^[7]

President Ronald Reagan

David Fischer^[8]
Jim Kuhn^[9]

President George H. W. Bush

Timothy McBride^[10]
Michal Dannenhauer^[11]
David Bates^[12]
Tom Frechette^[11]

President Bill Clinton

Douglas Band^[13]
Kris Engskov^[14]

President George W. Bush

Logan Walters
Blake Gottesman^[15]
Jared Weinstein^{[citation needed]}
Freddy Ford^[16]

President Barack Obama

Reggie Love^[17]
Marvin Nicholson^[18]

President Donald Trump

President Joe Biden

Stephen Goepfert^[21]
Jacob Spreyer^[22]

References

^ "A Conversation With The "Body Man" Who Spent Six Years At President Obama's Side". mic.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ Wilgoren, Jodi (April 28, 2004). "Part Butler and Part Buddy, Aide Keeps Kerry Running". Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Stephen B. Bull (White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files) | Richard Nixon Museum and Library". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "Terrence O'Donnell Files". www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "Greg Willard". May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2019-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Phil Wise". www.cartercenter.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ Lee, Joshua (September 3, 2013). "Charter class grad worked for President Reagan". The Daily Universe. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "James F. Kuhn". broaddusassociates.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "41 Storytellers". 41 on 41. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "Friends, former aides remember what made George H.W. Bush 'the kind of person I want as president'". PBS NewsHour. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Doug Band". Teneo. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ Living, Aegis. "Starbucks Executive Kris Engskov Joins Aegis Living As President As The Company Opens A New Chapter On Premium Care Quality And Growth". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "Blake Gottesman". www.berkshirepartners.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ "George W. Bush's longtime chief of staff to step down". Dallas News. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ "Reggie Love on life as Obama's "chief of stuff"". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ Wilcox, LeAnn (January 13, 2017). "Late-Term Role for Obama: Groomsman in Chief". Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Jeff Zeleny. "Longtime Trump aide fired over financial crime investigation". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Trump's 'body guy' plans to leave White House soon: officials". November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
^ "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.

[1] "A Conversation With The "Body Man" Who Spent Six Years At President Obama's Side". mic.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[2] Wilgoren, Jodi (April 28, 2004). "Part Butler and Part Buddy, Aide Keeps Kerry Running". Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.

[3] "Stephen B. Bull (White House Special Files: Staff Member and Office Files) | Richard Nixon Museum and Library". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[4] "Terrence O'Donnell Files". www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[5] "Greg Willard". May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2019-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Phil Wise". www.cartercenter.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[8] Lee, Joshua (September 3, 2013). "Charter class grad worked for President Reagan". The Daily Universe. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[9] "James F. Kuhn". broaddusassociates.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[10] "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.

[auto1-11] "41 Storytellers". 41 on 41. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[12] "Friends, former aides remember what made George H.W. Bush 'the kind of person I want as president'". PBS NewsHour. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[13] "Doug Band". Teneo. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[14] Living, Aegis. "Starbucks Executive Kris Engskov Joins Aegis Living As President As The Company Opens A New Chapter On Premium Care Quality And Growth". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[15] "Blake Gottesman". www.berkshirepartners.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[16] "George W. Bush's longtime chief of staff to step down". Dallas News. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

[17] "Reggie Love on life as Obama's "chief of stuff"". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[18] Wilcox, LeAnn (January 13, 2017). "Late-Term Role for Obama: Groomsman in Chief". Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.

[19] Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Jeff Zeleny. "Longtime Trump aide fired over financial crime investigation". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

[auto-20] "Trump's 'body guy' plans to leave White House soon: officials". November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.

[21] "Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to 'build an administration that looks like America'". PBS. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[22] Mattingly, Phil (August 23, 2022). "Biden's 'bodyman' and close confidant to depart the White House". CNN. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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