The Reader’s Notebook

The Reader’s Notebook: Presidential Vetoes

Morehead State Public Radio | By Greg Jenkins

Published April 5, 2021 at 9:55 AM EDT

April 5, 2021 -- Article I, section 7 of the Constitution grants the President the authority to veto legislation passed by Congress. This authority is one of the most significant tools the President can employ to prevent the passage of legislation. President George Washington issued the first regular veto on April 5, 1792.

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Greg Jenkins

Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.

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