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First Impressions: Presidents, Appointments, and the Transition

The Presidential Transition, U.S. Congress, Governance, Bureaucracy, Executive Branch

Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Governance Studies

The Presidential Appointee Initiative

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