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 In 1946, in response to the rapid growth of the U.S. government's [[executive branch]], the position of [[Assistant to the President]] of the United States was established, and charged with the affairs of the White House. Together with the Appointments Secretary the two took responsibility of most of the president's affairs and at this point the Secretary to the President was charged with nothing other than managing the president's official correspondence before the office was discontinued at the close of the [[Truman administration]].
-In 1961, under [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the president's pre-eminent assistant was designated the [[White House Chief of Staff]]. Assistant to the President became a rank generally shared by the Chief of Staff with such senior aides as Deputy Chiefs of Staff, the [[White House Counsel]], the [[White House Press Secretary]], and others. This new system didn't catch on straight away. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] Kennedy and Johnson still relied on their appointments secretaries instead and it was not until the [[Nixon administration]] that the Chief of Staff became a permanent fixture in the White House, and the appointments secretary was reduced to only functional importance. The Appointments Secretary position was eliminated in 1981, with the responsibilities transferred to the recently created [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] position.
+In 1961, under [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], the president's pre-eminent assistant was designated the [[White House Chief of Staff]]. Assistant to the President became a rank generally shared by the Chief of Staff with such senior aides as Deputy Chiefs of Staff, the [[White House Counsel]], the [[White House Press Secretary]], and others. This new system didn't catch on straight away. Democrats Kennedy and Johnson still relied on their appointments secretaries instead and it was not until the [[Nixon administration]] that the Chief of Staff became a permanent fixture in the White House, and the appointments secretary was reduced to only functional importance. The Appointments Secretary position was eliminated in 1981, with the responsibilities transferred to the recently created [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] position.
 The prior role of Secretary to the President should not be confused with the modern president's personal secretary who is officially an administrative assistant in the Executive Office of the President. The role of personal secretary to the president should also not be confused with the [[List of personal aides to the president of the United States|personal aide to the president]] (commonly known as the "body man" or "body woman").