mr. mclarty: that's right. mr. bolten: and let the president, let the incoming president decide whether to accept them. there is a benefit to same party transition, and that is although an incoming president will almost certainly want to change over all or almost all of the cabinet and the senior white house staff and so on, there are positionsf subcabinet that are pretty technical in nature, and for which it will take time to get your own good people in place, and you can keep the years of government running much more smoothly and aggressively if you can keep a number of this people in place. expectationses management for the incoming president of the same party, which i assume given the very experienced people involved in the clinton campaign is well on their minds. you were very helpful when you set the letter to political appointees, letting them know their term was up. provided a sampled letter. -- a sampled letter. mr. bolten: well, it wasn't really a suggestion. [laughter] ms. kumar: but it is the press' fau

mr. mclarty: you are sending a message. from the coming in, if he was to be picked as secretary of state, that is a very different from his message, and the policy i would assume, the stridency, would be less likely to be in romney with a secretary as opposed to a secretary giuliani. or secretary bolton. not this boston. [laughter] mr. mclarty: no relevance. ms. davidson: not this guy. proctor. donald trump would be the first president elected without government experience. what advice would you have for him for dealing with how to better manage our government? and maybe to narrow that down, specifically, what somebody who has never been in government would not know? know.w what you don't look, i am one who takes a different tack around even though i have spent much of my time in the private sector. this idea that a ceo is somehow therefore magically able to be a better president or as unique talent. first of all, and i don't been this in a disparaging way, running a real estate and development company is not like running g

mr. mclarty: josh, why don't you start? [laughter] mr. bolten: i was going to say yes, but the shorter and more correct answer would be no. [laughter] you know -- well, let me answer that -- no, it does not sound right, it sounds like a big mistake to have them announced -- to have the senior adviser and the chief of staff announced as co-equals in the white house. that on its face sounds like a real mistake. in the sense that you need the chief of staff to be the emissary to and from the president. and only one person can really be the final word on setting the president's calendar, on deciding which issues will go to him in which format, on setting the strategic course for the white house. and very importantly, on reflecting the definitive word on what the president has decided. imagine a situation in which the president says something to his senior adviser -- "ok, go do it." and steve bannon says -- it means bomb iran. and reince priebus says, it means he was mouthing the words to a beach boys song. >> is it more of an issue because of

mr. mclarty: a lot is the quick answer. steve, as you well know and your listeners and viewers do as well, a transition of our presidency is a hallmark, a hallmark of a functioning democracy, a peaceful transition of power. you have got to remember there is only 77 days, or less than 80 days depending on election day, in the inaugural between the transition, a tough, hotly contested come along campaign, and then, all of a sudden, a new president is sworn in and a new government is seated. it is just so much to do, truly -- there is a lot to get a government placed, particularly when there is a change of administrations as was our case with president clinton with republicans being in the white house. with donald trump, this is unprecedented in many ways with his coming into this presidency in a manner he has with the campaign. specifically, i think you are looking at the white house team, the cabinet, and your legislative priorities and you have got to keep a full eye on foreign affairs and in this day and time, you have the

mr. mclarty: one, you do have a lot of stakeholders. you have to be mindful of those you, as you -- brung the old saying goes. his campaign region with a map. number two, you have to be so engaged and mindful of congress, you cannot get your legislation passed without that. is going to be new to washington so he has got to cultivate and start establishing relationships here with the press. folks like you, steve, and many others, and in the washington establishment, i think vice president pence will be very helpful in that regard. foreign leaders, absolutely critical. he has got to get his priorities. where is he going to focus his time, energy, effort, and his political capital, that first 100 days in office and thereafter? he has got to get his team in place. that is what he has got to be looking at. i cannot underscore enough, it 24/7 20 47 effort, -- a effort. you are going to have unforeseen occurrences whether it is a hurricane in florida, a coup in another country you have to deal with it in. it you factor that in as well. host: a

mr. mclarty: you are sending a message. about, josh was talking in -- if he was to be picked as secretary of state, that is a very different from his message, and the policy i guilianiume than if in. mr. daley: or secretary bolton. not this bolton. [laughter] mr. mclarty: no relevance. ms. davidson: not this guy. >> jean proctor. donald trump would be the first president elected without government experience. what advice would you have for him for dealing with how to better manage our government? ms. davidson: and maybe to narrow that down, specifically, what somebody who has never been in government would not know? >> know what you don't know. look, i am one who takes a different tack around even though i have spent much of my time in the private sector. this idea that a ceo is somehow therefore magically able to be a better president or as unique talent. first of all, and i don't been this in a disparaging way, running a real estate and development company is not like running general motors or jpmorgan or some major insti

mr. mclarty: certainly, president-elect trump's first public comments after his andtion were a positive unifying. i think the vast majority of this country has respect for the dignity of each individual, a sense of fairness, and what is called for now is to unify the country. and if the president elect and the president is not successful in doing that, he will not have in my view a successful presidency. ms. davidson: josh, five seconds to add to that. i can say in five seconds, i do not think i can improve on what bill and back just said. jet -- and mack just said. ms. davidson: think you for taking part in this meeting. [applause] [indistinct conversation] >> tonight, on "the how the fccs," could change under the trump administration and a look at the tech and telecommunication issues we could be facing. >> we will start to tackle those. what is the future of the internet going beyond network neutrality and what does it mean with artificial intelligence and a jobs and the consolidation and commercialization? plans werethat what ,eed up for data services and unanimity and consensus among the de