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Memorandum From The Office Of Legal Counsel On Presidential Succession, Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel.
Memorandum From The Office Of Legal Counsel On Presidential Succession, Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel.
Executive Branch Materials
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum on presidential succession issued during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Roy E. Brownell II secured this document from the papers of Attorney General Herbert Brownell at the Eisenhower Presidential Library.
Letter From Vice President Pence To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding The 25th Amendment, Michael R. Pence
Letter From Vice President Pence To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Regarding The 25th Amendment, Michael R. Pence
Executive Branch Materials
Letter from Vice President Michael R. Pence to Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi responding to approval by the House of a resolution calling on the Vice President to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President. The resolution was introduced in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.
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: Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The House Committee On The Judiciary, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On The Constitution; Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representatives. United States.
Presidential Succession Act: Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The House Committee On The Judiciary, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On The Constitution; Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representatives. United States.
Congressional Materials
Examines the need for changes to the Presidential Succession Act which governs the transfer of power in the event that there is a simultaneous vacancy in the office of the presidency and the vice presidency.
Presidential And Vice Presidential Succession: Overview And Current Legislation, Thomas H. Neale, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Presidential And Vice Presidential Succession: Overview And Current Legislation, Thomas H. Neale, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Congressional Materials
Review of legislative history of Presidential and Vice Presidential succession.
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.
Ensuring The Continuity Of The United States Government: The Presidency: Joint Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Committee On Rules And Administration, Senate, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.
Ensuring The Continuity Of The United States Government: The Presidency: Joint Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Committee On Rules And Administration, Senate, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.
Congressional Materials
Examines concerns about the Presidential Succession Act and proposals to revise procedures for a transfer of power in case of vacancies in the offices of President and Vice President.
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 And Vice Presidential Succession: Overview And Current Legislation, Thomas H. Neale, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Presidential And Vice Presidential Succession: Overview And Current Legislation, Thomas H. Neale, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Congressional Materials
Reviews legislative history of presidential and vice presidential succession.
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.
Vice Presidential Vacancies: Congressional Procedures In The Ford And Rockefeller Nominations, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Vice Presidential Vacancies: Congressional Procedures In The Ford And Rockefeller Nominations, Congressional Research Service. Library Of Congress, Government And Finance Division. Library Of Congress
Congressional Materials
This report was issued approximately a month and a half before the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton. If Clinton had been impeached and removed, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment would have been used to fill the vice presidential vacancy.
Contingency Plans: Death Or Disability Of The President, Office Of White House Counsel
Contingency Plans: Death Or Disability Of The President, Office Of White House Counsel
Executive Branch Materials
Securing this document was a joint effort of John Rogan and Roy E. Brownell II.
Memorandum To Attorney General Edwin Meese Regarding Presidential Succession Under 3 U.S.C. § 19, Ralph W. Tarr, United States Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel.
Memorandum To Attorney General Edwin Meese Regarding Presidential Succession Under 3 U.S.C. § 19, Ralph W. Tarr, United States Department Of Justice. Office Of Legal Counsel.
Executive Branch Materials
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memo on presidential succession under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, codified at 3 U.S.C. § 19. Roy E. Brownell II provided this document.
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.
Examination Of The First Implementation Of Section Two Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Hearing On S.J. Res.26 Before The Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments Of The Committee Of The Judiciary, Senate, 94th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.
Examination Of The First Implementation Of Section Two Of The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Hearing On S.J. Res.26 Before The Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments Of The Committee Of The Judiciary, Senate, 94th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.
Congressional Materials
Examines effectiveness of Twenty-Fifth Amendment in providing for presidential succession and vacancies in the office of the 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 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.
Resignation Letter Of President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Nixon, United States. President (1969-1974: Nixon)
Resignation Letter Of President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Nixon, United States. President (1969-1974: Nixon)
Executive Branch Materials
President Richard Nixon's resignation letter dated August 9, 1974 triggered the second use of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Letter witnessed by Henry Kissinger.