Presidential Transitions

Civics 101

NHPR

History, Government, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode: what happens when the incumbent president leaves office and the president-elect enters? How is information shared? What laws or guidelines govern the transition of power? We talked with Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, on the written and unwritten rules of presidential transitions. We also explore our own transition, as hosting duties for Civics 101 transition from Virginia Prescott to Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Civics 101 is supported in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
0:04.0	Who is the current speaker of the House?
0:07.0	Don't even know.
0:08.0	Will they rule in the President's favor?
0:10.0	Will they send a Supreme Court?
0:11.0	You can't refer to a Senator directly by their name.
0:14.0	Congressional redistricting.
0:15.0	Separation of power.
0:16.0	Executive order.
0:17.0	The National Security Council.
0:19.0	Civics 101.
0:23.0	This is Civics 101, the podcast for fresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.
0:28.0	I'm Virginia Prescott.
0:30.0	Our team here has been working on a transition for the past few weeks as our sitting host, namely me,
0:36.0	prepares to hand the reins over to our newly elected Civics 101 guides.
0:41.0	Nick Capadyce and Hannah McCarthy.
0:43.0	So for this, my last Civics 101, before I take up my new office at Georgia Public Broadcasting,
0:49.0	we're going to find out how the mother of all handoffs takes place.
0:53.0	The presidential transition of power.
0:55.0	And joining me is Max Steyer.
0:57.0	He's President and CEO of Partnership for Public Service.
1:01.0	Max, welcome to Civics 101.
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