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Sir, a hallmark of successful presidencies is often that a President-elect gets off to a quick start. In order for you to do that, you need to staff up the top level of his White House before tackling Cabinet appointments or your policy agenda. History shows that you need to have a decision-making structure in place, complete with a chief of staff, a personnel director, and a White House counsel to provide you with information that is important in all the first steps you will take. Next comes the Cabinet, starting with the key posts of Attorney General and Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury. They can work withyour White House staffin sifting through the 1,200 presidential appointments requiring Senate confirmation, while focusing on the most important ones—numbering about 100—that relate to national security and the current financial crisis.You needto address problems and issues in these two areas before tackling anything others—and their certainly are other problems.
Also, keep in mind that during the "honeymoon" period, a newly elected President can speak to the public and to Congress about his plans for protecting the nation and restoring a healthy economy, and identifying the role citizens themselves can play in reaching those goals. After a campaign this long, entailing thousands of speeches and appearances, you may not want to talk for a while, but this is a time when the whole nation is listening. There is a great deal of good will that exists for an incoming President, and it provides you with the kind of support you’ll needs within the political system to bring about the changes that you identified in your campaign.
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