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The gatekeepers
How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
Book • 2017
In this book, Chris Whipple provides an in-depth analysis of the White House Chiefs of Staff, their successes and failures, and how they have shaped presidential history.
Through extensive interviews with all seventeen living White House Chiefs of Staff and two former presidents, Whipple reveals the critical functions of the Chief of Staff, including controlling access to the Oval Office, creating time and space for the President to think, and serving as an honest broker for presidential decisions.
The book also explores how effective Chiefs of Staff could have prevented major political disasters such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and the bungled Obamacare rollout.
Whipple’s work offers a vivid and insightful look into the inner workings of the West Wing and the essential role of the Chief of Staff in the success or failure of a presidency.
Through extensive interviews with all seventeen living White House Chiefs of Staff and two former presidents, Whipple reveals the critical functions of the Chief of Staff, including controlling access to the Oval Office, creating time and space for the President to think, and serving as an honest broker for presidential decisions.
The book also explores how effective Chiefs of Staff could have prevented major political disasters such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and the bungled Obamacare rollout.
Whipple’s work offers a vivid and insightful look into the inner workings of the West Wing and the essential role of the Chief of Staff in the success or failure of a presidency.
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Mentioned by Jamie Bartlett as the podcast series he did for the BBC about how algorithms were changing the world.
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Mentioned by the podcast host as the author of "The Gatekeepers", a book about the White House Chief of Staff position.
Race against time: rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria
Mentioned by the podcast host as the author of "The Gatekeepers", a book about the role of presidential chiefs of staff.
Race against time: rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria
Mentioned by David Priess as 
Chris Whipple 's first book, based on his documentary of the same name.
Chris Whipple 's first book, based on his documentary of the same name.
Lawfare Archive: The Spymasters with Chris Whipple
