. ▁Bush . ▁Bol ten ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Jewish ▁person ▁appointed ▁as ▁White ▁House ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁( K en ▁D uber stein , ▁who ▁held ▁that ▁post ▁during ▁the ▁Re agan ▁Administration , ▁was ▁the ▁first , ▁and ▁Rah m ▁E manuel , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration , ▁was ▁the ▁third ). ▁▁ ▁Bol ten ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁White ▁House ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁smooth ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁and ▁to ▁re inv ig or ate ▁the ▁West ▁Wing ▁staff . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁assist ed ▁the ▁President ▁in ▁rec ruit ing ▁Henry ▁Paul son — then - CE O ▁of ▁Gold man ▁Sach s — to ▁serve ▁as ▁Tre as ury ▁Secretary , ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁former ▁employ ment ▁at ▁the ▁firm . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁rec ru ited ▁Tony ▁Snow ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary , ▁offered ▁Rob ▁Port man ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁as ▁O MB ▁Director , ▁and ▁brought ▁his ▁O MB ▁deput y ▁Jo el ▁Kap lan ▁into ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁for ▁Policy . ▁ ▁Post - g overn ment ▁career ▁Bol ten ▁became ▁the ▁John ▁L . ▁Wein berg / G old man ▁Sach s ▁& ▁Co . ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ' s ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁School ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁teaching ▁classes ▁on ▁the ▁federal ▁budget ▁and ▁international ▁trade ▁and ▁financial ▁reg ulation . ▁In