Answer: confidant

AnswerCrossword Clue
CONFIDANTSecret recipient
CONFIDANTIntimate friend
CONFIDANTBaruch's role to three Presidents.
confidant(French) a (male) person confided in or entrusted with secrets, esp in love affairs also CONFIDENT
confidantA person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others