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JOHN E, FOGARTY
2p Dist., RHODE ISLAND

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, B.C.

July 31, 196)

Dear Mr. President,

I was greatly disappointed to learn of your
elimination of all Members of the Cabinet and those
who regularly attend Cabinet meetings from consid-
eration for the Office of Vice President of the
United States. To my mind, it appears to demean
the Office of Vice President by giving it a status
inferior to the Cabinet.

The people I have talked to in this area and
all those who have called in seem to think that you
have shut out the Kennedy family from aspiring to
the position of Vice President. It seems to me that
no person should be arbitrarily prevented from run-
ning for any public office and, particularly, for
the highest offices in the land -- President and
Vice President.

_ I thought I should pass on to you the reaction
of the people I've talked to up here and let you
know how deeply they feel about the situation.

With kindest regards, I am

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Sincerely yours

hn E. eects uy

Mamber of Congress

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.