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Article: The Bobby Kennedy Law and Hillary Clinton
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- December 1, 1992
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There has been persistent speculation that First Lady-to-be
Hillary Clinton may get a Cabinet, sub-Cabinet or other high
position in the Clinton administration.
Many argue she has the qualifications - although some jobs
mentioned, such as solicitor general, might seem a stretch.
But there is a problem: Federal law prohibits President-elect
Clinton from appointing his wife or any other family member to any
executive branch job.
The Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 is also called
the Bobby Kennedy law because it was passed in response to President
John F. Kennedy's appointment of his brother as attorney general.
Using very broad language, the 1967 law says that "a public ...