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White House Transition Interviews

These White House transition interviews discuss the organization of the White House staff in the presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon through William Jefferson Clinton. They also discuss the transitions between the presidential administrations, and the successes and lessons learned during these periods. This project was funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and associated with the American Enterprise Institute's initiative entitled Transition to Governing. Read more about the White House Transition Project.

Featured Transition Interview

Courtesy of Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/Frederic V. Malek
Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1969-1970; White House Special Assistant for Personnel, 1970-1973; Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1973-1974, Nixon Administration.

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