Richard Nixon actually said...

the Secretary of Defense, except as provided in section 3, is authorized and directed to supervise, administer and control the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard of the District of Columbia

Context

Executive Order 11485—Supervision and Control of the National Guard of the District of Columbia

09/30/1969

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