ABSTRACT
In no real sense is the EOP an "office"; rather, it is a collection
of agencies whose only tie is their direct responsibility to the
president. The components of the EOP have changed many
times over the years as the needs of the presidency have
changed. Today some of the major elements of the EOP are the
National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget,
Council of Economic Advisers, Ofñce of Science and Technolo-
gy Policy, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and White
House Office. Of these, perhaps the most important and surely
the closest to the president is the White House Office.
