and i would just make the comment that not everybody deputy is nick katzenbach we have several peoplewho could be skilled secretaries i say this as one of the deputies in the four agencies that would be in that chain, you know, it would -- it would have given me no end of pleasure to be in the line of presidential succession but nevertheless, i certainly pause over the notion that we should include all acting secretaries. >> thank you, jamie. jim? >> well, i want to begin by thanking both the american enterprise institute and the brookings institution for establishing the commission and for putting together today's event. we've heard a lot of talk this morning about the founding fathers. i think it's fair to say that the combination of norm orstein and tom mann and john fortier there are part of this continuity government that is so important and i'm glad to be here and with my very distinguished copanelists. this is a very strong report that the commission has issued today. and i would really commend everyone who has a chance to read it, both in the room and if you have a hard copy o

and i would just make the comment that not everybody deputy is nick katzenbach we have several peoplewho could be skilled secretaries i say this as one of the deputies in the four agencies that would be in that chain, you know, it would -- it would have given me no end of pleasure to be in the line of presidential succession but nevertheless, i certainly pause over the notion that we should include all acting secretaries. >> thank you, jamie. jim? >> well, i want to begin by thanking both the american enterprise institute and the brookings institution for establishing the commission and for putting together today's event. we've heard a lot of talk this morning about the founding fathers. i think it's fair to say that the combination of norm orstein and tom mann and john fortier there are part of this continuity government that is so important and i'm glad to be here and with my very distinguished copanelists. this is a very strong report that the commission has issued today. and i would really commend everyone who has a chance to read it, both in the room and if you have a hard copy o

and i would just make the comment that not everybody deputy is nick katzenbach we have several people who could be skilled secretaries i say this as one of the deputies in the four agencies that would be in that chain, you know, it would -- it would have given me no end of pleasure to be in the line of presidential succession but nevertheless, i certainly pause over the notion that we should include all acting secretaries. >> thank you, jamie. jim? >> well, i want to begin by thanking both the american enterprise institute and the brookings institution for establishing the commission and for putting together today's event. we've heard a lot of talk this morning about the founding fathers. i think it's fair to say that the combination of norm orstein and tom mann and john fortier there are part of this continuity government that is so important and i'm glad to be here and with my very distinguished copanelists. this is a very strong report that the commission has issued today. and i would really commend everyone who has a chance to read it, both in the room and if you have a hard copy