M. B. Oglesby

M. B. Oglesby
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
In office
July 1, 1988 – January 20, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byKenneth Duberstein
Succeeded byAndrew Card
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
December 15, 1983 – February 28, 1986
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byKenneth Duberstein
Succeeded byWilliam L. Ball
Personal details
Born (1942-10-01) October 1, 1942 (age 82)
Flora, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Marion B. Oglesby Jr (born October 1, 1942) served as U.S. president Ronald Reagan's White House Deputy Chief of Staff from 1988 to 1989.

Early life and education

Oglesby attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.[1]

Political career

In June 1988, President Reagan Tuesday tapped Oglesby to serve as White House Deputy chief of staff.[2] Oglesby succeeded Kenneth Duberstein, who had been promoted to the post of chief of staff, succeeding Howard Baker, who had resigned.[3]

From 1981 to 1986, Oglesby served in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs,[4][5] leaving to take a post as vice chairman of the board of Hect, Specer & Oglesby, Inc., a government relations firm in Washington.

Prior to his Legislative Affairs service, Oglesby was minority staff associate for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He also served as deputy and acting director of the State of Illinois' office in Washington DC, and as Executive Assistant to Congressman Ed Madigan. Prior to coming to Washington, Oglesby served as an assistant to Governor Richard B. Oglivie and as executive assistant to the Speaker of the House W. Robert Blair.[6]

Later career

During the 1990s, Oglesby chaired the Congressional Institute, and was an Executive with R. J. Reynolds.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of M.B. Oglesby, Jr., as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff". The American Presidency Project. June 28, 1988. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Barr, Stephen (June 29, 1988). "OGLESBY RETURNING TO WHITE HOUSE AS DUBERSTEIN AIDE". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "President Reagan Tuesday tapped former aide M.B. Oglesby Jr". UPI. June 28, 1988. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oglesby, M. B. Jr.: Files, 1981-1986". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-m-b-oglesby-jr-assistant-the-president-for-legislative-affairs
  6. ^ "Appointment of M. B. Oglesby, Jr., To Be Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs". The American Presidency Project. December 14, 1981. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Letter from Roger Mozingo and M.B. Oglesby to Louis Gernstner and James Johnston regarding New Jersey Employment Discrimination Legislation". Tufts Digital Library. February 27, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2024.