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The presidential branch - an introduction: the presidential staff1789-1939; the origins of the presidential staff; the development of thepresidential staff in the 19th century; the presidential staff in the early20th century; the Brownlow report; the birth of the Executive Office of thePresident. The development of the Executive Office of the President -structuring the EOP: the legal framework; the expansion of the EOP; thenature and functions of the executive office. The White House staff: the sizeof the White House Office; the development of the White House staff; thepower of the White House staff; power and behaviour. Congress, comity, andthe presidential branch: the theory and practice of oversight; the frameworkof congressional oversight; the pervasiveness of comity; the consequences ofcomity. Post-Watergate perspectives on the presidential staff: size as aproblem; checking staff power; the politization of the presidential staff;improving efficiency and effectiveness; reform, reformers and presidents. Thepresidential branch and the framework of American government.