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Author Marchick, David Matthew, 1966- author, interviewer.

Title The peaceful transfer of power : an oral history of America's presidential transitions / David Marchick and Alexander Tippett ; with A.J. Wilson
Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource
Series Miller Center studies on the presidency
Contents Presidential transitions in historical context : Ken Burns and Geoffrey Ward -- Buchanan to Lincoln : the worst transition in history : Ted Widmer -- Hoover to FDR : the second-worst transition (before 2020-2021) : Eric Rauchway -- Evolution of the modern presidential transition : Martha Kumar -- Jimmy Carter's farsighted but flawed transition : Stuart Eizenstat and David Rubenstein -- Reagan's prior preparation prevents poor performance : James Baker -- Bush 41's friendly/hostile takeover : Andy Card -- Clinton's bumpy transition : Mack McLarty -- Bush 43's delayed but smooth ride into office : Clay Johnson -- Obama navigates the first post-9/11 transition : John Podesta and Chris Lu -- Romney's ship that didn't sail : Mike Leavitt -- Trump dumps his transition : Chris Christie -- Trump's transition out : the good, the bad, and the ugly : Chris Liddell -- Biden's organized-and perilous-transition to power : Ted Kaufman -- What's at stake : the critical importance of the federal government : Michael Lewis -- Help wanted : getting the right team in place : Jonathan McBride and Liza Wright -- Preparing the government for a transition : Mary Gibert -- The art of agency review : Lisa Brown -- National security and transitions : Michèle Flournoy -- What do we do Now? : policy development after the election : Melody Barnes -- Bipartisanship and cooperation : Josh Bolten and Denis McDonough -- Conclusion : a republic, if you can keep it
Summary "This book collects interviews from the Partnership for Public Service's Transition Lab podcast, including discussions of historical transitions, firsthand accounts of modern transitions, and analyses of related public policy questions"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Presidents -- United States -- Transition periods -- History
Historians -- United States -- Interviews
Politicians -- United States -- Interviews
Political consultants -- United States -- Interviews
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Historians
Political consultants
Politicians
Presidents -- Transition periods
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Interviews
Form Electronic book
Author Tippett, Alexander, author, interviewer
Partnership for Public Service.
LC no. 2022010859
ISBN 0813947774
9780813947778