{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 242 | Constitutional Chats | George Sifakis | A Day In The Life Of An Assistant To The President","description":"The Executive Branch of our country, led by the President, oversees millions of federal employees and hundreds of White House staff.&amp;nbsp; Obviously, the President cannot directly manage all of these employees.&amp;nbsp; To aid in this administrative function, the President appoints several dozen \u201cAssistants to the President.\u201d&amp;nbsp; This is the highest ranking staff position in the White House and their duty is to provide strategic counsel and oversee major initiatives based on goals set by the President.&amp;nbsp; To further explain this role, we have a former Assistant to the President on our chat today.&amp;nbsp; George Sifakis served in the first Trump administration as an Assistant to the President and later as Director of the Office of Public Liaison. ","author_name":"Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America","author_url":"https:\/\/www.constitutingamerica.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35289460\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/35289460"}