book What Happened that the administration had repeatedly "shaded the truth" in connection with justifying the Iraq War, and describing the role that various administration officials played in the Valerie Plame leak case. In a May 2008 telephone interview with 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' to sell the war." Consulting On October 28, 2007, Public Strategies, Inc., a business advisory firm, announced they had hired Bartlett as a senior strategist. In March 2009, Bartlett was named president and CEO of Public Strategies. Academia In January 2009, Bartlett was named an adjunct faculty member at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, at which he taught a seminar on media and politics. Walmart (2013 - present) In May 2013, Walmart announced that Bartlett would become the company's new executive vice president of corporate affairs in late June. He had held this position for just under a decade, and has written numerous articles regarding Walmart and his career. Personal life In 2000, Bartlett married Allyson Elizabeth Sikes (born 1975). The couple has four sons Jake, Sutton, Whit, and Wynn Bartlett. They reside in Rogers, Arkansas. References External links White House biography Public Strategies Inc 1971 births Counselors to the President Living people Texas Republicans Arkansas Republicans University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni University of Texas at Austin faculty White House Communications Directors Businesspeople from Arkansas People from Rockwall, Texas People from Rogers, Arkansas