{"id":788,"date":"2017-03-03T13:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/?p=788"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:34:11","slug":"staffing-and-organizing-the-trump-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/2017\/03\/03\/staffing-and-organizing-the-trump-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffing and Organizing the Trump Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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David B. Cohen, Ph.D. – Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Friday March 3, 2017
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nDampeer Room
\nKelvin Smith Library<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0*<\/strong><\/span>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

The internal organization of President Trump’s White House has received a bit of criticism.<\/strong>\u00a0Major media outlets run headlines like, “Inside Donald Trump’s White House Chaos”\u00a0(TIME<\/em>), “Trump’s White House Struggles With Messaging,” (The Hill)<\/em>, and, “For Trump, Chaotic White House Becomes the Norm” (CNN)<\/em>. The president counters that, “this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine.” But if these media outlets are “lying,” they sure are finding a lot of experienced Washington hands to quote for their stories.
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\nStrife and organizational problems within a White House are not, however, unprecedented.<\/strong>\u00a0In his first year President Carter had to dump his closest adviser, OMB Director Bert Lance. President George W. Bush granted unprecedented power to Vice President Cheney, in ways many scholars say badly skewed the flow of information to the President. So, based on events to date,\u00a0how unusual is the Trump White House? Is it uncommonly “dysfunctional?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Cohen has published extensively about White House organization, especially the role of the Chief of Staff. That seems particularly relevant as observers wonder about the role of Chief of Staff Reince Preibus, which might generously be called “low profile,” in the Trump White House.\u00a0Join us as Professor Cohen provides his analysis and perspective on what the Trump White House is doing and what might come next.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All best regards,
\nJoe White
\nLuxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies<\/span> <\/p>\n

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About Our Guest<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

David B. Cohen<\/strong>\u00a0is a professor of political science and fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. Professor Cohen earned a B.A. in political science and international relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. in political science at the University of Tennessee, and a Ph.D. in political science at the University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Among others, he teaches courses on the American presidency, Congress, and homeland security. He is co-author of\u00a0Buckeye Battleground: Ohio<\/em>,\u00a0Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty-First Century<\/em>\u00a0(2011) and is currently co-authoring a manuscript to be published by University Press of Kansas titled\u00a0The President\u2019s Chief of Staff: Evolution of a White House Institution<\/em>. Professor Cohen\u2019s primary areas of research specialization are the American presidency, Congress, and homeland security.<\/p>\n

In addition to his academic pursuits, Professor Cohen is a frequent media contributor and guest speaker on national and Ohio politics. Professor Cohen has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Akron Press Club since 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where We Meet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Friday Public Affairs Lunch convenes each Friday when classes are in session, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Our programs are open to all and no registration is required. We usually meet in the Dampeer Room of Kelvin Smith Library.<\/span><\/p>\n

* Kelvin Smith Library requires all entrants to show identification when entering the building, unless they have a university i.d. that they can magnetically scan. We are sorry if that seems like a hassle, but it has been Library policy for a while in response to security concerns. Please do not complain to the library staff at the entrance, who are just doing their jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dampeer Room is on the second floor of the library. If you get off the elevators, turn right, pass the first bank of tables, and turn right again. Occasionally we need to use a different room; that will always be announced in the weekly e-mails.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parking Possibilities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The most convenient parking is the lot underneath Severance Hall. We regret that it is not free. From that lot there is an elevator up to street level (labeled as for the Thwing Center); it is less than 50 yards from that exit to the library entrance. You can get from the Severance garage to the library without going outside. Near the entry gates – just to the right if you were driving out – there is a door into a corridor. Walk down the corridor and there will be another door. Beyond that door you’ll find the entrance to an elevator which goes up to an entrance right inside the doors to Kelvin Smith Library.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule of Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

March 10: Nuclear Weapons.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0William J. Fickinger, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0Emeritus Professor of Physics.<\/p>\n

March 17: No program, Spring Break.<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 24: Energy Storage: A Key to Sustainability.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Daniel A. Scherson, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0Frank Hovorka Professor of Chemistry and Director, Ernest B. Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences.<\/p>\n

March 31: Merkel\u2019s Challenge: Managing Trump, Putin, and a Million Syrians.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Mark K. Cassell, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0Professor of Political Science, Kent State University.<\/p>\n

April 7: Program to be Determined<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 14: Brazil\u2019s Political Crises.<\/strong>\u00a0With Juscelino F. Colares, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0Schott-Van den Eyden Professor of Business Law and Associate Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center.<\/p>\n

April 21: Program to be Determined<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 28: Putin\u2019s Russia.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Kelly M. McMann, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, International Studies Program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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David B. Cohen, Ph.D. – Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday March 3, 2017
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nDampeer Room
\nKelvin Smith Library<\/strong>\u00a0*<\/strong>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

The internal organization of President Trump’s White House has received a bit of criticism.<\/strong>\u00a0Major media outlets run headlines like, “Inside Donald Trump’s White House Chaos”\u00a0(TIME<\/em>), “Trump’s White House Struggles With Messaging,” (The Hill)<\/em>, and, “For Trump, Chaotic White House Becomes the Norm”<\/p>\n

Continue reading… Staffing and Organizing the Trump Presidency<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":790,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions\/790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}