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Body man

A body man is, in American political jargon, a personal assistant

Personal assistant

A personal assistant, or personal aide, is someone who assists in daily business and personal tasks.For example, a businessman or businesswoman may have a personal assistant to help with time and diary management, scheduling of meetings, correspondence and note taking....
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 cellphone, and any other necessary assistance.

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A body man is, in American political jargon, a personal assistant

Personal assistant

List of notable body men

Blake Gottesman
Blake Gottesman

Blake Gottesman served as Deputy White House Chief of Staff to former President of the United States George W. Bush, becoming the youngest member of the Bush senior staff....
, the President's Aide to George W. Bush
George W. Bush

George Walker Bush served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was the 46th List of Governors of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being United States presidential inauguration as President on January 20, 2001....
, 2000-2006.
Doug Band
Doug Band

Douglas "Doug" Band is an aide and counselor to former President Bill Clinton....
, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, 1 year.
Kris Engskov
Kris Engskov

Kris Engskov was President Bill Clinton's aide from 1997 to 2000. He was hired one month before the Lewinsky scandal.Engskov started his career at the White House working for the travel office in 1993 shortly after the White House travel office controversy erupted....
, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, 1997-2000
Stephen Goodin, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, 2 years.
Andrew Friendly, the President's Aide to Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
, 1993-1994.
Tim McBride, the President's Aide to George H.W. Bush.
David Powers
David Powers

David Francis Powers was Special Assistant to President of the United States John F. Kennedy. Powers served as Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum from 1964 until his retirement in May 1994....
, the President's Aide to John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1961 until John F....
.
Marvin Nicholson, personal assistant to Senator John Kerry
John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry is the Junior Senator United States Senate from Massachusetts and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.As the Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party , he was defeated by 34 electoral votes in the United States presidential election, 2004 by the Republican Party incumbent President of the United States...
during the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, 2002-2004, featured in a New York Times article which praised his resourcefulness and preparedness for virtually anything on the campaign trail.
Reggie Love
Reggie Love

Reggie Love is the personal aide, or body man, to President of the United States Barack Obama....
, the President's Aide to Barack Obama
Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....
.
Huma Abedin
Huma Abedin

File:Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin 1a.jpgHuma M. Abedin is an aide to United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who served as traveling chief of staff and "body man" during Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008 for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election....
, aide to 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.

Fictional

Charlie Young
Charlie Young

Charles 'Charlie' Young is a fictional character played by Dul? Hill on the television Serial drama The West Wing . For the majority of the series, he is the body man to President of the United States Josiah Bartlet....
(played by Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill

Karim Dul? Hill is an Emmy Award-nominated United States actor. He is best known for his roles as Josiah Bartlet personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the critically-acclaimed television series The West Wing , and as Burton Guster in the television comedy Psych....
), personal assistant to President Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Bartlet

Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television Serial drama The West Wing . He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated....
for the first six years of the NBC TV series, The West Wing.