President Obama's body man and
basketball buddy Reggie Love announced earlier this month that he is
leaving his job to go to business school, and now he is talking about
his time inside the White House.
In an interview with ABC News,
Love says he spent so much time by the president's side that he
witnessed many personal moments. "If he had it his way, I think he'd
floss in private," he says. "I think the fact that he was comfortable
with me is probably a product of, you know, he's beaten down. I've been
around for so long."
Love says Obama is "like a big brother" to
him, and he sought his advice about the emotional decision to go back to
school. ("He was very supportive.") When pressed to describe the
president's annoying habits, Love tells ABC that Obama's aversion to air
conditioning made some of their long car rides together uncomfortable.
"The
thing that used to kill me is that the guy loves to ride around with
the AC off in the summertime," Love says. "And I get hot. I start
sweating. And I'm like, it's 80 degrees in this car. I'm going to pass
out."
Love, 30, graduated from Duke University, where he played
basketball and football. In 2006, he joined Obama's Senate office as an
assistant and has stayed by the president's side ever since. He will
leave his position by year's end and will soon enroll in the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
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