Bibliograph

The twenty-fifth amendment, its complete history and earliest applications, John D. Feerick ; foreword by Birch Bayh

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The twenty-fifth amendment, its complete history and earliest applications, John D. Feerick ; foreword by Birch Bayh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. [259]-264

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The twenty-fifth amendment, its complete history and earliest applications

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2423769

Responsibility statement

John D. Feerick ; foreword by Birch Bayh

Summary

Recounts the history of presidential succession laws leading up to the passage of the Twenty-fifth Amemdment, details the amendment's use during the Nixon and Ford administrations, and analyzes its implications

Table Of Contents

Presidential inability -- Vice-Presidential vacancy -- Succession beyond the Vice Presidency -- Early steps to solve the inability problem -- Senate passage of S.J. Res. 139 -- Congress acts -- Ratification -- The resignation of Spiro T. Agnew -- The substitution of Gerald R. Ford -- The resignation of Richard M. Nixon and succession of Gerald R. Ford -- The installation of Nelson A. Rockefeller --An analysis of Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the amendment -- An appraisal -- Recommendations -- Appendices

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