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☆ ‘The Peaceful Transfer of Power’ Review: How to Pass a Baton
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Lindsay M. Chervinsky | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
In October, at the last meeting of the Jan. 6 Committee, vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney solemnly repeated a point she had been making since that tumultuous day: democratic institutions “only hold when men and women of good faith make them hold regardless of the political cost.” As the Capitol insurrection dramatically illustrated, that is never truer than during presidential transitions, when the nation is at its most fragile. When lawyer and historian David Marchick agreed in 2019 to head the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition, he couldn’t have known what was coming. But he knew the zeitgeist: he and his colleagues launched a 48-episode podcast, “Transition Lab,” on the history, memory and policy of presidential transitions. His new book, “The Peaceful Transfer of Power,” draws on that project, collecting oral histories from historians, filmmakers, writers, policy experts and former officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations, exploring the best and worst transitions in U.S. history and suggesting reforms that might improve the process.
☆ Jan. 6 hearing footage of Pelosi shows why she’s one of the best House speakers
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Lindsay M. Chervinsky | Ph.D. | Is A Presidential Historian | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
Senate and House leadership from both parties manned the phones, contacting local, state and federal authorities to call up the National Guard, D.C. police and other security forces to secure the Capitol. These bipartisan efforts were led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who showed remarkable composure and leadership in the face of physical danger. She is also one of the most effective speakers in history, and she does it while battling the double standards that apply to powerful women. Days after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, Pelosi’s caucus in the House passed the bill without a single Democratic defection. As Pelosi established a new vision for House leadership, she did so with careful attention to detail.
☆ ‘Crooked’ Review: How Teapot Dome Boiled Over
  + stars: | 1923-08-02 | by ( Lindsay M. Chervinsky | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
On Aug. 2, 1923, President Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly, saving him from the consequences of the unfolding Teapot Dome Scandal, which was swallowing his administration. Teapot Dome, which involved illegally obtained oil leases in Montana and widespread corruption in the Interior Department and the Veterans Bureau, is considered one of the biggest scandals in presidential history. Yet it was just one small part of a complex web of bribery, intimidation and blackmail that surrounded Harding’s attorney general, Harry Daugherty. Mr. Masters, a journalist and TV host, begins his story in September 1922, describing how Daugherty dealt with a railway strike prompted by wage cuts. “With only half the nation’s trains running, the American economy had ground to a halt,” Mr. Masters writes.
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