Books by Martha Joynt (Towson University) Kumar

Kumar's lively account of lessons learned and pitfalls encountered during past presidential transitions provides an essential road map for presidential aspirants and their advisers, as well as campaign workers, federal employees, and political appointees.

Based on first-hand reporting, interviews, and original scholarship to produce analyses of the media and communications operations of the past four administrations, this book includes a postscript, in which the author compares Clinton, Bush, and Barack Obama, highlighting how Obama compares with his predecessors.