Richard Nixon actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, Part II of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows

Context

Executive Order 11690—Delegation of Certain Functions to the Executive Director of the Domestic Council

12/13/1972

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