Cabinet 
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2/13/2022
George Washington and the Legacy of the Flexible Cabinet
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky
The Presidential Cabinet, and its flexible relationship to the chief executive and the work of the executive branch, is the most important legacy of the Washington presidency. It has served some administrations well and been the ruin of others.
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SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
3/26/2021
Lindsay Chervinsky's Five Best Books on Presidential Cabinets
The author of an acclaimed book about George Washington's creation of the cabinet recommends five books about presidential cabinets, including those of Lincoln, Eisenhower and JFK, the unofficial team of African American advisors to FDR, and the consequential relationship between George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
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3/21/2021
Why Deb Haaland Matters
by Michael Leroy Oberg and Joel Helfrich
New Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's nomination signals a hopeful turn for "those who value the environment and appreciate the 172-year long historic relationship between Interior and America's Native Nations."
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SOURCE: USA Today
8/11/2020
Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Pick Launches Biden Towards A Cabinet That Looks Like America
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Joe Biden's selection of former rival Kamala Harris suggests he will follow other successful presidencies and appoint a cabinet that brings different views to policy discussions.
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SOURCE: Society for U.S. Intellectual History
3/30/2020
Writing an Intellectual History of the President’s Cabinet
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky discusses the methodology behind her latest book on George Washington's cabinet.
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SOURCE: WaPo
5-6-13
Al Kamen: A Step Back on Cabinet Diversity
Al Kamen writes for the Washington Post.Important segments of President Obama’s base have been hammering him for not appointing enough Latinos and African Americans — and no gays — to his second-term Cabinet.Thirty-two years ago, when Ronald Reagan’s first-term team was coming together, the Cabinet included one woman, U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, and one African American, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Samuel Pierce.But the number of women and minorities increased later in Reagan’s term, and he named the first Hispanic Cabinet member.Quick Loop Quiz! Who was that person?Ah, you guessed it: Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos....
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