White House counselor Dan Bartlett, Key Aide To Bush Will Resign Next Month

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Key Aide To Bush Will Resign Next Month
Bartlett Oversees Communications
By Michael A. Fletcher - Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 2, 2007; Page A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/01/AR2007060100626.html?hpid=moreheadlines


White House counselor Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush's closest and most trusted aides, said yesterday that he will resign his post in July ...

He has spent virtually his entire career working for Bush, starting in 1993, as Bush prepared for his first gubernatorial campaign

... Bush said: "Dan has been a true counselor to the president. His contribution has been immeasurable."

Bartlett has not only overseen the White House news media operation, whose most visible face is spokesman Tony Snow, but has also helped shape Bush's larger message. He helped vet speeches, plan events and otherwise shape a communication strategy aimed at ensuring that the president's message is heard and understood by audiences across the globe. ....

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1. Jonathan D. Felts is the new deputy to White House political strategist Karl Rove.

N.C. State graduate joins Bush team
Barbara Barrett, Washington Correspondent
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/588833.html

RALEIGH - A North Carolina native is the new deputy to White House political strategist Karl Rove.

Jonathan D. Felts, 34, rose from a writing and editing major at N.C. State University to his new role as of Friday. He will be coordinating White House relationships with candidates for House, Senate and gubernatorial offices ... Working with Rove, Felts will coordinate relationships with local candidates and incumbents, helping with money for re-elections and getting a sense of the local political landscapes.

"He's one of the political geniuses of our time," Felts said of Rove. "It's neat to see how his mind works." ...

... he was Vice President Dick Cheney's assistant for political affairs. He previously was associate director of the White House Office of Political Affairs.

He also has worked for several other GOP politicians, including former Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina and former Vice President Dan Quayle. He served as communications director for Rep. Robin Hayes from 2001 to 2004 ... He was executive director of North Carolina Bush-Cheney '04, later served on the inaugural committee and then coordinated political events in a 10-state region

.... U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole is up for re-election in 2008, and the GOP field for governor remains wide open. And, just maybe, the Tar Heel state can expect that little extra something from the White House. ... Felts said, "... I think everyone can forgive me for saying that North Carolina will get a little more attention from the political affairs office."