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Aug 13, 2007 5:15 am US/Eastern
Karl Rove's History With The Bush Family
(AP)
Karl Rove, President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist, plans to leave the White House at the end of August. A longtime member of President Bush's inner circle, Rove was nicknamed "the architect" by the president for designing the strategy that twice won him the White House.
Rove has been associated with the Bush family since at least 1973:
1973 - Rove became chairman of the College Republicans. During his time in Washington, D.C., he became a special assistant to Republican National Committee Chairman George H.W. Bush and met George W. Bush.
1977 - Worked for a political action committee dedicated to making the elder Bush president in 1980.
1978 - Advised younger Bush during his unsuccessful Texas congressional campaign.
1980 - Assisted George H.W. Bush's unsuccessful presidential campaign.
1994 - Adviser for George W. Bush's successful Texas gubernatorial campaign.
1998 - Adviser for Gov. Bush's successful re-election campaign.
2000 - Chief strategist for Bush's presidential campaign.
2004 - Chief strategist for re-election campaign.
2005 - Currently assistant to the president, deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to President George W. Bush.
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