White House Chief of Staff

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United States federal government position executive branch office

The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking presidential aide who manages the Executive Office of the President and oversees the daily operations and agenda of the White House.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position → executive branch office →
alsoKnownAs	Chief of Staff to the President → White House Chief of Staff to the President →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
country	United States of America →
firstHolder	John R. Steelman →
hasRank	highest-ranking presidential aide →
inception	1946 →
isUsually	most senior political appointee in the White House →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
location	Washington, D.C. →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeHolder	Jeff Zients →
officeHolderStartTime	2023-02-08 →
partOf	Executive Office of the President of the United States → White House Office →
positionHeldBy	Andrew Card → Denis McDonough → Dick Cheney → Donald Rumsfeld → Erskine Bowles → H. R. Haldeman → James Baker → Jeff Zients → John F. Kelly → John R. Steelman → John Sununu → Leon Panetta → Mark Meadows → Mick Mulvaney → Rahm Emanuel → Reince Priebus → Ron Klain → Sherman Adams →
precededBy	Ron Klain →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
responsibleFor	controlling access to the president → coordinating policy development within the White House → coordinating the president's schedule → managing White House daily operations → managing the Executive Office of the President → overseeing implementation of the president's agenda → overseeing the White House staff →
seat	White House →
termLength	at the pleasure of the president →
worksWith	National Security Advisor → Press Secretary → White House Counsel →

Referenced by (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Haig → Andrew Card → Andrew Card → Denis McDonough → Dick Cheney → Donald Rumsfeld → Erskine Bowles → Erskine Bowles → H. R. Haldeman → H. R. Haldeman → H. R. Haldeman → Howard Baker → Jack Lew → James Baker → James Baker ("United States White House Chief of Staff") → Jeff Zients → Jeff Zients → John F. Kelly → John H. Sununu → John H. Sununu → John H. Sununu → John H. Sununu → John H. Sununu → John Podesta → Josh Bolten → Leo McGarry → Mark Meadows → Mick Mulvaney ("Acting White House Chief of Staff") → Pete Rouse ("Acting White House Chief of Staff") → Rahm Emanuel → Rahm Emanuel → Rahm Emanuel → Reince Priebus → Ron Klain → Sherman Adams → Sherman Adams ("Assistant to the President of the United States") →	positionHeld
Office of Cabinet Affairs → Office of Intergovernmental Affairs → Office of Presidential Personnel → Office of the Staff Secretary → Press Secretary → White House Communications Office → White House Press Office → White House staff →	reportsTo
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy → Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs → Chief Usher → Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level) → Office of the Chief of Staff to the Vice President →	worksWith
White House Chief of Staff ("Chief of Staff to the President") → White House Chief of Staff ("White House Chief of Staff to the President") →	alsoKnownAs
Office of the Chief of Staff → White House Office →	headedBy
Robbins →	associatedWith
Sununu →	associatedWithOffice
The Ends of Power →	describesRoleOf
Chief Usher →	distinctFrom
Roosevelt Room →	governedBy
Sununu family →	hasHeldOfficeType
Josh Bolten →	holdsOffice
White House staff →	includes
Cabinet of the United States ("White House Chief of Staff (Cabinet-level)") →	includesOffice
Biden administration →	includesPosition
Josh Lyman ("White House Chief of Staff for President Santos") →	laterOccupation
Leo McGarry →	occupation
Pete Rouse ("Acting White House Chief of Staff") →	officeAssumed
John H. Sununu ("White House Chief of Staff (1989–1991)") →	officeHeld
Pete Rouse ("Acting White House Chief of Staff") →	officeLeft
Pete Rouse ("Acting White House Chief of Staff") →	roleDuringObamaPresidency
Mark Meadows →	roleInTrumpAdministration
West Wing →	usedBy