The Gatekeeper: What the Chief of Staff Needs to Know

The term Gatekeeper is often used to describe duties of the White House Chief of Staff. The term itself has negative connotations associated with it. On this podcast we give a historical overview of how White House Chief’s of Staff have played Gatekeeper. The issues and problems encountered. Then we discuss a more appropriate model for “gatekeeping” flows from the operating rhythm and decision making process.