Presidential Contingency Planning Major USA (Ret) John W. Davis
Presentation Order Roles of the President What is an Emergency What Preparation Has Been Done Evacuation Relocation Presidential Succession Authority Presidential Succession Rank Order Summary Questions
Presidential Roles Commander in Chief Chief Executive Officer Head of State
What is an Emergency Medical Assignation Attempt Public Unrest Natural Terrorist War
Recognize Requirements Planning Relocations Centers Training Exercises
Evacuation Platforms Air Force One Marine One
National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP)
C-20 Executive Jet
Limo & Helicopter
C-20 Air Force 1 H-60 Black Hawk H3
Actions at Relocation Site Security Communications Medical Food Comfort –Sleeping –Showers –Toilets
Command Center Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain
Early Warning Center
Missile Threat Center
Command Center Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain Power Generation
Command Center Cheyenne Mountain
NEACP
NEACP Around the Clock Airborne
Area Command Airborne Command Posts
Area Command Airborne Command Post
Typical Underground Relocation Center
Prior to the ratification of the 25 th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the Vice Presidency. When a President died in office, the Vice President succeeded him, and the Vice Presidency then remained vacant. The first Vice President to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.
Order of Presidential Succession 25 th Amendment Passed 1967 The Vice President Richard Cheney Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert President pro tempore of the Senate Ted Stevens Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
Order of Presidential Succession Continued Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Melquiades Rafael Martinez Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshiro Mineta
Order of Presidential Succession Continued Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham Secretary of Education Roderick Paige Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff
Summary Roles of the President What is an Emergency What Preparations Have Been Done Evacuation Relocation Presidential Succession Authority Order Of Presidential Succession
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