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The United States Secretary of State is next in the line of presidential succession.
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Is it true that the United States Secretary of State is next in the line of presidential succession?
No. The United States Secretary of State is not next in the line of presidential succession; rather, the Vice President is first, followed by the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate, placing the Secretary of State fourth.
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Wikipedia: United States Secretary of State. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State
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States that the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore take priority over the Secretary of State.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Wikijunior:United States Charters of Freedom/Additional amendments to the United States Constitution. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:United_States_Charters_of_Freedom/Additional_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Shows the order is Vice President, Speaker, President pro tempore, and then Cabinet starting with the Secretary of State.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Acting President of the United States. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_President_of_the_United_States
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