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When Previous US Presidents Announced Their Top Cabinet Picks

by VOA News

   WASHINGTON --

   A major decision for a newly elected president is who will fill key
   Cabinet positions. With Donald Trump a week into his planning for
   taking over the White House January 20, here is a look at when his
   predecessors announced their picks for the most high profile posts.

   Barack Obama
   Election held November 4, 2008
     * Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton, December 1
     * Treasury Secretary: Timothy Geithner, November 24
     * Defense Secretary: Robert Gates, December 1
     * Attorney General: Eric Holder, December 1

   George W. Bush
   Election held November 7, 2000 (declared winner after December 12
   Supreme Court ruling)
     * Secretary of State: Colin Powell, December 16
     * Treasury Secretary: Paul O'Neill, December 20
     * Defense Secretary: Donald Rumsfeld, December 28
     * Attorney General: John Ashcroft, December 22

   Bill Clinton
   Election held November 3, 1992
     * Secretary of State: Warren Christopher, December 22
     * Treasury Secretary: Lloyd Bentsen, December 10
     * Defense Secretary: Les Aspin, December 22
     * Attorney General: Zoe Baird*, December 24

   George H.W. Bush
   Election held November 8, 1988
     * Secretary of State: James Baker, November 9
     * Treasury Secretary: Nicholas Brady, November 15
     * Defense Secretary: John Tower**, December 16
     * Attorney General: Richard Thornburgh, November 21

   Ronald Reagan
   Election date November 4, 1980
     * Secretary of State: Alexander Haig, December 16
     * Treasury Secretary: Donald Regan, December 11
     * Defense Secretary: Caspar Weinberger, December 11
     * Attorney General: William French Smith, December 11

   Jimmy Carter
   Election held November 2, 1976
     * Secretary of State: Cyrus Vance, December 3
     * Treasury Secretary: W. Michael Blumenthal, December 14
     * Defense Secretary: Harold Brown, December 21
     * Attorney General: Griffin Bell, December 20

   *nomination withdrawn before Senate confirmation
   **rejected by Senate