ABSTRACT
This chapter first discusses one of the levels at which individuals or groups may advise the President or the Executive agencies concerning matters related to science or engineering. This is much more highly privileged, such as by advice that is given privately on request, for example, as a member of staff, as a consultant, or as a member of an advisory committee. The advisory apparatus created by President Eisenhower, and then expanded by President Kennedy with the addition of an Office of Science and Technology which could include a relatively large working staff, came into being under Executive orders so that its responsibilities were directed primarily to the President. The chapter discusses the need for US to achieve some form of concurrence regarding a variety of national and international affairs. Achieving concurrence will require strong leadership, particularly in the White House, but also in the Congress—with a good measure of bipartisan agreement.
