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Samuel K. Skinner

White House Chief of Staff · 1989

Samuel K. Skinner, White House Chief of Staff. The Senate voted 100–0 on the nomination on Jan 31, 1989 (Nomination Confirmed). Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration, Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975 to 1977, succeeding James R. Thompson.

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Positions

  • Secretary of Transportation1989-02-06–1991-12-15
  • White House Chief of Staff1989-02-06–1991-12-15

Senate confirmation votes

  • Secretary of Transportation
    101st Congress · Nomination Confirmed    100–0 · Jan 31, 1989

Biography

Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration, Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975 to 1977, succeeding James R. Thompson.

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