1. 15.2 The Executive
Office of the
President

2. President’s “right arm”
A complex organization of separate agencies staffed by his closest advisers & assistants
Approximately 12 main agencies/offices

3. “Nerve center” of the EOP Key personal & political staff
White House Office
“Nerve center” of the EOP
Key personal & political staff
Includes: Chief of staff, counsel, press secretary, physician
About 400 men/women

4. National Security Council
Advises the President on national security
Includes the V.P., sec of state & defense, CIA director & chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

5. Prepares the annual federal budget Manages the executive branch
Office of Management
and Budget
Very powerful office
Prepares the annual federal budget
Manages the executive branch
Headed by a director, appointed by the President

6. Coordinates more than 50 federal agencies involved in the war on drugs
Office of National
Drug Contol Policy
Coordinates more than 50 federal agencies involved in the war on drugs
Headed by the “drug czar”

7. Consists of 3 top economists, appointed by the Pres
Council of
Economic Advisers
Consists of 3 top economists, appointed by the Pres
Chief source of info & advice on the economy