"We compared the structure of politics in the first years of the presidencies of Trump, Clinton, and Nixon, as recorded by their respective chroniclers. A few commonalities emerged: All three presidents were more connected than their officials, and each appointed a core group composed of campaign operatives and Washington insiders. But there were also a few key differences. Many commentators have drawn parallels between Trump and Nixon, perhaps reflecting liberal hopes that Trump may ultimately share Nixon’s fate. In terms of the network structure of their administrations, however, Clinton seems a better match.
Network science provides two concepts that capture different facets of power: centrality and equivalence. Degree centrality describes the number and strength of ties an actor has with adjacent nodes, or peers. High degree centrality can often increase an official’s quantity and quality of alternatives. A man with many close friends has many avenues for help in times of need, more so than a man with fewer close friends or one with many acquaintances.
Trump and Clinton had a weighted degree of centrality (that is, the sum of the strength of their ties) more than twice that of Nixon. Like Clinton, Trump does not shy away from meetings with officials, often losing his temper when dissatisfied with their performance. (Presidential tantrums are a leitmotif of both Wolff’s and Woodward’s books.)"
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/trumps-advisor-network-is-not-as-unprecedented-as-its-made-out-to-be/553148/
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