Assertion: president's secretary | /r/CapableOf | exercise authority
Facets:
value: over the other branches
type: OTHER
value: with the limited powers
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The first secretary of defense, James Forrestal, who in his previous capacity as the secretary of the Navy had opposed creation of the new position, found it difficult to exercise authority over the other branches with the limited powers his office had at the time.