Oddly enough, the only person likely to be an ideal victim of complete manipulation is the President of the United States. Because of the immensity of his job, he must surround himself with advisers, the "National Security Managers", as they have been recently called by Richard Barnet, who "exercise their power chiefly by filtering the information that reaches the President and interpreting the outside world for him".Hannah Arendt
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The President of the United States is arguably one of the most influential people in the world. As he makes decisions on behalf of the nation, his decisions have the potential to shape the lives of hundreds of millions of people. When he is making these decisions, he must rely on others to help him make sense of the world around him. Everyone who works in his administration are just that, people who have had their lives affected by him in some way.
They are not all friends but they are there for him when he needs them. They are there to filter information for him, interpret what he sees and ultimately help him become the best leader that he can be.
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