As a scholar with a research focus on the White House, Martha Kumar is interested in presidential – press relations, White House communications operations, and presidential transitions. Her book, Managing the President’s Message: The White House Communication Operation, won a 2008 Richard E. Neustadt Award from the presidency section of the American Political Science Association.
MARTHA JOYNT KUMAR: Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power
June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015 — Martha Joynt Kumar, professor of political science at Towson University and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 1998), has published a new book, Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power. From Amazon: Kumar enjoyed unprecedented access to several incumbent and candidate transition team members, and she combines in-depth scholarship with
