Chapter 8 1 Executive Office of the President

Chapter 8. 1 Executive Office of the President n The executive branch has two key parts that carry out its duties q Office of the President q Cabinet

Executive Office of the President n Made up of 6 separate organizations 1. White House Staff 2. National Security Council 3. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 4. Council of Economic Advisers 5. National Economic Council 6. Vice President

1 st White House Staff n 1 st POTUS George Washington q q Did not have a receptionist Had to hire his own nephews to be his personal assistants n Paid them out of his own pocket.

Today’s White House Staff n Appointed by the POTUS q n Does not need Senate approval Led by Chief of Staff q William Dailey n n Runs the White House Keeps POTUS on schedule

Other Staff Members n Assistant Chief of Staff q Jim Messina n Does everything Chief of Staff tells him too. n Manages Senior Advisors to POTUS

Other Staff Members n Senior Advisors q q n David Axelrod Valerie Jarret Work with POTUS daily on national issues

Other Staff Members n Press Secretary q Jay Carney n Works as voice of the White House n Works with the press

Coolest Job in White House n President’s Body Man q Reggie Love n Right hand man to POTUS

Other Staff Members n Presidential Speech Writer q John Favreau n n n 31 years old Writes most speeches for the POTUS Most famous for Obama’s First Inauguration Speech

National Security Council (NSC) n Led by military leader Joint Chiefs of Staff q Advisor to the Secretary of Defense and all branches of military n Set up in 1947 q Goal is to improve coordination agencies dealing with national security: n Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) n State Department q n Led by Hillary Clinton Defense Department q Led by Robert Gates

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) n Key tool for POTUS q Why? n They control all of the money for budgets. n OMB’s #1 Job q Figure out the annual budget for the government!

Council of Economic Advisors n Set up in 1946 q Gives POTUS economic advice q 3 member staff of economists n Try to warn POTUS of any changes in: q q q American economy World economy How do they know what to watch for? § The Stock Market!

National Economic Council n Set up in 1993 by Pres. Clinton n Monitors and advises POTUS on q q U. S. trade Industry

Vice President n Usually given a role over a specific policy area. n VP Biden q Works on American Recovery Act n AKA Bailout n Wants to see economic prosperity

Tomorrow…POTUS’s Cabinet