HBR Staff; Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-123456]; Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Bernard Gotfryd, [Reproduction number e.g., LC-USZ62-123456]; Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., [LC-F82-1234]
Summary.
There’s no more prominent career transition than the transfer of power from one American president to the next. Presidents enter office knowing they have a finite amount of time to make their mark in the Oval Office. But even though they’ve usually spent their professional lives climbing to the top of the mountain, most of the time they haven’t planned what happens when they return to life as an ordinary citizen. What do you do after the most important job you’ll ever hold?