Posted on 05/29/2005 9:21:39 PM PDT by wagglebee
WASHINGTON When President George W. Bush shakes 1,000 hands, Blake Gottesman is ready with a hand sanitizer. When Bush is in his daily intelligence briefing in the trailer on his ranch, Gottesman is on site to dog-sit Barney, the president's Scottish terrier. When a member of the White House senior staff wants a word with the boss, Gottesman is there to recommend yes or no.
"People will say, 'Is this a good time to raise something?"' said Joe Hagin, the White House deputy chief of staff. "And Blake will say, 'Well, he's reviewing a speech right now,' or 'he's got a couple of members of Congress up in the state room on the plane, so it would be better to wait half an hour."'
Part Sherpa, part butler, part air traffic controller, Gottesman, 25, is the president's personal aide. It is a job steeped in the minutiae of carrying Bush's Altoids, Sharpie markers and the Purell hand sanitizer, and in the delicacy of handling the check on the rare occasions when the president eats out. Gottesman also keeps track of the paper flow to the president, logs all his meetings and phone calls and questions senior aides about grammar and phrasing in Bush's speech texts.
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I think he's adorable. He has that clean cut, all American look to him. But I'm even more impressed with his character. I'm glad President Bush has him at his side.
LOL!!
A couple weeks ago our corp. had a young gal in our HR dept for a week who was from our plant in Mexico . On her last day as she was making the rounds saying goodbye, I saw her coughing into her hand right before she came up to me. Right after she shook my hand and said goodbye, I couldn't make it to the bathroom fast enough in order to wash my hands......... Go figure, all the doorknobs, hand rails etc. I touch in the course of a day and this was the only time I thought about washing after contact.
If they ever need an alternate Barney sitter, I'd be happy to apply for the job - he's so cute!
The President sure knows how to pick em! Fun article..........thanks!
Oh, I agree he is adorable, but still isn't my type. BUT he IS my daughter's type.
HEY BLAKE! I'VE GOT A PRETTY BLONDE AT HOME. :-)
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