Christopher DeMuth writes:
“My article ‘A Constitutional Congress?’ (Oct. 27) mistakenly said that the 1974 Budget Act was enacted over Richard Nixon’s veto. I was following secondary references, and have been straightened out by a sharp member of the Senate historian’s office. Nixon signed the bill on July 12, 1974, when his congressional support was crumbling but he was still holding out hope of avoiding impeachment (the Smoking Gun Tape was released Aug. 5 and he resigned Aug. 9). He had strongly opposed the Budget Act, but it had passed the House by 401-6 and the Senate 75-0. It was not the time for a symbolic act of defiance.”
