United States presidential transition 2008–2009

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United States presidential transition political event

The United States presidential transition 2008–2009 was the period of transfer of executive power from President George W. Bush to President-elect Barack Obama, marked by preparations for the incoming administration amid major economic and foreign policy challenges.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Obama presidential transition	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential transition ⓘ political event ⓘ
associatedWith	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act planning ⓘ TARP implementation planning ⓘ
coordinatingBody	Presidential Transition Team of Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ White House Office of the Chief of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicPolicyCoordinationWith	United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ
electionLoser	Republican Party presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin NERFINISHED ⓘ
electionWinner	Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	2009-01-20 ⓘ
followedBy	first inauguration of Barack Obama ⓘ
follows	George W. Bush 2001–2009 presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ United States presidential election 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicyCoordinationWith	United States Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
includesProcess	briefings of president-elect by outgoing administration ⓘ coordination with Department of Defense on wartime transition ⓘ coordination with Department of the Treasury on financial crisis response ⓘ national security briefings for president-elect ⓘ preparation of federal budget proposals for incoming administration ⓘ selection of cabinet nominees of Barack Obama ⓘ vetting of senior political appointees ⓘ
legalFramework	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Transition Act of 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainChallenges	Great Recession NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ counterterrorism policy ⓘ global financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ
notableFor	occurring during active military operations abroad ⓘ occurring during major economic crisis ⓘ
outgoingPresident	George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversightAgency	General Services Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorPresident	George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ
preparationFor	Barack Obama first-term policy agenda ⓘ
presidentElect	Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	formation of the Obama administration ⓘ
securityCoordinationWith	Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	2008-11-04 ⓘ
successorPresident	Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	21st century ⓘ
typeOfTransfer	transfer of executive power ⓘ

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A New Birth of Freedom → politicalContext → United States presidential transition 2008–2009 ⓘ

Trump presidential transition → precededBy → United States presidential transition 2008–2009 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Obama presidential transition