Bradley H. Patterson Jr. has lived and worked in Washington for sixty-three years, fourteen of them on the White House staff under Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford. He is a former president of the American Society for Public Administration and is a senior fellow with the National Academy of Public Administration. Patterson is also the author of "Ring of Power" (Brookings, 1988) and "The White House Staff: Inside theWest Wing and Beyond" (Brookings, 2000).
"* Listed as A spring reading list for political junkies" -- "Hill
(The)"
"[Patterson] interviewed 130 former and current staffers to provide
summaries of the 125 offices... that comprise the White House
staff.... The office descriptions are made interesting by hundreds
of anecdotes from people who held staff positions mo" --Karl
Helicher, "Library Journal", 9/24/2001
"A useful tool for students of the presidency." -- "Booklist",
9/24/2001
"Brad Patterson has done a superb job of capturing the essence of
White House operations. His knowledge of presidents, their staffs,
and the challenges they face sheds new light on one of our most
important institutions--the modern Presidency." --Richard B.
Cheney, Vice President of the United States
"Brad Patterson has written a penetrating analysis of how the
expanding White House has been managed and mismanaged. It should be
required reading for past, present, and future White House
staffers." --Lloyd N. Cutler, "Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, White
House Counsel to Presidents Carter and Clinton"
"In sum, this is an extraordinary book that tremendously enhances
the literature on presidential decision making and on White House
staffing and organizational behavior. It is difficult to find fault
with this work, given the author's attention to detail throughout
the fifty years that the White House staff has developed."
--Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettsyburg College, "Political Science
Quarterly", 6/1/2001
"Patterson has combined his extensive knowledge and sage advice
about the routines of the White House with a lively and engaging
writing style that makes the book accessible to nonspecialists and
nonpractitioners." --John Hart, Australian National University,
"Presidential Studies Quarterly", 6/1/2001
"Plainly and simply said, 'The White House Staff' is the definitive
source in print on the topic.... The result is a worthy sequel to
Patterson's well-regarded earlier book, 'Ring of Power' (1988)....
Patterson also manages to find the perfect balance in his writing
style and tone in producing a scholarly yet highly readable book,
and one from which everyone including presidential scholars,
presidential aides, and even the general public should not only
enjoy but benefit.... 'The White House Staff' is well researched
and offers a probing exploration of the work of White House
staffers.... A must read for any political scientist and
presidential scholar. The book comes highly recommended and would
make an outstanding supplemental text for graduate students in
presidency courses." --Robert P. Watson, Florida Atlantic
University, "White House Studies"
"Should be required reading for any transition team." --Alan
Krueger, "New York Times", 11/10/2000
"This book will be useful to anyone wishing to work in, or write
about, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.... [Patterson's] long experience
is evident, both in his patient fact-compiling and in his exuberant
descriptions." --James P. Pinkerton, "Washington Post, Book World",
9/24/2001
"This is a book for anyone interested in how the White House
works." -- "NationalJournal.com", 11/16/2000
"Well-constructed to educate future presidents." --Douglas M.
Brattebo, U.S. Naval Academy, "National Security Law Report",
5/1/2002
"What it does give the reader is the benefit of the author's
lifetime of public service and thoughtful consideration of a major
and influential component of the institution of the American
presidency." --Rebecca E. Deen, The University of Texas at
Arlington, "The Journal of Politics", 8/1/2001
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