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010			_a 2014029355
020			_a9781421416595 (paperback)
020			_z9781421416601 (electronic)
020			_a142141659X (paperback)
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100	1		_aKumar, Martha Joynt.
245	1	0	_aBefore the oath : _bhow George W. Bush and Barack Obama managed a transfer of power / _cMartha Joynt Kumar.
264		1	_aBaltimore : _bJohn Hopkins University Press, _c2015.
300			_axi, 316 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _xTransition periods.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _xTransition periods _xPlanning.
650		0	_aAdministrative procedure _zUnited States.
650		0	_aExecutive departments _zUnited States _xManagement.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _xElection _y2008.
600	1	0	_aBush, George W. _q(George Walker), _d1946-
600	1	0	_aObama, Barack.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y2001-2009.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch. _2bisacsh
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