Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought.

Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do.

Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.