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Ronald Reagan: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including…”

On the recordDecember 30, 1986
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 144 of Public Law 99-500 and section 144 of Public Law 99-591, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Executive Order 12578—Adjustments of Certain Rates of Federal Pay and Allowances

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