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\nSome of America\u2019s most important precedents are the ones that were set outside of the Supreme Court. So much of the form and function of American public life reflects precedents set by the founding generation, by the first Congress and the first president. And among President Washington\u2019s most significant precedents was his establishment of the cabinet as the president\u2019s advisory council.
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\nDr. Lindsay Chervinsky describes this in her terrific new book, \u201cThe Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution.\u201d Dr. Chervinsky, a historian at the White House Historical Association, joins Adam to discuss how the Washington administration created the model for future administrations, how the responsibilities and powers of cabinet officials changed through American history, and how those official mediated between the branches of the federal government. Dr. Chervinsky also gives an unsurprising answer when asked which president\u2019s cabinet was worst.