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Former Trump administration White House deputy chief of staff Christopher Liddell proposed a new transition period for incoming presidents that would start the year before they take office. …

Former CNN White House correspondent Frank Sesno led a conversation about televised coverage of the White House. He was joined by Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry, NBC News s…

How has the presidency changed in the first two decades of the 21st century -- under Presidents Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden? The Bipartisan Policy Center convened presidential scholars and …

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on the Biden-Harris transition and what could be improved for future presidential transitions. The witness…

Our guest this week discussed the history of the White House transitions between administrations. She provided background on what transitions have worked in the past and what changes may com…

White House Transition Project director Martha Joynt Kumar discusses the presidential transition process and the role of the Presidential Transition Act.

The American Political Science Association held a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., examining the relationship between the press and the Trump administration. White House Transition Proj…

The White House Historical Association convened a meeting in Washington, D.C. of those who work at presidential sites around the country -- and of descendants of presidents from James Monroe…

Sarah Sanders and Mike McCurry talked about the relationship between the press and the presidency. Ms. Sanders is the Trump administration press secretary and Mr. McCurry was a press secreta…

Former White House staffers and presidential transition team officials discussed events leading up to an inauguration, how the incoming First Family prepares to move into the White House and…

Former White House officials and scholars talked about the presidential transition. Speakers included Joshua Bolten, former chief of staff to President George W. Bush; Lisa Brown, former age…

Panelists talked about White House transitions. Participants included officials who have helped to plan the past few White House and federal agency transitions, including former White House …

Professor Martha Kumar talked about her book Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power, in which she looks at presidential transitions. Professor Kumar…

Martha Kumar talked about what is involved in a presidential transfer of power. President Obama recently announced the formation of a first-of-its-kind council to assist with his transition …

Authors and academics talked about the legacy of the George W. Bush administration. They focused on the former president’s ideology and the role of his vice president, Dick Cheney, in shapin…

Former White House staff members talked about the roles of the first lady of the United States. They told stories of their experiences with various first ladies.*Topics included state dinner…

Professor Martha Joynt Kumar talked about presidents and their relationships with the press, focusing on the ways the White House press corps and coverage of presidents have evolved from the…

Journalists and historians talked about the evolution of the White House Correspondents' Association, which marked its centennial in 2014. The organization was founded in 1914 after Presiden…

Students from the Washington Center, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, participated by broadband feed in a distance learning cla…

Towson University Professor Martha Kumar talked about her book, Managing the President’s Message: The White House Communications Operation. She also responded to questions from students from…