The Contemporary Presidency: The Obama Presidential Transition: An Early Assessment
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عنوان ژورنال: Presidential Studies Quarterly
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0360-4918,1741-5705
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2009.03691.x