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Richard Nixon: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including section 301 of…

On the recordFebruary 6, 1973
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Executive Order 11703—Assigning Policy Development and Direction Functions With Respect to the Oil Import Control Program

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