It is my wish that the head of each department and agency review this matter promptly and take appropriate action unless clearly prevented from doing so by law.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is my wish that the head of each department and agency review this matter promptly and take appropriate action unless…”
On the recordJune 21, 1961
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Memorandum on Minimum Wage Rates for Government Employees.
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