Back in TR's day there were fewer cabinet members. He also inherited his cabinet from McKinley who was more of an insider in DC than TR was.

I, for one, feel that having people who have only worked in government in the cabinet is not a good idea. I worked in private industry and now work for hte government. I can tell you that the long timers here in my agency have a different point of view than people in the outside world.

If a cabinet is to be successful it should have people who are the best in their fields.

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