I'm searching for an idea / POD for a future TL and was thinking about a conflict or near-conflict occurring during the lame duck period between US Presidents. Say between the election of one from one party and the inauguration of another president from a separate party.
Mid-to-late 20th Century change-overs like this occurred with Johnson/Nixon in '68, Ford/Carter in '76, Carter/Reagan in '80 and Bush/Clinton in '92.
I was thinking what international situations could have come to a head during those few months where you have a sitting president and a new president where conflict between them could occur plus the US versus another nation.
Ideas?