Next in Line
The following people have been next in line for the powers and duties of the Presidency of the United States (i.e., to become Acting President, in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of the President) when there was no Vice President of the United States:
Read more about this topic: Presidential Succession Act
Famous quotes containing the word line:
“Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature, the sordid physicalities, might overwhelm or damage them. For instance, men often faint at the sight of their own blood, to which they are not accustomed. For this reason you should never stand behind one in the line at the Red Cross donor clinic.”
—Margaret Atwood (b. 1939)
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