See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

" Bush defended his secretary throughout and responded by stating that Rumsfeld is "exactly what is needed". citing the use of chemical weapons.

Rumsfeld reluctantly accepted an appointment by President Richard Nixon to head the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1969; appointed Counselor by Nixon and entitled to Cabinet-level status he would also head up the Economic Stabilization Program before being appointed Ambassador to NATO. Bush.