# Dan Bartlett > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Bartlett > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Bartlett.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bartlett > Source revision: 1345924237 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American political advisor (born 1971) Dan Bartlett Counselor to the President In office January 5, 2005 – July 5, 2007 President George W. Bush Preceded by Karen Hughes (2002) Succeeded by Ed Gillespie White House Communications Director In office October 2, 2001 – January 5, 2005 President George W. Bush Preceded by Karen Hughes Succeeded by Nicolle Wallace Personal details Born Daniel Joseph Bartlett (1971-06-01) June 1, 1971 (age 55) Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. Party Republican Spouse Allyson Children 4 Education University of Texas, Austin (BA) **Daniel Joseph Bartlett** (born June 1, 1971) is an American political advisor who served as [counselor to the president](/source/Counselor_to_the_President) and [communications director](/source/White_House_Communications_Director) in the administration of [George W. Bush](/source/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush). ## Early life and education Bartlett grew up in [Rockwall, Texas](/source/Rockwall%2C_Texas)[1] and is a 1989 graduate of [Rockwall High School](/source/Rockwall_High_School). He earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the [University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin). ## Political career Bartlett, [Brett Kavanaugh](/source/Brett_Kavanaugh), [Condoleezza Rice](/source/Condoleezza_Rice), and [Mike Gerson](/source/Michael_Gerson) review [President](/source/President_of_the_United_States) [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush)'s State of the Union speech in 2004. ### Bush gubernatorial staff (1990s) Bartlett worked on George W. Bush's first campaign for [governor](/source/Governor_of_Texas) in 1994, when Bush unseated [Ann W. Richards](/source/Ann_W._Richards). He was appointed as deputy to the policy director in the governor's office and was issues director for Bush's 1998 gubernatorial re-election campaign. ### Bush 2000 presidential campaign Bartlett was the director of rapid response for George W. Bush's [2000 presidential campaign](/source/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2000). ### White House communications director (2001-2005) After Bush assumed office as president, he worked as a deputy to advisor [Karen Hughes](/source/Karen_Hughes) before being named [White House communications director](/source/White_House_Communications_Director). Following the July 6, 2003, editorial by former ambassador [Joseph Wilson](/source/Joseph_C._Wilson), Bartlett (with [Ari Fleischer](/source/Ari_Fleischer)) pushed reporters to pursue who in the [CIA](/source/CIA) sent him to [Niger](/source/Niger), but stopped short of revealing that his wife worked for the agency.[2] On September 1, 2004, Bartlett appeared on the *[Daily Show with Jon Stewart](/source/The_Daily_Show)* on the second night of the [2004 Republican National Convention](/source/2004_Republican_National_Convention), where he discussed the convention and campaign.[3] ### Counselor to the president (2005-2007) On January 5, 2005, the White House announced that Bartlett would assume the role of counselor to the president, which allows him to focus more broadly on strategic communication and the formulation of policy. He has also worked for [Karl Rove](/source/Karl_Rove)'s political consulting firm. On June 1, 2007, Bartlett announced his resignation as Counsel to the President.[4] ### Post-resignation controversies At the end of 2007, during an interview after having left the White House, Bartlett implied some [conservative](/source/Conservative) bloggers, such as [Hugh Hewitt](/source/Hugh_Hewitt), were unfiltered mouthpieces for the GOP and the Bush White House. I mean, talk about a direct IV into the vein of your support. It's a very efficient way to communicate. They regurgitate exactly and put up on their blogs what you said to them. It is something that we've cultivated and have really tried to put quite a bit of focus on.[5] In May 2008, Bartlett appeared on various media outlets casting aspersions on the contentions raised by [Scott McClellan](/source/Scott_McClellan) in his book *[What Happened](/source/What_Happened_(McClellan_book))* that the administration had repeatedly "shaded the truth" in connection with justifying the [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War), and describing the role that various administration officials played in the [Valerie Plame](/source/Valerie_Plame) leak case.[6] In a May 2008 telephone interview with [CNN](/source/CNN), Bartlett "asserted that McClellan did not play a major role in key events, noting that the former aide was serving as deputy press secretary for domestic issues during the run-up to the war in Iraq, raising questions about how McClellan could claim the President used '[propaganda](/source/Propaganda)' to sell the war."[7] ## Consulting On October 28, 2007, Public Strategies, Inc., a business advisory firm, announced they had hired Bartlett as a senior strategist.[8] In March 2009, Bartlett was named president and CEO of Public Strategies.[9] ## Academia In January 2009, Bartlett was named an adjunct faculty member at the [Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson_School_of_Public_Affairs) at the University of Texas at Austin, at which he taught a seminar on media and politics.[10] ## Walmart (2013 - present) In May 2013, [Walmart](/source/Walmart) announced that Bartlett would become the company's new executive vice president of corporate affairs in late June.[11] He has held this position for just over a decade, and has written numerous articles regarding Walmart and his career.[12] ## Personal life In 2000, Bartlett married Allyson Elizabeth Sikes (born 1975). The couple has four sons Jake, Sutton, Whit, Wynn Bartlett, They reside in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Youthful Bush aide climbing ranks as Hughes moving out - Plainview Daily Herald](https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Youthful-Bush-aide-climbing-ranks-as-Hughes-8941209.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180618053006/https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Youthful-Bush-aide-climbing-ranks-as-Hughes-8941209.php) June 18, 2018, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved April 16, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Dickerson, John (February 7, 2006). ["Where's My Subpoena? - Valerie Plame, Scooter Libby, and me"](https://www.slate.com/id/2135565/). *[Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine))*. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [*Dan Bartlett - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart*](https://web.archive.org/web/20230202211228/https://www.cc.com/video/iplit5/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-dan-bartlett), September 2, 2004, archived from [the original](https://www.cc.com/video/iplit5/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-dan-bartlett) on February 2, 2023, retrieved February 2, 2023 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rutenberg, Jim (June 2, 2007). ["Bush's Longest-Serving Aide Plans to Depart"](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/washington/02bartlett.html?pagewanted=all). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Interview by Smith, Evan (January 1, 2008). ["TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS: Dan Bartlett"](http://www.texasmonthly.com/2008-01-01/talks-1.php). *[Texas Monthly](/source/Texas_Monthly)*. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Celizic, Mike (May 29, 2008). ["McClellan: Plame leak case was turning point"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080530095343/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24861380/). [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC). Archived from [the original](https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24861380) on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Henry, Ed (May 28, 2008). ["Bartlett rips McClellan, calls allegation 'total crap'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080529145701/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/28/bartlett-rips-mcclellan-calls-allegation-total-crap/). [CNN](/source/CNN). Archived from [the original](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/28/bartlett-rips-mcclellan-calls-allegation-total-crap/) on May 29, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Dan Bartlett to Join Public Strategies, Inc"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080929151647/http://www.pstrategies.com/PR_20071028_Bartlett.php). Public Strategies. October 28, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.pstrategies.com/PR_20071028_Bartlett.php) on September 29, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Dan Bartlett named CEO of Public Strategies"](https://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/02/daily56.html). *Austin Business Journal*. March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Former top Bush aide joins LBJ School faculty"](http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/01/19/daily28.html). *[Austin Business Journal](/source/Austin_Business_Journal)*. January 21, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-walmart_11-0)** ["Dan Bartlett Joins Walmart as Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130807090956/http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2013/05/22/dan-bartlett-joins-walmart-as-executive-vice-president-of-corporate-affairs). Walmart. May 22, 2013. Archived from [the original](http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2013/05/22/dan-bartlett-joins-walmart-as-executive-vice-president-of-corporate-affairs) on August 7, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Bartlett, Dan. ["Dan Bartlett"](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-bartlett). *LinkedIn*. ## External links - [White House biography](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/bartlett-bio.html) - [Public Strategies Inc](http://www.pstrategies.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071109231231/http://www.pstrategies.com/) November 9, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?1003767) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN) v t e White House communications directors Klein Clawson Warren White Gergen Rafshoon Ursomarso Gergen McManus Buchanan Koehler Griscom Maseng Demarest Tutwiler Stephanopoulos Gearan Baer Lewis Ucelli Hughes Bartlett Wallace Sullivan Moran Dunn (acting) Pfeiffer Palmieri Psaki Spicer (acting) Dubke Spicer (acting) Scaramucci Hicks Shine Grisham Scavino Bedingfield LaBolt Cheung --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dan Bartlett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bartlett) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bartlett?action=history)). 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