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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, and in order to…”

On the recordNovember 30, 1986
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), a Special Review Board to review activities of the National Security Council, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Executive Order 12575—President's Special Review Board

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