Bill Clinton actually said...

I hereby authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve.

Context

Executive Order 13076—Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

02/23/1998

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