Washington Cabinet
At first washington consulted with his four cabinet members individually.
Washington cabinet. In order to establish both credibility and balance george washington chose a cabinet that included members from different regions of the country. When the final report of the commissioners recommended the use of the militia to enforce the laws 137 the president invoked the militia law of 1792 to summon the militias of pennsylvania virginia and. Vice president john adams was not included in washington s cabinet as it was not until the 20th century that the vice president s office was considered a cabinet position.
Himself secretary of state thomas jefferson secretary of the treasury alexander hamilton secretary of war henry knox and attorney general edmund randolph. Washington heeded the advice of both factions of his cabinet he sent commissioners to meet with the rebels while at the same time preparing soldiers to march into western pennsylvania. President organized his principal officers into a cabinet and it has been part of the executive branch structure ever since.
James madison coined the term cabinet for this meeting of the executive department heads. Washington s cabinet consisted of five members. George washington the first u s.
Howard retired in 2017 with four stars and experience both in washington as the navy s second in command at the. A cabinet is not mandated by either the constitution or established law. Because these decisions are so important you want to make sure you make the right ones that can make people s lives better.
The highest ranking woman and african american in u s. Washington s cabinet meetings soon became quite acrimonious with jefferson and hamilton taking opposite positions over the issue of a national bank that was part of hamilton s. Imagine you were the president of the united states.
As president you have to make very important decisions that would affect many people. By fall 1791 however he had begun convening the whole group and these meetings became commonplace in 1793 as tensions. While there are currently sixteen cabinet level positions george washington s original cabinet consisted of only four members.
