Washington Forms the Executive Branch (Part One)
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn explains that George Washington realized that some kind of Cabinet structure would be necessary, even though there's nothing about a Cabinet written into the Constitution. President Washington named Thomas Jeffers...
Conflicts and Frustrations
Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich talks about some of the challenges that come with the job of being a Cabinet department Secretary. One of these is trying to reduce government costs while, at the same time, implementin...
Working With Congress
Former Secretary of Labor and university professor Robert Reich explains that any Cabinet secretary must answer not only to the President, but to any of the five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress who wish to meet or ask for help about some...