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Transfer of presidential power has long been messy
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Transfer of presidential power has long been messy

  • Clifton Truman Daniel | Tribune News Service
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My grandfather, Harry S. Truman, initiated the protocols for the peaceful transfer of presidential power as we know them today. He invited President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower to send over his Cabinet and staff so they could kick the tires, as it were -- be briefed by their predecessors, attend meetings, try out the office chairs.