Reggie Love
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| Love at the Barack Obama-Joe Biden Vice Presidential announcement on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Illinois | |
| Personal Aide to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – November, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jared Weinstein |
| Succeeded by | Marvin Nicholson[1] |
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| Born | April 29, 1981 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
Reginald L. Love (born April 29, 1981) served as the special assistant and personal aide, commonly referred to as body man for taking care of the president's needs, to United States President Barack Obama.[2][3][4][5][6] Love left this position at the end of 2011, to complete his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.[7]
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Educational and athletic career [edit]
He attended high school at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated with a degree in political science and public policy from 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.[8] He also played wide receiver for the Duke football team on a football scholarship where he was removed from the basketball team for a violation of team rules.[9] While his high school team won two state titles, his college team lost the first 22 games of his career. He tried out unsuccessfully with several National Football League teams during the two years after he graduated from college.[3][4]
Career with Barack Obama [edit]
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.[3] He was hired with the title "deputy political director".[5] He became Obama's personal assistant in 2007, during the 2008 presidential race.
As Obama's aide, his job was to anticipate any and all of Obama's needs.[3][5][10] In reference to the myriad support duties Love performs, President Obama has referred to Love as his "iReggie", a play on Apple's iPad (“I have an iReggie, who has my books, my newspapers, my music all in one place.”).[11] Love and Obama played basketball every day there was a primary during the 2008 presidential election,[3] and they played regularly in the ensuing years, always on the same side.[12] Obama has described Love as like his "little brother."[13]
References [edit]
- ^ Cooper, Helene. Bipartisan Agreement: Obama Isn’t Schmoozing, New York Times, December 28, 2011
- ^ 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
- ^ Parnes, Arnie. "Reggie Love turns 27". Politico.com. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ New York Times (2011). Obama 'Body Man' Reggie Love Leaving White House. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ Reggie Love career statistics on official Duke site
- ^ http://dukechronicle.com/article/two-sport-athlete-charged-dwi
- ^ Guardian.co.uk
- ^ Education of a President, New York Times Magazine, October 12, 2010
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/e60/news/story?id=3537700
- ^ http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-11-09/politics/35283457_1_reggie-love-obama-team-obama-staff
External links [edit]
- Reggie Love collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
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