The tradition started back in the summer of 1952, when Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, as candidates for president, were briefed by intelligence officials on the deployment of Soviet forces and diplomatic relations with Iran; the briefings included a session offered in a stagecoach at a Denver rodeo.
Government figures said to have received the intelligence briefings include Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku, Treasury Minister Julius Rotich, Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohammed, Defence Minister Raychelle Omamo and Kenya Defence Forces chief Julius Karangi.
Government figures said to have received the intelligence briefings include Treasury Minister Julius Rotich, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku, Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohammed, Defence Minister Raychelle Omamo and Kenya Defence Forces chief Julius Karangi.
"These briefings include a range of thoughts and opinions, some of which I agree with and some I don't, but all of which I think are important to spend some time thinking about," Biden said.
Last week, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed six amicus briefings, including one from the UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Méndez, asking the court to reinstate the case.
The super PAC American Bridge 21st Century has also scheduled donor briefings, including a Wednesday evening event that will feature the group's founder David Brock and Chairwoman Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Sen. Al Franken (Minn)., former Vermont Gov.
When I attended a recent meeting, at the invitation of Weyrich's staff, those giving briefings included Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma and Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, representing the Republican leadership of both chambers, as well as President Bush's campaign manager, Ken Mehlman, and the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, N. Gregory Mankiw.
An official on the transition team said on Thursday that Trump has been receiving national security briefings, including "routine" PDBs and other special briefings, but declined to specify their content or frequency, saying these matters were classified.
She also requested "direct briefings, including security briefings for privy counsellors, to be held as swiftly as possibly", expressing concern that very few MPs have been given detailed briefings by the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence.
Also this week, Mr. Obama will continue to receive national security briefings, including on Israel's assault on Hamas in Gaza.
