Obama Adviser: “He’s Never Really Run A Big Operation Before, And He Probably Didn’t Appreciate Or Understand The Depth Of It. He’s Not An Organization Guy.” “‘Any president’s isolated, and he was isolated in the Oval Office,’ the adviser said. ‘He never really appreciated why people would be so frustrated by this, and he didn’t have time to dwell on it because he was learning to be president. He’s never really run a big operation before, and he probably didn’t appreciate or understand the depth of it. He’s not an organization guy.’” (Jodi Kantor, The Obamas, 2012, p. 151)

Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Has Pointed Out That Obama Has Never Worked A Nine-To-Five Job In His Life. “The president’s friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett sometimes pointed out that not only had he never managed an operation, he’d never really had a nine-to-five job in his life.” (John Heilemann, “The West Wing, Season II,” New York Magazine, 1/23/11)