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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Bunker USA: The Enforcers – What does the Chief of Staff actually do?
Description: White House Chief of Staff sounds like a pretty big job, right? But what do they actually do? With Ron Klain departing from the role, Jeff Zients has been chosen as his successor. What does Biden need from him? Jacob Jarvis is joined by David B. Cohen, a professor of political science at the University of Akron who is co-authoring The President's Chief of Staff: Evolution of a White House Institution.
“You can see the footprints of the White House Chief of Staff all the way back to George Washington.”
“At the beginning it was more of...