Presidential transition of Jimmy Carter

Presidential transition of Jimmy Carter

President-elect Carter meets with President Gerald Ford in the Oval Office as part of the transition
Date of election	November 2, 1976
Transition start	November 3, 1976
Inauguration date	January 20, 1977
President-elect	Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
Vice president-elect	Walter Mondale (Democrat)
Outgoing president	Gerald Ford (Republican)
Outgoing vice president	Nelson Rockefeller (Republican)
Headquarters	Plains, Georgia
Director	Jack Watson

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The presidential transition of Jimmy Carter began when he won the 1976 United States presidential election, becoming the president-elect, and ended when Carter was inaugurated on January 20, 1977. Carter had become president-elect once the election results became clear on November 3, 1976, the day after the election.

Carter's presidential transition was headed by Jack Watson, and was headquartered in Plains, Georgia. The transition experienced delays in naming appointees.

Carter's transition effort was significantly larger and more complex than previous presidential transitions, and cost more than previous transitions. Analysts have argued that Carter's transition marked an evolution in United States presidential transitions, approaching as a systematic exercise to what had previously been a smaller-scale and more informal process. They have also argued that he set a precedent for undertaking serious pre-election efforts to plan out his transition, as Carter began preparing for a potential presidential transition in the months before the election (having a substantial planning effort in place by June). Carter was the first United States presidential candidate to provide substantial pre-election staff and funding to transition preparations.