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Participants talked about the appointment and nomination process, including the burdens on those seeking office, the process of background investigations, and the numbers of appointments to …

Participants talked about the presidential appointments, how the process is viewed by corporate leaders and other potential nominees, and the problems of finding willing nominees. Following …

Telephone lines were open for audience comments about whether Linda Chavez should have withdrawn from the race for secretary of labor. Mr. Light also participated the show by telephone talki…

Witnesses testified about implementation of the 1963 Presidential Transition Act in light of on-going contests to the election results in Florida. Among the issues they addressed were levels…

Participants talked about a letter they were sending to President Bill Clinton urging unprecedented steps to facilitate and accelerate the presidential transition. Following their remarks, t…

Paul Light of the Brookings Institution spoke about the challenges the new president will face in building a management team and the planning necessary to have a smooth transition. He respon…