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Martha Kumar: Best transition ever doesn’t have to be an exception to the rule

The President-elect's transition team has only 77 days to get up to speed before the future President takes office. Several initiatives in Washington are alread...

July 30, 2015 6:19 pm

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The President-elect's transition team has only 77 days to get up to speed before the future President takes office. Several initiatives in Washington are already looking at how to make that transition easier. Martha Kumar takes a look at management during presidential transitions and the early days of a new administration in her new book: ''Before the Oath — How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power". She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some of the most pressing issues that transition teams face.