Richard Nixon actually said...

The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the following.

Context

Executive Order 11735—Assignment of Functions Under Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended

08/02/1973

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