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...Blake Gottesman, a 26-year-old Texan who met the President when he was dating Bush's daughter Jenna in high school, has the title of personal aide to the President. It's a job that traditionally meant being "body guy" to the chief, the young aide who carries the souvenirs and dispenses the Purell. But Bush is uniquely sensitive about his personal ecology, and Gottesman has blossomed into a systems analyst, gatekeeper and diplomat who serves as the membrane between the President and the rest of the staff...
...Gottesman "a walking mood ring," the unquestioned authority on whom the President wants in his limo, what member of Congress he may accept in his office on Air Force One and whether it is wise for a top aide to bring up a particular topic at a particular time. "Blake is so humble and professional that advisers much older than he rely on his advice instead of resenting him," says Reed Dickens, 28, who has filled in for Gottesman...
Rove says that when Bush wants a staff member to follow up with a member of Congress, Gottesman not only conveys the message but also checks to make sure the loop has been closed. "People as a matter of course say, 'I better make certain Blake knows that I've finished that,'" Rove says. "The President and he think alike so much that he can literally go through and underline a new draft of the President's speech to hit the emphasis points in the way that the President would...
Though it is rare for HBS—or any other professional or graduate school—to admit a student who does not have an undergraduate degree, admissions officers made an exception for Blake Gottesman, who for four years has served as special assistant and personal aide to Bush...
...member Blake M. Kurisu ’07 said SAC does not determine the winners of the Levenson award based on the quantity of nominations received for a particular individual...