Counselor to the President
| Counselor to the President | |
|---|---|
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| Executive Office of the President White House Office | |
| Appointer | Donald Trump as President of the United States |
| Formation | January 20, 1969 |
| First holder | Arthur F. Burns |
| Website | The White House |
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking assistants to the President of the United States and senior members of the Executive Office of the President.
The current office-holder is Kellyanne Conway.
It should not be confused with the office of White House Counsel, who is the chief legal advisor to the President and the White House, which is also an appointed, not a nominated and then Senate-confirmed, position,- unlike the Attorney General or Solicitor General.
History
The position was created during the administration of Richard Nixon, where it was assigned cabinet-rank. The position would be considered at cabinet level until 1993.[1]
During Nixon's presidency, no fewer than eight individuals held the position, with there sometimes being two or three "Counselors to the President".
During the presidency of Gerald Ford, the post was shared by Robert T. Hartmann and John O. Marsh, with Rogers Morton briefly joining them in early 1976.
The position was vacant during the Jimmy Carter administration, as Carter left many senior White House positions unfilled (such as White House Chief of Staff) and preferred a smaller corps of advisers.[2]
Edwin Meese held the position during the first term of President Ronald Reagan, and was highly influential inside the White House. Meese, White House Chief of Staff James Baker and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Michael Deaver were nicknamed "The Troika" and considered the most influential advisors to the president.[3]
Meese became Attorney General during Reagan's second term as president and the position was left vacant.
The position was left vacant in the first three years of President George H.W. Bush's term. In 1992 it was filled by Clayton Yeutter after he resigned as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
During the Bill Clinton administration, the post became much more focused on communications. Two of Clinton's counselors, David Gergen and Paul Begala, later became CNN political analysts.
During the administration of George W. Bush, the Counselor oversaw the Communications, Media Affairs, Speechwriting, and Press Offices.[4]
Under the Obama Administration, the position was initially abolished and the duties of the office transferred to three senior advisors: David Axelrod,[5][6] Pete Rouse,[6][7] and Valerie Jarrett,[8] who also held the title Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison.[6] On January 6, 2011, President Obama appointed Rouse as Counselor to the President where he was responsible for assisting the President and White House Chief of Staff with the day-to-day management of White House Staff operations.[9][10] John Podesta was the last person to hold the position before he left to join the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign of 2016 as chairman.[11]
Soon after the 2016 election, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to name the manager of his successful presidential campaign, Kellyanne Conway, as counselor to the president.[12]
List of Counselors to the President
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See also
References
- ^ "Clayton Yeutter's Obituary". The Washington Post.
- ^ Walsh, Edward; article, Washington Post Staff Writer; Washington Post staff writer Robert G. Kaiser contributed to this (January 15, 1977). "Carter Names 12 Key Staff Aides". Retrieved January 24, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Presidential Troika". NYTimes.com. April 19, 1981. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Former Counselor to the President, Dan Bartlett's Biography". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 22, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
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- ^ "Obama Picks William Daley As Chief Of Staff". NPR. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Daley's duties".
- ^ "Counselor to the President John Podesta". WhiteHouse.gov. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Trump Picks Kellyanne Conway to Serve as Counselor to the President". Politico. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ a b [1] Archived October 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "White House Farewell". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Harlow Resigns As Aide to Nixon; Will Return to Lobbyist Post". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Finch and the Postwar Economy". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ a b [3] [dead link]
- ^ "Burch Under Senate Pressure to Step Up FCC Departure 3 Vacancies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Burch Resigning as White House Adviser Notes on People". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Rush Sworn as Counselor to President on Economy". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kenneth Rush – People – Department History – Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (April 19, 2008). "Robert Hartmann, 91, Dies; Wrote Ford's Noted Talk". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Ford Bids Cabinet and Agency Heads Remain in Post Indefinite Stays". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Ford Making Plans For Handing Over Controls to Carter". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum". www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov.
- ^ "News Summary". The New York Times. August 17, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Executive Office Of The President Annual Report To Congress On White House Office Personnel White House Office As Of: Friday, June 30, 2017" (PDF). White House. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bannon out as White House chief strategist". Politico.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Dina Powell promoted to deputy national security adviser". CBSNews.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/disclosures/07012017-report-final.pdf
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/business/goldman-sachs-trump.html
- ^ http://www.jacksonville.com/news/national/2018-01-16/look-inside-tense-vulgar-meeting-immigration
- ^ "Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls)". twitter.com.