Executive Office of the President 4 13 White

Executive Office of the President 4. 13

White House Staff • White house staff aides the President and oversee political and policy interest of the President • They work in the West Wing (best show ever) • All staff is hired and fired by the President The White House Office ◦ Key personal and political advisors ◦ Legal counsel to President, Secretary, Press Secretary, Appointments Secretary ◦ Chief of Staff

Organization of Staff Pyramid- President’s staff report to him through clear chain of command headed by Chief of Staff • • • Eisenhower Nixon Reagan Bush Clinton Cular- Several of the Presidents assistant and cabinet members report directly to him • Carter • Obama Ad hoc- several subordinates, cabinet officers and committees report directly to the President on different matters. • Clinton for a While Where does Trump fall?

The Executive Office of the President • Agencies in the Executive Office of the President report directly to the President and work for him but do not work in the White House. • The head of these agencies are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate • • • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – most important Director of National Intelligent (DNI) Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Office of the US Trade Representative • All of these have large bureaucracies National Security Council ◦ Link b/w key foreign and military advisors and President ◦ President, VP, Secretaries of State & Defense, other informal members ◦ Managed by SA for NS Affairs

The Executive Organization The Cabinet ◦ Constitution? ◦ “may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive departments. ” ◦ Advisory group ◦ Members of the Cabinet ◦ 4 – State, Treasury, War, AG ◦ 14 departments secretaries + AG ◦ Discretion to add ◦ Kitchen Cabinet The Cabinet ◦ Presidential Use of Cabinets depends on the President ◦ Secretaries are the head of their department ◦ Each department must work for both the President and Congress ◦ Laws congresses passes should be enforced by the executive branch aka the departments. ◦ President is always trying to have more control over departments than Congress ◦ President can fire department heads ◦ Makes hundred of appointments in each departement

White House Staff vs Executive Agencies White House Staff • See themselves as an extension of the POTUS • Reflect his policies and personality • Usually 20 s and 30 s little to no executive experience • Tell department heads what the President wants • Has closer access to the President Executive Agencies and Cabinet Department • See Themselves as experts in their field • Reflect the needs of their department or agencies • 50 and 60’s general have a lot of experience • Tries to conceal annoyance with white house staff and do maneuver to do what they want • Unless they are a trusted adviser to the President often do not have the privilege of having the Presidents ear

Independent Agencies, Commissions, and Judgeships • The president appoints people to about 50 agencies and commission that are not apart of the Cabinet. Aka Independent • Executive agencies work at the pleasure of the President and can be removed at anytime • Heads of independent agencies served for fixed terms and can be removed for cause

The Vice Presidency The Vice President’s Job ◦ Strengthening the Ticket ◦ Supporting the President

Your Task Prepare a Presidential briefing for one of the following executive office agencies. ◦ National Security Council ◦ Office of Management and Budget ◦ National Economic Council Rank the last three vice Presidential nominees for each party based on the following ◦ Regional balance ◦ Experience ◦ Readiness to be president