03343nam 2200553 450 991079739250332120230807220008.01-4214-1660-3(CKB)3710000000434711(MiAaPQ)EBC3433434(OCoLC)911034304(MdBmJHUP)muse42632(Au-PeEL)EBL3433434(CaPaEBR)ebr11064670(EXLCZ)99371000000043471120150624h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBefore the oath how George W. Bush and Barack Obama managed a transfer of power /Martha Joynt KumarBaltimore, [Maryland] :Johns Hopkins University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (331 pages)1-4214-1659-X Includes bibliographical references and index."Having watched from a front row seat as many incumbent and electoral campaign presidential teams managed administration transitions, Martha Kumar was struck by how productively the Bush and Obama teams worked together to effect a smooth transition of power in 2008. She has reflected upon what made the transition so effective, and wonders if it could be a model for future incoming and outgoing administrations. This book focuses on the preparations made by President Bush's transition team as well as those by Senators Obama and McCain as one administration exited and the other entered the White House. Using this recent transition as a lens through which to examine the presidential transition process, Kumar simultaneously outlines the congressional legislation that paved the way for this distinctive transition and interweaves comparative examples from previous administrative transitions going back to Truman-to-Eisenhower. She evaluates the early and continuing actions by the General Services Administration to plan and set up transition offices; the work on financial disclosure issues handled by the Office of Government Ethics; and the Office of Management and Budget's preparatory work. In this fascinating historical and contemporary vivisection of presidential transitions, Kumar maps out, in the words of former NSA advisor General James L. Jones, the characteristics of a smooth "glide path" for presidential campaign staffs and their administrations"--Provided by publisher.PresidentsUnited StatesTransition periodsPresidentsUnited StatesTransition periodsPlanningAdministrative procedureUnited StatesExecutive departmentsUnited StatesManagementPresidentsUnited StatesElection2008United StatesPolitics and government2001-2009PresidentsTransition periods.PresidentsTransition periodsPlanning.Administrative procedureExecutive departmentsManagement.PresidentsElection973.931POL040000POL040010bisacshKumar Martha Joynt254419MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797392503321Before the oath3716197UNINA