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Textbook: Rainey, H.G. (2014). Understanding and managing public organizations (5th Ed.). Jossey-Bass. ISBN-978-1-118-58371-5.

This discussion presents the details of an historical press conference and requires that you consider and connect the concepts of leadership, power and politics, influence, and group behavior – mentioning something from all these areas (they are introduced in the textbook).

Provide in 1-2 pages, a detailed response to both presidential approaches as perceived by Gates. You will be citing material from the course textbook and at least two (2) other scholarly (not website, blog, or other non-scholarly) source for each post. Properly cite all sources with APA formatting. Your submissions are due Sunday. 

Have an individual post for each presidential approach. That is, one post on Bush’s approach supported by two scholarly sources. Another post on Obama’s approach with two differentscholarly sources. A minimum of four (4) sources that you have read and cited. 

          In 2011, Defense Chief Robert Gates was one member of the president’s small group of advisors. In a press interview, Gates was asked, “What’s the difference between working under current President Barak Obama and former President George W. Bush?” Gates commented, “I think that . . . President Obama is somewhat more analytical . . . and he makes sure he hears from everybody in the room on an issue. . . . If they don’t speak up, he calls on them. . .” “President Bush was interested in hearing different points of view but didn’t go out of his way to make sure everybody spoke if they hadn’t spoken up before. If they preferred to remain silent, feeling they had nothing to add, so be it.”