To serve the President : continuity and innovation in the White House staff / Bradley H. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Bradley H. (Bradley Hawkes), 1921-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Staff.

Presidents.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 450 pages : charts ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Opens a window onto the closely guarded Oval Office turf: the operations, offices, and people of the complete White House team. Describes its organizational structure, recent innovations made in the face of changing events, what people do, while revealing the total size and cost of the contemporary White House team"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The contemporary White House staff

The cost of the whole White House

Javelin-catcher: the Chief of Staff

The coordination center: the Staff Secretary

The National Security Adviser

The "just-us" department: the Counsel to the President

The Office of Legislative Affairs

Control all the way down: the Presidential Personnel Office

Policymaking at the White House: domestic and economic affairs

The Homeland Security Council

Helping religion to do good: the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Volunteerism and community service: the USA Freedom Corps Office

The Cabinet Liaison Office

"Strategery": the White House Political Affairs Office

Partnership in our federal system: the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Working with coalitions to push the President's agenda: the Office of Public Liaison

"Lipstick on a pig"? The Office of Communications

The cyber White House: Bush innovations in electronic communications

Caught in the crossfire: the Press Secretary

The Speechwriting Office

First special counselor: the Vice President

Second special counselor: the President's spouse

Loyal shadow: the Presidential Aide

Management and Administration

The Executive Clerk

Records Management

The Correspondence Office

Paving the way: the Advance Office

Achievements versus activities: the Office of Appointments and Scheduling

The White House Military Office

The United States Secret Service

The President's Commission on White House Fellowships

The Executive Residence

The President's park and the White House Visitor Center

The White House Historical Association: a private, independent organization

Major long-term innovations by the Bush Administration

The essence of White House service.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-423) and index.

ISBN:

9780815769545

0815769547

OCLC:

231581607