Axelrod, David, 1955-

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David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune, and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. As of December 2019, Axelrod serves as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics. His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.
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referencedIn Ira Berkow, papers, undated, 1960-2011 American Jewish Historical Society
creatorOf David Axelrod's Subject Files, 2009 - 2011 Barack H. Obama Library
creatorOf David Axelrod's Subject Files, 2009 - 2011 Barack H. Obama Library
creatorOf David Axelrod's Correspondence Files, 2009 - 2011 Barack H. Obama Library
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associatedWith Berkow, Ira person
employeeOf Chicago tribune corporateBody
subordinateOf Daley, Richard M. (Richard Michael), 1942- person
employeeOf Hyde Park Herald corporateBody
employeeOf Northwestern university corporateBody
subordinateOf Obama, Barack, 1961- person
employeeOf Organizing for America (2009-) corporateBody
subordinateOf Simon, Paul, 1928-2003 person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Stuyvesant High School (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Chicago. corporateBody
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subordinateOf Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 person
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Birth 1955-02-22

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