    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [March 5, 1991]
    [Page 218]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment of Ronald C. Kaufman as Deputy Assistant to the President
    for Political Affairs
    March 5, 1991

        The President today announced the appointment of Ronald C. Kaufman
    as Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs at the White
    House in Washington, DC.
        Mr. Kaufman has served as Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Presidential Personnel since February 1989. Prior to joining the
    President's staff, Mr. Kaufman served as the northeast regional
    political director for the 1988 Bush-Quayle campaign. During President
    Reagan's first term, Mr. Kaufman served as the national political
    director for the Republican National Committee and later coordinated
    Vice President Bush's reelection campaign in 1984. In the 1980 campaign,
    Mr. Kaufman helped direct primary efforts in Massachusetts, Connecticut,
    Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Currently he serves as the Republican
    national committeeman for the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Kaufman
    attended Bridgewater State College after graduating from Quincy Junior
    College in Quincy, MA. In addition, Mr. Kaufman serves as a member of
    the board of trustees for Quincy Junior College.
        Mr. Kaufman is a lifelong resident of Quincy, MA. He and his wife
    Alison have two daughters, Carlin, 11, and Kathryn, 10.