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Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice
by John P. Burke. 438 pgs.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1: Jimmy Carter

2: Carter in Office

3: Ronald Reagan

4: Reagan in Office

5: George Bush

6: Bush in Office

7: Bill Clinton

8: Clinton in Office

9: Lessons

Bibliography

Index

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Passages to the Presidency: From Campaigning to Governing
by Charles O. Jones. 224 pgs.

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Political scientist Charles Jones considers the critical ten weeks of transition for the most recent party changes in the White House (Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton) and signals a pivotal change for the future. Jones identifies the conventional expectations for an effective transition in regard to such topics as dismantling the campaign, connecting with Congress, establishing a theme, and relating to the press.

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THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

FOREWORD

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

CONTENTS

1: Transitions and Democracy

2: Future Presidents as Candidates

3: Beyond the Campaign Psychology

4: Preparing to Govern

5: The Press and the Transition

6: The Biggest Mistake" and Other Lessons"

NOTES

INDEX
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Organizing the Presidency
by Stephen Hess. 274 pgs.

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Foreword

Author's Note

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1 The Evolving Modern Presidency

Part One Evolution 1933-1989

2 A Composite Presidency

3 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

4 Harry S. Truman 1945-1953

5 Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

6 John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

7 Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

8 Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974 Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977

9 Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 Ronald W. Reagan 1981-1989

Part Two Redefining the Presidential Task

10 The White House

11 The Cabinet

12 Toward a More Functional Presidency

APPENDIX A Transition Planning 1980

APPENDIX B Advice for a President-Elect 1976-1977

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From Failing Hands: The Story of Presidential Succession
by John D. Feerick. 368 pgs.

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From Failing Hands

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Foreword

Preface

Introduction

1: A President Dies in Office

I. the Beginnings (1607-1804)

2: Succession Before the Constitution

3: The Succession Provision of the Constitution

4: The First Succession Law

5: Early Days of the Vice-Presidency

Ii. the System in Operation (1805-1965)

6: Decline of the Vice-Presidency

7: The Tyler Precedent

8: An Era of Tragedy

9: First Case of Presidential Inability

10: The Succession Law of 1886

11: The Concealed Inability

12: Succession: 1897-1912

13: The Wilson Inability

14: Succession: 1921-1933

15: The Roosevelt-Truman Years

16: The Succession Law of 1947

17: The Eisenhower Years

18: The Johnson Vice-Presidency

Iii. Improving the System

19: Presidential Inability

20: Vice-Presidential Vacancy

21: Line of Succession

22: Other Areas

Iv. Other Systems

23: Succession in the States

24: Succession in Foreign Countries

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

Footnotes

A Selected Bibliography

Index
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Modern Presidential Transitions: Problems, Pitfalls, and Lessons for Success, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Anthony Eksterowicz, Glenn Hastedt. 19 pgs.

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Meeting the Freight Train Head On: Planning for the Transition to Power, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Martha Joynt Kumar, George C. Edwards III, James P. Pfiffner, Terry Sullvan. 16 pgs.

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Lessons from Past Presidential Transitions: Organization, Management, and Decision Making, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by John P. Burke. 20 pgs.

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The Transition: A Guide for the President-Elect, in Policy Review
by Alvin S. Felzenberg. 14 pgs.

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The White House Office of Presidential Personnel, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Bradley H. Patterson, James P. Pfiffner. 24 pgs.

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The White House Office of Presidential Personnel, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Bradley H. Patterson, James P. Pfiffner. 24 pgs.

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First Impressions: A Look Back at Five Presidential Transitions, in Brookings Review
by Stephen Hess. 4 pgs.

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Presidential Policymaking: An End-of-Century Assessment (Chap. 2 "Presidential Constraints and Transitions")
by Steven A. Shull . 310 pgs.

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With contributions by the leading presidency scholars, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the president's policy-making role and the ways this role structures the president's interaction with other institutions of government.

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About the Editor and Contributors

List of Tables and Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Part I The Nature of Presidential Policymaking

1: Presidential Policymaking: An Introduction

Notes

2: Presidential Constraints and Transitions

Notes

Part II Presidential Relations with Those Outside Government

3: Public Opinion: Reconceptualizing Going Public

4: Interest Groups: A Doubly Dynamic Relationship

Notes

5: Political Parties and Divided Democracy

6: Elections and Presidential Policymaking

Part III Presidential Relations with Those Inside Government

7: Evaluating Clinton's Performance in Congress

Notes

8: Staffing Patterns in the Modern White House

Notes

9: Bureaucratic Views of the President

10: Justices and Presidents

Part IV Policy Areas and the Presidency

11: Domestic Policy: The General-Interest Presidency?

12: Budget Policy Transformations

Notes

13: Economic Policy: Comparative Advisory Arrangements

14: Foreign and Defense Policy

Part V Conclusion

15: Power, Policy, and Accountability

16: Comparing Policy Leadership

Index
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On the Way Out: Interregnum Presidential Activity, in Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Robert J. Klotz. 13 pgs.

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Bureaus in Motion: Civil Servants Compare the Clinton, G.H.W. Bush, and Reagan Presidential Transitions, in White House Studies
by Robert Maranto. 17 pgs.

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Getting Started in the White House: Variations in Modern Presidential Transitions, in White House Studies
by James D. King, James W. Riddlesperger Jr. 17 pgs.

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