Reading Room Document

Appearance of Presidential Assistant Peter M. Flanigan before a Congressional Committee

This document is a memorandum discussing the appearance of Presidential Assistant Peter M. Flanigan before a Congressional Committee. The conclusion reached in the document is that Mr. Flanigan may properly decline to appear before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in response to the Committee's invitation. The document presents a concise summary of the questions presented for review, which is whether members of the President's immediate staff may decline to appear before a congressional committee to testify with respect to the performance of their duties. It also provides historical examples of refusals of Presidential Assistants to appear before congressional committees.

March 15, 1972