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:::I don't think so. Atchinson was not even President pro tem at the time. His term had expired and there was no new one elected by the Senate at the time. Also I don't think that the concept of APUS existed back then as I think it was established by the 25th Amendment. And even if Nancy Pelosi was in office in those fifteen minutes you are talking about, the office of APUS does not kick in automatically just because the President has not yet begun actually executing the office of President. [[User:Hebel|Gerard von Hebel]] ([[User talk:Hebel|talk]]) 20:04, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
:::I don't think so either. The succession act in force at the time allowed for officers to act as president in the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability. No mention is made of failure to qualify, which is what not taking the oath is. Of course knowing the Senate rules about the PPT in force at the end of the 30th Congress would help. Under current rules, the PPT ceases to that office if he ceases to be a senator. Since there's no actual requirement in the Constitution that the PPT be a member, it is possible that the lapse of Atchison's term was irrelevant. Knowing that might put the matter to bed. -[[User:Rrius|Rrius]] ([[User talk:Rrius|talk]]) 00:54, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
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