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Roles of the President
Slide2Chief Executive
The president works in the West Wing of the White House.
The
President’s main job is to carry out the laws passed by Congress.
Slide3The Oval Office.
Chief Executive
The President must make sure that a wide range of laws are put into action. He meets constantly with his “inner circle,” the Executive Office of the President.
Slide4President Obama appointed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. He decided to keep Bush’s Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates in charge at the Pentagon.
Chief Executive
The President issues executive orders, creates regulations and appoints a variety of government officials.
Slide5Chief
Administrator
President
Obama
leads a meeting of the heads of all the executive departments
(the Cabinet).
The president is in charge of many departments and agencies which help him carry out the laws passed by Congress
. He is the “boss” of the executive branch.
Slide6Chief
Administrator
Timothy
Geithner
is the Secretary of Treasury and is directing the President’s economic recovery program.
The
President directs the heads of departments and agencies to carry out his policies.
Slide7Chief Diplomat
Bush signs free trade agreement (a treaty) with
Prime Minister
Chok
Tong
Goh
of Singapore.
The president directs the foreign policy of the U.S., making key decisions about how we act toward other nations.
Slide8Chief Diplomat
Obama meets the Ghanaian president, John Atta Mills, at the Presidential Palace
Slide9Chief Diplomat
President Obama spoke to the Muslim world at Cairo University.
Slide10Chief Diplomat
Slide11Commander-in-Chief
The president is in charge of the army, navy, air force and marines. The top commanders answer to the president.
Slide12Commander-in-Chief
Bush serves Thanksgiving dinner to troops in Baghdad.
Slide13Legislative Leader
Surrounded by Congressional leaders, the President
signs a
bill
into law.
The president tries to persuade Congress to pass laws (legislation) which support his goals for the government.
Slide14Legislative Leader
In his State of the Union Address, the president tells
Congress what he would like them to do in the next year.
Slide15Legislative Leader
In September, 2009, President Obama made it clear to Congress that he wanted a health-care reform bill passed.
Slide16Head of State
The
Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar
is welcomed to the U.S. by our President.
The president is
a living symbol of our nation
. He carries out
ceremonial functions
for Americans.
Slide17Head of State
Mrs.
Gursharan
Kaur
, the wife of Prime Minister
Manmohan
Singh, talks with President Barack Obama during the State Dinner at the White House, Nov. 24, 2009.
Slide18President Bush honors the 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels in the White House Rose Garden.
Head of State
Slide19Head of State
President
Obama welcomed the 2009 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers to the White House.
Slide20Head of State
President Bush honors the 2006 National Teacher of the Year Kimberly Oliver.
Slide21Head of State
President Bush congratulates 2004 National Spelling Bee winner David Tiomarsh.
Slide22Head of State
President Bush is presented with the the Olympic torch from Paralympic gold medalist Chris Devlin-Young.
Slide23Economic Leader
The President promotes his economic program.
The president tries to help the country’s economy prosper by dealing with such problems as unemployment and high taxes.
Slide24Economic Leader
The
President visits a wind turbine factory in Pennsylvania and an equipment plant in Illinois.
The president tries to help the country’s economy prosper by dealing with such problems as unemployment and high taxes.
Slide25Economic Leader
Bush meets with workers at a food processing plant in New Jersey.
Slide26Party Leader
George Bush helps a famous actor campaign for governor of California.
The president is the head of his political party. He helps the party raise money, and helps other party members win elections.
Slide27Party Leader
Barack Obama helped the
Creigh
Deeds campaign a little bit, but the Democratic candidate was not eager for help from the White House.
The president is the head of his political party. He helps the party raise money, and helps other party members win elections.
Slide28Regular Guy
George H.W. Bush enjoys a stroll with his dog, Millie, and her puppies on the White House lawn in 1989.
Slide29Regular Guy
George H.W. Bush stays busy while Millie snoozes on the couch.
Bush’s son George stays busy while Millie’s son Spot snoozes under the table.
Slide30The president discusses important policy matters with his Scottish Terriers, Barney and Miss Beazley.
Slide31Barney was sometimes allowed to conduct press conferences.
Slide32First Lady Laura Bush with Barney and Miss Beasely.
Slide33The Obamas with their Portuguese Water Dog puppy, Bo.
Slide34It will be a long time before Bo can just lay around the White House.
Slide35Slide36Slide37Got it?
Slide38Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Obama
meets with Mexican President
Felipe Calderon.
Chief Diplomat
Slide39Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
The President meets with government officials to discuss rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Chief
Administrator
Slide40Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Obama tours a solar panel plant. He recently announced a $3.4 billion plan to develop a national “smart grid.”
Economic Leader
Slide41Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
The White House holds a formal dinner for Charles, the Prince of Wales.
Head of State
Slide42Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Bush holds a press conference at the Pentagon with his national security team.
Commander-in-Chief
Slide43Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Obama
gladly accepts the nomination for president at the
2008 Democratic
national convention.
Party Leader
Slide44Chief Executive Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader Party Leader
Surrounded by members of Congress, Bush signs a recently-passed bill.
Legislative Leader
Slide45Chief Executive Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader Party Leader
President Bush, with Vice-President Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condolezza Rice meet with Nigerian President Olusengun Obasanjo and other Nigerian officials.
Chief Diplomat
Slide46Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
President Bush announces the appointment of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Economic Leader
Slide47Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Obama meets with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Party Leader
Legislative Leader
Slide48Obama announces greenhouse gas emission standards (regulations) for vehicles too be carried implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Chief Administrator
Chief
Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Legislative Leader
Head of State
Economic Leader
Party Leader
Roles of the President Chief Executive
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