At Obama's White House, Winston Churchill was sent into retirement, the spotlights were green for the East Room reception on St. Patrick's Day, and the ...
Emanuel left a House leadership post--and the dream of becoming the first Jewish speaker--to become Obama's staff chief. His oft-caricatured style as the abrasive, hard-charging ...
When Obama signed up star media strategist Axelrod to work on his long-shot Senate campaign, the dynamics of the race changed. Obama caught some breaks ...
Rouse didn't expect to be thrown into a presidential campaign when he became freshman Sen. Barack Obama's chief of staff. A Capitol Hill fixture since ...
Carrion, a former Bronx Borough president and city council member, came in February to a newly created position to coordinate urban issues. He has been ...
When Timothy Geithner's nomination as Treasury secretary was in jeopardy, Obama turned to Messina, his go-to adviser on personnel. Messina helped facilitate Geithner's confirmation after ...
Gibbs had played a major role in several political races before joining Obama's 2004 Senate campaign as communications director. He quickly hit it off with ...
A Delaware native who came to Washington to attend Georgetown, Pfeiffer started his White House service at age 33, making his "senior aide" status seem ...
Favreau enjoys the back-and-forth with Obama as speeches are painstakingly crafted. Favs, as his friends call him, grew up in North Reading, Mass., graduated from ...
The low-key Schiliro wins high marks from both sides of the aisle for his deep knowledge of the legislative process and for his feel for ...
