Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power

by Martha Joynt Kumar

Book Overview

An expert on presidential transitions illuminates the factors necessary for a successful handoff.

Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142141659X
• ISBN13: 9781421416595
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher