Caroline Reston
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Podcast Appearances
I didn't see that you wrote that. I mean, I've been here six years. I'm like an old vet.
I didn't see that you wrote that. I mean, I've been here six years. I'm like an old vet.
Also, I just want to point out that Obama, post being a president, got into podcasting. So he kind of is following in your footsteps.
Also, I just want to point out that Obama, post being a president, got into podcasting. So he kind of is following in your footsteps.
No, I mean, he did. So you were both part of the Obama transition committee. What does that mean? What were your roles? What did you do? Tell me all about it.
No, I mean, he did. So you were both part of the Obama transition committee. What does that mean? What were your roles? What did you do? Tell me all about it.
I love that the way we used to announce cabinet picks was like a debutante ball and not just like on Twitter.
I love that the way we used to announce cabinet picks was like a debutante ball and not just like on Twitter.
Including ethics requirements.
Including ethics requirements.
All right.
All right.
Work smarter, not harder.
Work smarter, not harder.
Would have been so much easier. So you're talking about how previously before even winning the election, you are already prepping, even though you feel like it's bad juju. OK, you won. What is happening the next day?
Would have been so much easier. So you're talking about how previously before even winning the election, you are already prepping, even though you feel like it's bad juju. OK, you won. What is happening the next day?
And I was like, no.
And I was like, no.
I think what you guys are talking about is something I actually didn't know existed, which is the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, which requires GSA to provide office-based administrative support to the president-elect. So looking at the Biden administration right now, when does the new president-elect start to get looped in? How does that whole literal transition process start?
I think what you guys are talking about is something I actually didn't know existed, which is the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, which requires GSA to provide office-based administrative support to the president-elect. So looking at the Biden administration right now, when does the new president-elect start to get looped in? How does that whole literal transition process start?