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Ceremony Marking The Ratification Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment To The Constitution, Lyndon B. Johnson Feb 1967

Ceremony Marking The Ratification Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment To The Constitution, Lyndon B. Johnson

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President Lyndon B. Johnson's remarks given at a ceremony marking the ratification of the 25th Amendment.


Lyndon B. Johnson-John W. Mccormack Letter Agreement, Lyndon B. Johnson, Norbert A. Schlei, United States. Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel, United States. President (1963-1969: Johnson) Dec 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson-John W. Mccormack Letter Agreement, Lyndon B. Johnson, Norbert A. Schlei, United States. Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel, United States. President (1963-1969: Johnson)

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Agreement between President Johnson and Speaker McCormack. Because there was no vice president following Johnson's succession, McCormack was the next official in the line of succession. Includes memorandum from United States Attorney General's Office.


Opinion Of The Attorney General On Presidential Inability, Robert F. Kennedy Aug 1961

Opinion Of The Attorney General On Presidential Inability, Robert F. Kennedy

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Memorandum by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to President John F. Kennedy regarding the U.S. Constitution’s presidential succession and inability provisions. Roy E. Brownell II provided this document.


Presidential Succession: Communication From The President Of The United States: Recommending Revision Of The Laws As Suggested In His Message To Congress Of June 19, 1945, Harry S. Truman, United States. President (1945-1953: Truman) Feb 1947

Presidential Succession: Communication From The President Of The United States: Recommending Revision Of The Laws As Suggested In His Message To Congress Of June 19, 1945, Harry S. Truman, United States. President (1945-1953: Truman)

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President Harry Truman's second message to Congress calling for the inclusion of legislators in the line succession. Congress approved such a statute five months later. That statute remains in effect.


Question Of The Presidential Succession: Message From The President Of The United States: Transmitting Request For Legislation Dealing With The Question Of The Presidential Succession, Harry S. Truman, United States. President (1945-1953: Truman) Jun 1945

Question Of The Presidential Succession: Message From The President Of The United States: Transmitting Request For Legislation Dealing With The Question Of The Presidential Succession, Harry S. Truman, United States. President (1945-1953: Truman)

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Two months after President Franklin Roosevelt's death, President Harry Truman delivered this message to Congress. Truman called on Congress to reevaluate the presidential line of succession.