Behind The Scenes White House Video: History And Significance Of The Cabinet

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 4:04pm

The White House blog has released a rare behind-the-scenes video showing how a White House cabinet meeting comes together. (Hint: there are a lot of Post-it notes involved.) From the blog: The President has stated on many occasions that one of his proudest accomplishments has been assembling a Cabinet of such high caliber.  As the Cabinet Secretary in the White House, I have the privilege of interacting with this amazing group every day, and can attest first-hand that his pride is more than merited.  Every day, the President calls on the Cabinet to provide him with advice on pressing national and international issues.  He also values their work in running the federal departments and agencies, ensuring that the government always works on behalf of the American people.  Since the country's founding, Presidents have been meeting behind closed doors with their Cabinets.  That's to be expected, since it's important for the President to be able to speak candidly with his most trusted advisers.  Indeed, a Cabinet meeting is so critical to the functioning of our government that it's one of the rare occasions that the entire Cabinet is allowed by Secret Service to be in the same place at the same time.  However, in keeping with President Obama's commitment to openness and transparency, we wanted to give the public a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how a Cabinet meeting comes together:  More on Obama's Cabinet

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