FYI Y'all
The first "Czar" I remember was the so called "Drug Czar" - apparently that one has been arround since 71.
It would appear that Obama is, among other things, expanding on tradition!
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The list is subjective and imprecise, since frequently individuals or offices might be referred to by the nickname "czar" by some publication or a political opponent, yet the actual governmental official, a majority of publications and others do not use the term.
Summary table - Number of czars per administration, President's name, In office: Number of "czar" jobs; Number of appointees.
Franklin Roosevelt 1933–1945: 12; 19
Harry Truman 1945–1953: 6; 6
Dwight Eisenhower 1953–1961: 1; 1
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963: ?; ?
Lyndon Johnson 1963–1969: 3; 3
Richard Nixon 1969–1974: 3; 5
Gerald Ford 1974–1977: 1; 1
Jimmy Carter 1977–1981: 2; 3
Ronald Reagan 1981–1989: 1; 1
George H. W. Bush 1989–1993: 2; 3
Bill Clinton 1993–2001: 7 ;10
George W. Bush 2001–2009: 31; 46
Barack Obama 2009: 32; 35
The numbers are based upon the sortable list below. Please see it for details and references. Note that what is measured is the popularity of the word czar, rather than an objective measure of authority. Also note that under George W. Bush only 31 Czar titles had been currently found, thus only 31 Czars. For example, there has been an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health since the passage of the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, but the phrase "mine safety czar" was only applied to the position since the controversial appointment of Richard Stickler to the post in 2006. Similarly, there has been a director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs since the office was created by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, but the term "regulatory czar" was not applied to the post until 2001.
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