Executive Office of the President
The president has authority to create and dissolve executive advisories, boards, and agencies to support the work of the executive branch.
Composition
The executive offices include:
- White House Office
- Homeland Security Council
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Executive Residence Staff and Operations
- National Space Council
- President's Intelligence Advisory Board
- Office of Administration
- Office of the National Cyber Director
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Office of the Vice President of the United States
Most offices are overseen by an assistant to the president.
The White House Office itself is composed of:
- Office of the Chief of Staff
- Office of the National Security Advisor
- Domestic Policy Council
- National Economic Council
- Office of Cabinet Affairs
- Office of Digital Strategy
- White House Office of Communications
- Office of the First Lady
- Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Office of Legislative Affairs
- Office of Management and Administration
- Office of Political Affairs
- Office of Public Engagement
- Office of Presidential Personnel
- Office of Scheduling and Advance
- Office of the Staff Secretary
- Office of White House Counsel
- Oval Office Operations
- White House Fellows
- White House Military Office
- White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
History
The Roosevelt administration began the practice of placing powers and responsibilities into executive officers, as opposed to independent agencies. In the context of WW2, the Brownlow Committee and it's recommendations legitimized this practice. The Reorganization Act of 1939 and the three ensuing Reorganization Plans granted congressional approval to the practice.