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1 All the decisions all the stress all the pressure people analyzing EVERY move you and EVERYTHING you say So why would you want the job? First of all before you get the job, what is the job of the job?? What article?
2 At the end of each month the President receives a grocery bill government picks up State dinners! Obama family picks food, snacks Clearly, the food! One executive pastry chef which is separate but coordinates with executive chef The White House Executive Chef responsible for the planning, managing and preparing all menus and meals for the First Family and their private entertaining and official state functions THREE White House kitchens!
3 Moo-lah!!!! Annual salary is $400,000 is this in the Constitution???? (VP makes $230,700) Food, drinks, dry-cleaning, ordinary day to day supplies deducted from that After the President retires he receives yearly salary of $199,700 (same as Cabinet member) Reimbursed for postal service, office space, staff/personal travel Need some help?? Over 3,000 people working at White House personal and administrative The president can hire additional staff temporarily if he needs Chief usher is in charge of keeping the house running smoothly - has a staff of 90 workers to assist him: a head housekeeper, maids, butlers, carpenters, plumbers, gardeners, and engineers
4 The Beast Presidential Limo (New model built for each president) Built by Cadillac at secret facility, shipped to secret service disassembled and built again! NEVER, never out of secret service sight doors 18 in. thick, windows 5 in Marine one Nighthawk, up kept by marines at Quantico Always flies with other replica helicopters
5 Air Force One Air Force One - modified 747 equipped with conference rooms, dining room, quarters for the President and First Lady, offices for staff, areas for the press, 4000 square feet Can refuel in midair, electronics are equipped to protect against an electromagnetic pulse, equipped with secure communications equipment in case of an attack on the U.S.
6 The palace 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms 412 doors 147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases 3 elevators several gardens basketball court bowling alley jogging track tennis court putting green movie theater swimming pool
7 Secret Service Part of the Treasury Department founded 1865 to fight counterfeiting Agents also investigate fraud, identity theft, sometime work with local police to investigate local crimes 1901 McKinley assassinated took on second job, protecting president Must be at least 21, no older than 37, 3 years of work experience in criminal investigation or law enforcement 20/20 vision, excellent health, go through background investigation Four-year college degree -criminal justice or related field is more appealing
8 Secret Service Used to get lifetime Secret Service protection now only 10 years after retirement! (Carter, H.W. Bush, Clinton lifetime George W just 10yrs) New agents spend 11 weeks in Georgia or New Mexico at the training Center Spend another 11 weeks outside of Washington, D.C., at James J. Rowley Training Center - has almost 500 acres and 31 buildings
9 RANDY RANDOM S YOU MIGHT ENJOY. First family can choose their own toiletries President s can set their own hours FF has their own zip code for personal letters FF can park up to three cars behind West Wing children can drive Free soda, other snacks from companies anytime, anywhere they want! At one point french fries given out every day at 5pm to people still working on Friday they got fries AND frozen yogurt with crushed oreo s! President gets expense accounts entertainment, traveling, official expenses
10 In order to be President. Outlined in the Constitution? 35 years old Natural born citizen Resident of U.S. for 14 years Why can t President s serve more than 2 terms?? Where do we find that in the Constitution? 22 nd Amendment Passed in 1951 following FDR s FOUR TERMS!!! What happens if the President dies? Where do we find that in the Constitution? 25 th Amendment!!!! Presidential succession 1 VP 2 Speaker of the House 3 President pro tempore of the Senate 4 Presidential Succession Act of 1792/1886 State, Treasury, Defense, Attorney General, Interior
11 Presidential Roles 1. Chief executive - enforces, administers, carries out federal law 2. Chief administrator - in charge of Federal Government! Directs administration that employs more than 2.7 million people and spends more than $2.5 trillion a year 3. Chief diplomat - creates American foreign policy, spokesperson to the rest of the world 4. Commander in Chief - boss of 1.4 million men/women in military 5. Chief Legislator - designer of public policy - can suggest, request his legislation get passed by Congress 6. Chief of party - leader of the political party 7/8. Chief of state/chief citizen - ceremonial head of country, symbol of the people, represents the people
12 President s executive powers falls under chief administrator/executive Constitution gives him the power to run the government - Oath of office ( faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States ) Where in Constitution? Constitution - he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. His job basically to ENFORCE millions of laws!!! 1. Executive orders - directive, rule that is just like law Who had me freshman year EO 9066 one of the most famous FDR WW2 2. Presidential appointees - only does a handful of 2.7 million most have to be approved by the Senate (how is this a check and balance?) - ambassadors, diplomats, Cabinet members, judges, U.S. Marshals, heads of gov. agencies (EPA, NASA) Where in Constitution?
13 President s executive powers falls under chief administrator/executive 3. Removal power - many court cases have found their way to the Supreme Court challenging a president s ability to remove people Court finds that removal is an essential part of executive power President has to give reasons for dismissal - most often called a resignation. Who just recently resigned an important position in Obama White House? General Stanley McCrystal General in charge of war in Iraq/Afghanistan Whoever had me freshmen year this has happened before Korea..
14 President s diplomatic/military powers falls under 1. Make treaties agreement between two states/countries president negotiates, 2/3 Senate has to confirm (how is this a check and balance?) Constitution says they are also supreme Law of the Land. (Where in Constitution??) chief diplomat/commander in chief Who had me freshman year treaty that ended WW1? Senate didn t confirm it and we made a separate treaty with Germany 2. Executive agreements agreement between President and another head of state do not require Senate consent Again, my freshmen something about your neighbor s house being on fire??? What was the executive agreement we had with GB?
15 President s diplomatic/military powers falls under chief diplomat/commander in chief 3. Commander in chief Where in Constitution? Boss of entire military, movement s, people, ideas, policies why would they put a civilian in charge? Why not a general? Can send troops anywhere for 60 days WITHOUT congressional support (War Powers Act 1973) After 60 days military activity must end unless Congress extends
16 President s legislative/judicial powers falls under chief legislator, chief of party 1. Recommending legislation Where in Constitution? shall from time to time give to the Congress information on the State of the Union, and recommend on their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient Called message power every year he makes a speech to Congress and the nation about his legislative agenda for the year called? Also does it through inaugural address and speeches Does the President have the power to make legislation? (how is this a check and balance?) No BUT. What about executive orders??? President Harry Truman, Executive Order 9981 banned segregation in the military based on race so can he make legislation? Inside the executive branch he can!
17 President s legislative/judicial powers falls under chief legislator, chief of party 2. Veto power Every bill from Congress has to go by President s desk Four options a. Sign it, becomes law b. Veto (how is this a check and balance?) c. Not act on it, in 10 days becomes a law d. Pocket veto Congress adjourns within 10 days of bill crossing Pres. desk and he does nothing, bill dies Anyone heard of the line-item item veto?
18 President slegislative/judicialpowers falls underchieflegislator,chiefofparty GrantreprievesandPardonsforOffensesagainsttheUnited States,exceptinCasesofImpeachment 3.Reprieve postponementofanexecutionofasentence (howisthisacheckandbalance?) 4.Pardon legalforgiveness GeraldFordpardoned LOTS ANDLOTSofAmericansangry Ifaccepted,oftenseenasguiltadmission afull,freeandabsolutepardonuntorichard NixonforalltheoffensesagainsttheUnited Stateswhichhe hascommittedormayhave committedortakenpartinduringtheperiod fromjanuary20,1969,throughaugust9,1974. Amnestyapartofpardoning it s ablanketpardonforahugegroup
19 So where does all the fun stuff fall? TV visits, photo ops, first pitches
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