For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 29, 2002
Presidential Letter on Transfer of Constitutional Powers
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
June 29, 2002
Dear Mr. Speaker:
As my staff has previously communicated to you, I will undergo this
morning a routine medical procedure requiring sedation. In view of
present circumstances, I have determined to transfer temporarily my
Constitutional powers and duties to the Vice President during the brief
period of the procedure and recovery.
Accordingly, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the
Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, this letter
shall constitute my written declaration that I am unable to discharge
the Constitutional powers and duties of the office of President of the
United States. Pursuant to Section 3, the Vice President shall
discharge those powers and duties as Acting President until I transmit
to you a written declaration that I am able to resume the discharge of
those powers and duties.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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