Executive Branch THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. JIMMY CARTER. Article II, section 1, of the Constitution provides that "the executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, *** together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term * * *.” In addition to the powers set forth in the Constitution, the statutes have conferred upon the President specific authority and responsibility covering a wide range of matters (United States Code Index). The President is the administrative head of the executive branch of the Government, which includes numerous agencies, both temporary and permanent, as well as the 11 executive departments. THE CABINET The Cabinet, a creation of custom and tradition dating back to George Washington's administration, functions at the pleasure of the President. Its purpose is to advise the President upon any subject on which he requests information (pursuant to Article II, section 2, of the Constitution).. The Cabinet is composed of the heads of the 11 executive departments—the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Health, Education, and Welfare, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, and the Attorney General-and certain other executive branch officials to whom the President accords Cabinet rank. The Vice President participates in all Cabinet meetings and, from time to time, other individuals are invited to participate in discussions of particular subjects. A Secretary to the Cabinet is designated to provide for the orderly handling and followup of matters brought before the Cabinet. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Under authority of the Reorganization Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 561; 5 U.S.C. 133-133r, 133t note), various agencies were transferred to the Executive Office of the President by the President's Reorganization Plans I and II, effective July 1, 1939. Executive Order 8248 of September 8, 1939, established the divisions of the Executive Office and defined their functions. Subsequently, Presidents have used Executive orders, reorganization plans, and legislative initiatives to reorganize the Executive Office to make its composition compatible with the goals of their administrations. 229-024 0-77-7 The White House Office 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20500 Phone, 202-456-1414 Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs___ Assistant to the President for Public Liaison___. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI. MARGARET COSTANZA. Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy. STUART E. EIZENSTAT. Assistant to the President__ Assistant to the President for Congressional Liaison__. Assistant to the President__. Secretary to the Cabinet and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs_ Special Assistant to the President___ Special Assistant to the President for Health Issues__. Special Assistant to the President for Administration___. Special Assistant to the President for Budget and Organization Special Assistant to the President for Media and Public Special Assistant to the President for Personnel__ Press Secretary to the First Lady and East Wing Coordi HAMILTON JORDAN. ROBERT J. LIPSHUTZ. FRANK B. Moore. RICHARD A. PETTIGREW. JOSEPH L. POWELL. JAMES R. SCHLESINGER. JACK H. WATSON, JR. JOSEPH W. ARAGON. PETER G. BOURNE. HUGH A. CARter, Jr. RICHARD M. HARDEN. BARRY JAGODA. TIMOTHY E. KRAFT. SUSAN S. CLOUGH. MARY FINCH HOYT. LANDON BUTLER. MICHAEL H. CARDOZO V. LESLIE C. FRANCIS. JAMES C. FREE. JAMES F. GAMMILL, JR. RICHARD G. HUTCHESON III. BRUCE KIRSCHENBAUM. VALERIE F. PINSON. ELIZABETH A. RAINWATER. This Office serves the President in the performance of the many detailed activities incident to his immediate office. The staff of the President facilitates and maintains communication with the Congress, the individual Members of the Congress, the heads of executive departments and agencies, the press and other information media, and the general public. The various Assistants to the President are personal aides and assist the President in such matters as he may direct. Office of Management and Budget Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503 Deputy Associate Director, Statistical Policy Division___ JOSEPH W. DUNCAN. Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs Deputy Associate Director, National Security Division__ Deputy Associate Director, National Security and In- Deputy Associate Director, Human and Community Associate Director, Economics and Government____ Deputy Associate Director, Economics and Government Deputy Associate Director, Natural Resources Division_ Deputy Associate Director, Energy and Food Division The Office of Management and Budget was established in the Executive Office of the President pursuant to Reorganization Plan 2 of 1970, effective July 1, 1970. By Executive Order 11541 of July 1, 1970, all functions transferred to the President of the United States by part I of Reorganization Plan 2 of 1970 were delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. EDWARD R. JAYNE II. EDWARD G. SANDERS. DANIEL TAFT. SUZANNE H. WOOLSEY. WILLIAM HAMM. Barbara Selfridge. JOYCE J. WALKER. STANLEY MORRIS. ELIOT R. CUTLER. HUGH F. LOWETH. Such functions are to be carried out by the Director under the direction of the President. The Office's functions include the following: To aid the President to bring about more efficient and economical conduct of Government service; To assist in developing efficient coordinating mechanisms to implement Government activities and to expand interagency cooperation; |