Body man

A body man is, in U.S. political jargon, a personal assistant to a politician or political candidate. A body man accompanies the politician or candidate virtually everywhere, often arranging lodging, transportation or meals, and providing companionship, snacks, a cell phone, and any other necessary assistance.

List of notable body men

• Reggie Love, President Barack Obama's aide, 2009–2011
• Clay Russell 2003-2010 and Daniel Ketchell 2007–present, Special Assistants to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Andrew Young, John Edwards' aide the during 2008 presidential campaign
• Huma Abedin, aide to Hillary Clinton
• Blake Gottesman, Personal Aide to George W. Bush, 2000–2006
• Jared Weinstein, Personal Aide to George W. Bush, 2006-2009
• Marvin Nicholson, personal assistant to Senator John Kerry during the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, 2002–2004.^[1]
• Doug Band, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton, 1 year
• Kris Engskov, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton, 1997–2000
• Stephen Goodin, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton, 2 years
• Andrew Friendly, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton, 1993–1994
• Tim McBride, the President's Aide^[2] to George H.W. Bush
• David Powers, the President's Aide to John F. Kennedy
• Manuel "Manolo" Sánchez, a Cuban immigrant and longtime personal assistant to Richard M. Nixon. Sánchez remained with Nixon during the former President's virtual exile in San Clemente, California, and appears as a character in both the play and the movie Frost/Nixon.

Fictional

• Charlie Young (played by Dulé Hill), personal assistant to President Josiah Bartlet for the first six years of the NBC TV series, The West Wing.

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