Guide to the White House Staff is an insightful new work examining the evolution and current role of the White House staff. It provides a study of executive-legislative relations, organizational behavior, policy making, and White House-cabinet relations. It also makes an important contribution to the study of public administration for researchers seeking to understand the inner workings of the White House.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• About the Author
• PART I Building the Foundations of the White House Staff
• CHAPTER 1 Building the President's Staff, 1789–1939
• CHAPTER 2 The Executive Office of the President: Formalizing the White House Staff and the Managerial Presidency, 1900–1949
• CHAPTER 3 The Executive Office of the President, 1939–2012
• PART II The Operations of the Modern White House Staff, 1939-Present
• CHAPTER 4 Organizing the White House, 1939-Present
• CHAPTER 5 Transition Planning: Staffing the White House
• CHAPTER 6 Key Policymaking Units in the White House: Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, and National Security Policy
• CHAPTER 7 White House Staff in the Second Term: Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush
• CHAPTER 8 Career Paths for White House Staff after Leaving Office
• Appendix: The White House Staff, 1939–2012