Research and Commentary

What Now? The Inauguration

January 15, 2009, Stephen Hess

What Now? The Oval Office

January 8, 2009, Stephen Hess

What Now? Confirmation Battles

December 19, 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Choosing Your Cabinet

December 12, 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Your Speechwriters

December 5, 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Your Congressional Relations Chief

November 21, 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Picking Your Press Secretary

November 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Staffing the White House

November 2008, Stephen Hess

Obama's White House Transition Strategy Begins to Emerge

November 6, 2008, Stephen Hess

Where Obama Should Find Cabinet Members

November 6, 2008, Stephen Hess

Transition Memo to the President-Elect

November 6, 2008, Stephen Hess

A Primer For Obama's Transition Team

November 5, 2008, Stephen Hess

What Now? Getting Started

November 2008, Stephen Hess

The Republican National Convention

August 29, 2008, Stephen Hess

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Q&A on Alberto Gonzalez's Resignation

August 27, 2007, Stephen Hess

Top gun: biographies that best explain the U.S. presidency

January 15, 2005, Stephen Hess

Covering a ""War Without End""

Nov-03, Stephen Hess

Pentagon Gamble Pays Off - So Far

April 7, 2003, Stephen Hess

Political Dynasties

October 28, 2002, Stephen Hess

The Contemporary Presidency: The Bush White House: First Appraisals

September 1, 2002, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Stephen Hess

Bush's 'A Team': Just Like Clinton's, But More So

January 27, 2002, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Stephen Hess

First Impressions: A Look Back at Five Presidential Transitions

Spring 2001, Stephen Hess

Presidential Transition: Less Seems to be More

February 25, 2001, Stephen Hess

First Impressions: Presidents, Appointments, and the Transition

September 18, 2000, Stephen Hess

Political Dynasties: An American Tradition

February 27, 2000, Stephen Hess