John Kennedy actually said...

Responsibility for the administration of civil government in all of the trust territory, and all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for that administration, are hereby vested in the Secretary of the Interior.

Context

Executive Order 11021—Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands by the Secretary of the Interior

05/06/1962

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