The Presidential Transition

The presidential transition

A collection of resources to understand how a new administration gets up and running

Photo: Transitions embodied—Presidents Ford, Carter, Bush 41, and Clinton

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The transition

From election to transition

UVA Institute of Democracy experts assess the latest developments in the transition from Trump to Biden

Miller Center resources on Biden's inner circle

Some of the president-elect's nominees have previously engaged with the Miller Center

Perspectives for first- and second-term administrations

A nonpartisan event focused on managing transitions during crises, and shifting from campaigning to governing

Transitions in crisis

Presidential transitions are intricate, pivotal moments in a democracy

Scholars in the media

How is Biden’s presidential transition going?

Senior Fellow Kathryn Dunn Tenpas on the Brookings Podcast talks about the new president's most urgent priorities

What can the next president learn from history?

Lessons from top advisors during the Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama administrations

The world Biden’s national security team will inherit

Strategic competition with Russia and China, emergent nuclear threats, and Islamist extremism are in store, writes Eric Edelman

Presidential transitions were not always a thing

Before the New Deal, the transfer of power from one incumbent to the next was not fraught with genuine risk, writes Russell Riley in The Hill

ABC News: 'A remarkable moment'

Miller Center Senior Fellow Chris Lu talked about managing the unique moment when power is peacefully transferred

Sirius XM: Not a team of rivals but a team of colleagues

Miller Center Senior Fellow Eric Edelman, a veteran U.S. diplomat, examined Biden's national security team

MSNBC: Joe Biden's first 100 days

Melody Barnes, co-director of UVA's Democracy Initiative, discussed the challenges and opportunities of Biden's first 100 days as president

CBS News: Authorizing the presidential transition

Miller Center Senior Fellow Kathryn Dunn Tenpas analyzed the Trump administration's delay of the transition process

The first year

Managing dissent

Kyle Kondik of UVA's Center for Politics writes that polarization is both strategic and rooted in a genuine lack of agreement

Which first year?

Saladin Ambar tries to make sense of successful (and not-so-successful) presidential first years

Beyond partisanship

American political institutions are trapped in a vicious cycle, in which neither Congress nor the president comes out ahead

The First Year Project 2017

The Miller Center's First Year 2017 Project contains many relevant lessons for the incoming Biden-Harris administration

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Illuminating democracy

At the Miller Center, we strive to illuminate presidential and political history accurately and fairly. To shine a light on all the ways our democracy has worked—and all the times America has struggled. To inspire America’s leaders with unbiased insights, especially on the presidency, that advance democratic institutions and the public good.

The Presidential Transition