Who's who.(key personnel on President George W. Bush's staff)(Brief Article)

From: Washington Monthly | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Threadgill, Susan | Copyright information

Many Olympic viewers were touched by President Bush's seemingly impromptu visit with U.S. figure skater Sasha Cohen, in which she handed him a cell phone to say hi to her mom. Michelle Kwan and gold medal-winner Sarah Hughes were not so fortunate, which may not be a coincidence. As Buzzflash.com pointed out, the diminutive Cohen had just been named the official youth spokesperson of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, whose annual meeting Bush had addressed days earlier.

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