Presidential “Inability”: The Views of Edwin S. Corwin

An outstanding authority on the Constitution, Professor Edwin S. Corwin, holds that Congress should exercise its constitutional power to designate “a satisfactory tribunal for determining the fact of [Presidential] inability.”

On September 23, the American people had a great fright. President Eisenhower was ill, and for hours and days no one knew how seriously. Many persons feared for their jobs and property; the stock market had a 31.89-point drop. In Europe and Asia, nations wondered about their fate.

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Edwin S. Corwin

An outstanding authority on the Constitution, Professor Edwin S. Corwin, holds that Congress should exercise its constitutional power to designate “a satisfactory tribunal for determining the fact of [Presidential] inability.”

On September 23, the American people had a great fright. President Eisenhower was ill, and for hours and days no one knew how seriously. Many persons feared for their jobs and property; the stock market had a 31.89-point drop. In Europe and Asia, nations wondered about their fate.