<Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> Executive Office of the President of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> White House Office </Td> </Tr> <P> The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States . The White House Office is headed by the White House Chief of Staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President . The staff of the various offices are based in the West Wing and East Wing of the White House, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and the New Executive Office Building . Almost all of the White House Office staff are political appointees of the President . These aides oversee the political and policy interests of the President and do not require Senate confirmation for appointment . They can be removed at the discretion of the President . </P> <P> Established in the Executive Office of the President by Reorganization Plan 1 of 1939 and Executive Order 8248 to provide assistance to the President in the performance of his many detailed activities incident to his immediate office . The White House Office is organized in accordance with the wishes of each incumbent President and is directed by staff chosen by the President . A staff authorization was initially established in 1978 (92 Stat. 2445). Some presidential boards, committees, and commissions function organizationally as subunits of the White House Office . </P>

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