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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 23, 1973

Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by 26 U.S.C. Section 912 (2) and for the reasons set out below, I hereby approve Commission Regulation 4.4 subject to the qualifications and limitations provided in the next two sentences.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Oct 16, 1973

I again urge the Congress, in considering my request for authority to grant normal tariff treatment to these countries, to work with me in framing an authority which preserves these gains.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Dec 22, 1971

Having asked for this authority--and this responsibility--I now pledge to exercise it to the fullest.

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Dec 21, 1971

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including the Act of December 16, 1967, and section 3 of the Economic Stabilization Act Amendments of 1971, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Jan 18, 1971

All determinations, authorizations, regulations, rulings, certificates, orders, directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions made, issued, or entered into with respect to any function affected by this order and not revoked, superseded or otherwise made inapplicable before the date of this order, shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority

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Richard Nixon
@richardnixon· Republican · CA· Dec 7, 1970

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act, as amended (D.C. Code, Sec. 5-103 to 5-116, inclusive), I hereby designate the Commissioner of the District of Columbia as the Authority to carry out the provisions of the said Act.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Apr 6, 1968

The Secretary of Defense is authorized to delegate to one or more of the Secretaries of the military Departments any of the authority conferred upon him by this order.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Apr 26, 1967

Eduction is the only dictator that free men will ever recognize and the only ruler that free men will accept.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 16, 1966

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, I hereby create a Board of Inquiry.

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Eddie Johnson
@eddiejohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 1, 1964

Nothing in this order shall be construed as subjecting any Federal agency, or any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal agency, to the authority of any other Federal agency, or as abrogating or restricting any such function in any manner.

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 27, 1963

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and as President of the United States, and deeming such action necessary in the best interest of the national security, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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Joseph Kennedy
@josephkennedy· Democratic · MA· Feb 25, 1963

Nothing in this order shall be construed as conferring authority under Title III of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, or otherwise, to put into effect any emergency plan, procedure, policy, program, or course of action prepared or developed pursuant to this order.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jun 12, 1957

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universal Military Training and Service Act, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jun 21, 1955

I ask that you give Mr. Higley your fullest measure of support and assistance and that all persons in authority in the Federal and District Government take a personal interest and extend their complete cooperation to this important charitable appeal.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 1, 1952

And he asked me, he says, 'Who do you think you are, the President of the United States ?'

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