The White House Office is the core staff arm of the Executive Office of the President, made up of the President's closest aides and advisers. Its staff manage the President's schedule, communications, policy coordination, legislative relations, and legal counsel, serving the President directly. Everyone in it works at the President's pleasure and answers only to the President.
Created by Congress under the Reorganization Act of 1939 (implemented by Executive Order 8248) (Pub. L. 76-19, 53 Stat. 561; E.O. 8248 (Sept. 8, 1939); 3 U.S.C. § 105), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
