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Cabinet Seats and Senate Bar on Wilson Era Picks
A November 23 article analyzes how a new president will form his cabinet and the Senate's role in confirming nominees. It compares cabinet practice from Washington to Jefferson and notes presidents often fail to appoint preferred advisers due to Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Kentucky
William Jennings Bryan
James A. O'Gorman
New York
James L. Slayden
Texas
Harvey W. Wiley
House
Underwood
Alabama
A. 8. Burleson
Louis D. Brandeis
Josiah Quincy
Massachusetts
William G. McAdoo
Hudson River
Samuel Untermeyer
Corporation
James Hay
Virginia
George Washington
Privy Council of
Great Britain
England
Senate
Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Tyler
Congress