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Jimmy Carter: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as…

On the recordFebruary 10, 1977
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 11971—Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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