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Richard Nixon: “The Secretary of Defense is authorized to delegate within the Department of Defense any of the authority conferred upon…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1970
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to delegate within the Department of Defense any of the authority conferred upon him by this Executive order.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 11519—Calling Into Service Members and Units of the National Guard

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