Executive Privilege: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, 1st Session : Executive Privilege and Freedom of Information, Parts 1-2 |
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... Operations , House of Representatives , November 12 and 13 , 1958 , pages 3885 to 3893 inclusive__ Memorandum on right of the Comptroller General to access to a report of the Inspector General of the Air Force entitled " Survey of Man ...
... Operations , House of Representatives , November 12 and 13 , 1958 , pages 3885 to 3893 inclusive__ Memorandum on right of the Comptroller General to access to a report of the Inspector General of the Air Force entitled " Survey of Man ...
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... Operations from Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson .. 331 No. 31. October 2 , 1958 , letter to Mr. Paul Southwick , professional staff member , Government Information Subcommittee , Committee on Government Operations , House of ...
... Operations from Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson .. 331 No. 31. October 2 , 1958 , letter to Mr. Paul Southwick , professional staff member , Government Information Subcommittee , Committee on Government Operations , House of ...
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... Operations , for since 1928 an act of Congress has provided that any de- partment of the executive shall give them " any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of said Committee . " 1o In practice , 6 ...
... Operations , for since 1928 an act of Congress has provided that any de- partment of the executive shall give them " any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of said Committee . " 1o In practice , 6 ...
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... Operations , The Right of Congress to Obtain Information from the Executive and from Other Agencies of the Federal Government , 26 ( Committee Print , May 3 , 1956 ) ; Memorandum on Pro- ceedings Involving Contempt of Congress and its ...
... Operations , The Right of Congress to Obtain Information from the Executive and from Other Agencies of the Federal Government , 26 ( Committee Print , May 3 , 1956 ) ; Memorandum on Pro- ceedings Involving Contempt of Congress and its ...
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... Operations , 38 the continuation of this state of affairs does not seem inimical to good government . In fact , it is the view of the writer that , whereas the present situation is quite tolerable , unlimited congressional access to ...
... Operations , 38 the continuation of this state of affairs does not seem inimical to good government . In fact , it is the view of the writer that , whereas the present situation is quite tolerable , unlimited congressional access to ...
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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 147 - This section does not authorize withholding information from the public or limiting the availability of records to the public.
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.