Chief+administrator

Term for the President as head administrator of the Federal Government

On February 8th, 2007, President Bush discussed his feelings on a [|Centennial Initiative] proposed by his Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. He feels that the preservation of parks is important, and that he made the correct decision in his chooing of Dirk as Secretary of the Interior.

This shows President Bush utalizing his powers as chief administrator, because he is commenting on an Initiative that was proposed by one of his secretaries. President Bush is the chief of these secretaries, and thus is the one who must give the final word in order for the Initiative to pass.

A statement from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the [|Virginia Tech tragedy] was released on June 13, 2007. Gonzales and two secretaries, at the direction of President Bush, traveled across the country to discuss the issues of public safety, mental health policy, and individual liberty and privacy. He stated that the Department of Justice intends to work closely with the states to make sure that federal firearms laws are effective in order to closely monitor who is able to purchase a gun. This will only work if the states use and submit information to the National Instant Background Check System.

This represents President Bush as Chief Administrator because without his direction or approval, Gonzales wouldn't be able to get every state to uphold their laws on firearm safety.