Reggie Love
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| Reggie Love | |
Love at the Barack Obama-Joe Biden Vice Presidential announcement on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Illinois |
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Personal Aide to the President
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| Assumed office January 20, 2009 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
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| Preceded by | Jared Weinstein |
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| Born | June 21, 1981 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
Reginald L. Love (born June 21, 1981) serves as the special assistant and personal aide, commonly referred to as body man, to United States President Barack Obama.[1][2][3][4]
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[edit] Biography
He attended high school at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated with a degree in political science and public policy at Duke University. He was a forward for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, and played on the 2001 team that won the NCAA national championship, and was a captain of the 2005 team.[5] He also played wide receiver for the Duke football team, and tried out unsuccessfully with several NFL teams.[2][3]
[edit] Career with Barack Obama
Love applied for an internship on Capitol Hill in 2006. He was interviewed by Robert Gibbs, Obama’s communications director, for a position in Obama's Senate office.[2] He was hired with the title "deputy political director."[4]
As Obama's aide, he has to anticipate any and all of Obama's needs.[2][4] As part of a tradition, Love and Obama played basketball every day there was a primary during the 2008 presidential election.[2] Love is currently part of the Obama administration, serving as the President's personal aide.[6]
Love was featured in the ESPN documentary show E:60 for his role in Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. ABC News named him "Person of the Week" on January 23, 2009.[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ Reggie Love at Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill News and Observer
- ^ a b c d e On the Court and on the Trail, One Aide Looms Over Obama, New York Times, May 27, 2008.
- ^ a b Going from one tough job to another: Love working for Obama, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 12, 2008
- ^ a b c The man behind the man: Obama and the aide who makes his campaign tick, The Guardian, October 29, 2008
- ^ Reggie Love career statistics on official Duke site
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/22/barack-obama-white-house-layout
- ^ ABC News Person of the Week: Reggie Love
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