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For purely political advice, presidents mostly rely on their White House staff.
There is a position known as senior advisor which David Axelrod holds in the Obama White House. Congressional leaders from his party may be helpful as well.
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Why is it important that the presidents closest advisors are located in the west wings?
It allows for quick access
Why is it important that the Presidents closest advisors are located in the West Wing?
It allows for quick access
What are the president's closest advisors called?
cabinet
Where do the president's closest advisors within the executive office of the president work?
The White House
What is the cabinet room?
Do you mean the cabinet department? A group of men and women who are the President's closest advisors?
Where is the closest financial advisor?
The closest financial advisors are located in any accounting firm. Some these firms are Ameriprise Financial, Merrill Lynch, Pershing and there are a few others.
When did George Washington create the Cabinet?
George Washington created the Cabinet in 1789 because he thought he needed advisors. The Cabinet is a group of men and women who are the President's closest advisors.
Who were Nixon's closest advisors?
John Ehrlichman and H. R. Haldeman were Nixon's closest advisers. Both of them resigned during the Watergate scandal. Richard Nixon was 37th U. S. President.
In September 1967 President Johnson told his closest advisors that the greatest threat to success in Vietnam came from?
Domestic opposition of the war.
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's advisors called?
Presidents often have numerous individuals with whom they consult. In President Roosevelt's case, his closest adviser was Harry Lloyd Hopkins.
The presidents appointed advisers?
Each President picks his/her own staff, which become the President's closest advisors and usually have offices in the White House. (West Wing) Their titles do not always indicate the function they perform for the Chief Executive--assistant to the President; special consultant; counselor; etc. The titles vary from one administration to the next but in general, the men and women who hold the offices oversee the political and policy interests of the President. As part of a personal staff, they do not have to be confirmed by the Senate and they can be hired and fired at will. There are two ways to organize the staff: the circular method in which several assistants report directly to the President; and the pyramid method in which most assistants report through a hierarchy to a chief of staff who then deals with the President. Over the years, the White House staff has become an important group of advisors to the President and at times, are very powerful in influence. Cabinet (novanet)
Which cabinet department secretary is the closest advisor to the President?
All of the Cabinet departments are considered to be close advisors to the President. Some may say that the Vice President is the closest advisor to the President out of all the members of the Cabinet.
