1. The Executive Office
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2. I. Executive Office Agencies
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by Congress.
The EOP has grown rapidly for three reasons:
Presidents keep adding new agencies as problems arise;
Presidents want experts nearby to advise them about complex issues;
Federal programs sometimes require special staff to coordinate the efforts of several executive departments and other agencies working together.

3. I. Executive Office Agencies
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest agency in the EOP; it prepares the national budget that the president submits to Congress each year.
The National Security Council advised the president and helps coordinate the nation’s military and foreign policy.

4. I. Executive Office Agencies
The Council of Economic Advisors helps the president formulate the nation’s economic policy.
President add and sometimes eliminate agencies to the EOP to help carry out policy.

5. II. The White House Office
The president appoints White House staff without Senate approval.
The White House Office has become the most important part of the EOP.

6. II. The White House Office
The White House staff perform whatever duties the president assigns them:
Gathering information and providing advice on key issues
Ensuring that executive departments and agencies carry out directives from the president
Presenting the president’s views to the outside world
Deciding who and what information gets through to the president

7. In your notebook
Answer the homework questions.