Transition Lab

Director of the White House Transition Project, Martha Kumar discusses the history of presidential transitions. Kumar outlines how the Presidential Transition Act changed transition planning, the importance of White House design for a successful first year in office and talks about the best—and worst—presidential transitions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Andrew Card shares his perspective on the surprisingly challenging “friendly” transition from President Reagan to President George H. W. Bush.

Four-star Admiral James Stavridis and former General Motors CEO Dan Akerson discuss how public and private sector leaders can navigate the challenges posed by the coronavirus.

Stephanie Cutter shares her perspective on managing the Obama-Biden transition during the global financial crisis.

Author Michael Lewis shares insights on the coronavirus pandemic and stories from “The Fifth Risk.”

Admiral Thad Allen, talks about his experience leading the U.S. response to some of the most challenging modern crises.

Admiral Thad Allen discusses how he kept morale high when communicating with troops, media and the country during times of panic.

Former governor of Utah and Romney Transition chairman, Mike Leavitt, shares how he planned the 2012 presidential transition had Mitt Romney won the election.

Anita McBride, Laura Bush’s chief of staff, shares insights on the evolution of the first lady’s role throughout history.

Stuart Eizenstat and David Rubenstein discuss their experience working on the Carter campaign, the transition and their own work in the Carter administration.

Chris Lu explains his role in the 2008 transition and the challenges he faced coordinating the biggest hand off of power in the world.

Former Undersecretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy shares insights from her experience running the Agency Review team for the Obama transition and serving as Undersecretary of Defense. Flournoy also discusses the challenges associated with transitioning during an ongoing conflict, and the underrepresentation of women in national security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

Josh Bolten and Denis McDonough, Chiefs of Staff for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, talk about three types of transitions - into government, to a second term, and the handoff to the next Administration.

The Clinton and Trump transition leaders share what happened during the 2016 election.

Transition Lab is the new podcast from the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition. Hosted by the Center's Director, David Marchick, this podcast series provides the most definitive discussion of all issues related to Presidential transitions. This premier episode introduces you former presidential chiefs of staff, transition leaders and other presidential transition ex...