Reading Room Document

Whether Governor Rockefeller, if appointed as Vice President, is required to execute a blind trust in order to avoid possible violation of 18 U.S.C. 208

The document discusses whether Governor Rockefeller, if appointed as Vice President, is required to execute a blind trust to avoid potential violation of 18 U.S.C. 208. The conclusion reached is that the Vice President would not be required to execute a blind trust, but would have to disqualify himself from participating in particular matters affecting his financial interests. The document also presents questions about the applicability of conflict of interest statutes to the Vice President and whether he is subject to putting his financial holdings in a blind trust.

August 20, 1974