Organizing the Presidency av Stephen Hess, James P. Pfiffner

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<div><p><b>Examining how the White House works¿or doesn''t¿before and after Trump</b></p><p>Donald Trump has reinvented the presidency, transforming it from a well-oiled if sometimes cumbersome institution into what has often seemed to be a one-man show. But even Trump''s unorthodox presidency requires institutional support, from a constantly rotating White House staff and cabinet who have sought to carry out¿and sometimes resist¿the president''s direct orders and comply with his many tweets.</p><p>Nonetheless, the Trump White House still exhibits many features of its predecessors over the past eight decades. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated, the White House staff numbered fewer than fifty people, and most federal department were lightly staffed as well. As the United States became a world power, the staff of the Executive Office increased twentyfold, and the staffing of federal agencies blossomed comparably.</p><p>In the fourth edition of <i>Organizing the Presidency</i>, a