Mandatory reading for the leadership of every presidential campaign, and for everyone who cares about the efficacy of American government.

     — Josh Bolten, former White House chief of staff (G. W. Bush)

If you care about reinvigorating trust in our democracy, read this book!

     — Mack McLarty, former White House chief of staff (Clinton)

This must-read contribution offers candidates on both sides of the aisle a blueprint for running an effective White House.

     — Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group

A book that every would-be president must read and every likely voter should read.

     — Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University

I have little doubt that this book will become the Bible of presidential transitions, required reading and re-reading in every serious presidential campaign and in every White House for the foreseeable future.

     — Charles M. Cameron, Princeton University

The wise, nonpartisan counsel in this book comes from a professional who has worked on all sides of presidential transitions and who orchestrated, from the inside, the most challenging transition in the history of the presidency.

     — James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University

A must read for every candidate, campaign staff member, and citizen who cares about the future of American democracy.

     — Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, UVA's Miller Center and The Brookings Institution