Question: Facts: - title: white house chief of staff - president: george h. w. bush george h. w. bush - party: republican - predecessor: james h. burnley iv john h. sununu - birth date: 10 june 1938 - branch: united states army - order: 10th 15th - smallimage: samuel knox skinner.jpg - spouse: honey jacobs skinner - office: united states secretary of transportation - term end: december 15 , 1991 august 23 , 1992 - serviceyears: 1960-1961 - name: samuel knox skinner - birth place: chicago , illinois - successor: andrew card james baker - occupation: lawyer , public official , businessman - alma mater: university of illinois depaul university - children: thomas j. skinner william c. skinner v. skinner steven k. skinner jane skinner samuel - term start: february 6 , 1989 december 16 , 1991 - rank: lieutenant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of samuel k. skinner .
Answer:
samuel knox skinner -lrb- born june 10 , 1938 -rrb- is an american politician , lawyer and businessman .skinner served as u.s. secretary of transportation and white house chief of staff under president george h. w. bush .