How a Presidential Phone Call Gets Made

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/how-the-president-makes-a-phone-call-212133128.html?ref=gs

Olivier Knox, Yahoo News
Yahoo NewsMarch 17, 2014
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How a presidential phone call gets made is a story of technological advances coupled with careful research, negotiating skill and a politician's gift (or lack of it) for grasping human psychology. When the president of the United States reaches out to touch someone, very little is left to chance, not even small talk, according to current and former aides interviewed for this story. Each White House’s approach differs slightly, but the broad outlines remain the same.

Before Obama calls another world leader, an aide brings him a specially prepared National Security Council dossier. The package includes a closely held American intelligence portrait of the person he’s going to call — including highly personal information about their personality, their health and their loved ones. “Are they cool-headed? Or the opposite? Do they like to joke?” said one source familiar with the contents of the dossier.

“The world leader profiles include basic intel, idiosyncrasies, personal political pressures, whether any close relatives are seriously ill, girl- or boyfriend problems, personal health issues,” said another official.
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More at link.
Someone needs to drop the rallies and tweets and learn a little about his new job.

[BeyondGeography]

1. I'm afraid that's all too structured for our new riffer-in-chief

Plus it omits, "possible luxury real estate opportunities."

[napi21]

2. Is there a phone on the President's desk? Can he make an outgoing call just like us?

I'm just curious if EVERY CALL has to go through that restriction, or can he call an old friend just to say Hi? What about his girls and his wife? Are their calls restricted top?

I think if even it's only the President's calls that are restricted, the Con ain't gonna cotton to THAT at all. Although I really don't like Pence. I wonder if the Con will hate being controlled so much, he'll resign?

[Travis_0004]

5. He has a blackberry

So I would assume he can just pick it up and call somebody.

[uppityperson]

3. That applies to pre-trump. Soon it will be..a file is delivered and ignored. Donnie says whatever he

wants.

[dhill926]

6. yep...

there are no rules any more. Part of why dumb fucks voted for him....just blow it all up...

[procon]

4. Trump just wants to be a pretty show pony.

He wants the adulation of the mob, the well staged photo ops, recognition for his cleverness, but he does not want the responsibilty. He has Pence to do the real work while he plays at being president and pretends he's a rockstar.

[Barack_America]

7. Trump's dossier, "do they like having their genitals grabbed...or not?"

"Are they a "9", or perhaps just a "4"?