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03333aam a22004338i 4500 001 34CEB22E8C3A11EAB4A2F82B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200502010016 008 191015s2020 mau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019041856 020 $a 0674986482 020 $a 9780674986480 (hardcover) 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a E311 $b .C46 2020 082 00 $a 973.4/10922 $2 23 100 1 $a Chervinsky, Lindsay M., $d 1988- $e author. 245 14 $a The cabinet : $b George Washington and the creation of an American institution / $c Lindsay M. Chervinsky. 260 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, $c 2020. 263 $a 2004 300 $a 416 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Forged in war -- The original team of rivals -- Setting the stage -- The early years -- The cabinet emerges -- A foreign challenge -- A domestic threat -- A cabinet in crisis. 520 $a "The US Constitution never established a presidential cabinet-the delegates to the Constitutional Convention explicitly rejected the idea. So how did George Washington create one of the most powerful bodies in the federal government? On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries-Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph-for the first cabinet meeting. Why did he wait two and a half years into his presidency to call his cabinet? Because the US Constitution did not create or provide for such a body. Washington was on his own. Faced with diplomatic crises, domestic insurrections, and constitutional challenges-and finding congressional help lacking-Washington decided he needed a group of advisors he could turn to. He modeled his new cabinet on the councils of war he had led as commander of the Continental Army. In the early days, the cabinet served at the president's pleasure. Washington tinkered with its structure throughout his administration, at times calling regular meetings, at other times preferring written advice and individual discussions. Lindsay M. Chervinsky reveals the far-reaching consequences of Washington's choice. The tensions in the cabinet between Hamilton and Jefferson heightened partisanship and contributed to the development of the first party system. And as Washington faced an increasingly recalcitrant Congress, he came to treat the cabinet as a private advisory body to summon as needed, greatly expanding the role of the president and the executive branch"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Washington, George, $d 1732-1799 $x Influence. 600 10 $a Hamilton, Alexander, $d 1757-1804. 600 10 $a Jefferson, Thomas, $d 1743-1826. 600 10 $a Knox, Henry, $d 1750-1806. 600 10 $a Randolph, Edmund, $d 1753-1813. 650 0 $a Cabinet officers $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1789-1797. 941 $a 6 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025012319.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526015749.0 952 $l REPC017 $d 20220407023424.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210724010120.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20201103015033.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200502010236.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=34CEB22E8C3A11EAB4A2F82B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search