The White House World: Transitions, Organization, and Office Operations

Book Overview

When George W. Bush and his staff finally got word he had officially won the 2000 presidential election, they only had 37 days left to shift from campaign mode to governing. Fortunately for the Bush... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585442275
• ISBN13: 9781585442270
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A worthy glimpse of the workings of American government

Compiled and edited by Martha Joynt Kumar (Department of Political Science, Towson University) and Terry Sullivan (Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), The White House World: Transitions, Organization, And Office Operations is an imposing collection of scholarly essays by a variety of learned authors. Drawing from interviews with seventy-five former senior White House officials representing six administrations (as well as with former President Gerald Ford), to present a picture as assembled by top political scientists of what really goes on in the White House West Wing, The White House World would well serve future White House administrations seeking practical advice on how best to organize their presidencies. Topics scrutinized include the mechanics of Presidential transition, the role of various offices such as Press Secretary or The Office of Communication, and a special focus upon President George W. Bush's transition. A worthy glimpse of the workings of American government itself, The White House World is an invaluable contribution to Political Science reference collections and reading lists.