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White House Evolution and Institutionalization: The Office of Chief of Staff since Reagan
Author(s) -
Cohen David B.,
Hult Karen M.,
Walcott Charles E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/psq.12249
Subject(s) - institutionalisation , white (mutation) , political science , public administration , prioritization , house staff , public relations , law , business , medicine , process management , family medicine , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
In exploring the evolution and institutionalization of the White House chief of staff and the office that chiefs oversee, we focus on presidencies from Reagan through Obama. We pay particular attention to the evolution of several major roles that chiefs of staff perform, to the dynamics in the chief of staff's office, and to the emergence of multiple deputy chiefs of staff. Despite variation in the activities and emphases of chiefs of staff and their operations, patterns include partisan learning across administrations, term and meta cycles, and distinctive prioritization of roles.