Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Defense Officials Plan for Smooth Transition to New Administration

From U.S. Department Of Defense:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2008 – The Defense Department has made extensive plans for a smooth transition from the present administration to that of the president-elect, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said here today.

Pentagon officials are ready to begin briefing a new president-elect’s transition team as soon as he’s chosen, Whitman said.

The transition between administrations comes when the United States is at war, the first time this has happened since 1969, when the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson transitioned to that of President Richard M. Nixon in the midst of the Vietnam War.

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