To serve the President : continuity and innovation in the White House staff / / Bradley H. Patterson |
Autore | Patterson Bradley H (Bradley Hawkes), <1921-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (463 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.23/70973 |
Soggetto topico | Presidents - United States - Staff |
ISBN |
1-282-13145-1
9786612131455 0-8157-0179-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The White House overall -- The contemporary White House staff -- The cost of the whole White House -- The top crosscutting leadership -- 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 -- The policy bloc -- Policymaking at the White House: domestic and economic affairs -- The Homeland Security Adviser -- 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 -- The strategic initiatives and external affairs bloc -- "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 -- The communications bloc -- "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 -- Special counselors to the President -- First special counselor: the Vice President -- Second special counselor: the President's spouse -- Loyal shadow: the Presidential Aide -- The operations bloc -- 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 physical White House and its environment -- The Executive Residence -- The President's park and the White House Visitor Center -- The White House Historical Association: a private, independent organization -- Looking to the future -- Major long-term innovations by the Bush Administration -- The essence of White House service -- Appendix: Component offices of the contemporary White House staff. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809844603321 |
Patterson Bradley H (Bradley Hawkes), <1921-> | ||
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The White House staff : inside the West Wing and beyond / / Bradley H. Patterson Jr |
Autore | Patterson Bradley H (Bradley Hawkes), <1921-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Brookings Institution Press, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (503 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.23/7/0973 |
Soggetto topico | Presidents - United States - Staff |
ISBN | 0-8157-9822-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One: Outside and Inside the White House -- Outside the Gates: A No-Consensus Society -- Inside the Gates: Alternatives for Organizing a White House -- The Not-So-Bashful Bureaucracy -- The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs -- To Summarize and Analyze . . . Refine the Conflicting Views": The Domestic Policy Staff -- The National Economic Council -- The "Just-Us Department": The Counsel to the President -- Legislative Affairs: "An Ambulatory Bridge across a Constitutional Gulf -- Equidistant in an Adversarial Relationship: The Press Secretary -- The Continuing Campaign: The Office of Communications -- Judson Welliver and His Successors: The Speechwriting Office -- Representing Interests and Building Coalitions: The Office of Public Liaison -- Achievements versus Activities: The Office of Presidential Scheduling -- Energizer for Federalism: The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs -- Supporting Political Central: The Office of Political Affairs and Independent Political Consultants -- Control All the Way Down: The Office of Presidential Personnel -- Manager of Apparently Effortless Success: The Advance Office -- First-Magnitude Czars: Special Assistants for Special Purposes -- First Special Counselor: The President's Spouse -- Second Special Counselor: The Vice President -- Third Special Counselor: The Vice President's Spouse -- The President's Centripetal Offices -- Part Three: The Professional White House -- Serving the Presidency: The Professional Staffs of the Modern White House -- Part Four: White House Service in the Years Ahead -- The Essence of White House Service: Looking to the Future -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818833203321 |
Patterson Bradley H (Bradley Hawkes), <1921-> | ||
Washington, DC, : Brookings Institution Press, c2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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