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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Law, History, And Recommendations For Reform, John D. Feerick, John Rogan
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Law, History, And Recommendations For Reform, John D. Feerick, John Rogan
Miscellaneous
Handout for The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Law, History, and Recommendations for Reform.
Continuity In The Presidency: Gaps And Solutions Building On The Legacy Of The 25th Amendment, Fordham Law School, Feerick Center For Social Justice, Fordham Law Review
Continuity In The Presidency: Gaps And Solutions Building On The Legacy Of The 25th Amendment, Fordham Law School, Feerick Center For Social Justice, Fordham Law Review
Miscellaneous
Program for the symposium "Continuity in the Presidency: Gaps and Solutions Building on the Legacy of the 25th Amendment."
Strengthening And Clarifying The 25th Amendment Act Of 2017, United States. House Of Representatives
Strengthening And Clarifying The 25th Amendment Act Of 2017, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to provide for an alternative body to transmit a written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office in accordance with the provisions of the 25th Amendment.
Oversight Commission On Presidential Capacity Act, United States. House Of Representatives
Oversight Commission On Presidential Capacity Act, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A prooposed bill to establish an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity in the legislative branch. This commission would be used to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2010, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2010, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to allow the President to submit a presidential succession list. The individual next in line after the President and Vice President would be either the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the House, or the Minority Leader of the House (or the Speaker until the President submits such name). If that individual is unable to serve, the next in line would be either the Majority Leader of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate (or the Majority Leader of the Senate until the President submits such …
The Adequacy Of The Presidential Succession System In The 21st Century: Filling The Gaps And Clarifying The Ambiguities In Constitutional And Extraconstitutional Arrangements, Fordham Law School, Fordham Law Review
The Adequacy Of The Presidential Succession System In The 21st Century: Filling The Gaps And Clarifying The Ambiguities In Constitutional And Extraconstitutional Arrangements, Fordham Law School, Fordham Law Review
Miscellaneous
Program for the Adequacy of the Presidential Succession System in the 21st Century: Filling the Gaps and Clarifying the Ambiguities in Constitutional and Extraconstitutional Arrangements.
The Adequacy Of The Presidential Succession System In The 21st Century: Filling The Gaps And Clarifying The Ambiguities In Constitutional And Extraconstitutional Arrangements, Fordham Law Review, American Constitution Center, Federalist Society
The Adequacy Of The Presidential Succession System In The 21st Century: Filling The Gaps And Clarifying The Ambiguities In Constitutional And Extraconstitutional Arrangements, Fordham Law Review, American Constitution Center, Federalist Society
Miscellanea
Program for The Adequacy of the Presidential Succession System in the 21st Century symposium, Fordham University School of Law, April 16-17, 2010.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2007, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2007, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill that modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2005, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2005, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2005, United States. Senate
Presidential Succession Act Of 2005, United States. Senate
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2004, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2004, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to modify the presidential succession list after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The list would include the Secretary of Homeland Security and selected U.S. Ambassadors.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2004, United States. Senate
Presidential Succession Act Of 2004, United States. Senate
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to remove members of Congress from the line of Presidential succession, which places the Secretary of State first in line in the event the President and Vice President are unable to serve. This proposed bill also adds the Secretary of Homeland Security to the line of succession immediately following the Attorney General.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2003, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2003, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to enable the President to select a successor in the case that both the President and Vice President are unable to serve. This proposed bill requires the President to submit the presidential succession list, with either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the office of the Minority Leader of the House as the office designated as the highest on the presidential succession list and either the Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate or the office of the Minority Leader of the Senate as next highest on the list.
Presidential Succession Act Of 2002, United States. House Of Representatives
Presidential Succession Act Of 2002, United States. House Of Representatives
Proposed Presidential Succession Legislation
A proposed bill to allow the President to designate the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives or Minority Leader of the House as the office that would discharge the duties of President if the President and Vice President are unable. The President would also select either the office of Majority Leader of the Senate or Minority Leader of the Senate as the office to assume the role of President following the inability of the previous individual. The Acting President must resign from his or her position in Congress.
Confirmation Of Nelson A. Rockefeller As Vice President Of The United States, Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representatives. United States.
Confirmation Of Nelson A. Rockefeller As Vice President Of The United States, Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representatives. United States.
Watergate Era
Report issued by House Committee on the Judiciary following its hearings on the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller to be the 41st Vice President of the United States. President Gerald Ford had nominated Rockefeller pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Ford’s succession to the presidency upon President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Nomination Of Nelson A. Rockefeller Of New York To Be Vice President Of The United States, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.
Nomination Of Nelson A. Rockefeller Of New York To Be Vice President Of The United States, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.
Watergate Era
Report issued by Senate Committee on Rules and Administration following its hearings on the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller to be the 41st Vice President of the United States. President Gerald Ford had nominated Rockefeller pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Ford’s succession to the presidency upon President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Remarks Of The President Upon His Announcing Nelson Rockefeller As Vice President-Designate, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Gerald Ford
Remarks Of The President Upon His Announcing Nelson Rockefeller As Vice President-Designate, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Gerald Ford
Watergate Era
Press release announcing the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY) as vice president.
Press Conference Of Robert Hartmann, Counsellor To The President, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Robert Hartmann
Press Conference Of Robert Hartmann, Counsellor To The President, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Robert Hartmann
Watergate Era
Transcript of press conference with Robert Hartmann, Counselor to the President. Hartmann discussed President Gerald Ford's appointment of Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President.
Remarks By Nelson Rockefeller Vice President-Designate, Nelson D. Rockefeller, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Remarks By Nelson Rockefeller Vice President-Designate, Nelson D. Rockefeller, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Watergate Era
Remarks of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller in the Oval Office after President Gerald Ford announced that he was nominating Rockefeller to be the 41st Vice President of the United States. President Gerald Ford nominated Rockefeller pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Ford’s succession to the presidency upon President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Remarks Of The President Upon Introduction Of Governor Nelson Rockeller As Vice President-Designate And Press Conference Of Governor Nelson Rockefeller Vice President-Designate, Nelson A. Rockefeller, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Remarks Of The President Upon Introduction Of Governor Nelson Rockeller As Vice President-Designate And Press Conference Of Governor Nelson Rockefeller Vice President-Designate, Nelson A. Rockefeller, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Watergate Era
Press conference of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller after President Gerald Ford announced that he was nominating Rockefeller to be the 41st Vice President of the United States. President Ford nominated Rockefeller pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Ford’s succession to the presidency upon President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Remarks By Gerald R. Ford Being Sworn In As The 38th President Of The United States, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Gerald Ford
Remarks By Gerald R. Ford Being Sworn In As The 38th President Of The United States, United States. Office Of The White House Press Secretary, Gerald Ford
Watergate Era
Press release of President Gerald R. Ford's remarks after being sworn into office.
Confirmation Of Gerald R. Ford As Vice President Of The United States, Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representativies. United States.
Confirmation Of Gerald R. Ford As Vice President Of The United States, Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representativies. United States.
Watergate Era
Report issued by House Committee on the Judiciary following its hearings on the nomination of Gerald Ford to be the 40th Vice President of the United States. President Richard Nixon had nominated Ford pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation.
Statement By The Honorable Gerald R. Ford Minority Leader Of The House Of Representatives Before The House Committee On The Judiciary, Gerald R. Ford
Statement By The Honorable Gerald R. Ford Minority Leader Of The House Of Representatives Before The House Committee On The Judiciary, Gerald R. Ford
Watergate Era
Prepared remarks of Gerald Ford to the House Committee on the Judiciary on the first day of the committee’s hearings to consider Ford’s nomination to be 40th Vice President of the United. President Richard Nixon had nominated Ford pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation.
Hearings In The House Of Representatives On Vice Presidential Nominee Gerald Ford, Committee On The Judiciary. House Representatives. United States.
Hearings In The House Of Representatives On Vice Presidential Nominee Gerald Ford, Committee On The Judiciary. House Representatives. United States.
Watergate Era
Hearings before the House Committee on the Judiciary on the nomination of Gerald Ford to be the 40th Vice President of the United States. The committee held six hearings between November 15, 1973 and November 26, 1973. President Richard Nixon had nominated Ford pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation.
Memorandum To House Speaker Carl Albert, Theodore C. Sorensen
Memorandum To House Speaker Carl Albert, Theodore C. Sorensen
Watergate Era
Memorandum to Speaker of the House of Representatives Carl Albert from Theodore Sorensen with proposed plans for a scenario where Speaker Albert succeeded to the presidency. Albert requested the memo amid the intensifying Watergate scandal and Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation. After Agnew’s resignation on October 10, 1973, Albert was first in the line of presidential succession.
Hearings Before The Committee On Rules And Administration United States Senate, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.
Hearings Before The Committee On Rules And Administration United States Senate, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.
Watergate Era
Hearings before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on the nomination of Gerald Ford to be the 40th Vice President of the United States. The committee held four hearings between November 1, 1973 and November 14, 1973. President Richard Nixon nominated Ford pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation.
Remarks Of The President Announcing His Nominee For Vice President, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Remarks Of The President Announcing His Nominee For Vice President, United States Office Of The White House Press Secretary
Watergate Era
Remarks of President Richard Nixon announcing Representative Gerald R. Ford as his nominee for Vice President of the United States. Nixon made the nomination following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation two days earlier. The nomination occurred pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
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.
House Of Representatives Floor Debates: Presidential Inability And Vacancies In The Office Of The Vice President, United States. House Of Representatives
House Of Representatives Floor Debates: Presidential Inability And Vacancies In The Office Of The Vice President, United States. House Of Representatives
Congressional Materials
Discussion of House Resolution 314. Further debate on the proposed constitutional amendment regarding presidential succession and inability.
John D. Feerick To Richard Poff, John D. Feerick
John D. Feerick To Richard Poff, John D. Feerick
Correspondence
Letter from John D. Feerick to Representative Richard Poff, regarding language and scope of proposed amendment. Letter discusses legislative history and strategy.