The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution by Chervinsky, Lindsay M

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The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution by Lindsay M. Chervinsky
On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries -- Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph -- for the first cabinet meeting. Why did he wait two and a half years into his presidency to call his cabinet? Because the U.S. Constitution did not create or provide for such a body. Washington was on his own.
Faced with diplomatic crises, domestic insurrections, and constitutional challenges -- and finding congressional help lacking -- Washington decided he needed a group of advisors he could turn to. He modeled his new cabinet on the councils of war he had led as commander of the Continental Army. In the early days, the cabined served at the president's pleasure. Washington tinkered with its structure throughout his administration, at times calling regular meetings, at other times preferring written advice and individual discussions.
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Hardback. New. The US Constitution says nothing about a presidential cabinet, yet this institution has grown powerful. Lindsay Chervinsky tells the story of George Washington's cabinet, an ad hoc panel that responded to emergencies of the day. It is supposed to be the Senate's job to advise the president, but the first cabinet changed that expectation forever.

Belknap Pr, 2020. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.50 inches.