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Article: Transition admission. (staffing the White House)
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- The Washington Monthly
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
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A former Bush administration insider explains why a lot of fancy-titled jobs in the White House aren't as important as they sound
At about this time four years ago, I thought I was one of the most popular people in Washington. My job: organizing the staffing of the White House for a new administration. It's not as grand as it sounds. After all, only about 300 people technically work directly for the president, meaning that the White House transition was only a small part of the overall transition. But the 300 jobs that Andy Card and I were responsible for were unquestionably among the most prized in town. And with good reason: The White House staff is the hub ...