President is an individual

But the Presidency is--

Organized, institutional, bureaucratic

There is a White House Office, about 500

And a larger

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

The EOP is NOT the Executive Branch

Both the White House and the larger EOP contain lots of smaller offices.

What are their overall functions?

To inform and advise—

on policy, politics, personnel

To record and follow up

To communicate

To represent

To coordinate, implement, enforce

To assess and evaluate

To set priorities, develop agenda,

allocate resources

To administer, to manage

To carry out specific, statutory duties

First, White House Offices

Chief of Staff

Communications, speech writing

Cabinet Affairs

General Counsel

Intergovernmental Affairs

Legislative Affairs

Management and Administration

Political Affairs

Presidential Personnel

Public Liaison

Scheduling

Advance

Staff Secretary, correspondence

And in addition, see the list of organizations shown on the EOP home page. Scan OMB and CEA materials.