Dwight Eisenhower actually said...
The Power Authority of the State of New York is hereby declared to be the designee of the Government of the United States of America for the construction of the works referred to in the Order of Approval of the International Joint Commission of October 29, 1952.
Context
Executive Order 10500—Designation of the Power Authority of the State of New York and Establishment of the United States...
11/03/1953