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This comprehensive guide is the definitive source for researchers seeking an understanding of those who have occupied the White House and on the institution of the U.S. presidency. Readers turn to Guide to the Presidency for its wealth of facts and analytical chapters that explain the structure, powers, and operations of the office and the president’s relationship with Congress and the Supreme Court. The work is divided into eight distinct subject areas covering every aspect of the U.S. presidency.
Chapter 31 The President and the Bureaucracy
Chapter 31 The President and the Bureaucracy
He'll sit here and he'll say, “Do this! Do that!” And nothing will happen. Poor Ike—it won't be a bit like the Army. He'll find it very frustrating.
—Harry S. Truman1
Being President is just like running a cemetery. You've got a lot of people under you, and nobody is listening.
—Bill Clinton2
In times of personal crisis, people do not need the rules of a bureaucracy; they need the help of a neighbor.
—George W. Bush3
The lesson I learned then still holds true today: That folks who are struggling don't simply need more Government bureaucracy; that top-down, one-size-fits-all program usually doesn't end up fitting anybody.
—Barack Obama4
The term bureaucracy does not appear in the U.S. Constitution, yet ...
