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

Executive Office AgenciesExecutive Office Agencies

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

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?