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| + | |birthname = William Bailey |
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| + | |jobs = <small>'''[[2009]]'''</small><br/>United States Representative for 4th District of Oregon (2009)<small><br/>'''[[2006]]–[[2007]]'''</small><br/>[[White House Communications Director|Communications Director]]<br/><small>'''[[2003]]—[[2006]]'''</small><br/>[[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|Chief of Staff to the Vice President]]<br/><small>'''[[2003]]'''</small><br/>[[Deputy White House Communications Director|Deputy Communications Director]]<br/> |
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| − | '''William 'Will' Bailey''', White House Communications Director, is a fictional character played by [[Joshua Malina]] on the television serial drama ''The West Wing''. |
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| + | |nickname = Willy <small>(by [[Elsie Snuffin]])</small> |
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| + | |family = [[Thomas Bailey]]<br/><small>(father)</small><br/>[[Elsie Snuffin]]<br/><small>(step-sister)</small><br/> |
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| + | |romances = [[Kate Harper]] |
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| + | |haircolor = Brown |
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| + | |seasons = [[Season 4|4]] • [[Season 5|5]] • [[Season 6|6]] • [[Season 7|7]] |
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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]]. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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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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| + | 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. |
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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 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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| ⚫ | Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative [[ |
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| ⚫ | 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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| − | === Resume === |
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| − | *Campaign Manager for Senator Horton Wilde (D-CA) |
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| − | :*Campaign Manager for Vice President for Democratic nominating process |
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| − | *White House Communications Director |
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| + | '''EDUCATION''' |
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| − | *[[Office_of_the_President|Bartlet White House]] |
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| + | * Eton College (valedictorian) |
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| − | *[[Will_and_Kate|Relationship between Will and Kate]] |
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| + | * Carnegie Mellon University |
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| + | * University of Cambridge |
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| + | ** President of the Cambridge Union Society |
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| + | ** Marshall Scholarship |
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| + | '''MILITARY''' |
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| − | [[Category:Primary_Characters|Bailey, Will]] |
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| + | * Member of the United States Air Force Reserve |
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| + | '''POLITICS''' |
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| + | * [[2002]] : Campaign Manager for [[Horton Wilde]]'s campaign to [[California]]'s 47th District |
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| + | * [[2004]]-[[2006]] : [[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States]] |
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| + | ** [[2006]] : Campaign Manager for [[Bob Russell for America]] |
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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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| + | {{succession box|before=[[Sam Seaborn]]|title=[[Deputy White House Communications Director]]|current=2003-2004|after=Vacant|}} |
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| + | {{succession box|before=[[Toby Ziegler]]|title=[[White House Communications Director]]|current=2006-2007|after=[[Louise Thornton]]|}} |
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| + | {{succession box|before=[[John Heffinger]]|title=United States Representative for the 4th District of Oregon|current=2009-''unknown''|after=''unknown''|}} |
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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
- 2002 : Campaign Manager for Horton Wilde's campaign to California's 47th District
- 2003-2004 : Deputy White House Communications Director
- 2004-2006 : Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
- 2006 : Campaign Manager for Bob Russell for America
- 2006-2007 : White House Communications Director
- 2007-2009 : Strategist for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- 2009- : United States Representative for the 4th District of Oregon
Notes and references
- ↑ "The Wedding"
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| 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 |