So far he has only played the role of an adviser.
The total cost of special advisers in 2006-07 was £5.9 million.
It was all he could do to act out his role of friend and adviser.
Under this new approach, the number of advisers would increase.
The number of American advisers is increased to nearly 12,000.
But a group of campaign staff members and advisers had been working for months to change that.
"Are you some sort of military adviser in that place?"
None of his top advisers seem to have a clear idea where to turn next.
Well, we took that question to some of the President's top economic advisers, and here's what they had to say.
"We have to win inside by playing outside," one of his advisers said.