and rachel nichols, a correspondent for our sister network espn, joined reggie love for one of his last days at the white house. so, here she is, with the "nightline interabsoluview." >> this door right here leads to the oval. one of the four doors that the president can enter or exit through. >> reporter: this is the tiny office of 29-year-old reggie love. president obama's body man. it's just four feet away from the oval office. modest home base for gruelling 18-hour days. he often even sleeps here. >> the space is small but the real estate's valuable. >> reporter: no pressure. >> and you can't beat that view. especially when it's nice outside. >> reporter: america first got a glimpse of how important the body man is from charlie, president bartlett's right hand on "the west wing." >> you have a 7:00 a.m. meeting. >> reporter: after four years, love is leaving his post, a year before the next presidential election. it's a cliche to say love has had a front row seat to history, but as these white house photos show, it's true. here he is handing the president a note, telling him the sti

he's leaving the white house, love is peeling back the curtain in this abc news exclusive with rachel nichols of our sister network, espn. >> reporter: reggie love has been a constant presence. just feet away from president obama. since we first met him during the 2008 campaign. love gave us a mini tour of what has since become his trademark. the things he carries. >> this is like a lint brush. toothbrush, scope, cough drops. sudafed. >> reporter: love started in the mail room of obama's senate office, then moved onto the campaign, where he famously bonded with the future president over a shared love of sports. notably, basketball. they were both rookies to presidential campaigns, learning their jobs along the way and learning from each other. >> i've hipped him to aretha franklin and john coltrane and he, in turn, has downloaded jay-z and lil' wayne. and so that i'm not a complete fuddy-duddy. >> barack obama. >> reporter: one historic election and three long years of work later, love is packing up and saying good-bye to one amazing first job. >> and this door right here leads to the oval. o

and in an abc news exclusive he is speaking about his job with espn's rachel nichols. >> reporter: reggiepresence, feet away from president obama since we first met him during the 2008 campaign. love started in the mail room of the obama senate office then moved to the campaign where he famously bonded with the future president over a shared love of sports notably basketball. they were both rookies to presidential campaigns. learning their jobs along the way. and learning from each other. >> i have hipped him to aretha franklin and john coltrain and he is turn has downloaded jay-z and lil wayne so i am not a complete fuddy-duddy. >> barack obama. >> reporter: one historic election and three long years of work later, love is packing up and saying good-bye to one amazing first job. >> and then this door right here it leads to the oval. one of the four-doors that the president can enter or exit through. >> reporter: he showed us the tiny office he occupied four feet away from the oval office. >> you and the president laughing. >> i don't know what the joke is there and if i did i probably co

. >> reporter: reporting for abc news, rachel nichols, espn. >> a million miles but the president's first name is always sir. good luck, reggie. >>> when we come back, what not to do on thanksgiving. a surprising warning from the to do on thanksgiving. a surprising warning from the department of homeland security. s wednesday, december 7th. call unitedhealthcare medicare solutions today. consider enrolling in a medicare advantage plan. it combines your doctor and hospital coverage and may include prescription drug coverage for as low as a zero dollar monthly premium. you only have until december 7th to enroll. call unitedhealthcare today. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve d

in an abc news exclusive, he took rachel nichols of our sister network, espn, behind the scenes at thet four years, he's had a steady right-hand man. >> reggie love. reggie love. >> reporter: hard to miss, 6'5", constant companion. what's the thing a body man just do? >> you have to carry power stays. >> reporter: we met him on the campaign trail in 2008. >> this is a lint brush. toothbrush. scope. cough drops. >> reporter: now, in the white house. imagine, you're 29 years old. >> in this door right here, it leads to the oval. >> reporter: what's the cool thing about working in the white house? >> the pastry chefs are the most amazing pastry chefs you'll ever meet. every thing sweet they make, is amazing. >> reporter: love joined the obama team straight out of duke university, where he played basketball, a shared passion with the president. and so is music. one of love's jobs is loading the president's ipod. >> i tipped him to aretha franklin and john coletrain. he, in turn, has downloaded jay-z and li'l wayne, so i'm not a complete fuddy-duddy. >> reporter: and those 18-hour days, lov

we've got full election night coverage with john nichols of "the nation" magazine, msnbc's rachel maddow. and ohio's senator sherrod brown. on the election's impact on ohio and beyond. afl-cio president richard trumka, and international association of firefighters president harold shaitberger on where the union movement goes from here. >>> the herman cain drama explodes again. >> of course i would be willing to do a lie detector test. >> former rnc chairman michael steele is here. >>> all that plus the teachers, police officers, firefighters of ohio. and an empty chair reserved for the governor. our election night coverage starts now. good to have you with us tonight, folks, live from columbus, ohio. polls closed about 30 minutes ago, as ohio decides whether to vote no on issue number 2. repeal senate bill 5 and snd a message to the rest of the nation. it is in my opinion a turning point. rejecting the republican attack on middle class workers across this country, but tonight, in ohio, this is ground zero. senate bill 5 is at the center of it all. it limits collective bargaining rights f

nichols, great work. let's turn to my colleague rachel maddow, host of "the rachel maddow show" on msnbc. rachel, your impressions of what's happened tonight across the country? we have seen the governor, a democrat in kentucky, win by 21 points. we see the state of maine tonight has voted to restore same-day registration. and i think it also should be pointed out that in the state of arizona, russell pearson, who wrote the anti-immigration law, is trailing in his rachel, how do you call it? interesting stuff happening out there tonight. >> it is for liberals and democratic minded americans and progressive americans and people i think who would put themselves more toward the center of american politics than rather to the right where republican party has really staked a flag this year. this is going to be a night of good cheer. the mississippi personhood amendment, it should also be noted, was defeated. a lot of people thought that anything that could be branded, even remotely antiabortion in mississippi, would pass in a walk. mississippi voters voted that down. it should be noted that thi