chapter 8.1 executive office of the president
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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. Executive Office of the President. Made up of 6 separate organizations White House Staff National Security Council - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
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
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.
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
Other Staff Members
Assistant Chief of Staff Jim Messina
Does everything Chief of Staff tells him too.
Manages Senior Advisors to POTUS
Other Staff Members
Senior Advisors David Axelrod Valerie Jarret
Work with POTUS daily on national issues
Other Staff Members
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Works as voice of the White House
Works with the press
Coolest Job in White House
President’s Body Man Reggie Love
Right hand man to POTUS
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
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
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!
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!
National Economic Council
Set up in 1993 by Pres. Clinton
Monitors and advises POTUS on U.S. trade Industry
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
Tomorrow…POTUS’s Cabinet