Eskew Exits White House

Tucker Eskew, director of the White House Office of Global Communications, is leaving his job to set up a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, O'Dwyer's PR Daily reports. Eskew was a key player in the Bush administration's campaign to sell the Iraq invasion. O'Dwyer's writes, "He told USA Today in December 2001 that his job was to 'stop big lies and to promote great truths.'" According to the Associated Press, Eskew plans to advise and serve as foreign policy surrogate for Bush's reelection campaign. Before leading the OGC, Eskew served as director of the White House Office of Media Affairs in 2000 and was a spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign.