Bush Administration - Bush's Advisers

Bush's Advisers

During his tenure as president, on domestic issues in particular, Bush relied heavily on his advisers. His first chief of staff, John Sununu, and his budget director, Richard Darman, were widely credited with (and blamed for) convincing Bush to reverse his "no new taxes" pledge and agree to the 1990 budget deal. Darman, the budget director, considered the budget deficit—the increasing disparity between what the government spent and what it collected in taxes every year, which was driving the federal government further and further into debt—the nation's most pressing problem. Sununu, the chief of staff, had a strong personality and alienated many Bush staffers and members of Congress, and tightly controlled access to the president. Sununu resigned in late 1991 amid allegations that he had used White House planes for personal trips and golf outings. Sununu was an efficient manager, however, and when Transportation...

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