Lyndon B. Johnson-John W. McCormack Letter Agreement

Agreement between President Johnson and Speaker McCormack. Because there was no vice president following Johnson\u27s succession, McCormack was the next official in the line of succession. Includes memorandum from United States Attorney General\u27s Office.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_executive_materials/1007/thumbnail.jp

Public papers of the presidents of the United States.

Description based on: 1956."Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", .Vols. for some years issued in parts.Vols. for 1 -1956 published retrospectively.Mode of access: Internet.Vols. for 19 -1957 published by the Federal Register Division, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration; 1958-19 Office of the Federal Register; Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.Indexes for each administration issued under title: The cumulated indexes to the public papers of the Presidents of the United States.Cumulates: Weekly compilation of Presidential documents

Dewey Stone papers, 1916-1983.

Contains papers and photos including correspondence and other materials relating to work as Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine (and Israel), as National Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, as a leading campaigner for Israel Bonds, and as co-founder of and Chairman of the Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science; 2 texts of radio broadcasts made in 1948 informing America about the Israeli war for independence and the new Israeli republic; a list of military equipment supplied by Mr. Stone to Israel in 1948; letters and biographical material relating both to pressure applied by Mr. Stone and others on Pres. Truman to recognize and support the new Jewish state and to Mr. Stone's financial support of Truman's campaign and the Democratic Party in 1948; materials on associations with Boston University (including the dedication of the Dewey D. and Harry K. Stone Science Building), and the Truman Library; tributes and awards; biographical material; memorials; misc. speeches, presentations, and essays; misc. press clippings; and various photographs. Among the correspondents are: Chaim Weizmann, Vera Weizmann, Abba Eban, David Ben Gurion, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, the Rothschilds, Hubert Humphrey, Adlai E. Stevenson II, Teddy Kollek, Golda Meir, Richard Cardinal Cushing, Jacob Fine, Henry Ford II, Solomon Goldman, John M. McCormack, Meyer Weisgal, and Stephen S. Wise.This collection also contains a number of items relating to Dr. Chaim Weizmann's career as a statesman and as the first President of the State of Israel. Also consists of Ann Stone's personal correspondence including letters for medical assistance with Lord Marcus J. Sieff of London.Gift of Anne Stone, 1985; and Estate of Ann Stone