The Cabinets I “Overt” Cabinet Basis George Washington 1789 “elastic clause” Expansion Membership Selection
Meetings Advisory and informal Style = weak or strong
II Cabinet Positions State 1789 Treasury 1789 Defense 1789 Attorney General 1789 ( Justice Department 1870)
Interior 1849 Agriculture 1889 Commerce 1903* Labor 1913* Health and Human Services 1953*
Housing and Urban Development 1965 Transportation 1967 Energy 1977 Education 1979* Veterans Affairs 1989 Homeland Security
“Covert” Cabinet “Executive Office of the Pres.” September 10, 1939 Key = executive order Senate Confirmation? Power?
E.O.P. 3 Levels
1. White House Staff (inner circle) Secretaries Press Correspondence Appointments -legal counsel
O.M.B. National Security Council Office of Trade Rep. Etc. 2. Special Councils O.M.B. National Security Council Office of Trade Rep. Etc.
“kitchen cabinet” “brain trust” “president’s men” 3. External Advisors “kitchen cabinet” “brain trust” “president’s men”
Secrecy Protection of President Executive orders discipline Evolution of Power Secrecy Protection of President Executive orders discipline
Evolution of Power 1. Secrecy 2. Protection of the President 3. Executive Orders 4. Discipline