The "Public Documents Act": Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Printing Of..., 93-2, Sept. 30 and Oct. 4, 19741974 - 239 pages |
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... President . The records of the Council of Eco- nomic Advisers have often been removed as the personal papers of the men who served as members of the CEA . Some of these files have been donated to Presidential libraries or other archival ...
... President . The records of the Council of Eco- nomic Advisers have often been removed as the personal papers of the men who served as members of the CEA . Some of these files have been donated to Presidential libraries or other archival ...
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... Presidential view was set forth by President Taft in a lecture presented ... law - makers and ... libraries and for other purposes ( now codified in 44 U.S.C. 2101 , 2107 and 2108 ; hereinafter referred to as the " Presidential Libraries Act ...
... Presidential view was set forth by President Taft in a lecture presented ... law - makers and ... libraries and for other purposes ( now codified in 44 U.S.C. 2101 , 2107 and 2108 ; hereinafter referred to as the " Presidential Libraries Act ...
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... Presidential Libraries Act , which serves as the permanent basis of the Presidential Library system , constitutes clear legislative acknowl- edgement that a President has title to all the documents and historical ma- aterials - whether ...
... Presidential Libraries Act , which serves as the permanent basis of the Presidential Library system , constitutes clear legislative acknowl- edgement that a President has title to all the documents and historical ma- aterials - whether ...
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... President's materials being transferred at a later time to a Presidential library maintained by the General Serv- ices Administration . A third course of action possible under the bill is the return of some items to the former official ...
... President's materials being transferred at a later time to a Presidential library maintained by the General Serv- ices Administration . A third course of action possible under the bill is the return of some items to the former official ...
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... legislation is , of course , apparent each day as arrangements are made regarding the ... Presidential pardon . Arthur S. Miller , professor of law at George ... Libraries Act of 1955 as a congressional " ac- knowledgement " of ownership ...
... legislation is , of course , apparent each day as arrangements are made regarding the ... Presidential pardon . Arthur S. Miller , professor of law at George ... Libraries Act of 1955 as a congressional " ac- knowledgement " of ownership ...
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Page 86 - States (here describe the treaty)],2 as hereinafter more fully appears. The matter in controversy exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Page 190 - To keep the President informed of the progress of activities by agencies of the Government with respect to work proposed, work actually initiated, and work completed, together with the relative timing of work between the several agencies of the Government all to the end that the work programs of the several agencies of the executive branch of the Government may be coordinated and that the moneys appropriated by the Congress may be expended in the most economical manner with the least possible overlapping...
Page 84 - The matter in controversy exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum of ten thousand dollars. (b) Jurisdiction founded on the existence of a Federal question and amount in controversy. The action arises under [the Constitution of the United States, Article , Section ]; [the Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Section ]; [the Act of , Stat.
Page 41 - I regard the papers and documents withheld and addressed to me, or intended for my use and action, purely unofficial and private, not infrequently confidential, and having reference to the performance of a duty exclusively mine. I consider them in no proper sense as upon the files of the Department, but as deposited there for my convenience, remaining still completely under my control. I suppose if I desired to take them into my custody I might do so with entire propriety, and if I saw fit to destroy...
Page 184 - The privilege belongs to the Government and must be asserted by it; it can neither be claimed nor waived by a private party.
Page 111 - This court has repeatedly laid down the principle that a contemporaneous legislative exposition of the Constitution when the founders of our Government and framers of our Constitution were actively participating in public affairs long acquiesced in fixes the construction to be given its provisions.
Page 130 - Human experience teaches that those who expect public dissemination of their remarks may well temper candor with a concern for appearances and for their own interests to the detriment of the decisionmaking process.
Page 174 - ... all the bustle of cabal, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and indefatigable activity in their selfish pursuits.
Page 124 - Congress shall have the power .... to promote the progress of science, and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.
Page 29 - The Administrator, in negotiating for the deposit of Presidential historical materials, shall take steps to secure to the Government, as far as possible, the right to have continuous and permanent possession of the materials.