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Operation Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Respecting Presidential Succession, Ralph W. Tarr, Office Of Legal Counsel. Department Of Justice. United States.
Operation Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Respecting Presidential Succession, Ralph W. Tarr, Office Of Legal Counsel. Department Of Justice. United States.
Executive Branch Materials
Memo issued a month before President Reagan temporarily transferred his powers and duties to Vice President Bush before undergoing cancer surgery.
Presidential Succession And Delegation In Case Of Disability, Larry L. Simms, Office Of Legal Counsel. Department Of Justice. United States.
Presidential Succession And Delegation In Case Of Disability, Larry L. Simms, Office Of Legal Counsel. Department Of Justice. United States.
Executive Branch Materials
Memo issued four days after the Reagan assassination attempt.
Documents From Carter's Contemplated Use Of Section 3 (1978), Robert J. Lipshutz, Office Of White House Counsel
Documents From Carter's Contemplated Use Of Section 3 (1978), Robert J. Lipshutz, Office Of White House Counsel
Executive Branch Materials
Forms drafted in response to the possibility that President Carter might undergo hemorrhoid surgery under anesthesia. Handwritten notes at the end of the document relate to the draft language and the procedures for notifying congressional leaders of the transfer of powers. The author of the notes is unclear.
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.
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.