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The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported that by 2013, Obama’s ''Presidential Daily Briefing'' (PDB) was making its way to more than 30 recipients, including deputy secretaries of [[national security]] departments. Farkas was one such recipient.
The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported that by 2013, Obama’s ''Presidential Daily Briefing'' (PDB) was making its way to more than 30 recipients, including deputy secretaries of [[national security]] departments. Farkas was one such recipient.
Traditionally only a few people could access the full PDB. Under Obama however the President’s Daily Brief went to almost everyone at top levels in his administration. Regarding the Obama PDB:
Traditionally only a few people could access the full PDB. Under Obama however the President’s Daily Brief went to almost everyone at top levels in his administration. The ''Washington Post'' said:
{{Quotebox|"But while through most of its history the document has been marked “For the President’s Eyes Only,” the PDB has never gone to the president alone. The most restricted dissemination was in the early 1970s, when the book went only to President [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Henry Kissinger]], who was dual-hatted as [[national security adviser]] and secretary of state.
{{Quotebox|"through most of its history the document has been marked “For the President’s Eyes Only,” the PDB has never gone to the president alone. The most restricted dissemination was in the early 1970s, when the book went only to President [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Henry Kissinger]], who was dual-hatted as [[national security adviser]] and secretary of state.
In other administrations, the circle of readers has also included the vice president, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with additional [[White House]] staffers."<ref>
In other administrations, the circle of readers has also included the vice president, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with additional [[White House]] staffers."<ref>