Managing Chaos: What A Presidential Transition Is Really Like With Peter Feaver

This American President

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.6 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Every four to eight years, the power of the presidency is transferred from one citizen to another. It seems routine, but the peaceful transfer of power is one of America's greatest political traditions -- and it doesn't just happen on its own. It...

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1:13.6	The Every four to eight years, a new administration takes power in Washington, D.C.
1:38.3	Yes, America inaugurates a new president, but he's just the tip of the iceberg.
1:43.4	Thousands of people leave their jobs,
1:45.3	those who worked for the previous administration, and thousands of people take their jobs.
1:50.5	It's a chaotic time of transition, where tons of people's lives are uprooted, and it's also
1:56.6	a moment of vulnerability for the United States, with the nation's leadership preoccupied in the transition.
2:03.5	At the same time, it's one of the most remarkable aspects of American government.
2:08.7	The United States has had an impressive record of peaceful transfers of power, going all the way back to 1797 when President George Washington left office and handed power to his successor, John Adams.
2:22.3	In his inaugural address, Ronald Reagan said, quote,
2:25.7	The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries,
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