Do you have any documentation that it was Kissinger that motivated amendment talk during that era?
Here's the information I have on that front: H. J. Res. 795, 90th Cong. (1967) [Matsunaga] Naturalized Citizens (15 Years) No person except a natural born citizen of the United States, or a naturalized citizen of the United States for at least fifteen years, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States. 8/17/1967 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. J. Res. 161, 92nd Cong. (1971) [Fong, for himself and Baker, Bible, Hollings, Humphrey, Metcalf, Muskie, and Proxmire] All U.S. Citizens Notwithstanding the provision of clause 4 of section 1 of article II of the Constitution, a person who is a naturalized citizen of the United States shall be eligible to hold the office of President if he is otherwise eligible under such clause to hold such office. 9/28/1971 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ian Mylchreest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of boomlets of interest, during the Watergate crisis and its > immediate aftermath when Henry Kissinger appeared to be the anchor of the > Nixon White House, there was also talk of amending the Constitution to allow > him to run for the Presidency. Of course, nothing came of it. > > Ian Mylchreest James C. Ho Chief Counsel U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights & Property Rights U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Chairman Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 139 (202) 224-7840 (office) (202) 228-2281 (fax) ____________________________________________________________________
