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Ceremony Marking The Ratification Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment To The Constitution, Lyndon B. Johnson
Ceremony Marking The Ratification Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment To The Constitution, Lyndon B. Johnson
Executive Branch Materials
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)
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)
Executive Branch Materials
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
Opinion Of The Attorney General On Presidential Inability, Robert F. Kennedy
Executive Branch Materials
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)
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)
Executive Branch Materials
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)
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)
Executive Branch Materials
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.