The Oval

***I want to note here that each and every time that I use quotation marks it is because I am lifting content directly from the text of the document, Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 2025. I am being very careful to use their content directly, making no allusions, so that you as readers understand the language the writers there are choosing and why.

Presidents surround themselves with staff. They have to. The job is too big for one person, and too big for many people, really. Just like being the CEO of a company that does lots of things instead of a company that just makes paper clips, being the president means relying on people with expertise in a lot of different areas. That is, individuals with individual expertise in individual areas. The key there is relying on. Trusting. Depending.

In fact, often the president chooses a Chief of Staff and that chief does a great deal of the interviewing and vetting of the people that the president should rely on. There is simply too much for the top dog to do. Time is better spent listening and learning.

Unless you are Tweeting or something.

Probably one of the most important roles in those of the senior advisers is that of White House Counsel. This role is basically lawyer-in-chief, and is tasked with guiding the President and those who report to him on how to pursue the agenda legally and…