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Unit 6Unit 6Chapter 8, Section 4Chapter 8, Section 4
The Executive OfficeThe Executive Office
Mr. YoungMr. Young
American GovernmentAmerican Government
I CAN:I CAN:
1.1. Explain some agencies within the Explain some agencies within the Executive Office of the PresidentExecutive Office of the President
2.2. Determine the usefulness of the Determine the usefulness of the Executive Office of the President and its Executive Office of the President and its role within the Federal Bureaucracyrole within the Federal Bureaucracy
3.3. Analyze the Growth of the White House Analyze the Growth of the White House Office StaffOffice Staff
Essential QuestionEssential Question
In what ways are In what ways are the members of the members of the White House the White House Office similar to Office similar to and different and different from the from the president’s president’s cabinet?cabinet?
West Wing VideoWest Wing Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ch13ZuMu8
The Situation RoomThe Situation Room
Executive Office of the PresidentExecutive Office of the President
EOPEOP- created by - created by FDRFDR in 1939in 1939
Individuals and Individuals and agencies that agencies that directlydirectly assist the presidentassist the president
Provide Provide specializedspecialized advice and advice and information, help information, help implementimplement decisions decisions and gain more and gain more controlcontrol over executive branchover executive branch
Explanation of White House StaffExplanation of White House Staff
“ “Obtaining quickly and without delay all Obtaining quickly and without delay all pertinent information…so as to guide him pertinent information…so as to guide him in making responsible decisions, and then in making responsible decisions, and then when decisions have been made, to assist when decisions have been made, to assist him in seeing to it that every administrative him in seeing to it that every administrative department and agency affected is department and agency affected is promptly informed.”promptly informed.”
The President’s Committee The President’s Committee on Administrative Management, 1937on Administrative Management, 1937
EOP TodayEOP Today
Consists of White Consists of White House House StaffStaff and and several specialized several specialized agenciesagencies
Report directly to Report directly to Pres.Pres.
1,5001,500 full-time full-time employees, most employees, most work in the work in the West West WingWing
Three Reasons for GrowthThree Reasons for Growth
1.1. Every Pres has Every Pres has reorganizedreorganized it by adding it by adding newnew agencies or agencies or expandingexpanding existing ones existing ones to help with to help with problemsproblems
2.2. Because some problems Because some problems are are complexcomplex, Pres has , Pres has wanted wanted expertexpert advice advice
3.3. Huge federal programs Huge federal programs requirerequire several several departments and departments and agencies to work togetheragencies to work together
Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Management and Budget
LargestLargest Agency in EOP Agency in EOP Prepares national Prepares national
budgetbudget that Pres that Pres proposes to Congressproposes to Congress
Indicates what Pres will Indicates what Pres will paypay for and how much for and how much
Key way for Pres to Key way for Pres to influence govt influence govt directiondirection and and policiespolicies
National Security CouncilNational Security Council
Created in Created in 19471947 Help coordinate Help coordinate
American American militarymilitary and and foreignforeign policy policy
Director of the NSC is Director of the NSC is the the national security national security adviseradviser
Since 2001, have seen Since 2001, have seen National National HomelandHomeland Security Council createdSecurity Council created
Council of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Economic Advisers
Created in Created in 19461946 to to help formulate the help formulate the nations nations economiceconomic policypolicy
Assess nations Assess nations economic economic healthhealth, , predicts predicts futurefuture economic conditions, economic conditions, and proposes and proposes solutionssolutions to specific to specific problemsproblems
Domestic Policy CouncilDomestic Policy Council
Helps Pres Helps Pres planplan and carry out and carry out longlong-range -range policies in policies in domestic areas domestic areas such as farming such as farming and energyand energy
National Economic CouncilNational Economic Council
Carry out Carry out longlong--range range economic economic policiespolicies
Office of Environmental PolicyOffice of Environmental Policy
Advises Advises President of President of environmentalenvironmental issues and works issues and works with with Environmental Environmental Protection Protection Agency (EPA)Agency (EPA)
Office of Science and Office of Science and Technology PolicyTechnology Policy
Advises Pres Advises Pres on all on all scientificscientific and and technologicaltechnological matters that matters that affect national affect national policiespolicies
Office of the United States Office of the United States Trade RepresentativeTrade Representative
Helps Helps negotiatenegotiate trade trade agreements agreements with other with other nationsnations
White House OfficeWhite House Office
Appoints White Appoints White House staff House staff withoutwithout Senate consentSenate consent
Top Assistants: Chief Top Assistants: Chief of of StaffStaff, , DeputyDeputy chief chief of staff, White House of staff, White House CounselCounsel, and , and Press Press SecretarySecretary
Gather Gather informationinformation and provide and provide keykey advice on issuesadvice on issues
West Wing VideoWest Wing Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMNjGsU86Q&feature=relmfu
The Marine SentinelsThe Marine Sentinels