Transcript Is Bureaucracy a four

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Who would the President call for
help?
Knowing the answer is the most important skill a
President can possess.
Put assignment in basket.
Is Bureaucracy a four-letter word?
Most people think so.
President
and
VP
Advisors
Cabinet
Agencies
Spoils v. Merit System of appointment
The Executive Office of the President
(EOP)
 An umbrella agency of
separate offices.
 Staffed by most of the
President’s closest advisors
and assistants.
 Appointed by the President,
some must be approved by
the Senate.
 Established by Congress in
1939.
The West Wing of the White House
The President’s closest advisors work in the West Wing of
the White House, near the oval office.
Significant Personnel
Chief of Staff – closest
advisor to the President.
Directs daily operations of
the White House. Denis
McDonough (Obama’s 4th)
Press Secretary - “mouth
piece” of the White House.
Josh Earnest (Obama’s 3rd)
The EOP
Council of
Economic
Advisors
Office of
Management
and Budget
Office of the
VP
Office of Policy
Development
National
Security
Council
Council on
Evironmental
Quality
Faith-Based and
Neighborhood
Partnerships
Press Secretary
Chief of Staff
The
President
U.S. Trade
Representative
Can you speculate as to what advise each office provides to the President?
The White House Office: The National Security
Council (NSC)
 The National Security
Council (NSC) acts to advise
the President on all domestic,
foreign, and military matters
that relate to the nation’s
security.
 Members include the Vice
President, the secretaries of
state and defense, Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the national security advisor.
John
Kerry
Ashton
Chuck
Carter
Hagel
Susan Rice
The President’s Weekly Address
Which offices would have
been involved in this?