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The Cabinet

The Cabinet. Historical Background. Soon after Washington became President, Congress created the: Department of State Department of War Department of the Treasury The Attorney General’s Office. The President met regularly with his department heads and sought their advice on policy matters .

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The Cabinet

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  1. The Cabinet

  2. Historical Background • Soon after Washington became President, Congress created the: • Department of State • Department of War • Department of the Treasury • The Attorney General’s Office

  3. The President met regularly with his department heads and sought their advice on policy matters

  4. Why do we call the Cabinet the Cabinet? • The newspapers of the time called this group Washington’s cabinet (A general term for advisors around a head of state) • The name stuck!

  5. What does the Cabinet do? • Each Secretary heads a major department within the executive branch • The Cabinet’s role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective department. • The current cabinet of the United States is attended by the President, fifteen Cabinet Members, and six cabinet level administrative offices that includes the Vice-President and the White House Chief of Staff for a total of 22 members.

  6. How are Cabinet members selected? • Today the president appoints the secretaries that head the 15 major executive departments. • Each appointee must be approved (confirmed) by the Senate

  7. The selection of cabinet members: • President’s must balance a great many political, social, and management considerations when making appointments • Secretaries should have credible expertise in the policy areas of their department • Must be acceptable to all to all groups with political power (i.e. Congress and interest groups that have a stake in a department’s policies) • The should provide geographic balance as well as racial and gender representation

  8. When does the Cabinet meet? • The cabinet meets when the president calls it together • Depending on how the president uses the cabinet, it may be once a week or less frequent • Meetings take place in the cabinet room of the White House • The meetings are usually closed to the public and the press

  9. Notable Cabinet Firsts! • Frances Perkins • First woman • Appointed by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 • Secretary of Labor

  10. Notable Cabinet Firsts! • Robert Weaver • First African American • Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966 • Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

  11. Notable Cabinet Firsts! • Lauro F. Cavazos • First Hispanic • Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 • Secretary of Education

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