The president of the United States serves as the chairman of the National Security Council (NSC). This agency was created by President Truman’s in 1947 in order to address tensions between Soviet Union and the United States. Its function is to advise the president on national security issues as well as foreign policy issues.
The rest of the federal agencies do not have the president of the US as their chairman.
Regional differences made governing difficult.
This excerpt reinforces the idea that "B<span>ismarck believed in using force," since he is looking to Prussia's "power" as an inspiration--power specifically in the realm of the military.</span>
