Title Before the oath : how George W. Bush and Barack Obama managed a transfer of power / Martha Joynt Kumar

Published Baltimore, Maryland : John Hopkins University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents The presidential transition of 2008-2009 -- A time of opportunity and hazard -- Transition foundations -- The transition out of office -- Coming into the presidency -- Transition plans and campaign promises -- The National Security Council transition: providing continuity in a bipartisan environment -- Presidential appointments -- The 2008 transition: lessons and challenges for future transitions Summary "It's one of the hallmarks of American democracy: on inauguration day, the departing president heeds the will of the people and hands the keys to power to a successor. The transition from one administration to the next sounds simple, even ceremonial. But in 2009, as President George W. Bush briefed President-elect Barack Obama about the ongoing wars and plummeting economy he'd soon inherit, the Bush team revealed that they were grappling with a late-breaking threat to the presidency: U.S. intelligence sources believed that a terror group with links to Al Qaeda planned to attack the National Mall during the inaugural festivities. Although this violence never materialized, its possibility made it clear that well-laid contingency plans were essential. Political scientist Martha Joynt Kumar uncovered this secret peril while interviewing senior Bush and Obama advisers for her latest book. In Before the Oath, Kumar documents how two presidential teams--one outgoing, the other incoming--must forge trusting alliances in order to help the new president succeed in his or her first term. Kumar enjoyed unprecedented access to several incumbent and candidate transition team members, and she combines in-depth scholarship with one-on-one interviews to put readers squarely behind the scenes. Using the Bush-Obama handoff as a lens through which to examine the presidential transition process, Kumar interweaves examples from previous administrations as far back as Truman-Eisenhower. Her subjects describe in vivid detail the challenges of sowing campaign ideals across a sprawling executive branch as Congress, the media, and external events press in. Kumar's lively account of lessons learned and pitfalls encountered during past presidential transitions provides an essential road map for presidential aspirants and their advisers, as well as campaign workers, federal employees, and political appointees"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Obama, Barack. SUBJECT Obama, Barack Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- fast Obama, Barack fast Subject Presidents -- United States -- Transition periods. Presidents -- United States -- Transition periods -- Planning Administrative procedure -- United States Executive departments -- United States -- Management. Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008 POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Executive Branch. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Presidents -- Transition periods Presidents -- Election Executive departments -- Management Administrative procedure Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071 Subject United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781421416601 1421416603

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