The Presidential Cabinet
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CABINET IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATESThe research examined the significance of the presidential cabinet in the federal government of the United States. The purpose of the research was to determine whether the cabinet is an anachronism in the latetwentieth century, or if the institution continues to provide crucial support for a president in the discharge of executive responsibilities. The thesis of this research was that the cabinet does, in the latetwentieth century, continue to provide crucial support for a president in the discharge in executive responsibilities. The findings of the examination of the significance of the presidential cabinet in the federal government of the United States are presented in three major discussions. The first of the discussions concerns political representation in the cabinet, and is presented in Chapter 1. The second discussion covers the counseling function of the cabinet, and is present in Chapter 2. The third discussion considers the administrative functions of the cabinet, and is presented in Chapter 3. The examination of the cabinet in the context of political representation considered the theoretical and philosophical bases for such representation in the American political system, as well as selection criteria for cabinet appointment. The purpose of the research performed in relation to the political represent
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Cuban missile crisis initially began to refer to the group as the Action Committee. When the mandate for crisis management was formally assigned to the National Security Council (NSC), the committee makeup did not change; however, the group was then formalled named the Executive Committee of the NSC, which was then saddled with the acronym EXCOM. The group was also widely referred to as the War Council (Pachter).
The crisis management group included senior personnel from the White House, the State Department, and the Defense Department. The members of the group were as follows:
1. President Kennedy: The president believed in coexistence by negotiation, and serious explorations of the interests of the other side.
2. General Maxwell Taylor. The general was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Taylor opposed a policy which relied too much on nuclear deterrence.
3. Roswell Gilpatric: Gilpatric was Deputy Secretary of Defense.
4. General Marshall Carter: The general was a senior officer at the CIA.
5. Vice President Johnson: The Vice President was included in the group as a consequence of his office. He was not, however, either asked or expected to play a major role in War Council deliberations.
6. Secretary of Def
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Approximate Word count = 10024
Approximate Pages = 40 (250 words per page)
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