If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and….

Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton Administration, elected in 1992, lingered in nam….

Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, character….

We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same in common with other Americans, can never consen….

Naming a transition team varies with the intentions of the candidate; some candidates have been careful to name a transition team as much as a year i….

Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies ….

This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and ….

Certainly, the Bush Administration will rely in the first instance on its friends, since it would be both illogical and counterproductive to reward i….

Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the….

If you love your children, if you love your country, if you love the God of love, clear your hands from slaves, burden not your children or your coun….

Unlike the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with but one exception, the Clinton administration failed to reach out to Republicans in creating a new t….

A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real chall….

I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, b….

Favoritism' is always a factor, and pressure always build for the appointment of friends of influential supporters of the President, or for the nomin….

Explaining the $1000 in cash and two watches he was given by two Japanese journalists after he helped arrange a private interview for them with First….

The single most important aspect of the Transition involves the selection of personnel to manage the transfer of responsibility. The law provides rou….

The 'transition' involves the transfer of power from one president to another. In recent times, the incoming President has designated a Director of t….

The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some ….

In general, any incoming administration must carefully examine ('vet') its nominees for high public office..

The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the ….

The Reagan Administration, generally regarded as having conducted the most successful Transition of modern times, had managed during the election cam….