Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: "It has been said that after the Kennedy assassination, there has been no president. They have only been factotums of the system since then."
Can anyone explain what that's supposed to mean?
factotum
făk-tō′təm
noun
An employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities.
From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. More at Wordni
This helps. And it is true for the most part.