I Don’t Want to Trick You: The Lyndon Johnson – Richard Nixon Presidential Transition, and Other Stories

Nothing starts a good presidential transition like wild charges against the President-Elect, and thus it was in 1968 that a tense election ending started a transition between Presidents of two parties.  Yet all things considering, Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson’s transition is considered one of the better ones by scholars.  Yet was it? With so…

On The Lincoln Train: The 13-Day Journey of a President-Elect

Lincoln’s turbulent period as President-elect also featured a novel twist: a thirteen-day train ride through the states that had cast their votes for him, and two that had not.  He countered large cheering crowds and some security risks, while he managed to avoid opining on the fast-paced events of the day and to avoid compromising…

Granting of Certiorari: The Hidden Process Behind the Supreme Court

From an 2011 episode, all about the hidden process that determines what cases are heard by the Supreme Court.