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American personal aide, former college athlete(football and basketball), and media editor

Reggie Love


Personal Aide to the President
In office January 20, 2009 – November 10, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jared Weinstein
Succeeded by	Brian Mosteller

Personal details
Born	(1981-04-29) April 29, 1981 (age 43) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Duke University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Providence Day (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	Duke (2000–2005)
Position	Wide Receiver and Forward
Number	42, 30
Career highlights and awards
National champion (2001)

Reginald L. Love (born April 29, 1981) is an American personal aide, former college football and basketball player, and media editor. Love served as the special assistant and personal aide, commonly referred to as body man, to U.S. President Barack Obama. Love left this position around the end of 2011 to complete his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. In July 2015, Vice Media announced that Love would become an editor-at-large for its sports site, Vice Sports.

Early life

Love attended high school at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He graduated with a degree in political science and public policy from Duke University. While at Duke, he was a two-sport athlete, playing both football and basketball. He played wide receiver for the Duke Blue Devils football team on a football scholarship.

Love also played forward for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team. He was a walk-on as a freshman, and later became team captain as a senior. He played on the 2001 team that won the NCAA national championship.

Career

Obama administration

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. He eventually rose to become deputy political director on Obama's Senate campaign side. He became Obama's personal assistant in 2007, during the 2008 presidential campaign.

As Obama's aide, his job was to anticipate any and all of Obama's needs. In reference to the myriad support duties Love performed, Obama referred to Love as his "iReggie", a play on Apple's iPad, humorously stating that "I have an iReggie, who has my books, my newspapers, my music all in one place". Love and Obama played basketball every day there was a primary during the 2008 presidential election, and they played regularly in the following years, always on the same side. Love and Obama's friends organized a game of basketball on the White House basketball court to celebrate Obama's 50th birthday. The game featured the NBA players Shane Battier, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Maya Moore, Alonzo Mourning, Joakim Noah, Chris Paul and Derrick Rose in addition to Obama's friends from high school. Kobe Bryant and Bill Russell were spectators. Obama has described Love as his "little brother."

Post-White House

Love left the White House Office to complete his MBA at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. After graduation, he became a partner and vice president for RON Transatlantic Holdings.

Love authored a memoir, titled Power Forward: My Presidential Education, about his time working for President Obama. The book was released in February 2015.

In July 2015, Love became an editor-at-large for Vice Sports, in addition to his role at Vice Media.

In 2019, Love endorsed Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

References

^ Parker, Ashley (May 27, 2008). "On the Court and on the Trail, One Aide Looms Over Obama". The New York Times.
Going from one tough job to another: Love working for Obama, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 12, 2008
^ Wolffe, Richard (October 29, 2008). "The man behind the man: Obama and the aide who makes his campaign tick". The Guardian.
Parnes, Arnie. "Reggie Love turns 27". Politico.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
Kantor, Jodi (November 11, 2011). "Leaving Obama's Shadow, to Cast One of His Own". The New York Times. p. A24. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
Gold, Hadas (July 9, 2015). "Reggie Love Joins Vice Sports". Politico. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
^ "Vice Sports editorial team grows, adds former Obama aide Reggie Love". Vice Sports. July 9, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
"Providence Day School". Providence Day School. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
Dennis, Abby (Duke Sports Information Office) (March 21, 2001). "Love Balances Football And Hoops". Go Duke. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
Staff report (April 21, 2011). "Two-sport athlete charged with DWI". Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Martin, Nick (February 4, 2015). "Love details time with President Obama in new book "Power Forward"". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
"How Reggie Love Got His Presidential Education". Wharton School. May 14, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
"GoDuke.StatsGeek.com - The Official On-Line Home Of Duke Statistics". statsgeek.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
"This is what it was like to be President Obama's 'surrogate son' and 'chief of stuff'". Business Insider. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
"Obama's West Wing: Can reality match the liberal White House fantasy?". The Guardian. January 21, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
Education of a President, The New York Times Magazine, October 12, 2010
"Former Duke athlete now starting in the political arena - ESPN". ESPN. January 16, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
Chris Mannix (April 4, 2020). "Inside the Iconic Obama Basketball Games at the White House". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
Kornblut, Anne E. (November 9, 2011). "Reggie Love, Obama 'body man', to leave White House by year's end - Washington Post". Articles.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
Wilson, David McKay (October 27, 2014). "Declassified: The Alumni Files". Wharton Magazine. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
"Interview: Reggie Love, Author Of 'Power Forward' : NPR". NPR.org. February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
Phillip, Abby (December 5, 2019). "Pete Buttigieg scores endorsements from former Obama officials". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

External links

Barack Obama's Executive Office of the President

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
White House Chief of Staff	Rahm Emanuel	2009–10	National Security Advisor	James L. Jones	2009–10
	Pete Rouse	2010–11		Thomas E. Donilon	2010–13
	William M. Daley	2011–12		Susan Rice	2013–17
	Jack Lew	2012–13	Deputy National Security Advisor	Thomas E. Donilon	2009–10
	Denis McDonough	2013–17		Denis McDonough	2010–13
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy	Mona Sutphen	2009–11		Antony Blinken	2013–14
	Nancy-Ann DeParle	2011–13		Avril Haines	2015–17
	Rob Nabors	2013–15	Dep. National Security Advisor, Homeland Security	John O. Brennan	2009–13
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations	Jim Messina	2009–11		Lisa Monaco	2013–17
	Alyssa Mastromonaco	2011–14	Dep. National Security Advisor, Iraq and Afghanistan	Douglas Lute†	2009–13
	Anita Decker Breckenridge	2014–17	Dep. National Security Advisor, Strategic Comm.	Ben Rhodes	2009–17
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning	Mark B. Childress	2012–14	Dep. National Security Advisor, Chief of Staff	Mark Lippert	2009
	Kristie Canegallo	2014–17		Denis McDonough	2009–10
Counselor to the President	Pete Rouse	2011–13		Brooke D. Anderson	2011–12
	John Podesta	2014–15	White House Communications Director	Ellen Moran	2009
Senior Advisor to the President	David Axelrod	2009–11		Anita Dunn	2009
	David Plouffe	2011–13		Daniel Pfeiffer	2009–13
	Daniel Pfeiffer	2013–15		Jennifer Palmieri	2013–15
	Shailagh Murray	2015–17		Jen Psaki	2015–17
Senior Advisor to the President	Pete Rouse	2009–10	Deputy White House Communications Director	Jen Psaki	2009–11
	Brian Deese	2015–17		Jennifer Palmieri	2011–14
Senior Advisor to the President and	Valerie Jarrett	2009–17		Amy Brundage	2014–16
Assistant to the President for				Liz Allen	2016–17
Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs			White House Press Secretary	Robert Gibbs	2009–11
Director, Public Engagement	Tina Tchen	2009–11		Jay Carney	2011–13
	Jon Carson	2011–13		Josh Earnest	2013–17
	Paulette L. Aniskoff	2013–17	Deputy Press Secretary	Bill Burton	2009–11
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	Cecilia Muñoz	2009–12		Josh Earnest	2011–13
	David Agnew	2012–14		Eric Schultz	2014–17
	Jerry Abramson	2014–17	Director of Special Projects	Stephanie Cutter	2010–11
Director, National Economic Council	Lawrence Summers	2009–10	Director, Speechwriting	Jon Favreau	2009–13
	Gene Sperling	2011–14		Cody Keenan	2013–17
	Jeff Zients	2014–17	Director, Digital Strategy	Macon Phillips	2009–13
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers	Christina Romer	2009–10	Chief Digital Officer	Jason Goldman	2015–17
	Austan Goolsbee	2010–13	Director, Legislative Affairs	Phil Schiliro	2009–11
	Jason Furman	2013–17		Rob Nabors	2011–13
Chair, Economic Recovery Advisory Board	Paul Volcker	2009–11		Katie Beirne Fallon	2013–16
Chair, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness	Jeff Immelt	2011–13		Miguel Rodriguez	2016
Director, Domestic Policy Council	Melody Barnes	2009–12		Amy Rosenbaum	2016–17
	Cecilia Muñoz	2012–17	Director, Political Affairs	Patrick Gaspard	2009–11
Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships	Joshua DuBois	2009–13		David Simas	2011–16
	Melissa Rogers	2013–17	Director, Presidential Personnel	Nancy Hogan	2009–13
Director, Office of Health Reform	Nancy-Ann DeParle	2009–11		Johnathan D. McBride	2013–14
Director, Office of National AIDS Policy	Jeffrey Crowley	2009–11		Valerie E. Green	2014–15
	Grant N. Colfax	2011–13		Rodin A. Mehrbani	2016–17
	Douglas M. Brooks	2013–17	White House Staff Secretary	Lisa Brown	2009–11
Director, Office of Urban Affairs	Adolfo Carrión Jr.	2009–10		Rajesh De	2011–12
	Racquel S. Russell	2010–14		Douglas Kramer	2012–13
	Roy Austin Jr.	2014–17		Joani Walsh	2014–17
Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy	Carol Browner	2009–11	Director, Management and Administration	Bradley J. Kiley	2009–11
White House Counsel	Greg Craig	2009–10		Katy A. Kale	2011–15
	Bob Bauer	2010–11		Maju Varghese	2015–17
	Kathryn Ruemmler	2011–14	Director, Scheduling and Advance	Alyssa Mastromonaco	2009–11
	Neil Eggleston	2014–17		Danielle Crutchfield	2011–14
White House Cabinet Secretary	Chris Lu	2009–13		Chase Cushman	2014–17
	Danielle C. Gray	2013–14	Director, White House Information Technology	David Recordon	2015–17
	Broderick D. Johnson	2014–17	Director, Office of Administration	Cameron Moody	2009–11
Personal Aide to the President	Reggie Love	2009–11		Beth Jones	2011–15
	Brian Mosteller	2011–12		Cathy Solomon	2015–17
	Marvin D. Nicholson	2012–17	Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy	John Holdren	2009–17
Director, Oval Office Operations	Brian Mosteller	2012–17	Chief Technology Officer	Aneesh Chopra	2009–12
Personal Secretary to the President	Katie Johnson	2009–11		Todd Park	2012–14
	Anita Decker Breckenridge	2011–14		Megan Smith	2014–17
	Ferial Govashiri	2014–17	Director, Office of Management and Budget	Peter R. Orszag	2009–10
Chief of Staff to the First Lady	Jackie Norris	2009		Jack Lew	2010–12
	Susan Sher	2009–11		Jeff Zients	2012–13
	Tina Tchen	2011–17		Sylvia Mathews Burwell	2013–14
White House Social Secretary	Desirée Rogers	2009–10		Brian Deese	2014
	Julianna Smoot	2010–11		Shaun Donovan	2014–17
	Jeremy Bernard	2011–15	Chief Information Officer	Vivek Kundra	2009–11
	Deesha Dyer	2015–17		Steven VanRoekel	2011–14
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Ron Klain	2009–11		Tony Scott	2015–17
	Bruce Reed	2011–13	United States Trade Representative	Ron Kirk	2009–13
	Steve Ricchetti	2013–17		Michael Froman	2013–17
White House Chief Usher	Stephen W. Rochon†	2009–11	Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy	Gil Kerlikowske	2009–14
	Angella Reid	2011–17		Michael Botticelli	2014–17
Director, White House Military Office	George Mulligan	2009–13	Chair, Council on Environmental Quality	Nancy Sutley	2009–14
	Emmett Beliveau	2013–15		Michael Boots	2014–15
	Dabney Kern	2016–17		Christy Goldfuss	2015–17

† Remained from previous administration.

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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball 2000–01 NCAA champions

Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coaches: Chris Collins; Johnny Dawkins; Steve Wojciechowski

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