Taking place of the george w. Bush president ial library in dallas, this is one hour in 20 minutes. One of the most striking features of president ial transitions is the bipartisanship that prevails among government officials in congress who read the transition laws. The president and the white house staff who set the direction of planning and departments and agencies that carried out the policies. It was not always the case. When the 1952, president truman wanted to bring to the white house but the republican and democratic president ial nominees to meet with his cabinet and white house staff members, he met with the partisan divide. He wanted them to come in because he found when he came into office he was unprepared. He came in january of 1945, roosevelt died in april and truman knew nothing of the atomic bomb. Seated by that experience, he wanted to bring people so they could understand what was ahead of them. Adlai stevenson accepted but general eisenhower turned down trumans invi
These longterm trends are good news, particularly for every american waking up and heading off to a new job. But, we would be doing even better if we didnt have to keep on dealing with unnecessary crises in Congress Every few months. This is especially important right now. Although the American Economy has been chugging along at a steady pace, much of the global ed. Nomy is soft and soften weve seen a decrease in our exports, which was a major driver in our recovery. Our growth could slow if congress does not do away with some of the counterproductive austerity measures they have put and if congress does not avoid the kind of manufactured crises that shattered Consumer Confidence and could disrupt an already skittish global economy. Half ofsday, more than republicans voted to shut down the government for the second time in two years. The good news is that there was enough votes in both parties to pass a lastminute bill the keep the government open and operating for another 10 weeks bef