Blake Gottesman | |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations | |
In office July 20, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Joe Hagin |
Succeeded by | Jim Messina |
Personal Aide to the President | |
In office February 2002 – June 14, 2006 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Logan Walters |
Succeeded by | Jared Weinstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Blake Lanier Gottesman March 6, 1980 Travis County, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Claremont McKenna College Harvard University (MBA) |
Blake Lanier Gottesman[1][2] (born March 6, 1980) served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff to former U.S. President George W. Bush,[3] becoming, at age 28, the youngest member of the Bush senior staff.[3] He previously served in the Bush administration as personal aide and body man for the president from 2001 until 2006. His work for Bush began during Bush's presidential campaign in 1999.