Presidents turn to different people for different kinds of advice and help in during their job and different presidents do things in different ways. The most important position on the White House staff is probably the chief of the White House staff , currently Denis McDonough. Other White House staff positions of note are press secretary, legal counsel, counselor to the president, two senior advisers, two deputy chiefs of staff. Then there is the cabinet , the executive office of the President, the vice-president's office and other advisory boards tied to the White House. In war-time, the top generals and admirals take on great importance.
The Chief of Staff is considered is the presidents most loyal assistant.
His White House staff are probably his closest advisers. He also consults his cabinet on affairs related to their departments and the joint chiefs on military concerns.
The president appoints his most trusted aids and advisers to The White House Office.
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Chief of Staff and National Security Advisor
The president's most trusted aids and advisors
The White House Office
The Presidential Cabinet, or just 'cabinet' for short.
He created a cabinet, filled with talented people and his most trusted advisors
the White House office in the West Wing
Subotai or Subadai, was on of Genghis Khan's generals, and became one of his most trusted advisors during the Mongols rise to power in the early thirteenth century.
He was such an autocratic king that not even his most trusted advisors could change his mind once he made a decision.Autocratic rule continues to be common in developing countries around the world.
For purely political advice, presidents mostly rely on their White House staff. There is a position known as senior advisor which David Axelrod holds in the Obama White House. Congressional leaders from his party may be helpful as well.
senior supervisors are the most trusted.