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03237aam a2200445 i 4500 001 76390C0E55EF11E58B7A61D1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150908010358 008 150129t20152015mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014029355 020 $a 142141659X 020 $a 9781421416595 035 $a (OCoLC)894935828 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d CLE $d NYP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK516 $b .K85 2015 082 00 $a 973.931 $2 23 084 $a POL040010 $a POL040010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Kumar, Martha Joynt, $e author. 245 10 $a Before the oath : $b how George W. Bush and Barack Obama managed a transfer of power / $c Martha Joynt Kumar. 264 1 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xi, 316 pages ; $c 23 cm 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index. 600 10 $a Bush, George W. $q (George Walker), $d 1946- 600 10 $a Obama, Barack. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Transition periods. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Planning. $x Planning. 650 0 $a Administrative procedure $z United States. 650 0 $a Executive departments $z United States $x Management. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election $y 2008. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2001-2009. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210030425.0 952 $l UUAX975 $d 20170502020302.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826113823.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=76390C0E55EF11E58B7A61D1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search