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   The White House is full of unique job opportunities.  While there are   
   certain jobs for which a political background will make you a more   
   favorable candidate for the role, there are many that require skills that   
   aren't political.   
      
   Even the leader of the country doesn't necessarily need a political   
   background, although many often have one.  The only written requirements   
   to be president, as outlined in the Constitution, are that the individual   
   must be a natural-born citizen of the country, at least 35 years old and a   
   resident of the United States for 14 years. Former President Trump became   
   the 45th president without having held any government position prior to   
   being elected to lead the country in November 2016.   
      
   THE WHITE HOUSE: A HISTORICAL LOOK INSIDE AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC RESIDENCE   
      
   Take a look at unique White House jobs you may be unaware of that don't   
   require an extensive political background of those hired.   
      
   1. Executive pastry chef and executive chef  You may not need a political   
   background for either of these jobs, but your background in cooking or   
   baking will have to be up to par.  The executive chef at the White House   
   has a lot of responsibilities beyond just cooking for the president.   
      
   The executive chef is also in charge of coming up with menus for state   
   dinners, social events, receptions and official luncheons, according to   
   The Associated Press.  Cristeta Comerford, who was the first woman to ever   
   hold the role, was the White House's executive chef for almost 30 years.   
      
   Before working at the White House, where she earned an assistant chef role   
   in 1995 and later was named executive chef in 2005, she worked at a series   
   of hotels in Chicago and restaurants in Washington, according to The   
   Associated Press.   
      
   FROM COOKING FOOD AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO CREATING FRESH MEALS FOR CLIENTS,   
   GREEK CHEF HAS ‘AMAZING’ JOURNEY   
      
   "I always say food is love," Jill Biden said in July 2024 regarding   
   Comerford's retirement. "Through her barrier-breaking career, Chef Cris   
   has led her team with warmth and creativity and nourished our souls along   
   the way. With all our hearts, Joe and I are filled with gratitude for her   
   dedication and years of service."   
      
   While the White House's executive chef takes care of the food served, the   
   executive pastry chef is dedicated to desserts.  The White House's pastry   
   chef, Susan Morrison, spends a lot of her days planning and making   
   desserts for events taking place at the White House, although there is   
   another order of business that is usually on her mind.   
      
   "I spend all year thinking about the White House gingerbread house, but we   
   don’t begin baking until November. Then, for about four days after   
   Thanksgiving, we work tirelessly to build the house before moving it to   
   the State Dining Room, where more than 60,000 guests will cycle through,"   
   Morrison told Oprah.com.  "And it has to look as perfect as it did on day   
   one, which means it can’t melt, it can’t be affected by humidity and it   
   can’t be touched!"   
      
   FAVORITE FOODS OF TRUMP AND HARRIS, PLUS OTHER NOTABLE DISHES OF   
   PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS   
      
   Before working at the White House, Morrison had an extensive baking   
   background, including working at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner in   
   McLean, Virginia, per the source.   
      
   2. Calligrapher If you have beautiful handwriting and artistic skill, you   
   may just be the next White House calligrapher.  Calligraphers play a large   
   role in making documents and invitations look elegant through their   
   process of carefully constructing each letter on the page.  This person is   
   responsible for writing invitations, menus and letters for the White   
   House, according to Reader's Digest.   
      
   5 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE   
      
   This is a job for which you don't need a political background, but one in   
   design and art is neccessary.   
      
   3. Social aides While an extensive political background isn't required for   
   this job, White House military social aides spend a lot of their time   
   attending presidential events.  Individuals in this role are members of   
   the military who act as assistant hosts at White House functions.   
      
   They often speak with those in attendance and help events run smoothly.   
   This job comes in addition to other military duties. There is no   
   additional pay for the role, according to The Washington Post.   
      
   BIDEN HUNKERS DOWN IN WHITE HOUSE WITH NO PUBLIC EVENTS ON SCHEDULE AGAIN   
      
   The biggest events social aides work are state dinners, per the source.   
      
   4. ‘Body Man’ An individual known as the president's "body man" is someone   
   who is a personal aide to the president.  The body man, or body woman, is   
   by the president's side very often and is responsible for keeping the   
   leader of the nation's life in order.   
      
   "Most of it is showing up, solving problems and trying to anticipate the   
   needs and issues that may arise," Reggie Love told Politico in 2015 about   
   being Barack Obama's body man.  Love also shared what he kept with him at   
   all times while he was working for the president.   
      
   BIDEN WHITE HOUSE BOASTS BIGGEST STAFF SINCE NIXON, HAS 77 PERCENT   
   TURNOVER   
      
   "My checkbook, my passport. I’d have a bag of potato chips just in case I   
   couldn’t find something to eat on the road that day. Tons of water," Love   
   told the outlet.  There are lots of requirements that come with the job as   
   an around-the-clock assistant to the president.   
      
   "The biggest part about it is that you want to be prepared to anticipate   
   the needs that may come or arise as the candidate or the principal is   
   making [his] way through the day. It's everything from making sure they   
   have a proper meal to eat at lunchtime or dinnertime or whatever, to   
   making sure that they are prepared with all the detailed information they   
   may need for an event," Love told NPR in 2015.   
      
   "There were some days when I would sit next to the teleprompter operator   
   to make sure that while the candidate was on a riff, that the teleprompter   
   operator didn't get too out of control with where he was scrolling the   
   text. You're a problem solver," he added.   
      
   Before becoming Obama's body man, Love didn't have much political   
   experience. In fact, prior to becoming a political aide, he was an   
   aspiring NFL player.  He wrote about his time working for Obama in the   
   book "Power Forward: My Presidential Education.   
      
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