The duties of the White House chief of staff vary greatly from one administration to another and, in fact, there is no legal requirement that the president even fill the position. However, since at least 1979, all presidents have found the need for a chief of staff, who typically oversees the actions of the White House staff, manages the president's schedule, and decides who is allowed to meet with the president.
Sad loss: Fresh Prince of Bel Air star James Avery has died aged 65. Avery's official cause of death is listed as cardiorespiratory arrest, which means his heart stopped. The site also reported he was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea off the coast of Los Angeles.
Glass would again return to the frontier as a trapper and fur trader. Later, he was employed as a hunter for the garrison at Fort Union. He was killed, along with two fellow trappers, in an attack by the Arikara on the Yellowstone River in the winter of 1833.shley (who was also with them) became convinced he would not survive his injuries. Ashley asked for two volunteers to stay with Glass until he died, and then bury him. Jim Bridger (then 19 years old) and Fitzgerald (then 23 years old) stepped forward, and as the rest of the party moved on, began digging his grave.