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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 — 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, 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. |
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 — 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, 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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| − | 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. He slowly began to win everyone over, and Bartlet eventually appointed him as a presidential assistant |
+ | 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. |
| + | 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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| ⚫ | Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative [[VP_Bob_Russell|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. 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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| ⚫ | Will left President Bartlet's staff soon after the appointment of Representative [[VP_Bob_Russell|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. |
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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 who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years." |
By the time of the dedication of the [[Bartlet Presidential Library]] in [[New Hampshire]] several years later, Will has become a Congressman who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years." |
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Revision as of 18:55, 26 April 2007
William Bailey was the former Deputy White House Communications Director and White House Communications Director.
- He was portrayed by Joshua Malina.
Biographical Information
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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 — 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, 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.
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.
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.
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 who sits on Ways and Means as a "back bencher who may have a shot at chairman in 32 years."
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Education
- Eton College (valedictorian)
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Cambridge
- President of the Cambridge Union Society
- Marshall Scholarship
Military History
- Member of the United States Air Force Reserve
Political History
- 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 Robert Russell's primary campaign for President of the United States
- 2006-2007 : White House Communications Director
- 2007-2009 : Strategist for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- 2009-present : US Representative for Oregon's 4th District
- Member of the Ways and Means Committee
References
- Bartlet White House
- Relationship between Will Bailey and Kate Harper
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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-present |
SUCCESSOR Incumbent |