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The transition of power from one president to the next is a very complicated process and it actually is getting more complicated by the year. It doesnt always go so smoothly. A new book takes us behind the scenes. How george w. Bush and barack obama managed a transfer of power. Its by political scientist and professor martha joint kumar. Martha welcome to press pass. Thank you for having us. Well talk about that part of your studies later. So the book before the oath, its interesting youre focusing on this transition. Historically it might be the smoothest transition of one president to anothe...

For that introduction, thank you so much. I wish my parents could have heard that. It would have made my father very proud and my mother actually would have believed you. So there you go. Well, for me as you suggested, this lecture concludes an amazing year that began just a year ago when the library, the fred w. Smith library for the study of George Washington opened and i was able to take a seat as one of the inaugural library fellows. During that year, i learned what a treasure all of you have in mt. Vernon. Led by kurt v. Brands and with the library led by doug bradburn, the staff here is ...

Service so im going to start by saying thank you. Is that okaying . 2ag youre welcome. [ applause ]uji2 and im thinking that there v6wy are others here who served, if 8aun you served in any of the administrations represented here, will you be known to us . Will you just briefly give us a little wave . [ applause ]fn and we say thank you. [5c thank you. Well talk about the whole relationship between the media and press secretaries. If there are any press secretaries here, whether you served on capitol hill or in the white house, elsewhere, can we make yourself and if you ,fo especially returned...

But will that thinking that made him business succession and won him the white house undermine the publics faith in the presidency . And ivanka trump moving into the west wing. Will the first daughters role raise red flags . Get to my guests. Karine jeanpierre, kevin madden and andre bauer. Good evening to all of you. Thank you so much for coming on. Good evening, don. Kevin, im going to start with you. White house not backing down from the wiretapping claims even he though the fbi director told the American People, no evidence. Listen to this from todays briefing. Administration and president...

Briefing. Administration and president have repeatedly soefrd the next few weeks present evidence he was wiretapped. Last week he said coming this week and will speak on it. Will he this week present evidence he was wiretapped by barack obama or will he speak about it . Didnt speak with it at the rally. Well see how the week goes. Will the white house finally say there is no information. Solved matter but he says coming in the next few weeks. Have to admit something . Admission for the white house is concession and its not in Donald Trumps dna to back off or jat miadmit or concede. Imprinted o...