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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1976
Carter planning, aids smooth transition
WASHINGTON — We are em
barking on a happy period in the life
of Jimmy Carter, and the nation will
be the better for it. No one can tell
much about what his presidency will
be like, but his pre-presidency ought
to be terrific.
This is not just guesswork. Every
thing we have seen about the
President-elect points in the direc
tion of this transition period being a
good and fruitful time for him and
the nation.
David S.
Broder
First, and most .obvious, Carter is
at his best when he has won. He may
be sore about the “deferential” way
television treated his rival during the
campaign, and he may have gripes
with others who didn’t do all they
could have to speed him on his way
to the White House. But his desire
to get even is doubtless curbed by
the fact that none of their
shortcomings — or his own acknowl
edged campaign mistakes — de
prived him of the prize he so ar
dently wished to win.
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When Carter feels on top of
things, he can relax. And when he
relaxes, he is at his best — as he was
in his first press conference, in
Plains, since the election.
The second reason to think this
period will be good for him is that a
good deal of work has been done al
ready to assure its success. No one
but Carter can judge the quality of
the briefing books prepared by Jack
Watson’s transition team; but the
project involved some very good
people, and, in its scope, it surpasses
anything ever previously attempted.
To the extent that a successful
transition involves the cooperation
of the departing administration, the
auguries are also very good. Presi
dent Ford and his top aides, Richard
Cheney and John Marsh, are plainly
dedicated to smoothing Carter’s
takeover, and that attitude should
quickly communicate itself to the
departments and agencies.
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be a good period for Carter is that the
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most important decisions he has to
make are about people, and he does
that very well.
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fore, the best recommendation for
Carter’s candidacy in the early days
of the race was the quality of the
people he had recruited to his cause
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past eight years. Democrats have
developed whole new reserves of
skills on congressional staffs, in state
capitols and city halls, in the law
firms and the “think tanks” and the
movements organized around vari
ous local and national issues.
Given the talent pool and Carter’s
knack of talent-spotting, it will be
surprising — and very disappointing
— if Carter’s Cabinet, agency and
White House staff appointments do
not draw applause and praise in the
coming weeks.
Not only are the products of the
talent-hunt likely to be impressive,
but Carter will look good in the pro
cess. He has already indicated that
he will follow the procedures of his
vice-presidential choice in picking
his principal administration as
sociates.
And that process of orderly inter
viewing, discussion and testing of
reactions should be reassuring to the
country about the new President’s
way of doing business.
In fact, the country will be helped
if Carter’s prestige and public sup
port is enhanced in the two months
before he takes office. Despite his
efforts to put the best face on it, the
voters’ verdict was thin and tenta
tive. It will be helpful if there is a
stronger display of public confidence
in Carter before he takes on the
tough job of being President.
For make no mistake about it.
Governing will be harder than get
ting ready to govern.
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