Last Sunday night, President-elect Barack Obama’s three closest friends — Valerie Jarrett, Martin Nesbitt and Dr. Eric Whitaker — sat down in the study of Mr. Nesbitt’s house in Chicago ...

In Obama's Shadow, Friends Serve Key Role. February 23, ... Nesbitt and Whitaker are part of a long tradition of those who serve as first friends to the man in the Oval Office.

During the 2008 campaign at least, the Obamas had a “no more new friends” rule. ... Nesbitt’s second choice was Albion College, about 45 minutes west of Ann Arbor, Mich.

Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama’s closest confidants, and her daughter Laura Jarrett spent part of election day with Obama. Here, they are listening to Obama at a union hall in Indianapolis ...

For the most powerful man on the planet who nonetheless may have one of the loneliest jobs, a close band of buddies — Eric Whitaker, Martin Nesbitt and Valerie Jarrett form the core — has ...

Obama: Marty Nesbitt Obama has been close with Marty Nesbitt, a fellow Hyde Park resident and basketball companion, for years. Nesbitt, an entrepreneur, started a successful airport-parking ...

Even with the flakes falling and the wind blowing, Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday found a way to meet and greet with two of President Obama's closest friends. Martin Nesbitt and his wife, Anita Blanchard ...

Chicago businessman Marty Nesbitt is indeed the new owner of the oceanfront Waimanalo mansion that served as the fictional home of TV character Thomas Magnum in the 1980s drama "Magnum, P.I." ...

President Obama is expected to “spend some down time” with his close friends just hours before his debate this evening. The White House pool report notes that Marty Nesbitt and Mike Ramos, two ...

Obama’s friends from his days as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side and his first campaigns in the city concentrated less on his forensic shortcomings; ...