Mayor Daley: No 'Chicago mafia' in White House

President Obama's selection of William Daley as his new chief of staff is not an example of a "Chicago mafia," Mayor Richard M. Daley, William Daley's brother, said Thursday.

At a press conference about Chicago schools Thursday, Mayor Daley said that his brother's appointment to be President Obama's new chief of staff was not an example of a "Chicago mafia."

"(President George W. Bush) brought people from Texas. John F. Kennedy brought people from Massachusetts. Richard Nixon brought people from California," Daley said. "Ronald Reagan brought people from California. Jimmy Carter brought people from Georgia. Bush brought people from Texas. Clinton brought people from Arkansas."

Rather than an example of Chicago-style politics, Mayor Daley said it was an example of the president picking someone he knows.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Daley said.

The White House announced on Thursday afternoon the appointment of William Daley, an executive at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and former Commerce secretary for the Clinton Administration, to succeed interim chief of staff Pete Rouse.