Inside the White House on inauguration day - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

Inauguration day in the United States marks arguably the most consequential transfer of power on earth. The event attracts millions of viewers, but as political heavyweights assemble at the Capitol for the symbolic ceremony, many junior staffers are preparing to enter the White House for the very first time. So what are the opening days of a new administration like for those working at the heart of the West Wing? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM And we ask whether Donald Trump’s second term, armed with a Republican-controlled Congress, is set to be more effective than his first. Jonny Dymond speaks with Katie Johnson, former personal assistant to President Barak Obama, about what it was like to enter the White House on inauguration day in 2009. Jonny also speaks with Courtney Subramanian about how Donald Trump's second presidential term might differ to his first. 00:00 Intro 00:54 First day as personal assistant 05:00 The transition 06:32 Moving out of the White House 09:44 Trump’s first presidential term 12:06 Staff turnover 13:21 Is there coherence in Trump’s appointments? 14:38 New Chief of staff 16:02 Is this a better prepared administration? 17:07 Outro Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽    • The Global Story   You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13x... Image credit: Reuters/ Andrew Kelly ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #donaldtrump #inauguration #trumpinauguration