1. United states government
Monday, November 6, 2017

2. Warm-Up
After reading the Times Op-Ed on General Kelly, do you think we will be successful in his role as White House Chief of Staff? Why or why not? (1 Paragraph)

3. Presidential advisors: the white house staff

4. The organization of the White House staff is largely up to each President.
But, four offices within the Executive Office of the President are more or less permanent:
1) National Security Council
2) Council of Economic Advisors
3) Office of Management and Budget
4) Office of the Chief of Staff (aka, the White House Staff)

5. National Security Council: Headed by the President’s National Security Advisor
Army General H.R. McMaster

6. Council of Economic Advisors: Headed by the President of the National Economic Council
Gary Cohn, formerly an executive at Goldman Sachs
-2015 Salary: $21 million
-Severance package upon leaving Goldman to join the Trump Administration: $285 million, mostly in Goldman Sachs stock

7. Office of Management and Budget: Headed by the OMB Director
OMB is responsible for compiling the President’s annual Budget Proposal
Mick Mulvaney, former Congressman from South Carolina

8. Office of the Chief of Staff: Runs the day-to-day operations in the “West Wing” (White House Offices)
Headed by the Chief of Staff:
Responsible for the President’s daily schedule, daily operations, and Access to the President
Often a close personal advisor to the President
John Kelly, former Marine Corps General

9. Other Officials in the Office of the Chief of Staff:
Deputy Chief of Staff (Kristjen Nielsen)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Affairs (Rick Dearborn)

10. The Office of the Chief of Staff typically includes a number of other advisors to the President

11. White House Communications Director
Head of the Office of Communications
Responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign
Usually reports to the Chief of Staff
Hope Hicks, former Trump Organization employee

12. White House Press Secretary
Reports to the Communications Director
Runs the Daily White House Press Briefings
Sarah Huckabee Sanders

13. White House Counsel: The President’s chief legal advisor
Ty Cobb – President Trump has also hired a personal lawyer to advise him on the White House response to the ongoing Russia investigations
Donald McGahn, White House Counsel, former Chief Counsel for the National Republican Congressional Committee

14. Activity: Advice to President Trump?
Imagine that you are a member of President Trump’s White House staff.
You can imagine yourself as Chief of Staff, Communications Director, National Security Advisor, Director of the National Economic Council, or White House Counsel
Free-Write Question: What advice would you give to the President, with the aim of making his presidency more successful than it has been so far?
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15. Exit Ticket: Practice MCQ
Which official is responsible for overseeing the construction of the President’s annual Budget Proposal to Congress?
A. White House Chief of Staff
B. President of the Council of Economic Advisors
C. Director of the Office of Management and Budget
D. White House Counsel

16. Homework
Who was President Jeb Bartlett? (1-2 sentence response)