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Chapter 8.1 Executive Office of the President The executive branch has two key parts that carry out its duties Office of the President Cabinet

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Page 1: Chapter 8.1 Executive Office of the President

Chapter 8.1 Executive Office of the President The executive branch

has two key parts that carry out its duties

Office of the President

Cabinet

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Executive Office of the President 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

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1st White House Staff

1st POTUS George Washington

Did not have a receptionist

Had to hire his own nephews to be his personal assistants Paid them out of their

own pocket.

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Today’s White House Staff

Appointed by the POTUS Does not need Senate

approval

Led by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Runs the White House Keeps POTUS on

schedule

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Other Staff Members

Assistant Chief of Staff Jim Messina

Does everything Chief of Staff tells him too.

Manages Senior Advisors to POTUS

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Other Staff Members

Senior Advisors David Axelrod Valerie Jarret

Work with POTUS daily on national issues

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Other Staff Members

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Works as voice of the White House

Works with the press

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Coolest Job in White House

President’s Body Man Reggie Love

Right hand man to POTUS

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Other Staff Members

Presidential Speech Writer John Favreau

28 years old Writes most speeches

for the POTUS

Most famous for Obama’s First Inauguration Speech

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National Security Council (NSC) Led by military leader Joint Chiefs of Staff

Advisor to the Secretary of Defense and all branches of military

Set up in 1947 Goal is to improve coordination agencies dealing with national

security:

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

State Department Led by Hillary Clinton

Defense Department Led by Robert Gates

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Key tool for POTUS

Why? They control all of the

money for budgets.

OMB’s #1 Job Figure out the annual

budget for the government!

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Council of Economic Advisors Set up in 1946

Gives POTUS economic advice

3 member staff of economists Try to warn POTUS of any changes in:

American economy World economy

How do they know what to watch for? The Stock Market!

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National Economic Council

Set up in 1993 by Pres. Clinton

Monitors and advises POTUS on U.S. trade Industry

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Vice President

Usually given a role over a specific policy area.

VP Biden Works on American

Recovery Act AKA Bailout

Wants to see economic prosperity

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Tomorrow…POTUS’s Cabinet