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

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 President George W. Bush briefed President-elect Barack Obama abou...