Madison's Letter to Pendleton on Presidential Succession: A Reevaluation

Posted: 11 Jun 2014

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Seth Barrett Tillman

National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI Maynooth) - Faculty of Law

Date Written: June 10, 2014

Abstract

This paper will reexamine the original (subjective) meaning and subsequent (public) understandings surrounding James Madison's February 21, 1792 letter to Edmund Pendleton. The letter discussed issues involving presidential succession under the Constitution.

Suggested Citation

Tillman, Seth Barrett, Madison's Letter to Pendleton on Presidential Succession: A Reevaluation (June 10, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2448151

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