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Jimmy Carter: “I have submitted to the Congress a message--which is available to the people of our Nation to examine--calling for…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1977
I have submitted to the Congress a message--which is available to the people of our Nation to examine--calling for authorization for myself, as President, to reorganize the executive branch of Government.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Remarks on Transmitting Proposed Reorganization Plan Authority Legislation to the Congress

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