The President's News Conference
08/24/1949
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I said then, and I repeat now, that in a democracy, this power should not rest with the Chief Executive.
I again urge the Congress to give its attention to this subject.
It is my belief that the present line of succession as provided by the existing statute, which was enacted in 1886, is not in accord with ou...
Accordingly, pursuant to the said section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby modify the President's proclam...