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'''William Bailey''' was the former [[Deputy White House Communications Director]], [[White House Communications Director]], and [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]].
  
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}}'''Will Bailey''' is the former [[Deputy White House Communications Director]], [[White House Communications Director]], and [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]].
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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Will was originally introduced as the manager of the Horton Wilde campaign to represent [[California]]'s 47th Congressional District, the seat for which [[Sam Seaborn]] later ran. Following his departure from the White House, Sam recommended Will to replace him as [[Deputy White House Communications Director]] with a note to [[Toby Ziegler]] that read: "Toby &mdash; He's one of us." Toby, after first meeting him, characterized Will as "deeply schooled in Eastern philosophy". His father was the former Supreme Commander NATO Allied Forces Europe, in whose ideological footsteps he seems to follow in while making a name for himself with quiet resolve. Will is also an Air Force reservist, as part of the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corp, a fact that President [[Josiah Bartlet]] applauds. It can be assumed Will attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]] after he was seen wearing a Carnegie Mellon shirt while jogging at Camp David. He appears also to have attended the [[University of Cambridge]], since he claims he was "President of Cambridge Union Society" on a Marshall Scholarship.
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Will's father, Thomas, is the former Supreme Commander NATO Allied Forces Europe, in whose ideological footsteps he seems to follow, while making a name for himself with quiet resolve. Will is his youngest son, by quite some way presumably, since Sam originally asks if Thomas is his grandfather. It can be assumed Will attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]] after he was seen wearing a Carnegie Mellon shirt while jogging at Camp David. He appears also to have attended the [[University of Cambridge]], since he claims he was "President of Cambridge Union Society" on a Marshall Scholarship. Will has a Peace Corps mug on his desk, suggesting he is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer.<ref>"[[The Wedding]]"</ref>
   
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He was added to the show's White House staff over the course of a few episodes. There was the requisite amount of hazing when he was first hired and moved into Sam's old office for a temporary three-week contract to help with the President's second inaugural address. The hazing included shaving cream on his parking spot, Seaborn for Congress posters on his office windows, and placing many bicycles in his office. He slowly began to win everyone over, and Bartlet eventually appointed him as a presidential assistant and Deputy Communications Director.
  
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Will is originally the manager of the Horton Wilde campaign to represent [[California]]'s 47th Congressional District, the seat for which [[Sam Seaborn]] later runs. Following his departure from the White House, Sam recommends Will to replace him as [[Deputy White House Communications Director]] with a note to [[Toby Ziegler]] that reads: "Toby &mdash; He's one of us." Toby, after first meeting Will, characterized him as "deeply schooled in Eastern philosophy". Will is also an Air Force reservist, as part of the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corp, a fact that President [[Josiah Bartlet]] applauds.
   
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Will is quickly added to the White House staff and there is the requisite amount of hazing when he is first hired and moves into Sam's old office for a temporary three-week contract to help with the President's second inaugural address. The hazing includes shaving cream on his parking spot, putting olives in his jacket pockets, Seaborn for Congress posters on his office windows and placing many bicycles in his office. Will slowly begins to win everyone over, and Bartlet eventually appoints him as a presidential assistant and the new Deputy Communications Director.
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In his first days as Deputy Communications Director, the entire writing staff quit and Toby and other staffers went to California to support [[Sam Seaborn]]'s campaign for Congress. The task of writing several speeches about the administration's tax policy proposal fell to Will and 4 interns.
  
   
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In his first days as Deputy Communications Director, the entire writing staff quits and Toby and other staffers go to California to support [[Sam Seaborn]]'s campaign for Congress. The task of writing several speeches about the administration's tax policy proposal falls to Will and 4 interns.
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===Vice President COS===
 
Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative [[Bob Russell]] (D-CO) as Vice President of the United States, when he accepted Russell's offer to become his chief of staff. The main reason for his move to Russell's office was to prepare the Vice President for a possible run in the [[Democratic presidential primary election, 2006|2006 Presidential Campaign]]. Will also served as campaign manager for the favorite's run for the Democratic nomination. When Russell lost the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. [[Matt Santos]] (D-TX), Bailey remained on Russell's staff. However, he left his job when White House Chief of Staff [[C.J. Cregg]] "dragooned" him on very short notice to become [[White House Communications Director]] after the firing of [[Toby Ziegler]] for his role in the military space shuttle leak.
  
Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative [[Bob Russell]] (D-CO) as Vice President of the United States, when he accepted Russell's offer to become his chief of staff. The main reason for his move to Russell's office was to prepare the Vice President for a possible run in the [[Democratic presidential primary election, 2006|2006 Presidential Campaign]]. Will also served as campaign manager for the favorite's run for the Democratic nomination. When Russell lost the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. [[Matt Santos]] (D-TX), Bailey remained on Russell's staff. However, he left his job when White House Chief of Staff [[C.J. Cregg]] "dragooned" him on very short notice to become [[White House Communications Director]] after the firing of [[Toby Ziegler]] for his role in the military space shuttle leak.
   
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By the time of the dedication of the [[Bartlet Presidential Library]] in [[New Hampshire]] several years later, Will has become a Congressman from Oregon, after defeating an entrenched conservative Republican incumbent, who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years."
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By the time of the dedication of the Bartlet Presidential Library in [[New Hampshire]] several years later, Will has become a Congressman from Oregon, after defeating an entrenched conservative Republican incumbent, who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years."
   
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==Resumé==
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'''EDUCATION'''
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===Education===
  
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* [[Eton College]] (valedictorian)
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* Eton College (valedictorian)
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* [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
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* Carnegie Mellon University
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* [[University of Cambridge]]
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* University of Cambridge
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** President of the [[Cambridge Union Society]]
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** President of the Cambridge Union Society
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** [[Marshall Scholarship]]
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** Marshall Scholarship
   
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'''MILITARY'''
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===Military History===
  
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* Member of the [[United States Air Force Reserve]]
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* Member of the United States Air Force Reserve
   
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'''POLITICS'''
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===Political History===
  
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* [[2002]] : [[Campaign Manager]] for [[Horton Wilde]]'s [[United States congressional elections, 2002|campaign]] to [[California]]'s [[47th Congressional District of California|47th District]]
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* [[2002]] : Campaign Manager for [[Horton Wilde]]'s campaign to [[California]]'s 47th District
 
* [[2003]]-[[2004]] : [[Deputy White House Communications Director]]
  
* [[2003]]-[[2004]] : [[Deputy White House Communications Director]]
 
* [[2004]]-[[2006]] : [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]]
  
* [[2004]]-[[2006]] : [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]]
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** [[2006]] : Campaign Manager for [[Robert Russell]]'s [[United States presidential election, 2006|primary campaign]] for [[President of the United States]]
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** [[2006]] : Campaign Manager for [[Bob Russell for America]]
 
* [[2006]]-[[2007]] : [[White House Communications Director]]
  
* [[2006]]-[[2007]] : [[White House Communications Director]]
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* [[2007]]-[[2009]] : Strategist for the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]]
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* [[2007]]-2009 : Strategist for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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* 2009- : United States Representative for the 4th District of Oregon
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== Notes and references ==
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{{References}}
   
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== References ==
  
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*[[Will_and_Kate|Relationship between Will Bailey and Kate Harper]]
  
   
 
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Revision as of 01:14, 9 August 2020

Will Bailey is the former Deputy White House Communications Director, White House Communications Director, and Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States.

Biography

Will's father, Thomas, is the former Supreme Commander NATO Allied Forces Europe, in whose ideological footsteps he seems to follow, while making a name for himself with quiet resolve. Will is his youngest son, by quite some way presumably, since Sam originally asks if Thomas is his grandfather. It can be assumed Will attended Carnegie Mellon University after he was seen wearing a Carnegie Mellon shirt while jogging at Camp David. He appears also to have attended the University of Cambridge, since he claims he was "President of Cambridge Union Society" on a Marshall Scholarship. Will has a Peace Corps mug on his desk, suggesting he is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer.[1]

Career

Will is originally the manager of the Horton Wilde campaign to represent California's 47th Congressional District, the seat for which Sam Seaborn later runs. Following his departure from the White House, Sam recommends Will to replace him as Deputy White House Communications Director with a note to Toby Ziegler that reads: "Toby — He's one of us." Toby, after first meeting Will, characterized him as "deeply schooled in Eastern philosophy". Will is also an Air Force reservist, as part of the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corp, a fact that President Josiah Bartlet applauds.

Will is quickly added to the White House staff and there is the requisite amount of hazing when he is first hired and moves into Sam's old office for a temporary three-week contract to help with the President's second inaugural address. The hazing includes shaving cream on his parking spot, putting olives in his jacket pockets, Seaborn for Congress posters on his office windows and placing many bicycles in his office. Will slowly begins to win everyone over, and Bartlet eventually appoints him as a presidential assistant and the new Deputy Communications Director.

In his first days as Deputy Communications Director, the entire writing staff quits and Toby and other staffers go to California to support Sam Seaborn's campaign for Congress. The task of writing several speeches about the administration's tax policy proposal falls to Will and 4 interns.

Vice President COS

Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative Bob Russell (D-CO) as Vice President of the United States, when he accepted Russell's offer to become his chief of staff. The main reason for his move to Russell's office was to prepare the Vice President for a possible run in the 2006 Presidential Campaign. Will also served as campaign manager for the favorite's run for the Democratic nomination. When Russell lost the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. Matt Santos (D-TX), Bailey remained on Russell's staff. However, he left his job when White House Chief of Staff C.J. Cregg "dragooned" him on very short notice to become White House Communications Director after the firing of Toby Ziegler for his role in the military space shuttle leak.

By the time of the dedication of the Bartlet Presidential Library in New Hampshire several years later, Will has become a Congressman from Oregon, after defeating an entrenched conservative Republican incumbent, who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years."

Resumé

EDUCATION

  • Eton College (valedictorian)
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • University of Cambridge
    • President of the Cambridge Union Society
    • Marshall Scholarship

MILITARY

  • Member of the United States Air Force Reserve

POLITICS

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "The Wedding"



UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
Oregon
SENATORS
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REPRESENTATIVES
Bailey (D) | Heffinger (R) | Satchel (D)


PREDECESSOR
Sam Seaborn 		Deputy White House Communications Director
2003-2004 		SUCCESSOR
Vacant
PREDECESSOR
Toby Ziegler 		White House Communications Director
2006-2007 		SUCCESSOR
Louise Thornton
PREDECESSOR
John Heffinger 		United States Representative for the 4th District of Oregon
2009-unknown 		SUCCESSOR
unknown
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