Participants in a conference on the upcoming presidential transition spoke about past administration efforts during transition periods, promises made by both 2008 presidential candidates to “change the way Washington works,” and improving working relations between the president and Congress. Clay Johnson III, deputy director for management at the Office of Management Budget and formerly executive director of the Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition, spoke about economic and financial challenges facing the next administration.


This was the third segment of the conference titled “Presidential Transitions: From Campaigning to Governing.”