POL 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Presidential Records Act, George W. Bush, Institution Of Civil Engineers
10 Dec 2016
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Taking advantage of the opportunities and minimizing the hazards of a presidential. From the beginning of presidency, george w bush and his administration focused on their priority issues and did so at their tempo without being side- tracked by the agendas of others. Since president truman first reached out to his successor to provide him with information on administration programs and activities, presidential transitions have become more formal and complex. Beginning in 1963, there is a formal government structure to provide assistance to the president-elect and funds to support such an operation incumbent presidents can choose how much info they want to share to the incoming president. By 2000, the perception of the wisdom of early planning had begun to take hold. In 2008, such planning is even more important than it was in 2000, when the nation was not at war. The presidential records act of 1978 requires that presidential records leave the.
