Executive Privilege1959 - 35 pages |
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... limited Defense Department employees appearing at the Army - McCarthy hearings , do you think that that letter may properly be cited now by executive departments or agencies or independent regulatory agencies as authority for with ...
... limited Defense Department employees appearing at the Army - McCarthy hearings , do you think that that letter may properly be cited now by executive departments or agencies or independent regulatory agencies as authority for with ...
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... limited areas . I mentioned the security files of individuals . I think that is pretty clear now , and to a certain extent , perhaps , mili- tary information , but otherwise it seems to me the line is at present extremely fuzzy . Mr ...
... limited areas . I mentioned the security files of individuals . I think that is pretty clear now , and to a certain extent , perhaps , mili- tary information , but otherwise it seems to me the line is at present extremely fuzzy . Mr ...
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... limited to internal distribution . For nearly 21⁄2 years now , ever since we initially began a compre- hensive review of selected Navy activities in the spring of 1956 , we have had access to the documents , records , and reports which ...
... limited to internal distribution . For nearly 21⁄2 years now , ever since we initially began a compre- hensive review of selected Navy activities in the spring of 1956 , we have had access to the documents , records , and reports which ...
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... limited . Also , these frank statements of opinion , advice and recom- mendation sometimes conflict with others , and not all of them are accepted at higher levels . In any event , if we should release them outside the executive branch ...
... limited . Also , these frank statements of opinion , advice and recom- mendation sometimes conflict with others , and not all of them are accepted at higher levels . In any event , if we should release them outside the executive branch ...
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... limited to internal use . Mr. SLAYMAN . Mr. Keller , would you pause a moment in reading your prepared statement ? Mr. KELLER . Yes , sir . Mr. SLAYMAN . Mr. Chairman , may I ask a question here dealing with the Defense Department ...
... limited to internal use . Mr. SLAYMAN . Mr. Keller , would you pause a moment in reading your prepared statement ? Mr. KELLER . Yes , sir . Mr. SLAYMAN . Mr. Chairman , may I ask a question here dealing with the Defense Department ...
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Page 282 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 114 - It is important to bear in mind that we are here dealing not alone with an authority vested in the President by an exertion of legislative power, but with such an authority plus the very delicate, plenary and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations...
Page 150 - Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Page 219 - By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.
Page 168 - A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
Page 102 - In the framework of our Constitution, the President's power to see that the laws are faithfully executed refutes the idea that he is to be a lawmaker. The Constitution limits his functions in the lawmaking process to the recommending of laws he thinks wise and the vetoing of laws he thinks bad.
Page 114 - The nature of foreign negotiations requires caution ; and their success must often depend on secrecy ; and, even when brought to a conclusion, a full disclosure of all the measures, demands, or eventual concessions which may have been proposed or contemplated would be extremely impolitic ; for this might have a pernicious influence on future negotiations, or produce immediate inconveniences, perhaps danger and mischief, in relation to other powers.
Page 81 - All departments and establishments shall furnish to the Comptroller General such information regarding the powers, duties, activities, organization, financial transactions, and methods of business of their respective offices as he may from time to time require of them; and the Comptroller General, or any of his assistants or employees, when duly authorized by him, shall, for the purpose of securing such information, have access to and the right to examine any books, documents, papers, or records...
Page 219 - Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders.
Page 85 - General of the United States. In the determination of auditing procedures to be followed and the extent of examination of vouchers and other documents, the Comptroller General shall give due regard to generally accepted principles of auditing, including consideration of the effectiveness of accounting organizations and systems, internal audit and control, and related administrative practices of the respective agencies.