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The President’s Administration. WB 73: The Executive Departments #6 80% of employees are career employees, not political appointees. #7 Only 10% of executive.

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1 The President’s Administration

2 WB 73: The Executive Departments #6 80% of employees are career employees, not political appointees. #7 Only 10% of executive department employees work in Washington, D.C. So, what percentage works OUT of D.C. (across the nation)? WB71 #9 Executive Departments are examples of STAFF AGENCIES.

3 #1 Cabinet Secretaries #2 #4 Top advisors to the President. Specialized and head a cabinet department.

4 #9 Appointment Process How do cabinet secretaries get their job? The President appoints them and the Senate confirms.

5 What does the P look for when selecting a secretary? Loyalty to the P & his policies. Demographic characteristics (race, gender, geography) Expertise Administrative experience. Persuasiveness Personal stability Broad intelligence Flexibility Sense of duty Thick skin Patience & impatience

6 General characteristics of Cabinet Members Upper-class Middle-aged White Male Urbanites Graduates of prestigious schools Some experience working for the FEDs

7 # 5 There are 15 executive departments (Cabinet) #8 The cabinet serves as an informal advisory board to the P.

8 How did the cabinet come about? Pres. Washington created 3 departments: State Treasury War #10 Other Ps have keep with the custom and tradition—and have even added to it! It’s at the discretion of the P as to how much he uses them.

9 Department of State (1789) www.state.gov Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

10 Secretary Timothy Geithner Department of the Treasury (1789) www.ustreas.gov

11 Department of Defense* (1789) www.defenselink.mil Secretary Robert Gates (Served under Pres. Bush. Obama asked him to stay on.) *Originally named Department of War.

12 Department of Justice (1870) www.usdoj.gov Attorney General Eric Holder

13 Department of Interior (1849) www.doi.gov Secretary Kenneth Salazar

14 Department of Agriculture (1889) www.usda.gov Secretary Thomas Vilsack

15 Department of Commerce (1903) www.doc.gov Secretary-designate Gary Locke

16 Department of Labor (1913) www.dol.gov Secretary Hilda Solis

17 Department of Health & Human Services (1953) www.hhs.gov Secretary??? --currently vacant

18 Department of Housing & Urban Development (1965) www.hud.gov Secretary Shaun Donovan

19 Department of Transportation (1967) www.dot.gov Secretary Raymond LaHood

20 Department of Energy (1977) www.energy.gov Secretary Steven Chu

21 Department of Education (1979) www.ed.gov Secretary Arne Duncan

22 Department of Veterans Affairs (1988) www.va.gov Secretary Eric Shinseki

23 Department of Homeland Security (2002) www.dhs.gov www.dhs.gov Secretary Janet Napolitano

24 These all changed in January/February! Each President gets to select their own cabinet.

25 The Executive Office of the President (Ch. 15, Sec. 2) & The White House Office http://www.whitehouse. gov/administration/eop/ http://www.whitehouse. gov/administration/eop/

26 A president’s 2 nd term It is not uncommon for several secretaries to leave at the beginning of a president’s second term. Just because the President wants to serve another four years, doesn’t mean all his top advisors do. Some will leave because they no longer feel loyal to the President, and some are quietly asked to leave.

27 In the last 2 years of Bush’s 2 nd term, the following top aides to Bush have quit: Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, November 8, 2006 Donald Rumsfeld John Bolton, Ambassador to the United Nations, December 4, 2006 John Bolton Harriet Miers, White House Consul and former Supreme Court nominee, January 4, 2007 Harriet Miers Francis Harvey, Army Secretary, March 2, 2007 Francis Harvey Monica Goodling, Justice Department White House liaison, April 6 Monica Goodling Peter McNutly, Deputy Attorney General, May 14, 2007 Peter McNutly Sara Taylor, White House Political Director and microtargeting guru, May 27, 2007 Sara Taylor Dan Bartlett, White House Counselor, June 1, 2007 Gen. Peter Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staffs Chairman, June 8, 2007 Gen. Peter Pace Rob Portman, White House Budget Director, June 19, 2007 Rob Portman William Mercer, Acting Associate Attorney General, June 23, 2007 William Mercer Jim Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, July 17, 2007 Jim Nicholson Karl Rove, Senior Political Advisor and Deputy White House chief of staff, August 13, 2007 Karl Rove Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, August 27, 2007 Alberto Gonzales Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary, August 31, 2007 Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the State Dept., October 31, 2007 As of 10/31/07, at least 25 senior aides had left important posts in the White House, Pentagon or State Department in a period of ten months.

28 Houston Chronicle 11/5/07

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