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Transition Lab — 65 episodes
The 2024 Presidential Transition: What Happened? With Heath Brown
How’s the 2024 transition going? With Max Stier
Too many cooks in the kitchen? With Lanhee Chen
How do we build a better government? With Jenny Mattingley
How do you become a political appointee? With Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
Ever heard of an agency review team? With Melody Barnes
What if the Constitution had the solutions all along? With Yuval Levin
How do you lead a presidential transition? With former Governor Mike Leavitt
What can we learn from the 2016 transition? With Ann O’Leary and Rich Bagger
Two parties, too many problems? With Lee Drutman
Why should we care about government, anyway? With Eric Liu
How Fragile is American Democracy? With Archon Fung
America’s at a crossroads. Where do we go from here? With Judy Woodruff
Is history repeating itself? With Lindsay Chervinsky
Transition Lab Season 2 Trailer
Exploring “The Peaceful Transfer of Power”
Yamiche Alcindor and David Marchick on a Transition Like No Other
Chris Liddell on Trump's Transition Out Of Office
Yohannes Abraham on Leading the Biden Transition
Phil Schiliro and Candi Wolff on the Senate’s Role in a Presidential Transition
The Biden Transition to Power
Representative Derek Kilmer on Congressional Modernization and Transitions
State of the Transition: An update with Ken Burns, Josh Bolten and Eric Rauchway
Melody Barnes on the 2008 transition and what lies ahead for the Biden-Harris team
How does the GSA "ascertain" the outcome of an election? An inside look at the GSA, ascertainment and the 2000 election
John Podesta on the 2020 Presidential Transition
An inside look at how the Partnership for Public Service helps build better presidential transitions
Planning Transitions During Unprecedented Times: A Virtual Conference
Steve Hadley and Kurt Campbell on National Security Transitions
Michael Froman on Selecting a President-elect's Cabinet
Famed journalist John Dickerson on “The Hardest Job in the World”
The Art of Agency Review During a Presidential Transition
The Best of Transition Lab
Two Transitions Planners Reflect on 2016 Presidential Election
All-star reporters discuss covering presidential transitions
Key Transition Lessons from Two Former White House Chiefs of Staff
Intelligence Briefings During Presidential Transitions
Preparing the government for a presidential transition
Planning Presidential Conventions
Breaking into a Male-Dominated National Security Arena
Chris Christie on Trump’s Transition to Power
Help Wanted: The Critical Job of Selecting 4,000 Presidential Appointees
The George W. Bush Transition to Power
The Man Who Ran Washington: James Baker
Navigating the Screening Process for High Level Political Appointees
The Worst Transition in U.S. History, with Ted Widmer
The Rocky Transition from Hoover to FDR : How FDR Overcame the Odds
The Clinton Transition to Power
Ken Burns on Presidential Leadership During American Crises
Planning for a President’s Second Term
The History of Presidential Transitions
The George H.W. Bush Transition to Power
Leadership in Times of Turmoil
Managing a Presidential Transition During a National Crisis
The Fifth Risk and Coronavirus, a Conversation with Michael Lewis
The Master of Disaster Planning, Thad Allen
Maintaining Morale During a Crisis
The Romney Transition to Power Plan
The First – Lady? Husband? Spouse?
The Carter Transition to Power
The Obama Transition to Power
The Art of National Security Transitions
Peaceful Transfer of Power
2016: The Tale of Two Transitions
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